Light or Dark

Christmas Day is 4 weeks from today.

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This is a headline in today’s Texas Tribune:

Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico could devastate border region, Texas economists warn

You get what you vote for, pals, err amigos.

Here is the Trib read: Tariffs on Mexican imports could devastate the Texas border | The Texas Tribune.

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ABC Channel 13 News has an investigative piece on mail theft inside the U.S. Postal Service. My friend Bill King a few months ago put out a take on theft within the USPS. Here is part of the Channel 13 story:

Frank Albergo, president of the Postal Police Officers Association, said what’s happening at USPS is a “disaster.”

“I hate to say this, but right now there are pockets within America where the mail is unsafe. It’s being stolen. It’s being ransacked. It’s being sold on the dark web. I mean, it’s completely out of control,” Albergo said. “As a postal service employee, it’s sad to see. I mean, this is something that you’re proud of. You’re proud of the postal service. It’s one of the most beloved federal institutions and right now it’s under attack. It’s under attack by criminals. Criminals are infiltrating the postal service.”

The documents we obtained from the USPS OIG also show a Tomball carrier who was found with 1,882 pieces of mail inside his personal vehicle and about 2,000 pieces of mail inside his residence in 2021.

One year earlier, in 2020, a carrier assigned to the Fleetwood Postal Station in west Houston was found with about 10,000 pieces of mail in his residence and vehicles.

During a search of the postal carrier’s home, investigators found “a 64-gallon trash container filled to the top with mail” that was mostly torn, according to the OIG’s report. Mail was also found in his living room, dining room and backyard shed.

Here is the entire Channel 13 story: Houston carrier caught with 10k pieces of stolen mail among hundreds at USPS busted for theft – ABC13 Houston.

How does one accumulate 10,000 pieces of mail. Sounds like a racket to me. I try to support the USPS, but they need to get this under control.

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Karo light and dark corn syrup is the featured photo. After a work meeting this morning, I am going to bake a couple of pies for Thanksgiving Day dinner. One using light corn syrup, and the other with dark corn syrup. We will see which one is tastier.

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This being the day before Thanksgiving Day, we will probably not hear anything on the Alex Bregman matter.

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Speaking of today, it is one of the craziest and most crowded days at a grocery store. I try to avoid grocery stores on the day before Thanksgiving Day. Same for Spec’s on Smith Street. I think I have everything that I need.