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The Order of Consequences

The person back there who finished with “of Jedis” before I completed the title, to you too, happy May 4th. Now, the rest of you, tie him, gag him, and put him in the screen room with the Star Wars Holiday Special on endless loop.

The rest of us…are going to discuss consequences.

All actions have consequences. Some of them are even intended.

Say I get up from here, walk over there and kick the cat. If I intended hurting the cat, that was accomplished. First order of consequences, on...

So About That King Harv Guy… – A Guest Post by Ashen Baron

So About That King Harv Guy… – A Guest Post by Ashen Baron

Life can be odd sometimes.  If you’d told me I’d drink half a pot of coffee every morning seven years ago, the last time I tried it on account of moving from overnight to early morning shift, I’d have told you that you were crazy.  Same for a few other accomplishments in the meantime, like moving halfway across the country but those are stories for another time.

Anyway, the last time I tried early morning coffee it left me naus...

Throwing Darts At Popcorn

Blame this one on Larry Correia, who got exercised over some internet Marxist (TM) which is totally fair.

Unfortunately it hit me with my first cup of coffee when I was vulnerable, and it got me thinking just how stupid that take on entrepreneurship was. I mean Larry hit most of it, but I’ll…. rolls up sleeves… will carry the rest. Because, honestly, you can’t hit internet Marxists ENOUGH.

So, this was the snowflake’s hot take:

And this is so stupid. For one, kindly look around y...

It’s The End Of The World

It’s the end of the world. Again. And I still feel fine.

I grew up very at home with the idea that there would be an end of the world, because most of the people around me seemed to think the world would end in two thousand. Which begs the question of why they were working, saving, having children and planning for retirement, etc, less than 30 years away. Never mind. People are weird.

I used to worry about it but grandma told me a very old story of who knows what origin, that after the...

Book Promo and Vignettes by Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike

Book promo

If you wish to send us books for next week’s promo, please email to bookpimping at outlook dot com. If you feel a need to re-promo the same book do so no more than once every six months (unless you’re me or my relative. Deal.) One book per author per week. Amazon links only. Oh, yeah, by clicking through and buying (anything, actually) through one of the links below, you will at no cost to you be giving a portion of your purchase to support ATH through our associates number. A COMM...

And I Can’t Get Up – A Blast From The Past From April 2019

And I Can’t Get Up – A Blast From The Past From April 2019

If you’re like me, you have trouble with the usual encouragement and sayings that are meant to give you strength/courage/optimism.

You know perfectly well what I mean. I’m not going to give sources for these, because I hear them from everywhere, and my mind isn’t really good at buying anything wholesale.  Hint, my mind buys it even less if it comes with a cute kitten.  I think I started hating motivational posters before I h...

On The Road Again

Headed to KC for a week long writing retreat. Needed since I’m so far behind.

Taking advantage of a moment on the road with connection.

We’re having a Huns dinner in Overland park tomorrow evening. Ping me on email or FB if you want directions. Sorry for the short notice, it’s been a little nuts with the kittens. Younger son and DILit are staying here to keep the kittens and house in order.

See you on the flip side.

No Forgiveness Without Repentance

I never said I wouldn’t say “I told you so.” In fact, I’ve already said “I told you so” at least once.

Only infants and the mentally incompetent could look at locking up the vast majority of the population and think it would have NO effect on the economic well being of this country. Worse, only infants, the mentally incompetent and indoctrinated Marxists (BIRM) could think — after the numbers from the Diamond Princess were out there for everyone to read — that either COVID-19 was the end ...

Nobody Expects MEME Wednesday!

Discount Seventies

I confess I heartily hated the seventies. The ethos of the time was blah, the ideas believed by most of the people in power were either stupid or outright criminal. And to top it all out, the aesthetics were a dog’s breakfast.

When we were looking for houses in Colorado, the last time we kept running into seventies houses, which to be fair were very cheap for the amount of floor space and general amenities. They were also often falling apart, but that’s something else. What they were mo...