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Love the last scene of this week's #NCIS.
(... and, yes, that really was who you think it was)
The irony is not lost on me that the restaurant is called "Ember"

ALT “The Houston Fire Department responded to a fire at Ember restaurant in Terminal C at George Bush Intercontinental Airport at approximately 4:20 p.m. today. Passengers in the immediate area were temporarily relocated as a precaution. The fire was tapped out at approximately 5:20 p.m., and no injuries have been reported. HFD’s Arson Bureau is investigating the cause of the fire.”
If you missed it on the CBS Evening News last night, @tonydokoupil said a Paxton staffer spoke off-camera and said they're not voting for him.
Obviously, it was off-camera so there's no documentation of it, but it's still an interesting anecdote.
Knowing that Fmr. CJ Phillips was a member of St. Paul's UMC in Houston, I'm not surprised.
St. Paul's has a history of pragmatic leaders in the pews of both parties- the exact kind of person that says "Talarico will do Texas proud."
Former Chief Justice Phillips, a Republican mainstay on the state Supreme Court, will vote for Talarico. #txsen beaumontenterprise.com/opini…
So, @TeamBettencourt has blocked me
He:
- has no personal page
- mentions his job
- talks about his job as my state senator
This acts as his official page and pols can't block constituents.
How did I find out he had? Simple- I actually was trying to agree with him on something.
Real question for @SFA_Football fans.
Are y'all ready for phone calls to get Coach Carthel the raise it'd take to keep him from answering calls from Baylor?
Getting him to not answer calls from Sam Houston is easy- Baylor offering $3M and a P4 job is tougher.
Just saw that "I can't show my face because I'm White" commercial from America Next.
America Next is run by.... Indian-American @BobbyJindal.
Ya can't make this stuff up.
The worst part of conference realignment:
1) The insane travel for Olympic sports
2) Having to think "Wait, this is a conference game?" about a matchup that doesn't feel like it should be (ex: Wisconsin v. Southern Cal)
I've seen school administrators get complaints for captioning their Early Voting posts on social media, "Public education is always on the ballot."
Sad that "I support public education" (for a public school employee) is considered a partisan statement.
Let's update the notes:
- 3 more wins for a new school record
- 4 more wins for the 1st 10-win season AND the conference title since the Johnson Administration
... and the list goes on.
First things first- doing something NO ONE has done yet by winning as a visitor in Edinburg.
9 years ago this week: Lance McCullers throws 24 straight hammers to put the @astros into the World Series
20 years ago this week: @taylorswift13's self-titled first album is released
25 years ago this week: @PTI debuts
48 years ago this week: this dude enters the world
Good week
This is going to lead train lot of empowerment. Count on other teams' squads doing the same thing.
Full-time pay with medical.
Guaranteed appearances.
Sponsorship deals directly with them and negotiated into new deals for team sponsors.
I love this.
The newly formed DCCA will represent Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in labor negotiations with the team following an agreement on union recognition. wfaa.com/article/sports/nfl/…
Polling place campaigner (for the GOP: Do you have any questions?
Me: Not for the pedophile protector party.
Them: I don't know what that means.
Ignorant? ... or just playing dumb?
As a reminder: You don't need a parachute to go skydiving; the parachute is needed to tell people you WENT parachuting.









