Denton county - checking in and kicking ass st 52%

https://www.kxan.com/news/your-local-election-hq/november-2024-turnout-tracker/

We were in Cuba one year when they had the vote. I had never heard of it, but it was all over the news there so i thought it actually meant something.

You can bring them back in your luggage - limit is maybe 100 cigars or $1000 worth. Something like that.

Going with my family Monday evening.

They’re trying to cash in on the extended warranties.

$10k over 5 years doesn’t seem like a huge incentive to a doc.

It’s really hard to find the lines between community safety, ‘but it’s for your own good’, and patient autonomy. Severe autism is an area where i think we’re going to see a huge issue within 10 years. Numbers are growing in kids and as parents age/pass it’s going to get bad.

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I borrowed my husband’s phone one day to take a pic. There were dozens of pictures of him making funny faces. WTF? That’s my mad face. That’s my happy face. That’s my 'just learned about aliens ’ face. Again…WTF? He said, “That’s what i do while I’m sitting in traffic.” 🤷

It depends on what you do during that time. Listen to an audio book or learn something. Call a friend or family that you didn’t talk to often. Chat with the passenger. The best of just winding down between work and home, though trains are good for that too.

Sometimes you’re editing for grammar or clarification or just to add.

Congratulations on your escape.

ETA: do you have advice for others who are in cultlike situations? How should we approach them to best help them find their way out?

We do have our problems, but Texas is in the bottom half of states for gun ownership rate. I’m not sure what the hour driving comment is about - is that supposed to be a traffic or distance jab? Are you legally not allowed to cross city or state lines?

Most of us would gladly pitch in a few bucks for him to take a trip forever.

They were bought by someone - i don’t remember who, but i remember being disappointed when i read it. Glad they’re providing more benefits for their people. Hope that’s real.

From wiki-

Dams on the Rio Grande include Rio Grande Dam, Cochiti Dam, Elephant Butte Dam, Caballo Dam, Amistad Dam, Falcon Dam, Anzalduas Dam, and Retamal Dam. In southern New Mexico and the upper portion of the Texas border segment, the river’s discharge dwindles. Diversions, mainly for agricultural irrigation, have increased the natural decrease in flow such that by the time the river reaches Presidio, little or no water is left. Below Presidio, the Rio Conchos restores the flow of water.[1] Near Presidio, the river’s discharge is frequently zero. Its average discharge is 178 cubic feet per second (5 m3/s), down from 945 cubic feet per second (27 m3/s) at Elephant Butte Dam. Supplemented by other tributaries, the Rio Grande’s discharge increases to its maximum annual average of 3,504 cubic feet per second (99 m3/s) near Rio Grande City. Large diversions for irrigation below Rio Grande City reduce the river’s average flow to 889 cubic feet per second (25 m3/s) at Brownsville and Matamoros.[5]

Definitely not going to defend ercot, but that was a very strong wind. Easy for me to say; i didn’t really lose power or trees. I did lose a litter box.

We’ve been allied with Israel for 60 years. Bibi is fucking that up and needs to go. I’m not sure that being the mediator between a powermonger and a terrorist organization is the right answer. I don’t know what the right answer is. How many Americans are still there and what should we do to get them home?

We’re negotiating with Hamas?