So just as we were seeing the last remnants of snow from the blizzard of 2016, we get another shot of snow this past Friday. Damn. I remember back in January of 1996 when we had that huge blizzard. Karl, Ray and I had left for Canada right before the storm hit and when we returned five days later, the city was still digging out. It would be weeks before we saw solid ground again, mainly because that snow took forever to melt.
This time around there was more snow, but since the temperatures were high and we had some rain, in only took about 10 days for all that snow to disappear. Now we got some of it back. Oh, well. We live in the northeast, I guess its to be expected. Still, what a pain in the a$$ it is.
POLITICS: Iowa 2016; Just what I didn't want...
Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton left Iowa with victories last Monday. Cruz won pretty easily while Hillary barely edged out Bernie Sanders.
Cruz's victory was thought to be a blow to the Trump campaign, as was Marco Rubio's strong third place finish. Trump now needs to win New Hampshire solidly, otherwise he may as well fold up the tent. I know that sounds drastic being that we haven't even reached Super Tuesday yet, but I feel he has to win big in New Hampshire and win in South Carolina. South Carolina is pivotal. I think if Trump wins New Hampshire and loses in South Carolina, suddenly his three marriages, social flip flops and dare I say it New York Values will come into question. One would have to wonder if Trump could carry any state that has a large evangelical pull in other words, any state in the South and Midwest. I', loathe to give that weasel Ted Cruz any props, but if Trump loses SC, it could very well be because of what Cruz said about him.
And in the irony is so ironic department, while I have said repeatedly that we don't need another Bush presidency, there is something sad about the fact that while his father won with Dirty Campaigning, (Willie Horton anyone?) and his brother won with dirty campaigning, (Swift Boats for Truth in 2004, the attacks on John McCain in 2000) Jeb Bush is running by all accounts a clean campaign and getting his ass kicked.
On the Democratic side, Hillary and Bernie battled to for all intents and purposes was a tie. And according to the latest polls, Sanders has a rather large lead in New Hampshire. Now what looked like a waltz for Clinton may turn out to be more of a dogfight. You can tell because Hillary is starting to attack Bernie with some more viciousness than before.
At one point in their MSNBC debate, Hillary challenged Bernie
" Enough is enough. If you have something to say, say it directly."
in regards to his accusations that she is influenced by Wall Street because of her collecting huge speaking fees and campaign contributions from Wall Street firms. Bernie backed off, and that's too bad, because everyone knows that's exactly what she did. Now is that any different that most other policticians? Of course not, but Hillary will deny it until she's caught red handed, then say "Hey every one else does it.!" She would save herself a ton of heartache if she just copped to it right away.
SPORTS Super Bowl 50.
I don't really have a dog in this fight, so I won't be tearing my hair out like I was last year, when that schmuck Pete Carroll cost me 350 bucks.Every year I do a football pool in which you are given 35 questions to answer. Including over/under on total yards, who will win the coin toss, who will score first, last, first TD, first FG, etc. The point values of the questions decrease as they go down. Of the 35 questions, I answered 25 of them right. One of the 10 I got wrong? The one worth a whopping 377 points. Who will win the game. I picked the Seahawks. And if Pete Carroll had made the right call, I would have been in the money.
I'd like to see Peyton Manning go out a winner. I think Carolina will probably win big. All I really
care about is after Sunday, there will be no more football for 6 months. That's a good thing.
Enjoy the game. Have a great week
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