I’ve been at this hobby for almost fifteen years, and some things never change, like losing or underperforming elections. Yesterday was the pinnacle of a months-long storm of inbox abuse (not in a bad way). More mail, links, op-eds, or screengrabs than I could manage. Today – almost nothing.
Content referrals fell off a cliff.
There is one exception. Grokster Amil Imani, who is a prolific sharer of things internet, is still pushing the stuff my way, but the overall volume is down. By down, I mean near zero. The inbox “opposite” of yesterday and the weeks and months preceding.
It is not new or surprising, but I do not recall sharing this observation in the past.
And yeah, we’re still here, doing the same thing we were doing yesterday, last week, and just about every day before that since “the doors opened.”
Could we do more? Yes! And we’re trying that. GrokPAC was late to the game this election, but we’re up and on our way. With the midterms past us, Skip has promised me he will get the !^$*(^%)* GrokAPP finished and out to the developer.
That was my !^$*(^%)* , not his.
We have other things in mind that I’m not prepared to share, but there’s stuff happening in the background.
And something needs to be done about the NHGOP.
I’ll just let that hang out there, stink up the room for a bit, and get back to my opening point (yes, I had one).
Republicans and independents who get involved or take a new interest in politics tend to burn out quickly. I’ve got a list of authors for this site who came in strong and disappeared, so it’s not just the rank and file. It is a nasty piece of business that requires a lot of time with very little payback, even when things go your way.
It’s an abusive relationship that you can only survive by channeling that emotion in constructive ways. Use it; don’t get used by it.
A lot of folks walk away after a day like yesterday, and to be honest, it wasn’t a bad day. It was just an election that overpromised and failed to deliver. That’s most of the government 24/7/365, and you can’t escape it, but you can try to affect it.
The question is not where can I run and hide because the answer is nowhere. It’s what do we do today and every day to make a difference next time?
And yes, you are allowed to take days off. Not everyone is as crazy as we are. But I’d like to think you’re not giving up, just taking a breath. And instead of sending me stuff I might like and finding time to write about, add something to that or shift gears and find another way to contribute.
The Democrats are not going away, and they rarely give up an inch on anything. That’s not going to stop, even when they lose. They are like the Terminator. They will not stop. Ever. So neither can we, or that’s the end of America.
And if that happens, we’ll have to move to the Free Republic of Texas (or Florida, or someplace), secure their border, and develop a nuclear deterrent.
We’ll have plenty of guns and ammo, I’d think.
And not bash Texas or Florida, or wherever, but working harder to rub NH in the faces of the Liberal states surrounding us makes me smile, so I’d like to say here and keep fighting the fight.
Is anyone else with me?
Oh, and buy more ammo, just in case.
