I mentioned this email by GAC Commish Kiedaisch complaining about GraniteGrok during the last segment of GrokTALK! (YAY! We’re BACK!) that we recorded last Monday (with special guest Rob Russell of 2A Tactical who is also suffering from similar political action in Barrington).
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Quick Thought: So, Ukrainians Don’t Have to Pay Taxes on Captured Russian Tanks or Such?
Other than Letters of Marque in the US Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 11: To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water”), I can’t remember the IRS putting out such a notice that if you take an enemy’s stuff off the battlefield, you don’t have to report it.
Notable Quote – So What Do Property, Prices, and Profit Have to Do with Each Other?
Absent the three Ps of property, prices, and profit and loss, individuals will be devoid of the incentives and information required to continually innovate and coordinate their plans to realize the gains from trade and the gains from innovation.
NH Senate Debate – Parental Bill of Rights
May 5, 2022 was the Senate hearing on HB1431 – a Parental Bill of Rights I asked both NH State Reps Paul Terry and Jeffrey Gleeson Greeson (thanks John, for the correction!) for comment. Paul Terry sent this commentary in with this link: Lo and behold, in the article covering Sen. Kahn’s announced retirement from … Read more
Palate Cleanser: shooting an egg at 50 Frames/sec, then 10,000, then 50,000; 100,000 fps; then…
Shot speed: 747 mph. From not seeing the bullet at all, to seeing it traverse the egg, to seeing the rifling applied to the round, can see the shock wavse (leading and trailing), to seeing the impact without the exit immediately. The faster the frame speed, the more details you can see. Up to 1,000,000 frames … Read more
Data Point: “World Map of Billionaires”
Capitalism – while this economic system has lifted up more people out of poverty than any other, it has also created almost unimaginable wealth for some. Inequality is part and parcel of it – some perform better than others, some can recognize opportunity faster than others, and others can serve their fellow man far better … Read more
Announcement: The ‘Daily Grok is going to look a bit different going forward!
The Daily ‘Grok is our daily eblast that goes out around 7pm (Eastern). It lists the last 24 hours of posts that Groksters and Op-Ed writers have put up on the front page. We do this for those that might not have a lot of time to come to GraniteGrok.com and peruse the site; a … Read more
Is WMUR willing to lower the cost of your Daycare and make it more available? I didn’t think so…
This past Tuesday, WMUR ran a piece about how hard it is to get Daycare for the little ones. I can commiserate as TMEW and I own and ran such a center back in the early ‘naughts. I wanted our own business, TMEW had the degrees, and that meant we could supply our own afterschool … Read more
Friday Open Thread – Remember: GrokMeetup in Concord tomorrow night!
First, an announcement, and then I’ll turn this thread over to those that rightly own it – YOU ALL! Tomorrow night at the Area 23 Craft Beers and Ciders pub. We’ve been there twice before and the owner, Kevin, is always happy to see us all. The time is 6 pm-8 pm. Location: Area 23 … Read more
So I called the New Hampshire School Board Association about the Hampton Falls Super saying that JBAB was being pulled by the NHSBA…
Based on Ann Marie Banfield’s post on the Hampton Falls School Board’s rejection of the NHSBA Policy JBAB due to lawsuits, I called the NH School Board Association yesterday morning and talked with Susan. She told me that the person to talk to was Will Philips, the NHSBA’s Staff Attorney and Director of Policy Services … Read more
They Shoulda Just Left James Cromwell There, Self-Super-Glued to the Starbucks Counter
I put this into the same category as “if they are threatening to kill themselves via a hunger strike, gimme a lawn chair, popcorn, and a great prime rib steak.”
Notable Quote – If They Are Yelling at You, Know That They Are Losing!
Look, I know that some of the regulars — and heaven help me, one or two times a year, me, myself — will fall into doomer mode at times. Standing on the ramparts is tiring work, and not only are the slings and arrows painful, what hurts the most is the HOWLING incoherence of the … Read more
NH State Senator Guida “Bemoans” Legal Expenses at Gunstock – Uses Same Law Firm to Write Letter?
Seriously – no collusion here? At all? Just a simple case of “coincidence”, I’d be willing to bet. Yep, that’s gotta be it… SHOT: I HAVE TO INTERVENE (entire letter to the Delegation at post bottom)! My personal letter and mine alone! January 24, 2022 Re: Gunstock Mountain Resort Honorable Members of the Belknap County … Read more
Barrington RI City Destroys School System Academic Rigor Because EQUITY and More! – Stack of Stuff Part 25
Once again, Black Lives Matter’s rears it’s ugly head in Educational Matters, now just being euphemistically called “Equity”. Different name, same thing – not equal opportunity but equal outcomes. And how to best achieve that “lofty” (/sarc) goal? Rhode Island parents enraged at school board for removing honors classes in ‘equity obsession’ Barrington, Rhode Island, public … Read more
Well, I’m Still Waiting – And the Gunstock Area Commission Is Now Out of Compliance with RSA 91-A
I just sent this to the Gunstock Area Commission members:
Palate Cleanser – James Webb Space Telescope: Alignment Complete
I read a lot of tech stuff on a regular basis but I just don’t blog about it much as this is much more a Politics & Culture site than a tech one. But this is just plain cool tech. Billions over budget, years late, the James Webb Space Telescope was supposed to the next … Read more
Data Point – New Hampshire Residents are Pikers on Gun Ownership
C’mon, get with it!
Notable Quote – Has the Financial Doomday I’ve Warned about for Years Finally Here?
…Most fiscal conservatives are not surprised that the left-wing imbeciles in the White House and the Capitol Building are running up massive quantities of debt and burdening the American taxpayer excessively with the government’s bills.
Laconia School Board Chair Aaron Hayward Will Have a Pleasant Surprise on Monday Morning
Laconia School Board Chair Aaron Hayward will have a pleasant surprise tomorrow morning given what I’m being told about the OTHER coverup that includes Laconia School Superintendent Steve Tucker.
Gunstock Area Commission – So Let’s See How Transparent Gary Kiedaisch Will Be about His Emails, Shall We?
It’s never the crime that’s the big deal – it’s always the coverup that’s the biggest problem and it looks like Gunstock Area Commissioner Gary Kiedaisch and former Commish Brian Gallagher are going to have a lot of explaining to do.