People usually think of Carhartts as one piece coveralls, but the company makes other kinds of work clothes too. This particular ensemble begins with a pair of boots that are called "pacs". Carhartt doesn't make those, mine come from the Lacrosse Company. The design originated from the L.L.Bean Company, but they don't even make them anymore. The boots are rubber on the bottom section, with leather uppers. They are lined with felt inserts that are about a half inch thick. The first actual Carhartt piece is a pair of insulated bib overalls that go over all my regular clothes. Then comes a hooded sweatshirt, and than an insulated Carhartt Jacket over that. I could get a hood for the jacket and dispense with the sweatshirt, but I prefer this combination because it gives me more flexibility. The secret of winter clothes is to be able to unzip things and even shed a layer or two when you get warm from physical activity. You don't want to get all sweaty because, then when you stop the activity, you get all clammy and start shivering. Driving the tractor doesn't count as physical activity because you don't move much and you're up high where The Hawk has easy access to your body. Times like that you want to be all zipped up and battened down like I am in the photo.
I seem to remember that Obama was talking about some new gun legislation awhile back. It was no big deal, he wanted to close some of the loopholes in the existing purchasing laws and prohibit the 20 and 30 round magazines that can be used with the tactical rifles. If that was all he did, it wouldn't be the end of the world, but the gun people dug in their heals and Obama kind of gave it up, at least for now. One good thing, since Obama was elected lots of people who had never owned guns went out and bought them. Since 70% of the national economy is driven by consumer spending, this must have given it a boost and helped pull it out of the last recession. Another good thing is that more gun owners should mean more Republican votes, but I haven't heard of that actually happening yet. Maybe next time.
Your gay friends haven't won in Michigan yet but, last I heard, there was a court case in the works. Unlike some of the other states, Michigan didn't just pass a law prohibiting gay marriage, they put it in the state constitution. Well they didn't prohibit gay marriage in so many words, but they defined "marriage, or similar union for any purpose, as being exclusively between one man and one woman". It would be hard for a judge to rule this unconstitutional, since it is in the state constitution. The federal constitution would trump the state one if the federal one said anything at all about marriage, but it doesn't. I believe that's why the federal Defense of Marriage Act was declared unconstitutional, because it comes under the Tenth Amendment, giving all powers not delegated to the federal government to the states. Traditionally, all the states have recognized marriages legally performed in another state, and Article IV, Section1 seems to require them to do so. Therefore, a federal question might still be raised in the Michigan case. Regardless of the outcome, I will never approve of gay marriage, I will never attend a gay wedding, and I sure as hell ain't never going to marry no fucking male dog!
Have I got a book for you: "Me the People - One Man's Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America" by Kevin Bleyer. I'm only about a quarter of the way through it, but I can see where it's going, and I'm sure you would love it. It's full of sarcastic, irreverent humor and liberally salted with historical references, some of which might even be true. I got it for five bucks from a discount catalogue, but I'm sure you can find it somewhere in that Windy City of yours. It was published a couple years ago, so it may even be in the library by now.
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