“Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours.” – Mark Twain
Sunday, August 28, 2011
After Irene
Who would have thought that we’d be dealing with earthquakes and hurricanes when we moved to New Jersey? After a brief rumble last week that I felt at work, this weekend we dealt with Irene.
On Friday we had a great time at the Duchess County (NY) fair. I’m sure blog posts from both Lynne and me are coming. It was a sunny, warm, beautiful day.
Then on Saturday night, Irene powered through. We are in the “mountains” and a bit away from the coast, so did not have to worry about the flooding and storm surge. But, we got a lot of rain, about 7 inches during the storm (on already rain-soaked ground), and we’ve had a lot of wind. The big problem here is trees that blow down and take electric lines with them.
But, we had only a few brief electrical outages. No trees down (that we know of). And, other than dogs with cabin fever, we are in good shape.
Thanks to those of you who have called to ask about our situation—we are fine. Getting to work tomorrow, given the flood-prone regions I have to drive through, may be interesting. But, all is well and we are now preparing for our trek to Colorado for a vacation in September.
Posted under: New Jersey • by Rick Robinson on 08/28/2011 at 07:05 PM
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Hurricane Preparedness
Posted under: New Jersey • Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick Robinson on 08/26/2011 at 08:01 PM
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
The “One Term” Party
I’m lobbying to create a new political party. There is already a “T” party, and I’d like to see an “OT” party. That stands for “one term”. Members could be liberal or moderate or conservative. They could be like me, socially liberal and fiscally conservative. It doesn’t matter, the diversity would benefit the party.
What makes this party unique is the pledge from each member running for a public office. The pledge that states they will serve only one term if elected, and not run for a subsequent term.
This would ensure we get people in office who use their skills, intellect, and beliefs to benefit their constituents and the country rather than their own egos and political careers.
If you were not motivated by the desire to be reelected, you might actually have the ability to do what is “best” even if it is not popular. A large group of OTs might be able to fix entitlements, cut budgets, raise taxes, and do the other obvious and necessary things that the current crop of career and ego motivated pols can’t do.
Posted under: Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick Robinson on 08/09/2011 at 07:59 AM
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