Category Archives: New Hampshire

One for My Baby

Posted on January 24, 2024 by AJW3

Today’s primary election brings warm weather. When I head out of my bungalow around 11:30 it’s a balmy 37 degrees and the brief flurry we had this morning is gone. There are no events, and I don’t feel like going … Continue reading →

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Eve of Destruction

Posted on January 22, 2024 by AJW3

Whoever said ‘there’s no such thing as a free lunch’ did not reckon on the press’s hunger for publicity. My lunch was free today, courtesy of Sirius XM Radio, but let me first back up to the morning, since there’s … Continue reading →

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Man About Town

Posted on January 21, 2024 by AJW3

Saturday afternoon, and I head over to the Red Arrow for lunch around 2:30. I had tried an hour or so earlier, but it was absolutely full, jam-packed, so I went for a walk in town and scouted some churches … Continue reading →

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Like The Trumpet’s Martial Sound

Posted on January 20, 2024 by AJW3

I had not seen Donald Trump in person since June 16, 2015, when he came down an escalator to announce his candidacy for president. I was standing in the lobby of Trump Tower that day, having stopped by – taking … Continue reading →

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Joy in The Morning

Posted on January 19, 2024 by AJW3

The title of today’s sermon, dear readers, is taken only indirectly from a Bible verse; more proximately, it copies the title of a book by P.G. Wodehouse. The Bible verse goes something like, “there is weeping at night, but joy … Continue reading →

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Rubio, and Return

Posted on February 10, 2016 by AJW3

Today is Sunday and my last day here.  I’m up early to pack – which takes five minutes as I didn’t bring much – and write a note to my host Jason, thanking him for the luxurious lodgings. Then I … Continue reading →

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Youth

Posted on February 9, 2016 by AJW3

Looking back from the perspective of (advanced) middle age, youth seems like a time of fun, great promise and opportunities, strong feelings and enthusiasms, and physical power, if not outright fearlessness.   That view however is the result of the removed … Continue reading →

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Hail, Carly

Posted on February 9, 2016 by AJW3

The day after the snow, the sun is out, and the car has only a thin veneer of frost; I start to scrape the windshield, but a few minutes with the motor running and all is clear; don’t even have … Continue reading →

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The Big Show

Posted on February 7, 2016 by AJW3

Friday’s concluding event is a big Democratic fundraiser, officially the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Celebration.  It’s the New Hampshire Democrats’ largest annual gala, and this year celebrates 100 years of the New Hampshire presidential primary.   The namesakes are two families at … Continue reading →

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The Bern, and The Snow

Posted on February 6, 2016 by AJW3

Friday afternoon.  Still snowing heavily as I drive, carefully, up to Exeter where Bernie Sanders is to speak at the Town Hall.  Not just hold a town hall-style meeting, but address a crowd at an honest to gosh real New … Continue reading →

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