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• President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Elaine Chao to be the next transportation secretary, and it makes the choice makes for an interesting piece of political trivia. She will be the second person to have been Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Transportation and be married to a Senate majority leader. The first . . . Elizabeth Dole.
• I’m curious to know if any future Trump hotels or any going through any remodeling will be getting Carrier air conditioners.
• The ugly Christmas sweater trend annoys me.
• It recently occurred to me I haven’t had a really good laugh in a very long while. I used to get those often. I’m talking about the kind of laugh that I have to gasp for air, snort, and can neither sit or stand. I miss those moments and fear I’m now become too reserved around others and just plane surly.
• Trump’s tweets haven’t caused me any concern, but they will if he starts to consistently use emojis. However, I find emoticons presidentially permissible. Don’t know the difference between emoticons and an emojis? Here you go, or just know emoticons are text and emojis are tiny pictures. (Note: Some apps will change your emoticons to emojis.)
• A little mood lighting….
  
• CBS11’s lead story at 10:00PM last night was about people stealing packages from porches, and referred to those thieves as “porch pirates”. That’s the first I’ve heard of the term.
• Some are comparing that photo of Trump and Romey with iconic Dallas photo of Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson
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• A Midland, TX restaurant won’t serve people with visible face and neck tattoos and it seems they are basing that on a certain dress code standard for their establishment.
• Today’s dose of etymology – Groggy
  • Grog is a concoction of rum, water and citrus juice that was originally drunk by British sailors and adopted by the U.S. Navy as a way to make stagnant water more palatable and to fight scurvy. Someone who is dazed or sleepy might feel as if they have had too much grog, making them “groggy.”
• Bad Turkey – 3 Dead, 5 Others Sickened in Antioch After Thanksgiving Dinner: Health Officials
• I’m highly curious who will win Texas Monthly’s Bum Steer award, I have a feeling the surprise election results have altered things.
• The Atlantic – The Understudied Female Sexual Predator – According to new research, sexual victimization by women is more common than gender stereotypes would suggest.  
• Great picture from Monday night
  
• Robert Griffin III, girlfriend have money stolen from Browns’ garage
• I didn’t know Dallas Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar is a survivor of testicular cancer.
  • Escobar, who had the tumor removed as an 18-year-old freshman at San Diego State, will wear cleats that have the messages “I survived” and “feeling nuts” on them when the Cowboys face the Vikings on Thursday.
  • It turns out the NFL is allowing players this week to promote a cause on their cleats, other Cowboys notables:
    
• Kindergarteners In Alaska Learn How To Butcher A Moose – For you sensitive folks, you’ll see a picture of kids around a butcher table with a decapitated moose head.
• Leah Remini did a Reddit Ask Me Anything about Scientology, but I was actually hoping for more questions about her time on “Saved By The Bell”.
• Today’s dose of ‘MURICA! – Penn and Teller burn the American flag

They pretty much did the same thing in an episode of “The West Wing” where the staff was concerned they burned the flag in the White House.

• We let the kids choose an ornament each year for the Christmas tree. To our surprise, Hallmark has a He-Man ornament.
• DaughterGeeding wants a robe for Christmas. I noticed a lot of children robes have a hoodie and some of them have an animal theme, like this one that will turn your little one into a tiger. She’s really into bunny themed things, so I thought I search online for bunny robes. If you ever do the same, don’t be surprised if your search results include Playboy results. I forgot they have bunny-themed things and their founder often sports a robe.
• Now that Donald Trump won the election, traditional politics have been turned upside down – he proves no one needs political, government, or military experience to win the presidential election. That got me to thinking, who could run, regardless of political party, and generate high voter turnout? Estimates show more than 58% of eligible voters participated in the November election. Who could run that could push that number in the 75-80% range? The only person I could think of who would come close, and I’m not advocating for him, is Jon Stewart. There are plenty of conservatives who wouldn’t want to see him elected just to vote against him, he’s the only one I can think of who could get young voters motivated, and in terms of how Trump can be like P.T. Barnum, he’s the closest who could possibly match him.  Again, I’m not saying I want him to run, just trying to think of who could increase voter turnout. I looked at the Gallup Most Admired Man and Woman results to try to think of anyone else, and the only person that jumps out is Bill Gates.
• Texas elector who criticized Trump says he’s resigning
  • “If Trump is not qualified and my role, both morally and historically, as an elected official is to vote my conscience, then I can not and will not vote for Donald Trump for President. I believe voting for Trump would bring dishonor to God. The reality is Trump will be our President, no matter what my decision is. Since I can’t in good conscience vote for Donald Trump, and yet have sinfully made a pledge that I would, the best option I see at this time is to resign my position as an Elector.”
• NPR – The Czech Pastry That Took Texas By Storm, And Keeps Gaining Strength
• Dallas is building America’s biggest urban nature park
• No Texas Football Teams In AP Poll For 1st Time Since 1997
• The lead story of the 6PM CBS11 newscast was of a motorcyclist recording himself speeding down the LBJ express lanes at 186-mph and posting it on social media. Two people interviewed stated motorcyclists like him can never be caught because police don’t have the means to travel that fast or faster. That reminded me of a DPS officer who spoke in one of my high school classes. He said no matter how fast you think you can drive and outrun law enforcement, there’s no outrunning the radio – instead of being chased law enforcement, you’ll just end driving to them.