Sunday, May 29, 2016

Sunday Funnies, Grand Old Potty edition


Drip, drip, drip.  I still think she can skate over the thin ice all the way to Washington, but there are smart people who would rather not understand why Bernie stays in the race (seriously smart; see narcissism of small differences) and morons who will never get it.  Sanders gives them, and people like them, a flaming hemorrhoid.  They are most definitely still feeling the Bern, and I'm not giving them any aloe vera.


On our national holiday honoring those who died serving their country, let's make sure we don't neglect -- or condescend to -- those who made it back home.  And let's honor the service of both by not sending any more young men into war.

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Photos from Houston's latest monsoon

There was a sky at dusk yesterday evening as the torrent finally relented that I have rarely ever seen. These pictures simply don't do it justice.

(all pics courtesy Houston Chronicle)

And after dusk.



Update: This collection from Melissa Law on Facebook ...


 ... with several of this apocalyptic cloud formation.


 Some cows got loose on 290, caused a little traffic backup.


The Texas Observer graphically explains our challenges.  We flooded like hell a year ago on Memorial Day weekend, you might recall.  At this point we're damned if we do and damned (or maybe it's dammed) if we don't.