Back in November, the media “informed” all of us that the WIU mock elections picked Sanders and Bush as the nominees for this year’s Presidential election.

Further, the elections claimed that Bernie Sanders would win the Presidency this year.  The media claimed, dozens if not hundreds of times, that the mock elections have “correctly predicted each president since 1975”.

Wrong.

The mock elections HAVE predicted the party that won every Presidential election since 1975, but NOT with 100% accuracy.  They failed in 1987, having picked Mike Dukakis over George HW Bush.

They have NOT predicted the winning or for that matter, the losing candidates with anywhere near 100% accuracy.

We raked the front and back yards at Edgewater and brought a truckload of trash, recyclables, pizza boxes, leaves and branches to the transfer station.

Did a little raking here as well.  Not as many blow-downs as at Edgewater.

Ron treated to breakfast crepes at Celestino’s – delightful!

Lucy-Fur needs surgery next month.  We are hoping it is not serious.  She has a topnotch doc as far as I can tell from online comments.

Peter had meetings in Cal this week.

Removed the redirect from MRS today.  Think everything is working.  Gift certs next.

Question #7: Which of the three bridges at the Canal is oldest?
Answer. The Bourne and Sagamore bridges were both opened on the exact same day: June 22, 1935 with the Railroad Bridge opening later that same year on December 29th.

Question #8: How many lighthouses (active & deactivated) are on Cape Cod (not including the islands)?
Answer. 16. they are: Chatham, Cleveland Ledge, Highland, Hyannis Rear Range, Long Point, Monomoy, Nauset, Nobska, Point Gammon, Race Point, Sandy Neck, Stage Harbor, Three Sisters, and Wood End.

Question #9: How many islands are associated with Cape Cod?
Answer. 15: They are Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and the Elizabeth Islands which total 13 in the chain.

Question #10: How many miles of coastline does Cape Cod have?
Answer. 559.6, according to the Cape Cod Chamber

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Ron recycled the giant pile of plastic bags that I’ve been accumulating and worked with me to cut down the grasses at Edgewater.  That’s love.  We filled the truck.

It was colder than I realized: 30° by the time we were done.

The insulation installers were at Edgewater on Wednesday.  Peter wrote that they could feel the difference immediately.

Vikings Season 4 started last night.

So, a Judge Magistrate used a law – the All Writs Act – from 1789 to demand that Apple develop and hand over software to decrypt information on iPhones.

From the Scenic Roots website.  Did a little raking today and hung out the burlap to dry.  It felt great to be outside.

A couple of fact-challenged individuals on a FB thread disputed my claim that women in the US are not paid as well as men. Here are two very recent international comparisons of how poorly women in this country are doing compared to the rest of the developed world. http://www.weforum.org/…/where-is-the-best-country-to… http://reports.weforum.org/global-gender-gap…/rankings/

BernieCare and his other proposals might work if Americans were generous. My impression of many of his supporters is that they are too selfish, too immature and too mean-spirited to actually work or vote for any of BS’s ideas. I wonder how many of the BernieBots, for example, have run for office or do volunteer work in their communities. I’ve had dialogs with the Bernie followers and have been cursed and disrespected every which way. I think it would take a different type of human to make his program work. From the way some of his followers think, act and write, they are not that different from the meanest among us.

I am mystified by the allure of free tuition at state colleges.

Let’s not forget about fees and other costs, which would not be covered by the BS plan.

More importantly, without being assured of a job at graduation, what’s the point of marking time for four years?

How about opting for a really free high school diploma in the trades, at which point you’d be paid while you complete an apprenticeship, and be guaranteed work for the rest of your life – AND you wouldn’t have to live in a city, commute in traffic 2 or more hours a day or work as a corporate wage slave in some d*d office.

Plus, you have the possible benefit of union membership, the ability to live almost anywhere, being able to do-it-yourself and fellowship of (and discounts from) other skilled craftspersons.