Clear Lake Chamber Hosts CCISD Candidate Forum April 1

March 30, 2026

Educate yourself before you vote!

The Chamber will host a forum for all the candidates running for CCISD Trustee. There are two positions opened for the election on May 2, 2026 district 2 and district 3. Election information can be found at the CCISD Elections page. District 2 is in Harris County and District 3 is in Galveston County. The Election page has good information about where to vote for each election.

Current Trustees Arturo Sanchez and Jamie Mackay are being challenged by Gabriel Gonzales and Edward Hallman respectively.

Wednesday, April 1 | 5 p.m.

Hosted by: Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Location: Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, 1150 Gemini St., Houston Tx, 77058

Join in-person or watch online at clearlakearea.com


Free Film Screening at UHCL this Sunday

September 24, 2025

For background visit https://chasingthetideseries.com RSVP to the event here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084FA8A729AA8-58252281-chasing

Please join us for a screening of one episode of Chasing the Tide at UHCL Bayou Theater at 2700 Bay Area Blvd, Bayou Building. This episode features the Galveston coastline, right in our back yard. 

After the film we will have a panel discussion moderated by Sandra Metoyer, the executive director of the Environmental Institute of Houston. Panelists are as follows: 

Jay Kleberg: Founding executive director of The Gulf Trust, Conservationist & filmmaker
Adrian Garcia: Harris County Commissioner of Precinct 2, with a major focus on parks and wildlife
Suzanne Simpson: Ecologist, wildlife biologist, author, and natural resource manager
Michael J. Turco: General Manager of the Harris-Galveston and Fort Bend Subsidence Districts 

After the film and discussion there will be a reception with snacks and an opportunity to meet the panelists.


Vegas Review: Canelo vs Crawford Fight

September 14, 2025

Well that sucked only because I am a Canelo fan and he lost in a 12 decision.

The Fight
If you want to watch a fight watch it at home. If you want to experience a fight see it live. Unless you are within 100 feet of the ring you will probably be focusing on the big screens which have a crystal clear picture. That’s what I did as did most in my area. I had a front row seat on the 3rd level. It was great view.

Besides the fight being uneventful (I’ve been to better fights) the event itself was fun. I was disappointed in the fight as well as the lack of playing the National Anthems. The stadium was full of Mexican Nationals and if you have ever heard them sing their anthem you know they sing with pride and LOUD! I was looking forward to it but no anthems were played. That was strange.

Vegas
If you want an inexpensive, fun, vacation go to Cancun. Vegas is expensive. Period. $10 beer (12 oz). $20 burgers (no fries). A traditional eggs, bacon, hash browns and coffee will run you $36 which includes a $5 tip. Gambling is way out of my league. I like playing Craps but $25 minimum bet table means I would be betting about $100 for every roll of the dice. I did find a $10 minimum bet table but the thrill was gone and I passed. I joined others at the sports book and watched football prior to the fight. That was fun.

Tonight I am going to see another mind reading show, Ghost Stories, at the Mandalay Bay Casino. I’ve seen David Copperfield and The Mentalist. Both were excellent.


Vacation Review: The Pacific Northwest

August 21, 2025
Crystal Mountain Ski Resort. Great view of Mount Ranier.

Visiting other states makes me wonder what the hell I am doing here.

We visited a number of national parks in the area, Cascades, Olympic, Mount Ranier, and Crater Lake. We also visited the cities of Seattle and Portland. Pictures are below. Here are some interesting notes.

VRBO Ghost.
OMG. We had 3 couples, 4 bedrooms VRBO house. Every single one of us experienced a double KNOCK KNOCK on our bedroom door and nobody was there. On the last day I was in the kitchen and my door slammed hard enough for people to come out of their rooms wondering who the hell slammed the door! That was very strange!!! When the knock happened to me I said “Come in!” then immediately realized what was happening. There was no one there. Yeow!

Seattle Underground Tour
We went on this tour 30 years ago and it is still great! Interesting history of Seattle. If you are in the area take 90 minutes to learn about Seattle and why there is an underground. It is a very interesting tour and very affordable.

Seattle Needle
Of course we made the trip up the Needle. It was a clear day and we had some beautiful views! We were told the chowder at Ivar’s was the absolute best in the world. They were right! A bit expensive but the chowder was really good!

Whale Watching
We booked a whale watching tour and saw a couple of Orcas. The boat ride was just beautiful. Sunny day. Cool. Just perfect. We took a ferry to Bainbridge. That was interesting because there were two military ships being paraded through the area by tugboats spouting water. The sailors were all lined up on the ships.

Portland
My main reason to go to Portland was to visit my good friends son who manages a comedy show venue. My friend and I have known each other for over 50 years. We surprised the hell out of him and watched a real good comedy show. The venue hosts some top entertainers including James Austin Johnson who plays trump on SNL. If in Portland go see a show and ask for James! Portland Helium Comedy Club.

Status of the Parks
The only thing I can say I noticed was the maintenance of the bathrooms. Many were not working. Many were not clean to the point people walked into the woods instead of using the facilities. Other than that I didn’t see any impact to the cuts in funding.

And here are some of my best pics:


Trump Burger Review: Lackluster Dishes in Kemah

May 29, 2025

Believe me.

The new Trump Burger place opened in Kemah and the Houston Chronicles Bao Ong, Restaurant critic, wasn’t very impressed. Here are a few clips:

  • If we cut to the chase though, most dishes are unremarkable and far from making the Chronicle’s best burgers guide.
  • The merchandise on sale is made abroad, including in the Dominican Republic and Bangladesh.
  • Fat, salt and heat — all elements I seek in a burger — are lacking.
  • The regular and sweet potato fries arrived hot and crisp on the exterior, but they were either soggy inside or oversalted. 
  • The cheesesteak for which I had traveled nearly 45 minutes made me want to drive right back home.

Maybe he should have tried some other variation of burgers such as:

  • The Stormy Burger. Nice firm buns with little meat.
  • The Tariff Burger. It’s on the menu, it’s off the menu. it’s on the menu. It’s off the menu. TACO?
  • The Immigration Burger. Grilled to perfection by a white guy making minimum wage.
  • The Stock Market Burger. Losing your ass with every bite.
  • The Liar Burger. No one has ever tasted a burger this good. Believe me.
  • The White Power Burger. Raw with a side of white supremacy sauce.

You might not want the Shuttle to be sent to Houston

April 12, 2025
Closest you can get to Enterprise.

Houston, we don’t have a problem.

Instead of working to settle our stock market our Senators are working hard to bring one of the Space Shuttles to Houston. It’s not like we miss it, because we really don’t and it may not be all you think it might be. Houston failed in their bid to house a Shuttle back in 2010 when the program ended. From what museum experts tell me, it is a museum piece and the bid had to show how it would attract visitors and how it would be paid for. For Houston, failure was an option. (Ugh) And they failed spectacularly. According to the Houston Chronicle:

One went to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, another went to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Space Shuttle Discovery went to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Virginia.

Another, the Enterprise, went to New York and was put on the Intrepid aircraft carrier. The Enterprise never flew. It was used only for gliding and landing tests. It had no engines. You can view it on the carrier (above), walk underneath it, and observe it from a platform. Like the other shuttles you can’t touch it. You can’t walk in it. You can’t look into the cockpit. It is all hands off. But….Space Center Houston received the Woody.

The Woody is a replica of the Shuttle and was housed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was moved here after Kennedy’s winning bid to secure a Shuttle. Woody sits on top of a 747 at Space Center Houston and is actually a very interesting exhibit. You can walk through the bay, look into the cockpit, and actually touch it unlike the other ones.

Sure it would be great to have a real Shuttle but at what cost? Who will pay to move it to Houston and mount it on the 747? Is that even possible? It would have to be removed from the Smithsonian, moved to an airport, mounted on a modified 747, flown to Houston, removed from the 747, moved to Space Center Houston, and then mounted on the 747. The Woody would have to be removed and either dismantled or moved to another location. It ain’t going to happen.

Cornyn was in office in 2010. He should have paid more attention to the bidding process so Houston could have secured a Shuttle.


Why did SpaceX have another RUFUS? (Rapid Unscheduled F*** Ups)

March 7, 2025

It’s the second time SpaceX blew up within a few months. This is not normal.

One of the last classes I took at NASA was a course concerning Root Cause Analysis. It was a class teaching how NASA conducts an investigation to determine the cause of an accident. NASA has standards to determine if an independent RCA is to be conducted. At the time I believe the standards included the loss of life, or injury to an individual, and/or the loss of a mission that is over $1 Million. The Challenger and Columbia accidents are examples. Unlike these two SpaceX accidents did not result in a loss of life but they have all resulted in huge economical impacts.

At the time of the class SpaceX had just experienced one of their many accidents. I asked if NASA would be involved in this RCA. The instructor was reluctant to address this because the contract between NASA and SpaceX allowed them to self investigate their accidents. So SpaceX has investigated over and over again and yet their RUFUS continue. Something is truly f***ed up.

As with any other NASA investigation an independent group of experts perform a deep dive into the accident and will issue a detailed report. Have w never seen a detailed report from SpaceX? All we read about the accidents are what SpaceX gives to the media and then the accidents continue.

Maybe one day SpaceX will stop learning from their fuck ups and start learning how to prevent their fuck ups. This isn’t a fucking game. This explosion cause air traffic to stop on the east coast. I spewed debris over the launch area. If the root cause of these accidents is not adequately investigated what else could we lose?

BTW. Fuck Musk.


Super Bowl Pool 2025!

January 25, 2025

For the last 5 years or so I have managed a friendly Super Bowl pool. All money paid out. $10/Square. Instant winners with squares 2-2 5-5 8-8 or 9-9 $25. $200/Qtr $100/Final Pick a square. Send me money! Good luck! paypal, venmo, or zelle johncoby@sbcglobal.net CashApp johncoby2. Once all squares are taken and paid for I will live stream the numbers.

Check the link below periodically for available squares:

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Vacation review: Italy

April 30, 2024

This was my “after the wedding” trip. It was absolutely awesome!

My wife and I took a trip to Italy to visit Rome, Venice, and Milan. It was one of those touristy trip, hitting all the highlights, the Coliseum, Pompeii, Herculaneum, The Vatican, The Pantheon, the canals of Venice, and the Duomo di Milano. All of the tours we took were just incredibly interesting. It’s all a must see. Here are my notes and travel tips.

Lessons Learned. The hard way. My packing lists has extra clothes in my carry on. I forgot and it cost me. Do yourself a favor and put that on the top of your packing list.

American Airlines. You can’t fault an airline for rerouting you because of the weather but when they lose your luggage for 4 days and there is no way to call customer support for help (because they do not have customer support) it is pretty frustrating. Try calling AA and talking to a real person except for making and paying for a reservation. They will quickly take your money but good luck when you have a problem. Very frustrating experience. I fly Southwest for domestic travel and I can talk with customer support within a minute or two.

Bathrooms. Keep $5 in euros in your pocket because most bathrooms, except for restaurants, charge a euro. Seriously. The airports did not but the train stations did, the public bathrooms, bathrooms at the various tourist attractions did. LOL. You have to love the Europeans!

Accommodations. We stayed a half a block from The Pantheon. Very nice. The Dimora degli Dei. Yes, it is in the touristy area but it was so convenient to all the attractions. Walking distance to most. The staff was wonderful! In Venice we stayed at the Ambassador Tre Rose in San Marco. It was a very small, but clean and comfortable, room. We had a laugh at how small it was. The staff was just outstanding! We have nothing to compare it to but it was small. In Milan we stayed at the Brunelleschi Hotel. It was just around the corner from the Doumo. Beautiful room. Great staff. We returned to Rome and stayed in the Donna Camilla Savelli. Beautiful, wonderful staff, top notch!

Travel. We flew. Took a train from Venice to Milan and Rome to Naples. Rode the boats to Venice. Took a bike tour. And used uber/taxis for travel. When you use your Uber app they will list taxis also. They are cheaper and if you do not have luggage it is a great option. Just an FYI. If you don’t use the app at the airport and get into a taxi line, make sure you have cash to pay the driver. Good tip: Use the Uber app. BTW the drivers in Italy are aggressive!

The trains between Rome and Naples and Venice to Milan were fantastic! If you arrive 30 minutes ahead you are probably going to be early! We had to wait for the train number to be posted on the TV screens which usually was 15-20 minutes before departure. We spent a little more and booked a first class ticket and enjoyed the lounge while waiting. Tickets are checked like the old days, on the train while it is moving.

Food. We tried the pizza. Once. It is not like American pizza and certainly not like Chicago pizza. It was boring. Try it. Once. The lasagna was so much better than the US but don’t expect a lot of meat in your meat lasagna. All the other pasta plates were very different and good! Breakfast was mostly pastries. It made me wonder if the diabetes rates were higher than the US. (They are not) Inflation didn’t seem to have taken over Italy like in the US. We thought everything was very well priced. And coffee was European. I’m not an espresso fan. An Americano was a small cup of instant coffee. They charge for refills. LOL. Even the Starbucks screwed up American coffee.

Rome. We booked tours via Viator. We have had good experiences with them. All the tours we took, except for the boat ride in Rome, were outstanding! Again we did the touristy stuff and toured the Coliseum, The Forum, The Vatican, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the Pantheon. Skip the boat ride in Rome. It was uneventful. Boring. Everything else was just incredible!!!!

Venice. Unlike the other cities there are two ways to travel in Venice, boat or foot. That is it. There are no bikes, scooters, vespas, cars, nothing but boats and feet. We took a walking tour of Venice which is highly recommended. There is a mall that used to be a trading center for Germans that has a roof top viewing platform. It’s free but you have to have a ticket for a 15 minute viewing.

Milan. We stayed just around the corner from the Duomo di Milano. What a beautiful cathedral! Our tour through Milan included the painting of the Last Supper. That was interesting. The two paintings in the room were painted using different methods, fresco and dry. The dry painting of the Last Supper is faded and has required restoration. The other painting is pristine. Beautiful. Tourists are only allowed to be in the church for no more than 15 minutes.

Put on your walking shoes and visit Italy. Next stop for us, Tanzania!


The Battle of Bay Oaks. Part II

October 30, 2023

So how does Bay Oaks fit into Exploration Green?

The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) is proposing to widen the waterway of Horsepen Bayou running through the west end of Bay Oaks. Much like Exploration Green it will provide flood control as well as a beautiful area for hikers, bikers, and families. HCFCD has a great record of achievement thoughout the area with new trails, trees, and flood mitigation. It’s a win-win for everyone, but there are those who are against progress and improvements.

Unfortunately in this day and age misrepresenting the facts has become a very powerful tool much like the Big Lie about the 2020 elections. Much like those who opposed Exploration Green the Bay Oaks a group within the Community Association has sounded the alarm about the development. Whether they are misrepresenting the facts or not will be determined later but it’s clear they do not want this development to happen. According to their latest newsletter it’s gloom and doom for the area including displacing wildlife and “bald eagles” and ignoring an alternative design much like the Friends of the Old Golf Course proposed when opposing Exploration Green.

I found this to be very interesting for a number of reasons. It’s like Exploration Green all over again only with an anti-government twist. The very existence of the HCFCD is to control flooding as their name says. This project is to do just that and more. It’s good to have a healthy mistrust of government but it has to be fair and truthful. Yes, just like Exploration Green the development of the area will be uncomfortable but the result will be worth it. With all the great work the HCFCD has done in the last 10 years it is hard to think they are purposing destroying the natural habitat of the endangered Country Clubber.

This should be interesting to watch. From the Bay Oaks Community Newsletter:


Move Review: A Million Miles Away

September 20, 2023

It’s a great one!

A Million Miles Away tells the story of Jose Hernandez, a migrant turned Astronaut. Hernandez is played by Michael Pena. It’s an amazing story of Hernandez coming to America as a child with his family to work the fields in California and eventually being picked by NASA to fly as a mission specialist on the Shuttle.

At times it’s a bit corny and there are scenes at Johnson Space Center that are not at Johnson Space Center but most people will never know that. Hernandez has a cameo appearance in the movie. It’s a great movie to kick off Hispanic Month.

BTW. Hernandez wife, Adela, opened a restaurant across the street from JSC Credit Union outside the north gate of JSC. My club would have weekly lunches there. We loved Adela!

If you have Amazon Prime, take some time to watch it.


SpaceX “Unscheduled rapid disassembly”. It’s not rocket science. Literally.

April 21, 2023

A spokesman for SpaceX said an “unscheduled rapid disassembly” is SpaceX code word for “It blew up”.

After 14 years of exploding vehicles, SpaceX blew up another one yesterday. At least this one didn’t have a crew and it didn’t blow up the launch site. There comes a point when you have to ask if there is a systemic problem associated with all of these failures. It’s not rocket science. NASA has been flying for over 60 years. They know what works and what doesn’t, and how to avoid them in the future.

It’s easy to say after a failure, and SpaceX did, that this was a successful flight (up until it blew up). Science includes learning from your mistakes, miscalculations, poor designs, and reckless development. In the early days of space flight there were accidents, the most notable, Apollo 1, which took the lives of three astronauts. It took 1.5 years to get back to flying after a complete analysis and modifications to the vehicle to prevent another similar accident. That was 60 ago.

Yes human space flight is risky. We know that. We’ve known it for over 60 years. It’s nothing new. Repeating the mistakes of the past is not science. Unfortunately NASA will not be in charge of the Root Cause Analysis and the mistakes and lessons learned will not be made public like the reports from NASA failures.


“They ought to teach this in school”…well CCISD Does! Career & Technical Education

February 28, 2023

In High School I made a cutting board.

I attended the 6th Session of Inside CCISD and once again was very impressed with the education and resources available to students in our schools. Besides preparing kids for college and giving them the tools to help select a university, apply, and pay for the classes CCISD provides a great Career and Technical Education program for those who will enter the workforce right after high school.

The picture to the left is a two seater plane. The students build this from a kit with the adults being responsible for the items required for certification. They will later sell the plane. Across the hall was the automotive repair shop where students work on their own cars or on cars owned by CCISD employees. This includes oil changes and complete break rebuilds among other things. We also toured the Audio/Video workshop. Students are responsible for the video presentations at football games on the big screen, making the videos for the Inside CCISD presentations, and anything the school requires. If you are watching a video at a CCISD school it was probably made by the students. Many of these students work part time in local auto dealers or with the NCAA in helping with on the field photos and videos during games.

Our meeting included a great lasagne dinner not only served by the students but made by the students. CCISD has Culinary Arts classes as part the Hospitality and Tourism career cluster. It was pretty good! These are just a few courses available to students in CCISD.

So if you hear someone say “They ought to bring back teaching of hands on technical skills” tell them to look at the Career & Technical Education provided by CCISD:


Travel Review: Las Vegas

December 20, 2022

There is a lot to do in Las Vegas and a lot to lose.

Smoking. It’s been 20 years since I was in Las Vegas. One thing that I thought would have changed was smoking in the casinos. The casinos on the Strip, especially the high end casinos, didn’t have that smoky smell and I didn’t see anyone smoking but there were some where it seemed to be a requirement to smoke as you gamble. It stunk. I stepped into a casino on Fremont Street just to find a bathroom and the place had a cloud of smoke including weed. Weed stinks. You get a whiff once in a while on Fremont Street.

Fremont Street. What a blast. It’s a must see place in Vegas. There are vendors up and down the street some just selling pictures with casino girls or Chippendale dudes, others selling stuff or caricatures. The lights and the light show on the canopy is entertaining. Live music/DJs are provided on 3 stages. Lots of performers looking for tips. Outside bars are available. Hotels are not as fancy as the ones on the Strip. Personally I would stay on the strip and visit Fremont.

The Strip. Lots of stuff to look at throughout the strip as well as lots of walking! They offer a pass for the Monorail that runs from the Sahara to Mandalay Bay. It’s a good way to see all the hotels. The Bellagio has a beautiful water show which runs on the hour and I think every 15 minutes at night. Treasure Island used to have the pirate show but they don’t do that anymore. The Volcano show at the Mirage is no longer as of this past weekend. Hard Rock will be buying out The Mirage. Check for other free outdoor events before you go and make a trip to see them.

Titanic Exhibit at The Luxor

Shows. We saw The Beatles Love at the Mirage. It was very entertaining! Check the web to find out where the best seats are for every performance. Seats closer to the stage were NOT the best seats and were less expensive than those on the first level. It all depends upon the specific show. We also saw David Copperfield at the MGM. That was just incredible!!! There are shows all over Vegas. Pick one or two. We also saw the exhibit Titanic at The Luxor. Again a great exhibit! We went on the LINQ High Roller, the 550 foot tall ferris wheel overlooking the strip. That was about a 35 minute ride and was quite a view.

Hoover Dam. We rented a car for a day at the hotel and drove to see Hoover Dam. Take the tour. It is very interesting and is a break from the hectic Vegas scene. They offer various types of tours of the dam, the power generators, and a hard hat tour. Visit their website for more info and make reservations in advance if needed. We also took the scenic drive around Red Rock. Both trips were fun and took the afternoon. Weather permitting there are a number of hiking opportunities in the area.

The Mob Museum. It is walking distance from the Fremont Experience. It was pretty interesting.

Food and drinks. Unless you are eating at the food courts, don’t expect the food and drinks to be inexpensive. Although I didn’t gamble, it still looks like drinks are at no charge to those who gamble. We sat at a bar to have a drink and was comp-ed because we put $20 into the video poker machine. It turned out to be an expensive drink! LOL. Food at the Casino restaurants was overly expensive. We found a couple of great restaurants for breakfast that was very reasonable outside of the hotels.

Travel. Uber and Lyft are readily available. Watch for prices to soar during rush times. Each hotel has a specific place for Rideshare pickups. Ask where they are or walk down a side street for pickup.

Good luck and enjoy!!!


It’s time to support the Republican Party in their time of need

September 2, 2022

Come on Republicans! You can do it!

Thank you Mr. Fish https://clowncrack.com

Qanon running for Texas State Board of Education. Julie Pickren

August 22, 2022

Seriously. You can’t make this stuff up. #NoPlaceButTexas and Manvel Texas.

Julie Pickren is running for the Texas State Board of Education. She is from Manvel Texas, which is about as blood shot red as Donald Trump Jr’s eyes after a coke fest. She owns Glam Unlimited LLC. Pickren was elected to the Alvin Independent School District, another blood shot red area but later resigned.

Pickren attended the Jan 6 Insurrection in Washington DC supporting trump and his conspiracy theories of election fraud. Pickren is running on all of the white wing racist dog whistles such as CRT even thought CRT has never been taught, isn’t being taught, and will never be taught in Texas, or any schools in the United States. But, to Qanon candidates facts don’t really matter to her or voters in Texas. Pickren has no education experience and should be banned from being near any public school in the State.

Pickren has raised about $50,000 with $40,000 coming from 4 individuals including $20,000 from Kathaleen Wall who spent $13 million of her own money in two failed Congressional seat attempts and local sugar daddy State Representative Money Mayes Middleton.

Kathaleen ,Wall15,000.00
Schumacher ,Amanda10,000.00
McMahon ,Linda5,000.00
Middleton ,Mayes5,000.00
Wall ,Kathaleen5,000.00

It’s over. Misty Dawson’s suit against CCISD has been dropped

August 16, 2022
Misty Dawson with Mike Lindell

Scott Bowen’s 4th vote to become the CCISD President has been lost.

Misty Dawson lost the CCISD election by 43 votes to Jessica Cejka in May. In late June she filed a suit claiming….wait for it….election fraud. Today that suit has been CUUUUU-LOSED!

Just from this one sheet it looks like the petition to drop the case came from Dawson’s attorney. “having considered Contestant’s [Dawson’s] Notice of Nonsuit of Election Contest, hereby ORDERS that all claims asserted in this action against Contestee, JESSICA CEJKA are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

I wonder if Scott Bowen’s meddling in this suit had anything to do with it or his possible coordination with the Dawson attorney or maybe the League City Councilmen Justin Hicks meddling did the suit in. Either way, it is over. BTW:

In the formal legal world, a court case that is dismissed with prejudice means that it is dismissed permanently. A case dismissed with prejudice is over and done with, once and for all, and can’t be brought back to court. 

https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/difference-between-dismissed-or-without-prejudice

So….it’s over and Scott cannot be President.


Why do you have to be a dick about everything: Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Again.

August 16, 2022

Leave it to Texas Governor Greg Abbott to be a dick. Again.

Back in November 2021 Abbott made a dick move by celebrating the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse who shot and killed two protesters in Wisconsin. Rittenhouse was underage but carried and used an AR-15 in killing the two human beings which made Abbott gleefully tweet about it and pee in his wheelchair.

Now after 30 years of Republican rule in Texas with still no solutions to our immigration system Abbott has pulled another dick move. Abbott is sending immigrants, who have applied for asylum under the protection of international laws, to other states like New York and Washington DC. Not only is it another stupid stunt, it is just plain Kruel. (As in Kruel. Korrupt. Khaos. The Republican Party returns to it’s roots: The KKK)

This is simply Kruel. Abbott may be giggling and peeing in his wheelchair but these human beings are seeking asylum, leaving their home country, and have been bussed around like cattle. Abbott can’t act like an elected official or a human being and try to solve the problem.

What a dick.


The Republican Party returns to it’s roots: Khaos. Korruption. Kruelty.

August 6, 2022

Back in 1992 I watched the entire Republican Convention. I remember saying “Phil Gramm bored me. Pat Robertson scared the crap out of me.” Today’s Republican Party attending the CPAC convention should terrify everyone.

CPAC used to be a convention for conservatives, people who believed in respect, honor, and dignity. It was the rally convention for the Republican Party. Today it’s more like the KKK representing the party with Khaos, Korruption, and Kruelty.

Greg Abbott spoke at the convention and gave a standing ovation to their speaker, the extreme far right Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban who warned about mixing races, the gay community, non-whites, and non-christians among other racist topics. The speech was nothing but racist.  

The convention showed that the Republican Party has returned to it’s true roots of the KKK. They are nothing but Khaos, spewing lies about election fraud when they lose. They cause chaos just for the sake of causing chaos. They lie about everything and when faced with facts, they simply double down on the lies knowing their base are too lazy to research. 

They are Korrupt with many running for office with felony indictments like our State Attorney General Ken Paxton. They are running to the defense of over 800 charged with the assault on our capitol on Jan 6. They turn a blind eye to those who are breaking the law just as long as they are on their side.

And they are simply Kruel. Republicans love to intimidate, allowing 18 year olds to buy assault weapons and walk in public with them. They vilify those that seek a better life here in the United States. They separate children from their mothers. They talk tough. They act tough but are actually cowards like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley running away when faced with conflict. They enjoy pushing the envelope on decency, common sense, and honor. They are racist.

This is the old Republican Party. This is the new Republican Party.


League City Councilman butting into CCISD lawsuit

August 6, 2022

I do not know Justin Hicks, Councilman for League City, but he is meddling in the legal issues of CCISD and leading the crazies with false information.

After losing the election for School Board, Misty Dawson filed suit claiming (wait for it…..) election fraud, not against CCISD, but against her opponent, Jessica Cejka, demanding a new election and $100,000. At first the CCISD School Board could not agree on whether to fund the defense of Jessica Cejka. At the regular meeting a motion to fund failed by a tied vote with Trustee Scott Bowen leading the “no” votes and Jessica Cejka recusing herself.

At a special meeting this week the board voted to fund the defense of the School District since the lawsuit referenced the election that was conducted by CCISD personnel. Hicks, in a recent Facebook post, claims this funding is illegal. Hicks is an engineer and might have obtained his law degree from Facebook University. His post includes:

This is a violation of Texas Penal code Chapter 39.02, and it is likely a felony on

the school’s part as well as for Jessica Cejka to accept the funds and help.

What I need you to do: Email the entire board and tell them to NOT use taxpayer

funds to defend a personal civil suit (felony). And also remind Jessica Cejka to

recuse herself from this vote as it is a HUGE conflict of interest…. Please do this

before Monday 7/25 and let the board know we don’t appreciate this illegal and

unethical abuse of taxpayer funds.

After consulting with REAL legal counsel, the CCISD Board voted, unanimously, to fund the defense of CCISD with some restrictions. Even Hicks’ buddy Scott Bowen voted in favor of the resolution. Hicks makes not mention of the grievance filed against Bowen for….wait for it…..conflict of interest in this legal situation. 

So Hicks needs to either go back and take a refresher course on Facebook U, or just shut the f*uck up.

The entire Facebook thread can be viewed here.