Denton – $399 million in bonds on ballot didn’t pass because of no voters

While $399 million worth of bonds were on the ballot for the Alpha Ranch Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 of Denton and Wise counties, no one showed up to vote.

Six propositions asked the voters — or voter — to approve issuing bonds for utilities and roads, forming a road district and taking over sewer powers. All failed without a single vote.

The district is located in the far southwest corner of Denton County, west of Fort Worth city limits.

Districts like these are governmental entities that developers often use to finance infrastructure for residential and commercial development. Other Denton County special districts with elections Tuesday each had just one to three voters who approved a total of $634.6 million of proposed bonds.

Full article @ www.dentonrc.com

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Bag of Randomness for Wednesday, November 4, 2015

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  • DaughterGeeding goes to bed every night with lullaby music, but for some reason, we never started that with BoyGeeding.
  • A while back, DaughterGeeding and WifeGeeding were in a disagreement about something they saw.  At one point, without being rude but contemplative, DaughterGeeding said, “Mom, I have two eyes, you have one eye. I can see better than you.”
  • I don’t understand why Wikipedia doesn’t include the lyrics to songs on any of those respected pages.  They provide all sorts of details for the recording of a song, but never the lyrics.  For example, here’s Phil Collin’s “Take Me Home” and Adele’s new song “Hello“.
  • Speaking of “Take Me Home”, here are some facts about song, though I’m not sure of the validity regarding the source; however the first two items is mentioned on the song’s Wiki page:
    • Often misconstrued to be about a man returning home, Collins stated on VH1 Storytellers that the song’s lyrics refer to a patient in a mental institution, and that he was inspired by the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.  “Take Me Home” is thus a protest song, with the subject of its protest being the British practice of confining “misfits” to “asylums.”
    • Sting and ex-Genesis band mate Peter Gabriel sang backup vocals. Also featured is former Culture Club backing singer Helen Terry.
    • This was originally released in the UK in 1985. It released in the US in March 1986, only after Phil Collins appeared in the TV series Miami Vice.
  • And until yesterday, I had no idea that Bone Thugs N Harmony sampled “Take Me Home” and featured Collins in their video.
  • I’ve watched the Disney Junior cartoon “Miles From Tomorrowland” with the kids for a while now, but it just occurred to me that the kids are half-Asian, with a white father and Asian mother.  Perhaps it’s time to update my Half-Asian Hall of Fame.  When I do, I also need to add the actress that plays Sky/Daisy from “Marvels Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D.”.
  • There are six United States Senior Military Colleges. Texas A&M University, The Citadel, and VMI are the most well known, can you guess the other three?
  • Google Translate error sees Spanish town advertise clitoris festival – Organisers in As Pontes ‘quite surprised’ to learn food festival celebrating Galician vegetable grelo had been mistranslated
  • Jon Stewart Signs New 4-Year Deal With HBO – It sounds likes he’s going to produce short videos that would be on YouTube except it will be on HBO Go.
  • Canada Created A Burger With Melted Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, And We Tried It
  • D Magazine‏ – The Unbelievable Story of Pecan Lodge [Thanks, JB!] – I always wondered about that Abilene brick displayed in the restaurant, and now I know.
  • I have no issue at all with the first college football playoff rankings of the season, especially the top four.  Strength of schedule can’t be ignored and running up the score only counts for style points, and that’s evident by the committee’s standards.  For any team whining, there’s still time to crack that top four and prove yourself.  I think I’d like to see Clemson win it all.
  • We got caught up on ‘Fargo’.  I totally underestimated Jean Smart’s acting.  Man, that’s an excellent show, but I was surprised at the amount of butt cracks in the latest episode.  The show is over an hour long and it feels like only twenty minutes went by.
  • ChristAndPopCulture.com – Not Every Man Really Lives: The 20-Year Impact of ‘Braveheart’
  • Mental Floss – 25 Things You Should Know About Dallas
    • I knew Doc Holliday was a dentist, but I didn’t know her practiced in Dallas.
    • The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders were originally named the CowBelles & Beaux.
    • The cornerstone of Woodrow Wilson High School contains a slice of his daughter’s wedding cake.
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Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, November 2, 2015

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  • I’m late to post this morning, sorry about that.
  • About a month ago I mentioned I started to take Singulair to help me with a tickle in my throat that wouldn’t go away and noted some of the side effects could be weird dreams and depression, which I experienced.  The dreams have started to become worst and WifeGeeding tells me I’ve started violently yelling in my sleep.  I’ve also been battling some old demons for the last couple of weeks that has really bogged me down.  Yesterday I decided to stop taking the medication to see if things get better.  I’m not ruling out some of this may “just be in my head” but I haven’t been handling things lately.  Heck, I even pulled a neighbor aside and kinda just told him all my problems as of late.  Poor guy never saw it coming, but I’m thankful for him extending some grace my way.
  • I bought some Blue Bell yesterday and a few moments after I put it in the fridge the power went out for about two hours.
  • The big news in the sci-fi world yesterday was that a new Star Trek series is launching.  But it’s a unique approach, CBS is going to release it on its streaming service that will cost about six bucks a month.  I’m thinking the fan base is pretty loyal so they’ll get a decent amount of subscribers.
  • Somebody Just Claimed a $1 Million Bounty for Hacking the iPhone
  • In this video Vanity Fair had some famous folks ask J.J. Abrams questions, mostly about Star Wars, and George Lucus even gets in on the act.
  • Fort Worth moms find staples in Halloween candy
  • Stolen Jesus statue is returned with a fresh coat of paint
  • Today’s dose of ‘MURICA! [GIF]
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