5.02.2023

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts




Dueling headlines 10 years ago out of Denton.


  • The PAC behind the two candidates for Decatur School Board which has caused a small uproar over their joint "woke" campaign is some outfit named "Decatur Parents Unite." It sent out mailers over the last two days. We'll figure out who is behind it. 

    • Early voting: 

  • Oh, my.  And this was in Henryetta, Oklahoma -- hometown of Troy Aikman. 


  • We have a writer's strike. The last one was in 2007 and lasted for 100 days. 

  • Cancun Cruz will have an opponent. Allred is a moderate Democrat out of of Dallas, and a former Baylor great. 

    • I just looked at his current Congressional district. I didn't realize it was so wonky:

  • Gov. Abbott had to apologize for characterizing all the victims of the mass murders in Cleveland, Texas as "illegal immigrants." He's still a miserable and hateful human being. 

  • The great Gordon Lightfoot has passed away. It was a mainstream hit, but I always loved "If You Could Read My Mind."

    • Fun Fact: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was released in 1976. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in 1975.
  • I don't know much about the Met Gala from last night, but it was hard not to do a double take at Jared Leto.

  • This is amazing. In 1982, The Love Boat had an episode which featured a transgendered character and how they should be treated.  Here are two minutes worth of excerpts. We knew back then it wasn't hard to just be kind. 

  • Shot:

    • Chaser:


  • A reminder that the kid who shot and killed three teens at a Garland convenience store in 2021 is still on the loose. As is . . .