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Shoot the B#*!#^+s!

July 30, 2007

Ruger Mini-14. The "ranch rifle" of choice here at the ‘Grok . Okay, much has been made of the upcoming GOP fundraiser so click here to read about it first,and then I’ll tell you why I love my right to bear arms! My father owned a .22 rifle when I was a kid. He made [ Read more ]

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Free Will

July 30, 2007

We have a "nutty professor" up here in the central part of NH.  A lot of time, not a lot of respect flows from him.  Just thought I’d let him chew on this, as even the "little people" deserve as much, if not more, than the "important people".  Life is all about "Free will", which [ Read more ]

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The sky is falling…the sky is falling…we’re #2 and not #1

July 27, 2007

The Union Leader ran this story yesterday, and the local papers ran it today: State drops to second in Kids Count report  New Hampshire fell from its first-place perch of the past four years, but only to second nationally in the annual Kids Count report released today on the health and well-being of children and [ Read more ]

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Aiding the Enemy

July 24, 2007

Okay, I just returned from a 9-day vacation in California, baby. When I left, I said: "I’ll be back" (use your Arnold voice) and here I am tanner, relaxed and ready to take on the world. I didn’t realize how exhausted I was until I rested. You guys know what I mean. Sun, fun, reading, movies, swimming, [ Read more ]

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The Rising Cost of Healthcare: Chronic Disease

July 24, 2007

. As the presidential campaign heats up, so does discussion of the issues. While I believe that at the time the votes are cast, most will be based on feelings and perception rather than purely on the important issues of the day, the primary still allow for a good amount of actual discussion on matters that otherwise might [ Read more ]

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Notable Quotes – disgrace

July 15, 2007

Was just doing my normal run through of all the blogs / sites I try to hit every day (around 80 on various and sundry topics) and saw this over at Op-For: Just because…. A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one. -Alexander Hamilton Given how the [ Read more ]

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VLog: Hillary Clinton on homeland security

July 15, 2007

  . When studying the varied presidential wannabees from both parties, and attending their campaign events one comes to appreciate the type refered to as a "town hall meeting" versus the more typical rally type of event. (click here for an overview of a town hall meeting as demonstrated by the master, McCain) . The town hall [ Read more ]

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Oh no, It’s Ann (Not Dennis) Miller Time!

July 15, 2007

  Have you ever watched “Miller Time” on the O’Reilly Factor on Fox News? If you have, you know that Dennis Miller is not just one funny dude, but he’s smart as a whip. I listen to Dennis on WTPL, 107.7 FM from 10 am until 1 pm every chance I get. While he talks [ Read more ]

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What’s Healthcare gotta do with war?

July 14, 2007

   Is this Ghoulish? I was wondering about the word choice then actually pondering some of what this letter to the editor states and forgot about the word choice after I read the last paragraph: "We need to stop thinking in terms of killing and how to make us even more lethal. We need to think in [ Read more ]

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Dope of the Week – Prince Charles

July 13, 2007

Yeah, we have been rather sparing in giving this award out lately.  Looking over the just the political scene, one could rightly conclude that simple sloth explains  the inactivity in this area as there have been so many deserving would-be-honorees. So, I’ve off-shored the award this time – off to the UK for this one.  [ Read more ]

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Shea-Porter – Did she ever take an economics class?

July 13, 2007

When I started at BU, my floor at 700 Comm Ave ("the Zoo") consisted of 40 freshman guys who were primarily bio, chem, and engineering majors.  Pretty much, we were all in each other’s classes.  When it came time to take electives, like all undergrads, we looked for easier courses. Most of us picked Economics [ Read more ]

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More on our Right-to-Know lawsuit…

July 9, 2007

  . As we continue to wait to find out if the words written in NH’s Right-to-Know law (RSA 91-A) actually mean what they say or not, another long-time citizen-activist of Laconia has weighed in with an observation that we can only hope the judge reads before rendering his final decision on our suit in Superior [ Read more ]

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So, human industrialization and its CO2 causes global warming?

July 8, 2007

    There are a lot of folks who malign folks like me by using the word "deniers" – trying to tie us to and attempt to make an equivalence to Holocaust deniers.  They think that by using that ad hominem attack that they will win the day.  By shutting down dissent, or calling for [ Read more ]

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July 6, 2007

                                      . These are not good days for the McCain campaign… . Said Republican GOP presidential wannabee Ron Paul, who, according to ABC News’ "Political Radar" blog, has more campaign cash on hand than Senator John McCain: "I think some of the [ Read more ]

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A society is built on values, or not at all

July 6, 2007

Who’s values should hold sway?  Taken from "Quest for Character" by Charles R. Swindoll, Page 90.  (H/T: Jeff) Sociologist and historian Carle Zimmerman, in  his 1947 book Family and Civilization, recorded his keen observations as he compared the disintegration of various cultures with the parallel decline of family life in those cultures.  Eight specific patterns [ Read more ]

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Chivalry – a word some need to learn

July 3, 2007

Time for me to wade in here as well, as I do ascribe to the notion of chivalry when seeing a damsel in distress (although from her posts, the Letters to the Editor, and the comments, she brings to mind the image of a top female martial artists taking care of business – albeit, in [ Read more ]

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Try Opera

July 3, 2007

Did you know that Beverly Sills died? Who’s that, you say? I said the same thing 35 years ago since opera was just about the farthest thing from my mind. That was prior to someone giving me free tickets to attend one of her performances in Columbus, Ohio. I remember thinking at the time that the [ Read more ]

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Our Judy a troglodyte? Not hardly!

July 2, 2007

  Grokster Judy Paris appearing on MTNP . The staff here at GraniteGrok works very hard to bring thoughtful, somewhat biting commentary and observations to the readers. It was with that in mind that we invited Judy Paris to blog here at the ‘Grok. Ever since, we have been glad that we did. In addition to [ Read more ]

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