- To my astonishment, I was able to buy a couple of tickets to the U2 show in Las Vegas this December. I did not budget for this kind of luck.
- The Martian is on TV a lot. I like it. As you know, I struggle with my existence, my sense of being, my value to the world, a lot. One thing I really appreciate about the character of Mark Watney is that he’s single and his family isn’t mentioned at all. He’s not trying to survive and get back to Earth for his soulmate, kids, or any family, for that matter. That tired trope is avoided. For some reason, he chooses to live, he wants to live, despite the insane odds, money, resources, and time that will be spent on him. Maybe one day I’ll value myself just as much as Mark Watney.
- Yes, I overthink. It’s not because I want to and to feel sad all the time. I just feel too much. I value things, emotions, people, and promises.
- Former California ‘teacher of the year’ charged with sexually abusing teen boy
- Key supporter of Texas school chaplain bill has pushed for evangelism in schools – Rocky Malloy, a self-described former drug-smuggling pirate saved by divine intervention, has led a group that promotes chaplains as a tool to proselytize to schoolchildren.
- Texas Legislature on the Verge of Eliminating Vehicle Safety Inspections, But Fees Would Remain – A bill headed for a Senate vote would kill safety inspections but continue to charge drivers state fees. Emissions inspections would still be required in large urban counties
- Meet The Texas Startup That Recycles Rare-Earth Magnets, Bypassing China
- Disney to close Star Wars hotel that opened in Florida last year
- I love Star Wars, but not this much – Some Star Wars fans had complained that the cost of staying at the Starcruiser was too high. Bookings started at $4,800 for two guests.
- Using ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her’ in emails got 2 dorm directors fired at small New York Christian college
- NAACP issues travel warning in Florida: the state ‘has become hostile to Black Americans’
- Even your favorite liberal blogger wasn’t comfortable seeing this – Conservatives Outraged After Senator John Fetterman Wears Shorts
- Transplant patient sees own heart go on display at museum – A woman has visited her own heart at a museum 16 years after it was removed during life-saving transplant surgery.
- A woman gets 21 years for trying to kill her doppelganger with poisoned cheesecake
- A Russian woman living in New York City was sentenced to 21 years in jail for poisoning her similar-looking friend with sedative-laced cheesecake, then stealing her identification and other valuables.
- Activist moms spy on each other in culture wars over schooling
- Twitter video – Only in Texas (For some reason it won’t allow me to embed the tweet, so I can only provide you the link.)