Vote Early, Vote Often
01/02/16 05:27
Does it surprise anyone that a bunch of corn farmers in podunk Iowa can't get it right when it comes to counting ballots in the nations first presidential caucus? Add to that the likes of the Hillary Clinton and her sordid band of surrogates and the likelihood of their stealthily stealing an election and you have a recipe for disaster. Losing to the communist, Bernie Sanders, in Iowa would have had serious consequences in terms of Clinton's poll numbers, her electability, and the chances for the liberal progressives to keep the White House in 2016 so the fix was in. Why is it that wherever Clinton goes she leaves behind a trail of deceit, chicanery, and a general stench of impropriety that would land any normal politician in jail were the facts to be laid bare. Did I mention that Clinton won Iowa by a handful of votes? There is an FBI inquiry in progress that has 100 or more of their finest looking into Clinton's e-mail server, influence peddling during her tenure as the head of the State Department, and mishandling of classified communications so we can only hope that indictments will follow. You would think the democratic party would have more sense than to elevate someone of Clinton's questionable stature to the highest office of the land. It should also tell you something about their commitment to the constitution and the legacy of our forefathers. Don't kid yourself. It's all about power. Clinton will stop at nothing to attain that power. She has to be stopped.
We're finally getting some snow here in Southern New Hampshire. The ground was snowless until yesterday. I could walk around the yard like it was the middle of summer and I was fine with that. Maybe we got 6-8 inches? It was a heavy wet snow so there was a threat of losing power and I think it was the first time since we've been living here that I shook the tree branches to ensure that the power lines to the house wouldn't snap under the weight of the snow. Everything is frosted and laden with snow as I look out my window this morning. I will have to finish the job I started yesterday after having a little breakfast. The roof will need to be cleared with the rake; the wood pile will need to be squared away; I will be sure to clear a path around the house for easy access since learning our lesson last year when we had too much snow making it difficult to get to certain places; and the temperature outside which is hovering around 23 degrees looks like it is going to cooperate in the near term. The colder it is the longer the snow will stay in a state that makes it easy to move around. Warmer temperatures will make it more difficult to move so time is on my side for now. Maybe the good news is that there is only 5-6 more weeks of winter and this is our first storm. The first of few I hope. I will have to put my biking ambitions on hold until further notice.
I've been doing well keeping up with my gym routine. I basically do the same types of things with every outing and leave the gym feeling better than I did when I first arrived. That's the goal anyway. And tomorrow we go to the polls here in New Hampshire to cast our ballots in the nations first primary. I'm still torn between Cruz the constitutionalist and Trump the businessman. I think I like the idea of a non-politician in the office and why is it that the political class feels that it is theirs for the taking every four years. Since when has a politican run anything successfully? That may explain why Trump is leading in every national poll and has been for the last six months. We'll pick up Nancy's mom and head on over sometime in the early afternoon. Mrs G has decided that the parking situation is far too chaotic in the parking lot at the local elementary school on voting day and she is better off not having to navigate it if she has a choice in the matter. Of course, if she were planning to vote for Hillary she would be on her own and I would consider my decision not to drive her to the polls as doing my civic duty in spades. And were I registered as an independent I might well give some thought to pulling the lever for Bernie Sanders just to deprive Clinton of one more vote. Not sure that it's necessary given that she is expected to lose tomorrow by 15-20 points. Oh, and it is a good thing that one of the requirements of voting here in the granite state is that you show an ID at the polls. I think I've talked myself into voting for Trump. He's truly anti-establishment and that sits well with me in this the year of the monkey on the Chinese calendar.
I can't get it out of my head so might as well get it down on paper. Maybe it's the time of day that I go to the gym or maybe it's the price of admission charged by this particular gym where you can get an annual membership for $100 a year. There are days when it looks more like an infirmary or a rehab joint than a gym. The clientele appears to be mostly over 60 and I have to say that it occasionally irks me when they camp out on the equipment making it difficult for others, including me, to go through our paces on the machines we use on a regular basis. On the other hand, I applaud those same folks for getting out and doing something physical when the natural inclination may be to take it easy and just sit around the house. Is it small of me to think it odd that there are some folks who come into the gym that spend more time looking at themselves in the mirror admiring this or that about their appearance than actually working out? And if I'm honest about it, some look a little unbalanced. I have no particular bias against people with mental health issues but it just seems to me that there are a disproportionate number of them at the gym day in and day out. Oh well. I've not noticed any steroid junkies in my travels but I have been going to the gym often enough now to know the regulars and the regulars are there for one reason and one reason only; to get their routines done for the day. I'm solidly in this camp. Wish me luck.
We're finally getting some snow here in Southern New Hampshire. The ground was snowless until yesterday. I could walk around the yard like it was the middle of summer and I was fine with that. Maybe we got 6-8 inches? It was a heavy wet snow so there was a threat of losing power and I think it was the first time since we've been living here that I shook the tree branches to ensure that the power lines to the house wouldn't snap under the weight of the snow. Everything is frosted and laden with snow as I look out my window this morning. I will have to finish the job I started yesterday after having a little breakfast. The roof will need to be cleared with the rake; the wood pile will need to be squared away; I will be sure to clear a path around the house for easy access since learning our lesson last year when we had too much snow making it difficult to get to certain places; and the temperature outside which is hovering around 23 degrees looks like it is going to cooperate in the near term. The colder it is the longer the snow will stay in a state that makes it easy to move around. Warmer temperatures will make it more difficult to move so time is on my side for now. Maybe the good news is that there is only 5-6 more weeks of winter and this is our first storm. The first of few I hope. I will have to put my biking ambitions on hold until further notice.
I've been doing well keeping up with my gym routine. I basically do the same types of things with every outing and leave the gym feeling better than I did when I first arrived. That's the goal anyway. And tomorrow we go to the polls here in New Hampshire to cast our ballots in the nations first primary. I'm still torn between Cruz the constitutionalist and Trump the businessman. I think I like the idea of a non-politician in the office and why is it that the political class feels that it is theirs for the taking every four years. Since when has a politican run anything successfully? That may explain why Trump is leading in every national poll and has been for the last six months. We'll pick up Nancy's mom and head on over sometime in the early afternoon. Mrs G has decided that the parking situation is far too chaotic in the parking lot at the local elementary school on voting day and she is better off not having to navigate it if she has a choice in the matter. Of course, if she were planning to vote for Hillary she would be on her own and I would consider my decision not to drive her to the polls as doing my civic duty in spades. And were I registered as an independent I might well give some thought to pulling the lever for Bernie Sanders just to deprive Clinton of one more vote. Not sure that it's necessary given that she is expected to lose tomorrow by 15-20 points. Oh, and it is a good thing that one of the requirements of voting here in the granite state is that you show an ID at the polls. I think I've talked myself into voting for Trump. He's truly anti-establishment and that sits well with me in this the year of the monkey on the Chinese calendar.
I can't get it out of my head so might as well get it down on paper. Maybe it's the time of day that I go to the gym or maybe it's the price of admission charged by this particular gym where you can get an annual membership for $100 a year. There are days when it looks more like an infirmary or a rehab joint than a gym. The clientele appears to be mostly over 60 and I have to say that it occasionally irks me when they camp out on the equipment making it difficult for others, including me, to go through our paces on the machines we use on a regular basis. On the other hand, I applaud those same folks for getting out and doing something physical when the natural inclination may be to take it easy and just sit around the house. Is it small of me to think it odd that there are some folks who come into the gym that spend more time looking at themselves in the mirror admiring this or that about their appearance than actually working out? And if I'm honest about it, some look a little unbalanced. I have no particular bias against people with mental health issues but it just seems to me that there are a disproportionate number of them at the gym day in and day out. Oh well. I've not noticed any steroid junkies in my travels but I have been going to the gym often enough now to know the regulars and the regulars are there for one reason and one reason only; to get their routines done for the day. I'm solidly in this camp. Wish me luck.