POTD: Maui or Mars?

From 2019 01 13 Maui

Today's photo-of-the-day is from the rim of Maui's Haleakala volcano. Standing 10,023 ft tall, the air is thin and cool. Maybe not Mars-like, but standing there and looking at the landscape, you can imagine being on Mars more easily than being on a tropical island.

First Impression of the RISD Trustee Candidates

Hamilton Park United Methodist Church hosted a candidate forum for the first-ever Richardson ISD single-member district election for board of trustees. About 45 members of the public were in attendance.

District 2 has two candidates: Vanessa Pacheco and Eron Linn (incumbent). Linn was not present.

District 4 is an open position, trustee Katie Patterson having resigned earlier this year. District 4 has four candidates: Taler BK Jefferson, Regina Harris, Patricia Price Hicks, and Sakennia Reed.

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)

Rotten Tomatoes

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019): In series finale, Jesse Pinkman got away. In this sequel, he (spoiler) still gets away. An unnecessary movie, but same look and feel as the TV series and a welcome encore for a favorite character. He's even learned a thing or two. B+

POTD: Popular Crossword Answer

If you do crossword puzzles regularly, you surely have encountered a clue like this: "state bird of Hawaii." According to The New York Times, "NENE has been an entry in The New York Times Crossword a total of 295 times since 1944. They may be rare in Hawaii, but they have hidden nests in your puzzle."

From 2019 01 13 Maui

Today's photo-of-the-day is of a nene crossword sighting in the wild, or a least a sighting of a nene crossing. It's on the road in Maui's Haleakala National Park.

Did We Have Fun at the Fair?

From 2019 10 10 State Fair of Texas

You bet your boots we did.

More photos from the 2019 State Fair of Texas can be found on Google Photos.