Riley Green

This weekend my business and personal bank accounts and everything in between will transition from Comerica to Fifth Third. I have been preparing. It should be completed next Tuesday morning. We will see. _____ I don’t know about this. See this from the Chron: Harris County commissioners will consider a nearly 8% property tax rate increase…

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Gloria

Gloria Steinem is no longer with us. Her passing was the lead story on “Today” this morning. See the featured photo. I have always admired her. Her activism, brilliance, confidence, courage, and leadership. Her contributions toward equality were massive. She was an icon. She was a great American. _____ I said this 10 days ago:…

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Weather Report

Yesterday was one of those days where “I get the news I need on the weather report. I can gather all the news I need on the weather report,” from Paul Simon. I watched KPRC Channel 2 News, and they did their best to prepare us for Tropical Storm Edouard. It missed H-Town as it scooted…

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Boogeymen

Conservative commentator Erick Erickson tweeted this recently: The only thing for which Paxton has ever shown prodigious energy is philandery and possibly corruption. He is a lazy candidate in a heated race, and laziness is not a flaw you can fundraise your way around. In the primary, I argued that Paxton could beat John Cornyn…

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Dark Red, My Arse

Here is what U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said about cheating, crooked Ken Paxton a few days ago: “Paxton’s a poor campaigner. He’s lazy and doesn’t raise money. And he basically is not offering a very compelling case for his election. He’s making this harder than it needs to be. But so be it — we…

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Water Bills

Donald Trump started his war with Iran 6 months ago today. There appears to be no end in sight. _____ There are 15,000 City of H-Town drinking water customers that are delinquent in paying their water bills. They are fixing to get their water shut off. See this from KPRC Channel 2 News: Houston – Beginning…

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Still In First

I have said it before repeatedly. Donald Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and MAGA have no moral high ground and no claims to law and order. They are just crooked arse scum dwellers pure and simple. See the latest from AP: BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged…

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Dolly

Dolly Parton is no longer with us. She left us yesterday. Sad news for sure. I was a Dolly Parton fan since her days with Porter Wagoner. 9 to 5. Her collaborations with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt and with Kenny Rogers. Steel Magnolias. “I Will Always Love You” when she sang it in The…

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Dead Man Walking

Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth sent this email out yesterday: “The Commissioners Court recently approved salary increases for certain elected officials, including an increase in my authorized salary to $305,000. I appreciate the Commissioners Court’s action and recognition of the responsibilities and demands of serving in this role. However, the approved salary increase was not accompanied…

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China Syndrome

Folks know I don’t watch the national Sunday morning talk shows. I made another exception yesterday to watch MAGA Gov. Greg Abbott get interviewed by ABC’s Jonathan Karl. It was the typical pathetic performance by Abbott. On the explosion of data centers in Texas, the data center cheerleading punkarse governor blamed the locals and the…

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