Skip, Author at Granite Grok

Gunstock Mountain Resort – So the Prez and GM Think It’s Fine to Electioneer While on Government Time?

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Skip

So, how are the GMR Gunstock Area Commissioners going to take this news? More importantly, Commissioners, what are you going to DO about this? And this is not the only email of electioneering while “on company time”. Even though his email is very short (just a fowarding), he’s sending it to all of his Senior … Read more

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Quick Thought: So Someone Else Is Finally Saying What I’ve Been Saying for Years.

March 21, 2022 Skip

I’ve been working on more important stuff than this but when I saw it, I had to say something: “Candidate to Replace Justin Trudeau Declares ‘Smaller Government Makes Room for Bigger Citizens‘.”

Gunstock Mountain Resort – So, I’ve Started Out with an Right To Know for Emails

March 21, 2022 Skip

And we’re back to Gunstock Mountain Resort. So as you can tell, the goings-on by the Gunstock Area Commission and its Senior Management has caught the attention of more than one Grokster as well as other outsiders.

Liberals and Herman Cain

March 21, 2022 Skip

This brought back a flood of 10-year-old memories. I met Herman when he started stumping to be the next President of the United States back in 2019.

Manchester School District – Aborting Parents from Their Child’s Life like Democrat’s Abort Children from Their Mom’s Lives

March 20, 2022 Skip

My original title was “Manchester School District Made Their Lying to Parents about Their Kids Even Worse – Policy JBAB,” but I don’t think that adequately conveys my feelings.

SR. Management at Gunstock (And at Least One Commissioner) Want to Drag Their Feet on This, EH?

March 20, 2022 Skip

Kicking and screaming as hard as they can, there at Gunstock Mountain Resort! The heart of the issue? Power – and the ability to do what they want, when they want, and how they want.

Where Did That Gunstock Soulfest Email Come From? A Right to Know, of Course!

September 28, 2022March 19, 2022 Skip

I get a lot of tips from readers and others but yesterday’s post (“Gunstock Mountain Resort – So this is what Tom Day, Rebecca LaPense, and Robin Rowe think of a large Gunstock Christian customer: SoulFest“) was obtained through an RSA 91:A Right To Know demand.

Gunstock Mountain Resort – Rusty McClear Wore Out His GAC Welcome. Now He’s Out.

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 Skip

Well, even though this controversy has been going on for quite some time, with great brouhaha over the last few weeks. Was McLear appointed for a five-year term or simply to fill out an existing one that was vacated?

Gunstock Mountain Resort – Do You Know What the Streisand Effect Is?

March 18, 2022 Skip

I’ve been doing some digging into Gunstock Mountain Resort (there, that should catch the attention of their Critical Mention service!) which is also known as the Gunstock Ski Area (or just plain “Gunstock”). While presenting themselves to the public as a “ski company”, they really are just a mere political subdivision of Belknap County which, … Read more

Notable Quote – Only Capitalism Puts the Individual Foremost. Everything Else Puts the State First

March 16, 2022 Skip

As Hayek frequently repeated, many intelligent and informed people of his day had been taken in by the claim that National Socialism was the next logical and historical phase of a collapsing capitalism. His point, one that most would accept today as evident, was that fascism and communism both represent totalitarian systems that have much more in … Read more

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Croydon School Board Meeting – How a Work Meeting Turned into a Rantfest

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Skip

I have never seen anything like this and I’m probably never going to see this again. Thumbnail: At this past Saturday’s Town Meeting, the townfolk voted to HALF the School District Budget from $1.7 million to $800,000. Let that set in.

“Public Records Show Hanover Police Did Not Recommend That Dartmouth College Cancel the Andy NGO Event”

March 14, 2022 Skip

It seems like FIRE is being the junkyard dog with Dartmouth College (for canceling the Dartmouth College Republicans’ event with Andy Ngo) is its bone.

Palate Cleanser – Not Thinking Things through Enough…

March 14, 2022March 13, 2022 Skip

I’m off doing some other related projects for GraniteGrok so I’m not writing much today but a loyal reader sent this in for some chuckles: Brad lives in California. He was sick of the world, of Covid-19,of Trump, Russian belligerence, China, global warming, racial tensions, and the rest of the disturbing stories that occupy media … Read more

Palate Cleanser – Well, It’s Not Quite a Real Star Wars Lightsaber but Still Pretty Cool!

March 12, 2022 Skip

A YouTuber in Russia has set a new world record for the first working, retractable lightsaber. The Star Wars-inspired technology uses white-hot elemental plasma, can run for up to 30 seconds at a time, and can even cut straight through steel. And even better: it’s mostly crafted from old, discarded parts. In January, Guinness World Records … Read more

Gunstock Area Commission Special Meeting – The Anti-climatic Part: The Vote

March 12, 2022 Skip

So, as newly appointed Commissioner Strang pointed out, we saw the fireworks about Rusty McClear’s untenable situation on continuing as a Gunstock Area Commissioner (the term he was appointed to ran out months ago).

Friday Open Thread on Saturday – oops!

March 12, 2022 Skip

It’s not that I’ve got nuttin’. Rather, I’m overloaded and can’t keep up. So I missed the time. So here it is. Your thread – fill it up with what’s on your minds!

Belknap County Republican Committee – Keynote Speaker: NH State Rep Tim Baxter

March 12, 2022 Skip

So much to do and so little time in which to get it done. This past Wednesday, March 9th, was the monthly meeting of the BCRC at the Gilford (NH) Library. There, NH State Rep Tim Baxter spoke to the attendees.

Gunstock Area Commissioners Kiedaisch and McClear Are like the Gilford School Board – Refuse to Follow the Law

March 12, 2022 Skip

This morning was a special meeting of the Gunstock Ski Area (Gilford, NH) Commissioners (“GACs”) with the agenda item of approving an expenditure of $63,000 that would be a down payment on the $225,000 HVAC update.

So Michael Graham of NH Journal, Hit Piece Much?

March 12, 2022 Skip

That’s the quick conclusion when I read the title of his hit post on Karoline Leavitt:

Notable Quote – Blame It on the Democrats That Blacks Can’t Spel

March 11, 2022 Skip

If the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan wanted to sabotage black academic excellence, he could not find a more effective means to do so than the government school system in most cities. -Prof. Walter Williams (Black Americans and liberty) Doubt him? If you are angry at that, or the title, start reviewing the … Read more