So instead of sitting here in my recliner pecking away at the keyboard like a hungry cardinal and whining in writing about "losing" an hour to Daylight Saving Time, I should be curling up on my new memory foam mattress counting dolphins. Right? Right.
Random Thought 1: Yes, dolphins. I grew up in Florida. We didn't have sheep, at least not that I remember.
Tonight we are supposed wind our clocks one hour ahead as Daylight Saving Time begins. And, yes, it is Daylight "Saving" Time, not "Savings". The powers that be who govern this stuff are pretty particular about the name thing from what I hear.
Random Thought 2: Actually, I have no idea if there are Daylight Saving Time powers that be or if they even care about the name.
I give a thumbs down to Daylight Saving Time for "taking" that hour away from me tonight. But that's really all I've got on the so called negative side of this make-believe argument.
On the positive side, I give a hearty thumbs up to Daylight Saving Time for the extra hour of daylight that we'll enjoy over the next several months. We fall back on Nov. 4.
What I'm truly thankful for is the knowledge and assurance that God Almighty, the Creator of the universe and everything we enjoy, has authority over the times and seasons. And the Lord who hung the planets and stars in place holds my life in His hands. Is there anything that I really need to worry about?
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
"Wedding Crashers" fall short or Romney rallies
Well, it looks like there's some cake left over after all in the aftermath of the Ohio Republican presidential primary. The "Wedding Crashers" Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman made a dent, but didn't do enough to totally derail the primary.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has been declared the winner of the GOP primary in the Buckeye State, but it was no easy task. Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum was the people's choice in Ohio's rural counties -- winning in 69 of the state's 88 counties -- but the bigger population centers in the Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, and Akron areas came through for Romney in the end.
Perry and Huntsman collected nearly 14,000 votes between them on Super Tuesday. The spread between Romney and Santorum was about 12,000 votes.
I'd like to pick the brains of the folks who supported Perry and Huntsman even though both men have been out of the race for the past month or so. Who are those folks and why did they vote the way they did?
Gotta love politics.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has been declared the winner of the GOP primary in the Buckeye State, but it was no easy task. Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum was the people's choice in Ohio's rural counties -- winning in 69 of the state's 88 counties -- but the bigger population centers in the Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, and Akron areas came through for Romney in the end.
Perry and Huntsman collected nearly 14,000 votes between them on Super Tuesday. The spread between Romney and Santorum was about 12,000 votes.
I'd like to pick the brains of the folks who supported Perry and Huntsman even though both men have been out of the race for the past month or so. Who are those folks and why did they vote the way they did?
Gotta love politics.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Perry & Huntsman: Ohio's GOP "Wedding Crashers"
All right, I didn't see this one coming. Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman are going to determine who wins the Ohio Republican presidential primary.
Huh?
Zoiks!?!
Eh?
As of 11:51 p.m., Perry and Huntsman had secured between them 13,339 votes, or 2 percent of the total votes cast in Ohio on Super Tuesday, which is soon to be Moderately Okay Wednesday.
Currently, the spread between frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum is about 7,000 votes, or about 1 percentage point.
So, in effect, Perry and Huntsman are the "Wedding Crashers" of the Ohio GOP primary.
Hope they leave some cake for the rest of us.
Huh?
Zoiks!?!
Eh?
As of 11:51 p.m., Perry and Huntsman had secured between them 13,339 votes, or 2 percent of the total votes cast in Ohio on Super Tuesday, which is soon to be Moderately Okay Wednesday.
Currently, the spread between frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum is about 7,000 votes, or about 1 percentage point.
So, in effect, Perry and Huntsman are the "Wedding Crashers" of the Ohio GOP primary.
Hope they leave some cake for the rest of us.
Rural vs. Urban
It's 11:16 p.m. as I write this and it looks like former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney might rally to win the Ohio Republican presidential primary after trailing for most of the night. His surge is due in large part to support from voters in the Buckeye State's larger, urban and suburban areas.
Random Thought 1: I still don't hear the fat lady warming up.
Anyway, Romney now leads former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum by about 4,000 votes with 88 percent of the state's voting precincts reporting.
But if you take a look at the county-by-county results, Santorum stands to win 66 of Ohio's 88 counties. Granted, most of the counties Santorum is winning are rural counties, while Romney is winning in the larger population centers of Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton, Akron, and the like. That's not a surprise, since Santorum's sort of grassroots approach was likely to play much better in rural communities than Romney's more slick, big city image.
Okay, it's 11:23 p.m., fellas. Do you know where your delegates are?
By the way, Texas Gov. Rick Perry now has about 7,000 votes and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is up to about 6,000 votes in Ohio.
Random Thought 1: I still don't hear the fat lady warming up.
Anyway, Romney now leads former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum by about 4,000 votes with 88 percent of the state's voting precincts reporting.
But if you take a look at the county-by-county results, Santorum stands to win 66 of Ohio's 88 counties. Granted, most of the counties Santorum is winning are rural counties, while Romney is winning in the larger population centers of Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton, Akron, and the like. That's not a surprise, since Santorum's sort of grassroots approach was likely to play much better in rural communities than Romney's more slick, big city image.
Okay, it's 11:23 p.m., fellas. Do you know where your delegates are?
By the way, Texas Gov. Rick Perry now has about 7,000 votes and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is up to about 6,000 votes in Ohio.
Too close to call
As I write this, election analysts in Ohio say the Republican presidential primary race is still too close to call. Well, it's 10:38 p.m., people, get the votes counted already!
I'm kidding, of course. Having worked in the news industry for many years and having covered many elections, I know the folks at the local boards of elections work pretty hard on an election day; check that, extremely hard.
According to the Ohio Secretary of State's website, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum is leading former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by just 1 percentage point, 38 percent to 37 percent.
Observation of the Obvious: That's pretty tight, fella.
Former Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich is a way-back third and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is running fourth.
Bizarre Stat of the Night (So Far): Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman have each picked up votes from Ohioans even though they dropped out of the GOP primary race. Perry had 5,231 votes and Huntsman had 4,374. Uh huh.
Anyway, it's now 10:47 p.m. and Ohio is still too close to call.
Does that mean Ohio is 2 Legit 2 Quit?
Sorry, Hammer.
I'm kidding, of course. Having worked in the news industry for many years and having covered many elections, I know the folks at the local boards of elections work pretty hard on an election day; check that, extremely hard.
According to the Ohio Secretary of State's website, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum is leading former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by just 1 percentage point, 38 percent to 37 percent.
Observation of the Obvious: That's pretty tight, fella.
Former Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich is a way-back third and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is running fourth.
Bizarre Stat of the Night (So Far): Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman have each picked up votes from Ohioans even though they dropped out of the GOP primary race. Perry had 5,231 votes and Huntsman had 4,374. Uh huh.
Anyway, it's now 10:47 p.m. and Ohio is still too close to call.
Does that mean Ohio is 2 Legit 2 Quit?
Sorry, Hammer.
So will Jesus' coming be ...
Jesus said that we don't have to be worried about the exact time of His coming,
and we shouldn't be deceived by those making false predictions. When He comes,
there will be no doubt. As lightning flashing from the east to the west,
splitting the sky in a millisecond, cracking the air with flash and fire, so
will His coming be.
The next time you see a bolt of lightning cleave the sky, think of it as a reminder that His coming is near.
The next time you see a bolt of lightning cleave the sky, think of it as a reminder that His coming is near.
-- Rev. David Jeremiah
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Hey, 45
Okay, so the title of my post is a bad play on the Steely Dan tune "Hey Nineteen;" but I'm not 19, I'm 45 today.
One of the odd things that I enjoy is number association. Let me explain. In the warped jumble of gray matter that is called my brain, I tend to associate numbers that I need to remember (phone numbers, addresses, locker combinations, etc.) with the jersey numbers worn by professional or college athletes.
Yes, I realize that I probably need some therapy to deal with this, but, hey, it works for me.
Anyway, for instance, the last four numbers of my cell phone number are the same numbers worn by former 49ers stars Guy McIntyre and Joe Montana. Now, there's really no reason for me to memorize my cell number because I never call myself, but you never know. But if I do need to call my own cell, I just dial up Guy McIntyre and Joe Montana. No worries.
Yep. Therapy.
So what famous wearers of the number 45 come to my mind on this, my 45th birthday? Here's the short list.
1. Archie Griffin. The former Ohio State running back is the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner so he has to top the list. That's a good start.
2. Michael Jordan. Sure, MJ only wore 45 for one season or so, but he still wore it. I'm still in good company.
3. Bob Gibson. The former St. Louis Cardinals righthander is one of baseball's all-time greats and a Hall of Famer. 'Nuff said.
Umm. Well, I said it was the short list. Just didn't realize it would be so short. Meh.
But it's a good list.
Moving on ....
My 45 years on this big blue marble we call home have been filled with blessings. Good family and good friends top the list of blessings that God has bestowed on me. And I am thankful for everyone that the Lord has allowed to come into my life.
Most of all on this 45th birthday of mine, I am thankful for the precious gift of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ that God has granted me. My prayer is that all of my family and friends would come to know Jesus as savior.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. (John 3:16-17)
One of the odd things that I enjoy is number association. Let me explain. In the warped jumble of gray matter that is called my brain, I tend to associate numbers that I need to remember (phone numbers, addresses, locker combinations, etc.) with the jersey numbers worn by professional or college athletes.
Yes, I realize that I probably need some therapy to deal with this, but, hey, it works for me.
Anyway, for instance, the last four numbers of my cell phone number are the same numbers worn by former 49ers stars Guy McIntyre and Joe Montana. Now, there's really no reason for me to memorize my cell number because I never call myself, but you never know. But if I do need to call my own cell, I just dial up Guy McIntyre and Joe Montana. No worries.
Yep. Therapy.
So what famous wearers of the number 45 come to my mind on this, my 45th birthday? Here's the short list.
1. Archie Griffin. The former Ohio State running back is the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner so he has to top the list. That's a good start.
2. Michael Jordan. Sure, MJ only wore 45 for one season or so, but he still wore it. I'm still in good company.
3. Bob Gibson. The former St. Louis Cardinals righthander is one of baseball's all-time greats and a Hall of Famer. 'Nuff said.
Umm. Well, I said it was the short list. Just didn't realize it would be so short. Meh.
But it's a good list.
Moving on ....
My 45 years on this big blue marble we call home have been filled with blessings. Good family and good friends top the list of blessings that God has bestowed on me. And I am thankful for everyone that the Lord has allowed to come into my life.
Most of all on this 45th birthday of mine, I am thankful for the precious gift of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ that God has granted me. My prayer is that all of my family and friends would come to know Jesus as savior.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. (John 3:16-17)
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