March 2013 - Granite Grok

March 2013

Easter Tomfoolery With Guns

“I’ve had great success being a total idiot.”  —Jerry Lewis tom·fool·er·y  (Noun) Foolish or silly behavior. Synonyms: foolery – silliness – foolishness – buffoonery. Yesterday, four individuals stopped their vehicle along Interstate 93 North, near the 293/93 fork, parked, unloaded some guns and proceeded to engage in target practice along side the highway, along the …

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Fiscal Frugality? Sometimes for local governments, fiscal independence should be the goal

My time as a Budget Committee member taught me a lot of lessons – one of which is how each level of government depends on money dropped down from above (or taken from below).  Trust me, it is not a small amount of money (and here in NH, it is a Big Boatload at the …

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Biden:”If it only saves one life!” Er, and why a robe by the bed saves one’s modesty

You NEVAH know when you might have to charge out of bed to defend one’s own and property and find oneself living one of those weird dreams that percolate up from time to time (“Where’s my clothes!”).  Betcha this guy wishes a robe had been as close as his sidearm (reformatted, emphasis mine): Eric Martin …

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Google, is this a form of “evil”? Or is elevation of the political over religion “not evil”?

Update:  Sometimes we do clash on topics (great minds and all that); Grokster Steve posted on this as well – PLEASE read his post as well! Today is Easter, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Google is well known for celebrating certain days with their “doodle art” when you go to their home page – and …

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