Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Hang on UTD Students, Housing is Coming...Maybe
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The Outlaws (TV 2021)
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Monday, May 16, 2022
Moon Knight (TV 2022)
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Saturday, May 14, 2022
Silicon Valley - S01 (TV 2014)
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#VeryTardyReview
Friday, May 13, 2022
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (TV 2022)
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Thursday, May 12, 2022
Wanted: Superintendent, Practically Perfect in Every Way

The Richardson school district (RISD) is seeking a new superintendent. Everybody has an opinion. Expectations and demands are as high as those set by the George Banks family in Edwardian England when advertising for a nanny.
"If you want this choice position, have a cheery disposition.
Rosy cheeks, no warts. Play games, all sorts.
You must be kind, you must be witty, very sweet, and fairly pretty.
Take us on outings, give us treats, sing songs, bring sweets.
Never be cross or cruel. Never give us castor oil or gruel.
Love us as a son and daughter, and never smell of barley water.
Hurry, Nanny! Many thanks!
Sincerely,
Jane and Michael Banks!"
Assuming that someone with the qualifications of Mary Poppins isn't
available, what criteria should be used to identify the RISD's next
superintendent?
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
WAIW: Something for Everyone
Where Am I Wednesday!
Fifty points to the first person to identify where this photo was taken.
Answer is after the jump.
Dining, Hookah, and Belly Dance
Richardson, Texas, is not Egypt. Everything here has to be so difficult. The property in question here is zoned retail and has been for decades. The property to the immediate north is, too, but is undeveloped. The property to the south across the street is zoned retail and unified residential. So zoning is not the problem. The plan is for a restaurant, not a bar or lounge. It's not just another hookah lounge in a neighborhood of hookah lounges. It's family friendly. It offers a mix of services — food, entertainment, alcohol, hookah. It's a unique concept for Richardson. Maher Maho of Frisco, mayor of that city from 2008-2017, came to Richardson to speak before the City Council to support the request. I can't remember that happening before.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Pachinko (TV 2022)
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Monday, May 9, 2022
The Batman (2022)
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Saturday, May 7, 2022
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
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Friday, May 6, 2022
Doctor Strange (2016)
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Needed to watch this before "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" was released. #VeryTardyReview
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Severance (TV 2022)
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
The Partisans Are Coming for District 5
From: Anna Donlan |
"The Partisans Are Coming for Your Cities and Schools." That was the headline of a Texas Monthly article as far back as five years ago. The Wheel wrote about the encroachment of partisan party politics several times (e.g., in November, 2020: "Partisan Nonpartisan Elections"). I do not like it when the Republicans do it. I do not like it when the Democrats do it. I do not like it.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE.
I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM.
I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Let's Talk: Child Grooming
Source: Alliance for Children.
During the public comment section of the April 11, 2022, Richardson ISD school board meeting, one speaker criticized RISD for practicing child "grooming" in elementary schools as part of official RISD policy. Yeah. Then it got worse.
Monday, May 2, 2022
"CRT-esque Ideologies"
In case you still wonder, CRT is not a subject taught in public schools in Richardson ISD, nor anywhere else in Texas. It's against state law to teach CRT in Texas public schools. Where does the myth that it's in RISD come from and why is it so hard to put down? In part, it's because partisans wanting to take over school boards know that people have bad connotations for the words "critical," "race," and "theory." Put them together and people think surely CRT must be something really bad, even if people can't say exactly what it is. If critics actually define the term CRT, they fall back on making up their own definition. And their own definition is something even libtards agree is bad. It's a straw man that the critics erect because it's easy to argue against. But it's not being taught, no matter how many times the critics cry "CRT, CRT, CRT."
Sunday, May 1, 2022
Random Thoughts: 1950 Census Has Been Released!
- 2022-04-01: 1950 Census has been released! Woot for everyone over 72.
- 2022-04-02: "In 2019, Mike Tyson said on Joe Rogan's podcast that, ever since smoking toad, he's 'never been the same.' " If there's a straight line with more openings for a punchline than this one, I haven't seen it.
- 2022-04-04: The Bubble (2022): Judd Apatow comedy about making a movie in a pandemic quarantine. The bubble's isolation eventually cracks everyone. Pokes fun at actors, directors, producers, social media influencers, (crew escapes unscathed), all with characters immediately forgettable. C-
- 2022-04-04: I just got an email from Trump that I can't figure out. "Friend, This has NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. As THE TOP donor, I've texted you 3000% more. Do you want to stay on top?" Then it says, "CONTRIBUTION STATUS: PENDING. DEADLINE: IMMEDIATELY."
Is he losing it? - 2022-04-04: Steve Brown has a job with DMN copy-and-pasting developers' press releases into the newspaper. Nice work if you can get it.
After the jump, more random thoughts.