Ahh, the smoke has finally cleared and there is blue sky above it. We're in the middle of August, so it's time for the weather to start cooling and moving into fall, and the best time of the year. This year's garden has been a little wonky in that I'm getting a lot of...
Well, we made it home from humidity central to Washington's drift smoke. It must be August here in Manly Time. It's also going to hit 101 today. It may only be 15% humidity, but the combination of heat and smoke is going to force me inside to enjoy the sweetness that...
Bar Yep. The missus and I are still in The Gulch. We've been working dinner service for a couple of nights, and I'm ready to go back to being retired. On the plus side, the new bar is now in place and much more user friendly. Links? England continues it's descent into...
Yes, sloopjos are out hawking loosies in front of the convenience store this week. You get me and some other character tomorrow. No sports. No birthdays. Just the hard hitting Links that nobody is going to read. Shall we? Fear! Fear! Fear! By all means, do nothing and...
Yesterday was absolutely delightful, today is cold and wet. Welcome to the Gulch. On the plus side, the newest Glib here in the Gulch is surviving and thriving, even though WebDom is still not getting more than a couple hours of sleep at a time. l0b0t still looks like...
So here in Manly Time, we're headed into the 80's for a while. The community pool opens today. Next week I'll be in Glibs Gulch, where it's in the 50s with at least five days of rain. I will never forgive WebDom for being born in a place with such crappy weather....
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Spud is currently on his annual sojourn to the West Coast to hang with the fam. Just a spectacular part of the world, even if the weather typically sucks. Adler hasn't found a dead sea lion to roll in yet. Links? "Okay, we'll stop lobbing missiles at each other....
That's right folks, it's Butch Otter's Birthday today, as Old Man mentioned this morning. Butch is a good old boy rancher, who successfully ran Idaho for 12 years, after a stint in Congress made him realize that path to change was useless. Being in a small state, I've...
Yes, it is Hot Dog Day in Glibs Gulch. Sitting here on the other side of the country, I smell money and the vague scent of stale beer and vomit in the street. Links? From our friend Gord Magill. "It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes." A sad...
Yes, the annual ritual is here. Sun is shining, life is emerging from a cold winter, colors abound...and every piece of pollen in the valley seems to have gone up my nose. I want to gouge my eyes out with a spoon. Links? Um, how can I put the delicately? Oh, go fuck...
Not really feeling it today. It's spring here in manly time, and yard work is in full swing, but it's chilly this weekend and I don't want to work in the yard. So here I am with you fine folks. Links? In my veins. Now shut down the whole thing. "Chaos." Donny throws...
Wasn't that a fun week? Anybody else get raw dogged by the market? Good thing I don't need to sell anything right now, as I do think that this isn't going to hold. Countries are pulling their money out of the markets, as are large investors. Then they'll wait a bit...
So, it's Spring, and I want a new tool chest. That necessitates cleaning the garage, including unloading the ammo shelves and moving them, after I've moved other stuff, and thrown away even more stuff, which necessitates getting a new battery for the lawn tractor, and...
Yes, Spring is upon us. Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and I've got friggin' weeds popping up everywhere. After I finish the Links, Spud is going all chemical warfare. Links? yay. Yes, let's send the Great Society to the dust bin of history. Team Blue has...
Yes, it is that time again. Time to set the clocks ahead one hour, and spend the next two weeks adjusting. Pick one. Links? "Sorry, your activities are jeopardizing safety. Contract canceled." As the owner of a coffee house that lives and dies by coffee and eggs, this...
An absolute epic self own by Z yesterday. These events are prearranged and highly orchestrated. Show up, sign the agreement, get fete'd by the most powerful man in the world, and go home with missiles. No, no, old Volodymyr walked into the Oval Office, in front of the...
Seriously, Team Blue is so retarded these days, I don't know how they remember to breathe. Trump is a fascist dictator because he's reducing the size and scope of government, and returning power to the states and the people. Whut? And Dem governors are furious. Time...
I present to you, l0b0t Webdom the First. Good things in the Gulch this week. New healthy baby boy and a healthy mom. The shop cleared the health inspection yesterday, and we should be up and running shortly after an eight month hiatus. At the moment, everything is...
Seriously, who in the ever loving fuck needs this much nutmeg?!? "Grandpa, when you die, who gets the family nutmeg?" Oddly enough, it's cold and windy here in the Gulch, with plenty of snow on the ground. I will never forgive WebDom for being born someplace with...
I have been so erect since Trump took office, I had to call the doctor. Links? Buy your own falafel! "Priapism is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged and often painful erection that lasts for more than four hours without sexual stimulation." No, Donny...
There appears to be a new sheriff in town. Donny has wasted no time laying waste to the Administrative State. Let's hope he's just warming up. Shall we Link? Secretary MILF takes over DHS. I'll take the bully I know over the slimy weasel slithering in the shadows,...
It's Divisional Playoff weekend! I expect the Chefs to decimate the Texans. Baltimore/Washington could be a better game with the Rookie of the Year as the 'skins qb versus Lamar Jackson, who could very well be the league MVP. I don't think the 'skins are quite ready...
Okay, I've been glued to the news for the last three days over the LA fires. And I have some things to say. There's a laundry list of complaints about California and LA over its handling of this tragedy, but in all honesty, they have little do with this incident....
This is pretty much what I left yesterday morning in the Gulch. And today is nonstop snowfall.