Skip, Author at Granite Grok

Yeah, we’re fitting into this situation

December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 Skip

A battle between USPS and UPS as to which one has TMEW’s birthday present. Ball’s in the USPS court. She’s gotten the run around all day – supposed to arrive today by 5pm. Nope, by 8pm. Nope, not on the regular truck as it was already full (WHAT? It’s after Christmas – are they THAT … Read more

Newspaper Clipping from Oct 13, 1975 give us a plan

December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 Skip

Frankly, I can’t think of any other things to add to the following list. It’s cheaper (albeit, much longer timewise) than an outright takeover and it allows, small “nudges” to corrupt and then collapse from within.

The Gilford School Board Turned the Whole System Upside Down For a single Trans Student. UPDATE: Who Just Moved out of Town

December 31, 2020 Skip

UPDATE and BUMPED from Sept 6, 2019: The two parents that decided that their first-grader was no longer he but she and proceeded to turn the school system into a hot mess so they could be pleasantly pleased heaping their personal wokeness on everyone else have vamoosed out of town. Good riddance.

Shame on You, Party Democrats

October 24, 2024December 31, 2020 Skip

For 3 long weeks, the Lakes Region has been immersed in an ugly controversy based on accusations of alleged deliberate bigoted inclinations, speech, and activity by Rep. Dawn Johnson. Many are adamant this is a humanitarian issue, not political. Based on the observations below, I strongly disagree.

NH Gov Sununu is Shame-Blaming Protesters About Guns? What About That Meeting He Called That “Never Existed”?

December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 Skip

Chris Sununu is playing it up. Making himself a victim of protesters with guns (keep reading, I’ll tell you about him and guns in a couple of minutes). It’s the same Democrat technique that draws attention away from what someone is doing to blame others for something more often, made up.

“How To Raise Weak Children During Lockdowns”

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Skip

I’m beginning to like this guy, J.P.Sears – you’ll be seeing more of him. Caution if at work – the “B” word starts showing up in the last 1/3 of the video.

AOC May Get “Gerrymanded” Out of Her Congressional Seat?

December 30, 2020 Skip

This is pretty funny. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was already passed over (er, snubbed) for a high visibility seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and this write up in the NY Post alludes to what may be happening to her next .

Facebook Doodlings: Math is a Harsh Mistress

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Skip

Math is a harsh mistress because it doesn’t lie. Eeither everything “adds up”, squares the circle, balances the equation (put in your own phrase here) or it doesn’t work. What can be outside of that is peoples’ perceptions.

Notable Quote – Prof. Larry Arnn

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Skip

This is a long excerpt from the latest Hillsdale College offering, Imprimis. Are we heading headlong into a dystopian future with respect to American Freedom and Liberty? Here, Larry Arnn uses both a passage from Orwell’s 1984 and a snippet of a Ronald Reagan speech as a contrasting points: ****** “Already we are breaking down … Read more

Quick Thought: If only JHo had had Principles to lose…

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Skip

SHOT: Jennifer Horn: GOP has lost its compass CHASER: Her lack of Principles has circled back around her. Good riddance. She’s always been a political and financial opportunist. Both were on full display when she stabbed the TEA Party movement and Jack Kimball in the back (and then climbed over his back to succeed … Read more

Realistic Santa expectations requests FI

And before we get to New Years – expectations?

December 29, 2020 Skip

My question is, WHY is it an unrealistic expectation that our Governments would do what our country was founded upon? After all:

Data Point – What Mayor de Blasio’s Wuflu Diktats Have Wrought

December 29, 2020 Skip

Abstracted from “New York City chain stores shutter as lockdowns kill businesses and New Yorkers flee“: Big brand stores have closed their doors in New York City after months of coronavirus lockdowns.

Action Civics: “Action civics is the application of Alinsky-style political organizing tactics to school children.”

December 29, 2020 Skip

I had never heard of the term “action civics” before I saw this post over at Powerline. Now, we see yet another word / idea being bastardized for use by the Left. I know what “direct action” is – the idea by Leftist groups that getting physical (e.g., Antifa, creating mobs, harassment, et al) is … Read more

Notable Quote – Prof Walter Williams: “if it will save just one life…”

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 Skip

How many times have we heard that “if it will save just one human life, it’s worth it” or that “human life is priceless”? Both are nonsense statements. If either statement were true, we’d see lower speed limits, bans on auto racing and fewer airplanes in the sky. We can always be safer than we … Read more

Newfields, NH Ban on Residential Protests is Probably Illegal and Unconstitutional

December 29, 2020 Skip

UPDATED and BUMPED: See Update II, below

Steve pointed out that the Town of Newfields decided to create its own sense of a new Protected Class. They have outlawed protests in front of any home or dwelling (yeah, I know, a rather “broad” class but stick with me here).

Notable Quote or DISQUS Doodling – Vindaloo Bugaboo

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 Skip

Commenter Vindaloo Bugaboo (VB) nails the imperative question at TreeHugger leaving little wiggle room, which makes the Renewable Energy types howl, scream, and break Godwin’s Law. VB took all of the posts at Tree Hugger and wrapped it up into a single question that ANY Conservative should be asking:

Is It Possible for a Republican to Be the Next Speaker of the US House and Not Nancy Pelosi?

December 28, 2020 Skip

I’ve wondered about that already with the Rs picking up 12/13 seats in the US House instead of the Dems picking up a “Blue Wave” of 15-20 they were expecting before the election. IF the remaining seats go the Rs way, it could be 222 to 213 – a difference of only 9 seats. All … Read more

Breaking News: House agrees to up the $600 COVID payout to $2000

December 28, 2020 Skip

And it seems that the Senate Dems are going vote for it as well: Chuck Schumer: ‘No Democrats Will Object’ in the Senate to $2,000 Stimulus Checks Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said no Senate Democrats will object to increasing $600 coronavirus relief stimulus checks to $2,000. He made the announcement Sunday night following … Read more

Will NH Dems Be Idling Their Cars During the Drive-In Session (Global Warming) or Freezing?

December 28, 2020 Skip

Put this in the “Where will the NH House now gather” folder.

Just perusing the papers and a snippet in the U(nonservative)L’s State House Dome piece had this in a longer snippet about selecting NH House Chairs and Committee assignments (emphasis mine, reformatted):

“First Class” Education in Government Schools – Examples: Baltimore and Detroit

December 28, 2020 Skip

Emphasis mine: “Several years ago, Project Baltimore began an investigation of Baltimore’s school system. What it found was an utter disgrace.”