Howdy, howdy – Friends and neighbors –
Start of a new week – still have that unsettled weather band right across the middle of the country. If it isn’t rain it’s snow – and folks getting worried about some of the old-timey dams that used to hold water for generating water power to run looms… or later electric gen-sets --- and lots of little towns had their own water, electric and sewer systems… Gradually – most of those have been retired or in the case of one of the dams down in
So – these days there’s a good bit of concern about old textile age dams – and regulations and inspections that have to be carried out too. Speaking of water hazards and such – yesterday, I didn’t have a look at the final round of the Augusta National but apparently it was really a mixed bag depending on who various fans were rooting for. The winner, it turns out is a 26 year old from
Tiger Woods was doing well up to the last round then in the words of the New York Times he ‘went flat.” He was tied for the third rung of the ladder with a couple of others. The real heartbreaker – from what I gather was a young lad from
Well – so much for sports… now it’s back to the grist mill where the mills grind slowly but they grind exceedingly small. (I’ve seen the operating grist mill over in Cades Cove
However, none of this gets us any closer to getting the argufiers from the People’s House (where the Democrats are the minority) to get along with the Republicans who claim the minority in the Senate. It makes little difference – which is why I’m not so tied up in knots I guess – because unless the legislation comes to the President’s desk with his permission it’s going to get vetoed anyway… which puts us right back at the “Continuing Resolution” line… where we can’t afford to pay the bills and have to run the printing presses at night. (Actually I think they do that already.) (J)
I just like to salt these little JAM’s (Just a Minute Gems) with a little levity so we can all go home without ulcers – and perhaps take ourselves a little less seriously. There will come a time… if we handle things with aplomb and courtesy -- when all will come right. *That* is what is making the Democrat leadership sweat even before the sweating season has gotten here. The conflict isn’t over yet… at least one party is acting as if they can’t take it – and it isn’t the GOP.
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack
“JUST A MINUTE”
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS SAYING DOESN’T MAKE IT SO
Just a Minute: Today I thought we’d look at Mr. Obama’s bogeys on budgeting – but golf got in the way.
Actually the frazzled finish at
The AP described Tiger Wood’s game, up to the last round -- ‘fist pumping’ – then the red-shirt followers began to crow. But by the end of the game Tiger shared the third step down with three others. On top was a 26 year old South African – Charl Schwartzel – besting the rest of the field with two strokes under at 141 for all four rounds.
I’m not a particularly avid golf fan but even from the distant sidelines you can feel the pit-of-the-stomach agony, Irv McElroy, 21, felt when he hit a tree for the third time. He had been 4 strokes in the lead – he ended up the last nine and putting out the 18th 10 strokes back. Well – tomorrow’s a new day.
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