Skip, Author at Granite Grok

Palate Cleanser – University of Washington Commencement 2020: Star Spangled Banner.

August 18, 2022 Skip

I’ve had this hanging around sine June but given everything going on, I finally stumbled back on it in my “stack of stuff”. It is a WONDERFUL rendition given that it was done over the ‘Net. Great arrangement as well. Take the two minute – just spectacular! (H/T: True North Reports)

Karoline Leavitt – NH Grassroots Endorsements and a Reminder That the September 13TH Republican Primary Election Is Coming Fast!

August 18, 2022 Skip

Karoline Leavitt – The Only America First Grassroots Candidate in NH-01 Endorsed by The Resolve, Endorsed by GraniteGrok, Winner of 603 Alliance Straw Poll Learn more about Karoline on her website – karolineforcongress.com and VOTE for her in the Republican Primary on September 13th! And here is her first TV add:

David Hershey for NH House campaign sign

Is David Hershey, Running for NH House from Barnstead/Alton (Belknap 7), a Scion of THE Hershey Candy Family?

August 18, 2022 Skip

I had taken the Grandson to Water Country in Portsmouth, NH on Monday. On the way back, coming up through the center of Alton (but not quite to Alton Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee), I saw the above sign. According to the NH Secretary of State Republican Cumulative Filing document (Election Division), he is a resident … Read more

Gunstock – My Right To Know Demand Concerning GMR’s use of UAV/drones is Now out of Compliance with RSA91-A

August 18, 2022 Skip

Well, back on August 8th, I submitted an RSA 91-A Right To Know demand for any and all documents concerning the use of drones/UAVs at Gunstock Mountain Resort. Such documents may include (but not limited to): Request for Proposals to vendors Purchase Orders to vendors Statement of Work/Contracts between GMR and vendors Acceptance of Services … Read more

Announcement – GraniteGrok Official “Endorsement” In the Race for NH Governor

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Skip

A real quick post – it isn’t Chris “Baby Huey” Sununu (I guess he decided that he doesn’t need the Conservative / Liberty / Freedom wing of the Republican Party in the Primary in September as he’s been appealing to a lot of Democrats that he believes will cross-over).

Straight and LGB - men and men and women are women FI

So the LGB Are Starting to Divorce the T bit??

August 17, 2022 Skip

Sidenote: You have to note the use of “straight” instead of that made up word “cisheteronormative”. I am so over the Wokesters constantly trying to force us to use their Orwellian language and make us believe its the “norm” when it comes to “sexual identity” that is to be the most important attribute of being … Read more

Belknap County Republican Committee – the “We’re ALL Extremists Now!” edition

August 16, 2022 Skip

Grokster Don, who was also present at July meeting had the Line / Question of the Night (even if not articulated until almost the end of the meeting):

When did limited Government, Freedom, and the Right to Property become Extremist?

The “Missing” July 31, 2022 Special Gunstock Area Commission Meeting

August 15, 2022 Skip

Actually, not so much missing but so much going on with the GAC and the Delegation it’s been hard to keep up. But to be expected – Wood and Lambert have adopted an Obama tactic that we all first saw at the start of Obama’s first term – too much happening over so many areas … Read more

Gunstock – About That Oath That Commissioners Lambert / Wood Keep Yammering That Ness and Strang Have Broken??

August 15, 2022 Skip

So, yet another post in this now long-running series chronicling what seems to be a coup d’etat over the Gunstock Area Commission but one that goes to the heart of the demagoguery used by Commissioners Doug Lambert (of DGF Industrial) and Jade Wood (NH GOP Area 5 Vice-Chair). Ever since the two of them went … Read more

So I chatted with the Belknap County Administrator about the August 1st Meeting of Belknap County Delegation

August 14, 2022 Skip

Are you above the Law? Or don’t even care? Yes, a “chucklehead edition post” – or the politically craven, or those too scared to do the right things because “I WANT TO GET REELECTED” (and don’t want the ginned up mob to be angry at me anymore!!!). And the realization hit me that in the … Read more

Data Point – Two-Tiered Justice System and Government Is Rigged against Ordinary Citizens

August 13, 2022 Skip

I’ve been posting other Data Points that we ordinary folk are losing Trust in our institutions (both private and public). Now, it is blatant. From the Trafalgar Group: (click to embiggen) If you go to the link, you’ll see that this is an “overall” take. If you look at the Republican, Democrat, and Independents’ take … Read more

Gunstock – History on Tom Day, a Child’s Tantrum, and Sr. Management

August 13, 2022 Skip

The following was an anonymous Letter (yes, I do permit anonymous articles) that was directed towards the Op-Ed piece that NH State Rep Barbara Comtois wrote for GraniteGrok here. As it was a scanned image, I have reproduced it here as an image with no edits but a couple of sentences underlined by me in … Read more

UPDATE: Gunstock Mountain Resort – An RSA 91:A Demand – Payment of Taxes Information

August 13, 2022 Skip

I had issued an RSA 91:A to the Gunstock Area Commissioners concerning certain taxes paid by Gunstock to the State of NH – or not: This request is for the listing of payments for taxes to the State of NH by Gunstock Mountain Resort for the time period of January 1, 2000 through to end of … Read more

Gabriel Gipe turning students into Communist Revolutionaries Project Veritas YouTube screenshot

Update: Gabriel Gipe, CS HS Teacher Who Was Indoctrinating Students to Be Socialist Revolutionaries, Paid $190K to Quit???

August 14, 2022August 13, 2022 Skip

A sad story where even if we “win”, the other side gets to cash out bigly. In this case, Gabriel Gipe was that case I wrote about just about a year ago from a Project Veritas investigative report where he was OPENLY stating that he now had 180 to turn his students into “revolutionaries” instead … Read more

Friday Open Thread – Another week blown by, Campaigns going into overdrive; I’m still somewhat exhausted

August 12, 2022 Skip

And while the “Gunstock Debacle” is seemingly in a brief pause (and trust me, it ain’t over), I’m trying to catch my breath. School is out for the Grandson so time for “day” vacations over the next three weeks – just in time as I haven’t taken a vacation in years (even though being retired … Read more

GrokGauntlets – Candidates for the NH GOP Nomination for NH Governor

August 13, 2022August 12, 2022 Skip

The election races are ON with the first finish line being September 13th – NH’s Primary Election date. The candidates aren’t just running around at breakneck speeds, they are on double overdrive in trying to squeeze out those last few votes from the still-undecided and those they think can “turn” from other candidates. As you … Read more

Data Point – Growth of Electric Vehicles

August 12, 2022 Skip

SHOT: Visualizing 10 Years of Global EV Sales by Country

“A look at the explosion of global EV sales since 2011, broken down by country.

Lily Tang Williams is Seeking the NH GOP Nomination for US Congressional Second District in NH

August 12, 2022 Skip

This past Wednesday, the 10th, was the monthly meeting of the BCRC at the Gilford Public Library. As always, there was a keynote speaker and it was Lily Tang Williams who running to be the NH GOP nominee to retire the current Democrat Annie Kuster who sits next to Uber-Progressive from New York (sponsor of the Green New Deal bill that Biden is effecting by Executive fiat).

Gunstock Mountain Resort – An RSA 91:A Demand – UAV/Drone Services

August 9, 2022 Skip

Such SOARING views in Gunstock Mountain Resort marketing materials. Don’t you just love the speed in following the zip lines or skiers headed downslope? Used to be hard and expensive to get such a shot – now, it’s almost trivial. Find a drone driver, agree to terms, and off you go! I just sent off … Read more

Announcement: GraniteGrok Endorsement for NH First Congressional District

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Skip

And no, it wasn’t Matt Mowers (who blew us off at the last minute) – he got zero votes from the GraniteGrok writers. I hope that helps you determine who you’d vote for come September’s New Hampshire Primary.