An easy way to find plumbing supplies that I used today: Go to the websites of either of the big box hardware stores and search for what you need (in my case, 1/2 PVC pipe). It will show which locations have the item (in my case, the League City location). Then get in your car and drive t…

But not just power generators. The natural gas supply froze - that needs to be addressed as well. The whole infrastructure needs to be winterized.

I think this is a great idea. Beach access is an amenity worth paying for. If I'm reading the sign correctly, you only have to pay for parking between 10AM and 6PM - prime tourist time. The rest of the day - 6PM to 3AM and 5AM to 10AM is free - prime time for us non-tourists who work for …

Nothing quite says "cult" like a Golden Calf.

I lol'd at Paul Krugman's tweet:

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-cpac-golden-calf-trump-statue-is-spurring-backlash-of-biblical-proportions-11614360507

Dark money is such an insidious and destructive thing I can't imagine why anyone would be in favor of it. But then I can't imagine why anyone would want to make voting harder, either. (Actually I can imagine why - these are what you do when you've lost the popular vote 7 out of the last 8…

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On the front page of NPR as well - and in every hourly update over the weekend. As I recall, the "left" is the group that purged a senator for a silly photograph and launched the "Me Too" movement that brought down abusers everywhere.

Qu'ils mangent de la brioche?

"curbing partisan gerrymandering"

"curtailing the influence of big money in politics"

"require so-called dark money political groups to disclose anonymous donors"

"create reporting requirements for online political ads"

"appropriate nearly $2 billion for election i…

It would have been nice to know about this beforehand - or did I just miss the notice?