Hoosier Dad

Let’s talk delegates for a moment.   Wikipedia defines it this way: The Republican Party of the United States utilizes a system employing pledged and unpledged delegates. Of the total 2,380 Republican delegates, 1,719 are pledged delegates, who as with the Democratic Party, are elected at the state or local level. To become the Republican Party nominee, the candidate must win a simple majority of 1,191 of the 2,380 total delegates at the Republican National Convention. A majority of the unpledged delegates are elected much like the pledged delegates, and are likely to be committed to a specific candidate. Many of the other unpledged delegates automatically claim the delegate status either by virtue of their position as a party chair or national party committee person. This group is known as unpledged RNC member delegates. The process by which delegates are awarded to a candidate will vary from state to state. Many states use a winner-take-all system, where popular v...

A human blink lasts for 0.3 to 0.4 seconds. This varies fairly widely.   Think about this for a minute.   Let’s assume that 1/3 of a second is a good average for a normal human being.   So what?   What’s less than half a second?   What’s your point?   Here’s my point.   3 blinks = 1 second 180 blinks = 1 minute 10800 blinks = 1 hour 1259,200 blinks = 1 day We blink about 10 times per minute. 1 min = 10 blinks 1 hour = 600 blinks 1 day = 14400 blinks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink In one day we blink 14,400 times.   That means our eyes are closed for 80 minutes.   (14,400 blinks (per day) / 180 blinks (which equals 1 minute) You miss 80 minutes every day, just because you blinked.   Gone.   You blinked and lost 80 minutes of your life yesterday.   You’ll do it again tomorrow and the day after, there’s no way to stop it. There are 365 days a year, * 80 minutes per day = 29,200 minutes...

Ok, I’m trying really hard not to become some kind of conspiracy nut.  I’ve always been skeptical of conspiracy theories.  Almost all of them require a very complicated and vast cover up.  A cover up on that scale would require a competence far beyond the capability of those reported to be behind the conspiracy.  But reading the news these days I have found myself contemplating a different kind of conspiracy.  One that doesn’t require a cover up, but only requires misdirection.  Misdirection is easy.  By nature people look away from that which they do not want to see.  (I’m sounding like a nutter already). Here’s the thing.  The Department of Homeland Security has been monitoring social media and any other kind of free speech they can get their hands on.  http://news.yahoo.com/homeland-security-watches-twitter-social-media-183721483.html .  They’ve been doing that for over a year.  I don’t remember hearing about that....

So far, this is the best article I’ve found on the subject.   It seems to sum things up pretty well without taking a side one way or the other.   http://www.pal-item.com/article/20120109/NEWS01/201090317/What-right-work-battle-Statehouse-all-about Currently: You cannot be forced to join a union, but the union can demand non-members pay a fee for a newly negotiated contract.   If Passed, the law will prevent unions from collecting those fees from non-members.   So, I can see a point for both sides of this debate.   Union supporters are claiming there will be a major infusion of “freeloaders” who benefit from collective bargaining without paying for it.   Ok, I’ll buy that.   R.T.W. supporters say it will attract new jobs and it will stop forcing people to pay for something they don’t want.   I can also see that.   Personally I have a problem with forcing people to pay a fee for your representation.   What if I don’t like it...