Singlebarbed

Guys that know bugs, scarce supply, large demand

Wed Feb 22 06:37:09 2012

You getting it right and me getting it all wrong, followed by a profuse apology on my part, is getting to be a painful habit around here. Naturally, I’ll admit to nothing other than you’ve been incredibly lucky to date – and society is backing your horse only by purest chance. This time I was [...]...

Too many Saturday cartoons for me to trust Wile E. Coyote and his contribution to water quality

Tue Feb 21 06:10:50 2012

On my way back from Fresno I was surprised to see California poppies spreading their bright orange petals amid the litter and grit of the center divider. Poppies being an April phenomenon and suggests this is likely to be a season full of the unexpected. Not that any season is ever predictable, but ...

Options in the face of legislative unrest, or how to avoid becoming an unwilling economic patriot

Thu Feb 16 07:38:48 2012

After a couple of decades on studded Weinbrenner’s, the felt sole started slipping off. Disappointing but understandable given I had used the boots hard over many seasons. With laces and uppers intact the thought of resoling the boots crossed my mind, but getting new felts alone wouldn’t have worked...

Is this going to be a stand up fight or another bug hunt

Wed Feb 15 07:32:19 2012

I’ve always claimed foul on much of the environmental sciences simply because the message is so often co-opted as to be meaningless. This being an election year and with “rightsizing” re-entering the economic vocabulary, and every candidate eager to claim credit, it’s about time science was devolved...

We interrupt our normal drivel to remind you that your season depends on a wee bit of courtesy

Tue Feb 14 07:15:08 2012

Singlebarbed’s role as consciousness for the greater good is simply too much hypocrisy to bear without giggling, yet I choose to wear this ill fitting garment long enough to remind you today is Valentine’s Day, and how most of your season depends on this one small day of courtesy shown Them as Waits...