Oct 15, 2012 A Political Rant



JB chipping on the driveway



I can contain myself no longer.  Some twenty-odd years ago, even as Independents, we were thrilled with a new candidate for U.S Senator in our district - Patty Murray.  But now she has obviously been in Washington D.C. too long and has prostituted herself out to the system and Obama.  Patty is introducing a bill that would give financial aid for college to young illegal aliens.  She must be going for the Hispanic vote because she knows that the rest of the Americans in her state have had it with her.  I find it extremely difficult to believe that she and other Democrats actually believe that they are working for the citizens of this country, and are not just trying to get re-elected.  They are obviously caught up in the heady perfume of power, because even if they don't get re-elected, they will be financially set for the rest of their lives.  I am convinced that today's politicians have gone completely off their nut.  Supporting everyone else in the world except Americans.  In today's economy many of our own citizens can barely afford their rent, let alone send their kids to college.  And yet members of Congress see fit to send billions of dollars in aid to Muslim countries which will benefit the the very people who are trying to overthrow this country.  Well, when our own President is part of the conspiracy. . .  Wake Up, People!!!

There.  I feel much better now. . .  So on with my diary:

Our weather has been about 10 degrees warmer than average this Fall.  On Thursday it was 74 Down There, while on the same day in 2009 it was 29, which broke the record low.  It has obviously been raining in the mountains most of the weekend, but we have only had late afternoon sprinkles.  All day Saturday the air was heavy with the scent and feel of rain.  Light clouds were continually blowing over, but they had already dropped their heavy load.  No more rain in the forecast til the end of the week, but lots of wind - 35 mph sustained with gusts to 50 mph.

On Friday I split five loads of wood and finished stacking the fourth row in the wood shed.  JB spent the day chipping in order to cover the parts of the driveway and paths that still needed it to prevent them from getting too muddy.  And, for the first time in months, we had to be sure that everything was wrapped up in preparation for rain. . . that didn't arrive.  And even when it did Saturday afternoon, there wasn't enough to cause any problems.

I kept splitting on Saturday and got seven loads stacked on the porch.  Many of the rounds are more than 2 ft in diameter.  Plus I moved three loads of branch wood from the uncovered area in the wood pen to the porch where it will be under a tarp.  JB spread three bales of straw over the rest of the driveway and paths.  That should take care of the muddy areas if it ever does decide to really rain.

Was going to take Sunday off, but ended up moving most of the uncovered branch wood to the porch, then split two loads to finish the inside row on the south end of the porch.  JB made pancakes and eggs for breakfast, then baked bread.  I took a nice long nap.

The house is much warmer now that we have all the great room walls up.  Just baking the bread and cooking dinner kept it almost too warm.  Had to open a couple windows for a while.  Our high was just in the mid 50's.  I'm sure we will be using less wood this winter.

Thought for the day:  We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.  Sir Winston Churchill