Quote of the Day

What kills me is as I get older and find myself yelling at clouds more, I’ve come to a greater empathy for conservatives. Now my wife texts me from the grocery store and says “The full-grown adult in front of me is wearing a tail” and I just think “these fucking idiots. No way we survive this. The answer to Fermi’s paradox is that the high order civilizations destroy themselves….”

John Schussler
Via email April 13, 2026

I understand what he is talking about. But I’m an optimist and am not as fatalistic as John. But I have an underground bunker in Idaho. Also, last month ago I added another ~50,000 pounds of dirt on top of the bunker. Just in case.

You might think I’m joking (well, maybe I am a little bit).

This is the blend from the field to the north edge of the bunker:

This is the bucket loader I used to move the dirt. The ground was a little wetter than it should have been, but it got the job done:

If you attend Boomershoot this year, I’ll give you a tour of both the inside and outside. Friday evening at 6:00 PM.