Just because

Today is Ronald Reagan’s birthday… . . Reflections on Reaganism By Grant Bosse   February 6th would have been Ronald Reagan’s 97th birthday.  When I first wrote about Reagan’s legacy over a decade ago, conventional wisdom held that the Gipper was an affable and charming leader; the Great Communicator, who used his skills as an … Read more

. . . . Scary, eh? If the elections go wrong in ’08, EVERY day will be Halloween…

Check it out! Skip will be joining me from 8:50-9:00 am on 99.7 wntk morning show that I’m co-hosting this week. If you’re out of range, go to wntk.com for a live stream of the broadcast. We’ll be talking about the educational system.    

Since I’m substitute co-hosting the wntk morning show this week on 99.7 FM (wntk.com for live steam), I asked Doug to join me starting at 6:15 am Tues. to discuss various subjects including Prez politics, the toll issue, blogging in general, the loss of the NH advantage and possibly other subjects as time allows. Since it’s talk … Read more

This is a true story from yesterday. Me, hubby and a girlfriend, all of us on our motorcycles stopped at the Hooksett tolls. Since I have an ez-pass on my bike, I could have flown through and waited for the gang…except that hubby motioned to me that he forgot his wallet and I’d have to stop and pay … Read more

I took this picture in Boston Saturday at the pumpkin festival at the Government Center plaza. I have no idea who the little baby is, but, I just couldn’t resist. . . Choose life…

Tonight is the big game. Will the Red Sox make it to the World Series again? Does it get any better than going seven games? Being in Boston on a weekend such as this doesn’t really get any better. The excitement and happiness is just oozing from every corner. Even the bums are upbeat! This … Read more

. I am watching the Ken Burns’ World War 2 documentary, The War, on PBS. I highly recommend you bring the laptop in front of the TV and watch. It’s only been on for 1 hour, but it is obviously another classic masterpiece, as one expects from NH’s Mr. Burns… An added bonus is that there … Read more

CLICK HERE….feeling helpless? Pray for God’s Blessings on our fellow Americans in Minnesota! Thank you, Lord, for saving all of the school children in the bus! Be with all those who have lost loved ones and comfort them. Abundant blessings on all the unselfish people who stepped up to help without a thought for their own … Read more

We are quite pleased here at the ‘Grok to note that our newest contributor, Judy Paris, has caught the attention of the folks at the Politico. Avi Zenilman, in a piece titled "BlogJam: Voters-eye view" for his "BlogJam" feature writes of Judy: …when a citizen with political convictions — yet no history of activism or reporting … Read more

… . . ………………… . There are some stories that just speak for themselves, with nothing else left to be said. Following on the heals of the Lisa Nowak "astronaut goes postal" (well, almost…) story, we find out that through the years, there have been astronauts that might have flown drunk. You probably already heard … Read more

Really- they’re just a couple of shlubs in Central NH… . Click here.  . [NOTE: I fought to control school costs while improving quality–And don’t take the last sentence as my final position. Everything is subject to change at this point in the game–Doug]     -Doug  

Being an equestrian myself, I was completely amazed and inspired by this dancing horse. Here’s my Father’s Day gift to the Dads of Distinction: Skip, Doug and Patrick….ENJOY! Just imagine what you can accomplish as a father to your children, if it’s possible to teach a horse how to dance! Click here to watch one of … Read more

  GraniteGrok "wizard" Skip Murphy . As we have eclipsed the twelfth month of operation here at the ‘Grok, I would be remiss if I neglected to thank my biz partner Skip, without whom none of this would be possible. Oh sure, I could have a blog at BlogSpot or some other templated arrangement, but … Read more

Click here if you dare….nothing else needs to be said!   BY JUDY 

Has anybody checked with Bill Clinton to see if he’s the father of Anna Nichole Smith’s baby? They don’t even need him present for the DNA test– just borrow Monica’s dress from the Smithsonian… Just a thought.  It kinda’ ties together that whole Marilyn Monroe thing. There’s no word yet if Smith ever sang "Happy … Read more

Yesterday Skip posted a story about some British police being baffled as to whether or not the fact that signs all over their town were being covered with fancy womens’ undergarments was a prank or not. . Now we learn that over in Great Britain, today is known as "Blue Monday." The Daily Mail (UK) … Read more

For those of you that just can’t get enough of those "Top [ whatever ] Lists", John Hawkins at RightWingNews.com has one that is worth checking out- his annual Twenty Most Annoying Liberals in the United States: The 2006 Edition. You’re probably thinking like I did- "How the heck did he narrow the list to … Read more