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No Good At Getting Going in Morning

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I can set my alarm clock to an early hour, and get going at an early morning. Yet, I can’t get moving fast in the morning. I am a slow poke, always delaying, and puttering around, as the time moves along on the clock. It’s simply not possible for me to rush and get ready most days.

Barge Canal Backwaters

I like to get up early to go hiking. I don’t like to waste the whole day in bed on the weekends. I have to get to work on time. Yet, to do that I always have to get up extra early in the morning, because I’m just so darn slow.

Breakfast and Gear Everywhere

I set my alarm clock extra early, and get going earlier. Yet, it still takes me 1 1/2 to 2 hours to get going, as I often reset the alarm clock, drink several cups off coffee, take much too long in the shower, and just poke around. I wish was I faster, but I guess there isn’t much I can do about it.

Grid Lock

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Grid lock is a good thing.

For those desiring a certain policy outcome, they may be appalled at how slow government is to get certain policy goals done. Yet, grid lock is a good thing. It means that all conflicting interests are at the table, and that they are effectively represented. All significant interests are able stall or stop things that would be seriously detrimental to their own standing.

Pond Scum

No one interest should be given preferential treatment based soley on their constituency size or constituency wealth.

Democrats should be left a few seats short of 60 in the US Senate, so that critical measures are done in a bipartisan fashion, that requires compromise with Republicans. One could hope that their continues to be conservative Democrats and liberal Republicans, that makes getting legislation passed requires a lot of arm twisting and balancing of legislation. The fillibuster should not be repealed.