Well, today’s ride didn’t happen as planned. The couples that said they’d be there weren’t, so Nina stayed home. We left later than planned and the farther east we got, the colder it became. No one was dressed for the weather we encountered. We reached Conchas Lake and decided to blow off the ghost towns and truck stop and work our way home. We were going to have lunch in Tucumcari but I made a wrong turn and we ended up eating 60 miles west of where we hoped to eat. We stopped at a Love’s Truck Stop and they had a Carl’s Jr. as their restaurant. We ate there and headed west again on I-40. When we hit Route 3, we all split off with 4 of us heading north. by this time, we were back in warmth and pleasant. We figured that there was a front of something that we crossed. Nina said it was beautiful at home.

Even though it was not the ride I planned, we all had a great time. Lots of camaraderie and friendship. We spent an hour at Carl’s and all of us were talking and laughing. People were looking at us, eight of us in leathers and HD gear, having a good time. Nothing scary about us as group of biker, but cause of our age, but people seemed to enjoy watching us. Kids were standing on the benches in the booths, looking at us.

It was a good day, even though it didn’t go as planned.

In their infinite wisdom, the United States’ founders created the Electoral College to ensure the STATES were fairly represented. Why should one or two densely populated areas speak for the whole of the nation?

The following list of statistics has been making the rounds on the Internet. It should finally put an end to the argument as to why the Electoral College makes sense.

There are 3,141 counties in the United States.

Trump won 3,084 of them.

Clinton won 57.

There are 62 counties in New York State.

Trump won 46 of them.

Clinton won 16.

Clinton won the popular vote by approx. 1.5 million votes.

In the 5 counties that encompass NYC, (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond & Queens)

Clinton received well over 2 million more votes than Trump. (Clinton only won 4 of these counties; Trump won Richmond)

Therefore these 5 counties alone, more than accounted for Clinton winning the popular vote of the entire country.

These 5 counties comprise 319 square miles.

The United States is comprised of 3,797,000 square miles.

When you have a country that encompasses almost 4 million square miles of territory, it would be ludicrous to even suggest that the vote of those who inhabit a mere 319 square miles should dictate the outcome of a national election.

Large, densely populated Democrat cities (NYC, Chicago, LA, etc.) DO NOT and SHOULD NOT speak for the rest of our country!

But that 319 square miles are where the majority of our nation’s problems foment.

I laughed my ass off when I heard about this and I laughed as hard when I saw this meme. I bet I laugh my ass off again when I see this tomorrow!