Yesterday, I got all caught up in a global economy story.
Evidently, while Americans are yelping about $3/gallon gasoline, there have been food riots in places as varied as Uzbekistan or Mexico, and rice farmers have taken to guarding their fields in Vietnam.
Like all supply and demand equations, there will be winners and losers. […]
My inbox this morning was full to the brim with notes from people sharing election results. The typical email started off with, “I’m so sorry, but it looks like Hillary won Texas…”
I’m sorry, too.
But sadness about the Texas primary results isn’t the overriding emotion this morning. What I feel, rather, is a […]
I’m home taking a break for a few minutes, so I thought I’d put up something short and quick.
My feet are killing me and the wind has transformed my hair into a hopeless snarly mess — but the weather’s glorious and the people voting all seem to be in a great mood here.
Thus far, I’d […]
Since the site stats today show lots of people googling in looking for “Texas Independents” and “where to vote”, it’s probably worth sharing this link:
Lookup Texas
The Obama video starts when you hit the page, so don’t be surprised. OTOH, that YouTube highlighted a number of reasons why I, as a staunch independent voter, support […]
Last year, I randomly planted five Bluebonnets around the gardens. They seem thrilled with their new homes, and proved it by reproducing madly — so much so that I’ll probably end up having to treat them like weeds by next year
For now, though, they’re absolutely perfect…
And do you see the splash of pink […]
I showed up a few minutes early yesterday to pick up Adorable Child from a birthday party, and as has happened with nearly every adult encounter in the last week, another parent and I began talking about the primary election. While people eddied about us (including an entire family decked out in Obama t-shirts), […]