An Endorsement
The Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation endorsed State Sen. John Whitmire for H-Town Mayor yesterday. The featured image is from a tweet that was posted last night. A major endorsement. Huge. Nice. Folks know by now that Commentary is helping The Dean. _____ Bob Uecker is 89 today. He played 6 years in MLB as…
Read MoreTornado Warning
I can’t remember the last time I was in the middle of a tornado warning. If ever. Yesterday I was. My Dad is in a rehab facility in Baytown. I was with him yesterday when a tornado warning was issued for Baytown. The facility staff went down hallways to each room and brought out patients…
Read MoreBilly Wagner
Commentary is a fan of Jamie Lee Curtis. She just got her first ever Oscar nomination. Cool. _____ The Astros are still searching for a general manager. The question I have is why someone would want to be the GM right after we just won the World Series. Like if we don’t win a World…
Read MoreThe White Van
I was at my desk yesterday working and had on the Monterey Park shooting coverage on MSNBC. You just get numb to another mass shooting. I thought Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna handled the briefings professionally and provided the best information he could. He explained why he could and couldn’t reveal certain information. When…
Read MoreThe Hate Base
Folks know Commentary is helping The Dean’s campaign for H-Town mayor. The Dean has the most campaign cash. This will make him a target and a subject of more scrutiny. Here is from a piece by the Chron’s Dylan McGuinness that was just posted: (State Sen. John)Whitmire announced his intent to run for mayor way back…
Read MoreAstros at the Capitol
The campaign contribution and expenditure reports were due Tuesday here in Texas. Commentary is not a big fan of the lack of enforcement of penalties for those who file late. I am not going to name those who are late. We need better enforcement mechanisms. _____ The Houston Astros were honored yesterday at the state…
Read MoreThe Dean’s Cash
Let the games begin. We all know the City of H-Town has a strong mayor type of government. One of the strongest in the country, if not the strongest. To get elected mayor, you are going to have to raise and spend a lot of dough. For over a year now, folks have known that…
Read MoreNeighborhood Traffic
Everyone knows Commentary lives in the Heights. There are quite a few traffic changes going on in these parts. I have seen the 11th Street redo to single lanes. The 11th Street redo has a lot of folks a tad upset. That is why I won’t post this on Next Door. On Heights and 11th…
Read MoreSouthern Star
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is on the third Monday in January. It was first observed as a federal holiday on January 20, 1986. Alabama and Mississippi observe Martin Luther King, Jr. today along with Robert E. Lee, because that traitor was born on January 19. The Chron has a nice story about Dr. Martin…
Read MoreFriday 13
Lisa Marie Presley left us at age 54. Her dad, Elvis, left us at age 42. Tragic. _____ Today is Friday, January 13. If you are into Friday, the 13th. Maybe you are into the flicks. The next Friday the 13th is in October. The most Friday the 13ths you can have in a year…
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