Squat & Gobble

Another beautiful day - in a very chilly sort of way.  Just got home and it's about 7 degrees.  Brrrrrrrr.

There are lots of folks skating on Twin Lakes; but the sun has set behind Douglas Island and I'm not inclined to brave the cold for picture taking.  Maybe tomorrow.  Supposed to stay clear and cold all week so I should have other opportunities.

Mom and I drove out North Douglas to visit John and Cindy Chapman.  Their house is on the edge of a meadow and is very cool.  A beautiful piece of property - almost an acre - and lots of great potential for gardening.  Lots of critters, too.  In fact they've had an uninvited guest, an ermine, that somehow got into the house.  They tried a live trap; but no luck and haven't seen the varmint in a few days.  Ermine are supposed to be great mousers - so I guess that's the upside of having a weasel as a boarder...

Mom really enjoyed the visit.  Me too.

Cindy, John and mom

In other news, the Palmetto State battle continues apace.  I haven't seen a poll in a day or two; but it appears that Mr. Romney continues to lead the Republican pack notwithstanding the barrage of negative ads put forward by his competitors.  John Huntsman threw in the towel today and endorsed the Mittster.  Mr. Santorum snidely commented that this simply represented one moderate endorsing another moderate.  No room for moderation in Mr. Santorum's world view.  Amazing.

Meanwhile, the other Rick is getting no traction whatsoever.  A very sad piece in the Washington Post today documenting the pathetic turn-out for Mr. Perry. 

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is stalking the country-cookin’ places around the mid-state Piedmont. After finishing last among major candidates in Iowa and finding fewer than 2,000 votes in New Hampshire, he’s looking for love along the steam tables of South Carolina: Duke’s Barbecue, Lizard's Thicket, Doc’s, the Squat &Gobble.

One can only wonder who might be inclined to dine at a restaurant named the Squat & Gobble...

The most amusing element of the South Carolina race is comedian Stephen Colbert's faux campaign.  Six months or so ago he established his own Super PAC - and his show has featured a series of highly amusing pieces describing how these appalling organizations work.  Since announcing the creation of an exploratory committee for his run as President of South Carolina he has since turned the reins of his PAC over to fellow funny man, Jon Stewart.  The most recent product of his PAC being the following ad:  Mitt the Ripper

Excellent.