Please Vote!

Just a quick reminder:

If you live in one of these states:

• Alaska
• Georgia
• Idaho
• Massachusetts
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Tennessee
• Vermont
• Virginia

... then your presidential caucus is tomorrow!   Please take time to visit your local caucus location, and cast your vote!   If you don't know where to vote, check your State's GOP Party website.  Here is the page for anyone in North Dakota:  http://www.northdakotagop.org/caucus/

And remember:

 See y'all tomorrow!
  Andrew B.

The video, as promised..

Here is the video of Ron Paul's short speech at the Bismarck area GOP District conventions yesterday...


Sorry for the little glitches in the video, I was recording with my camera and snapped a couple of pictures at those points...

 Enjoy!

Can you spare an hour?

Dear friends,
 
 What does liberty mean to you? Does it mean the same thing to you that it did to our founding fathers? Many of them gave their LIVES to give us the freedoms we are blessed with, what would you do?  Could you spare an hour of your busy lives to watch the following movie? I did...


Now, go read the constitution, and the decleration of independance, and see if you can catch the vision our forefathers had, and realize the great potential our country has!

 I will be going to see Ron Paul in Bismarck tomorrow night, and will hopefully have a few pictures and video to share with you soon!
  
  For Liberty,
    Andrew B.

For sale: SOLD!

Hello all!

 We have had another busy week around here, but I guess that's kind of normal... :-) A good bit of our activity came about through the excellent website www.bismanonline.com, which is THE online classified ad website for the entire ND area, and reaching into the neighboring states and Canada as well!  Here is a brief overview of how it influenced our week:
 Wednesday: I listed our 1985 Chevy Caprice Classic on BMO. About four hours later we received a phone call from somebody who wanted to buy it, if we could meet him in Bismarck.  SOLD!
 Thursday: I listed my 2001 Dodge Stratus on BMO.  Got a call less than three hours later, the guy said he wanted it and was on his way to pick it up! SOLD! By the time he got here, I had already got two more calls on the car!   I also spent part of the day working on a computer for a guy who found out about me through BMO... :-)
 Friday: Dad and I drove to Minot to pick up another project car. Yes, I did find it on BMO...  While on the road to Minot, I got a call from somebody interested in the '02 Dodge Intrepid I had listed on BMO, and wondering if I could meet him in Bismarck that evening. It worked out that Mom was able to bring the Intrepid to town, and then catch a ride home with us as we came back through Bismarck.  SOLD!   Friday morning, Cora hit a deer with her van on the way to work, so we will probably be selling that on BMO as well... :-)

So, we sold three cars in three days -- not bad, eh?  I think that is our record for fastest sales though... :-)   I guess I need to get another one running, as we are kind of short on vehicles now!

  That's all for now!
    Andrew B.

Where does time fly?

Hello!
  You might very well be wondering what has happened to me, due to my recent lack of blog posts... I assure you I have only been extremely busy, and haven't had the time to sit down and write what I have been up to. :-)  So, I will take a little time now to give a brief update of the past couple of weeks:

  The second weekend in January found our family at the Crystal Springs family camp, for the annual "Spring Fever Family Camp" hosted by some friends of ours, the S. family.  We had a very enjoyable time visiting with friends,

 making new ones,

playing Volleyball;

and ping-pong;

eating good food;

and listening to the excellent guest speaker, Kevin Swanson from "Generations With Vision"!

Thanks again for all of your hard work, S. family, and all of you who helped out too!

  Dad, Jacob and I have spent several days over the last two weeks over near Spiritwood, where we were working on taking apart and removing two grain cleaners from an old elevator...  It was a lot of work, but thankfully we have all of the pieces home now, so now we have to work on putting them back together...  :-)   

 Last weekend, Dad and Mom went to Aberdeen SD. for the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society's (NPSAS) annual Winter Conference.  On Saturday, I went up to Minot to help out with an Appleseed shoot, which was a lot of fun! I am an Instructor In Training with the Appleseed program, so am working hard to learn what I need to know to advance towards being a full instructor... :-)

 I have also been busy helping out with the Ron Paul 2012 campaign, attending our district reorganization meeting, making some phone calls to supporters, etc.  We still have a long way to go, but it is a good cause!

  In my spare time I have been working on a 2001 Dodge Stratus, which I picked up really cheap because the engine would not start.  It really wasn't a serious problem; the water pump had gone bad, and caused the timing belt to break... I have it in running condition again, although there are a couple of things to work on yet.  For instance; the back windows will not go up or down, there is a dent in the right rear door, and it needs a new battery... But at least it runs! ;-) 

  That's all for now,
     Andrew B.

Plenty of projects, and very nice weather!

Well, it appears like our beautiful weather is finally giving way to old man winter...  The past couple of weeks have been exceptionally nice, with very little to no snow on the ground, and temps in the upper forties and mid fifties!   Last night a cold front moved through, and brought a little bit of snow, a strong North-West wind, and temps in the single digits -- much more seasonal weather for this part of the country!

 Yesterday we went and helped some friends of ours with working their calves.  Mr. K. had got run over by a calf several weeks ago, and hurt one of his ribs, so was not able to do some of the harder work... Thankfully we had beautiful weather, and everything went pretty well.

 My most recent car project is pretty much finished now, and I have been driving it around some...  I took all of the old decals off myself, then went to a place in Bismarck and had them put "Charger" where the word "Sheriff" used to be:

 I also got a wheel alignment, and my air conditioning recharged, so it's ready to roll! :-)

  Here is something else new in our yard:

It's another grain cleaning unit, which Dad recently purchased. We are intending on removing one of the cleaners and puting a different one on, so we have plenty of work to keep us busy...

 Here you can see it sitting next to dad's other cleaner:



Looks like we'll have another busy winter/spring!
   Best get to bed,
      Andrew B.

My Friends;

 That's right, it is time to stand up and be counted among those who are willing to defend our constitution, and the liberties it assures to all Americans.  With the out of control spending in Washington, the Federal Reserve inflating our money supply at an unprecedented pace, the unnecessary and undeclared foreign wars, and the squashing of our personal freedoms, it is high time we as Americans stood up for our rights, and elect officials who will uphold the Constitution, and our rights!
 First, if you are not completely sure who to support for President, I highly recommend taking a little time to study the Declaration of Independence, and the United States Constitution. The John Birch Society also has a lot of good information on the constitution and limited government, I would highly recommend getting in contact with your local JBS leader for more information...  You can also check out their "Freedom Index" as a quick review of how YOUR legislators votes measure up to the constitution.
 Now that you are an educated voter, you probably know that most of our elected officials have slid somewhat from the high ground of the constitution, which they swore to uphold. It is time to stand up for a candidate with a record of un-wavering support for the constitution: Dr. Ron Paul!  Take a moment to check out his website, read his history, see where he stands on the issues important to you, then tell your friends.  The most important thing we can do to win this election is to inform the public of the need for constitutional and limited government, and convince them to get involved.  So, here is a list of things that you can do:

• Get in touch with your State's Ron Paul campaign coordinators.  They are more than willing to help you with any questions you may have, supply you with fliers to hand out to your friends, or signing you up as a volunteer. If you are not sure who your state coordinators are, you can get in touch with the national headquarters, and they will direct you to your local group.
• Tell your friends! The more people you tell, the better!
• Become a Delegate.  This is a big step for most of us, (including me!) but it is one of the most important steps we can take to help Ron Paul win!  Becoming a delegate requires time and effort: First you need to attend your GOP District conventions, where you can get elected to be a delegate. Once becoming a delegate, you will need to attend your State GOP convention, where you can cast your vote and make a difference.  Yes, it will require time and effort, but it is a small sacrifice compared to those who gave their lives to give us the freedoms that we have now. 

  For those of you in North Dakota, here is the contact information for our Ron Paul state director:

Jared Hendrix
North Dakota State Director
Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign
Cell: 701-516-7593
Office: 701-751-4588
500 N. 3rd Street
Bismarck, ND 58501
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/
Email: jaredh (at) ronpaul2012 (dot) com
http://www.facebook.com/RP2012ND

  Thank you for your time,
   Andrew B.