It’s January 8, 2016 and time for Friday Yes or No. I ask the questions. I give simple answers. I get a blog post. It was designed to give me an easy one. But for some reason, despite the one-word answers, these often require as much thought as the diatribes and hosannas normally seen on this page.

Anywhere, here goes.

Q1: Did you watch President Obama’s town hall on #GunsInAmerica?

A1: Yes

Q2: Were you impressed with the way CNN presented this issue?

A2: Yes

Q3: Were you impressed with the way the President handled the pointed questions from those opposed to his executive actions?

A3: Yes

Q4: Is today’s solid jobs report a sign of good things to come in 2016?

A4: No

Q5: Is that because the market turbulence of the past week is going to make would-be employees and shoppers nervous?

A5: Yes

Q6: Does it make any sense that a state as beautiful as Maine has a governor so intellectually ugly?

A6: No

Q7: Is North Korea’s attempt to expand its nuclear arsenal solely a problem for China to solve?

A7: No

Q8: But is China a key player is crafting a response to nutcase Kim Jong-Un?

A8: Yes

Q9: It’s going to be 57 degrees Sunday. Is that any reason to complain?

A9: No

Q10: Even though it’s going to rain?

A10: No

Q11: Because if it was 27 degrees, all that rain would be snow, right?

A11: Yes