It is an early spring in Minnesota. It is electric and magic.
The buds on the trees are bursting the grasses are passing the standing brown stalks of last fall.
The ice is long gone and the geese are setting up shop on shorelines. The songbirds are singing loud and long and flitting about declaring territories.
The fruit trees are in flower and each have a strong fragrant aura all their own.
The bees are out.
But today a cold front is approaching and has been dumping heavy wet snow over half the state.
Since I have been alive I have heard of the old wise folks saying...
"do not plant you're tomatoes yet, nor your flowers unless you are ready to cover them; for it may be pleasant and shirtsleeve warm today, the winter is not quite through with Minnesota yet."
And so it is in early May in Minnesota. Fantastic.
Get the boats ready!!
Showing posts with label May 18. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May 18. Show all posts
Friday, May 7, 2010
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
The End of a Cycle
I have been using the comparison of the Minnesota Legislature to that of a four cycle engine. You can read here the article "The Engine that is Minnesota"
We are entering the end of the compression cycle, approaching the power cycle.
The heat and temperature in the cylinder is increasing as the piston rises towards the engine head with a fuel and air mixture that is very rich.
The DFL members think its lean and are attempting to dump even more fuel into the gaping, tax guzzling, carburetor before reaching top-dead-center; and that hard end on May 18.
The way they drive the vehicle, and with all those odd attachments, and then tow everyone's stuff around; well there's no wonder why they cannot pass a tax station.
We used to have a budget year then a bonding year. [Before that, we meet every other year.]
These too seem to be combined, ending with a bonding every year now.
The engine that is Minnesota is overloaded, and many seem to think making a four cycle engine perform like a two cycle engine, with twice as many power cycles, is the way to go.
I think they are going to blow a head gasket and the engine is going to seize.
We are entering the end of the compression cycle, approaching the power cycle.
The heat and temperature in the cylinder is increasing as the piston rises towards the engine head with a fuel and air mixture that is very rich.
The DFL members think its lean and are attempting to dump even more fuel into the gaping, tax guzzling, carburetor before reaching top-dead-center; and that hard end on May 18.
The way they drive the vehicle, and with all those odd attachments, and then tow everyone's stuff around; well there's no wonder why they cannot pass a tax station.
We used to have a budget year then a bonding year. [Before that, we meet every other year.]
These too seem to be combined, ending with a bonding every year now.
The engine that is Minnesota is overloaded, and many seem to think making a four cycle engine perform like a two cycle engine, with twice as many power cycles, is the way to go.
I think they are going to blow a head gasket and the engine is going to seize.
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