I Mess With Texas, The Continuing Saga

Or, I've lost count how many times I've messed with Texas. The Mess With Texas Sign Mainly because I occasionally begin to think it might be OK down there, and then I remember: I've only ever really been to Austin. So I forget to pay attention. And then BS like this pops up. From the…

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Home safe, butt kicked. Film at 11.

Out cold Whew, just back from another Texas trip. Never even saw Austin. In three days I hit: Pflugerville, Gruene (pronounced "Green" but you know we had fun calling it "Groin"), Round Rock, and Sea World. My niece Sydney (at left) may in fact have been more tired post-Shamu (and really, is there more tired…

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I Mess with Texas, Part 20

The Mess With Texas Sign I haven't messed with Texas in a while, actually. Not that there's a dearth of stuff to mess with, but, eh. I haven't been motivated. Maybe I'm drugged by the ribs. Or maybe massive floods, dirty lakes, racist hotels, fraud trials, random shootings and evangelical freaks lack the sting of…

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I Mess With Texas, Part 19

The Mess With Texas Sign They're at it again…. NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas legislator has proposed that pregnant women considering abortion be offered $500 not to end their pregnancies. Republican State Sen. Dan Patrick, who also is a conservative radio talk show host, said on Friday the money might convince the women…

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I Mess With Texas, Part 18

The Mess With Texas Sign To note: This is not a retaliatory "mess with Texas" moment, even though Texas has been messing with my whole weekend, as I've had to write up two articles about the upcoming South By Southwest film festival. Do I feel a twitch guilty with this one, because I'm actually looking…

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And the award goes to ….

Gold D-cup Been a challenging week, needless to say. And doesn't look to let up. Cranky hasn't quite been enough to approximate my mood, but bloodthirsty seems a tad strong. In any case, people are pissing me off. Forthwith, the beginning of a sporadic set of entries: The Inaugural Armchair News Awards. (Cue crowd, cue…

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I Mess With Texas, Part 17

The Mess With Texas Sign So, it has been some time since I messed with Texas. And I'm feeling a little disloyal right now, as I'm actually writing something about the upcoming South By Southwest Film festival, which I believe I shall be attending. Plus, Austin is not really the rest of Texas. But I…

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I Mess With Texas, Part 16

The Mess With Texas Sign Jeez, barely a day goes by without finding a new reason to mess with Texas. And look! It's along the same lines as Part 15: Parent goes apeshit because of Stuff My Child Was Exposed To In School. Only this time, it wasn't naughty words. It was nakedness! No, a…

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I Mess With Texas, Part 15

The Mess With Texas Sign Ah, the messing with Texas. It's been since May since messing has been done! And really, there is always so much going on it is hard to know where to begin. For those new to the series, I'll link to them at the bottom of this email. (They're all over…

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