- "Let's to to the State Fair -- it'll be fun!"
- Is there any chance that the the brakes are being tapped just a little on the expected ground invasion of Gaza?
- So the Republicans nominated Jim Jordan, a major Trump Insurrectionist, as Speaker? The House will vote on his nomination tomorrow, but there's no way the normal Republicans are going to elect this ultra-MAGA extremist. No way.
- Suzanne Summers has died. I liked her despite Three's Company being one of the worst shows ever -- every episode was based on a "misunderstanding."
- It should be a crime to tie a pay raise for teachers to a proposition which would gut public schools.
- Eclipse quick hits:
- I honestly don't understand how you can see the eclipsed sun through the shadows of a tree.
- Cool shot of of it during college football Saturday:
- Don't forget we've got a total one coming in just a few months -- although Wise County folks will have to go travel just a few miles to get the full impact:
- The Rangers won game #1 over the Astros last night. Explained:
- I all seriousness, this moment was amazing.
- The Star-Telegram has a front page story on the mess trying to head north during rush hour at the Decatur exit on I-35.
- Legal stuff: Below is from a formal complaint (pdf) filed against a federal bankruptcy judge in Texas. He then resigned. It might be bad to be living romantically with one of the lawyers whose law firm routinely appeared in cases before him -- and awarding that firm attorney's fees along the way.
- Other legal stuff: Oh, please. Her office might try not indicting everything under the sun for a change.
- A 3:37 p.m. start time for the the Rangers today?