The City Council election is over. Congratulations to all the elected council members. Congratulations to Bob Dubey, our new mayor. But before we close the books on the election, I need to mention some loose ends that really should be tied up, before we move on and they are lost to memory.
Where Am I Wednesday!
Fifty points to the first person to identify where this photo was taken.
It's odd how something that you notice for the first time suddenly seems to be everywhere. How did I ever miss it? One example is the word "chocolaty". I noticed the package for Girl Scout Tagalongs® cookies (by the way, the best Girl Scout cookie) describes them as "Crispy cookies layered with peanut butter and covered with a chocolaty coating." I wondered why they didn't say "chocolate coating". Looking at the ingredients, I realized the answer is because the cookies don't contain any chocolate. They use various chemicals that taste "chocolaty." Once I was aware of this, I now see "chocolaty" on lots of products that I previously would have called "chocolate."
Likewise, I had never heard the term "third place" until a week ago. (Actually I had, but it had a different meaning. I'll get to that in a postscript). Then I heard "third place" three times in a week.
I'll have thoughts about this in the blog tomorrow.
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| From 2022 10 19 Madrid |
This photo-of-the-day is from Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain. According to Google, "Cafes & restaurants line the arches of this stately square with Philip III's statue in the center." It's a great place to start exploring Madrid in any direction.
A bonus photo is after the jump.
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| From 2022 10 19 Madrid |
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| From 2022 10 19 Madrid |
The first photo-of-the-day from another odyssey is from Madrid, Spain, the home of flamenco. According to Smithsonian Magazine, "the world outside Spain often stereotypes the nation as inhabited by flamenco dancers, singers, and guitar players...Inside Spain, however, the relationship between the flamenco art form and Spanish national identity has been fraught for more than a century." But forget that for an evening, just sit back, relax, and enjoy the music.
Bonus video after the jump.
In May of 2019, when I first wrote about the Morris Ice House in old downtown Richardson, now called the "CORE" (you know, like New York has the "Big Apple", Richardson has the "Core"), I noticed that on Google Maps, the Morris Ice House was labeled "Rinky Dinky Building." Offended, I immediately submitted a correction to Google Maps. Of course, I was ignored. (Remember, our motto here is "Not Being Listened to Since 2006.") Or so I thought.
Candidates for Richardson ISD Board of Trustees have filed 8-Day Campaign Finance Reports. Here are the totals for the 30-Day Reports and the 8-Day Reports, ranked by the combined totals.
| Eric Eager | Place 6 | $2,484.14 | $1,886.09 |
| Debbie Renteria | District 3 | $2,226.43 | $1,943.40 |
| Blake Sawyer | Place 6 | $1,967.37 | $573.00 |
| Bonnie Abadie | District 3 | $1,205.00 | $650.00 |
Candidates for Richardson City Council have filed 8-Day Campaign Finance Reports. Here are the totals for the 30-Day Reports and the 8-Day Reports, ranked by the combined totals.
| 30-Day | 8-Day | ||
| Bob Dubey | Mayor | $21,697.55 | $3,387.10 |
| Dan Barrios | Place 3 | $14,629.56 | $8,481.69 |
| Janet DePuy | Mayor | $11,350.00 | $7,515.00 |
| Ken Hutchenrider | Place 5 | $3,915.00 | $11,515.00 |
| Curtis Dorian | Place 1 | $10,401.00 | $2,050.00 |
| Stephen Springs | Place 3 | $6,875.00 | $5,260.00 |
| Todd Hunter | Place 5 | $1,961.70 | $3,386.15 |
| G. Scott Waddell | Place 1 | $3,755.00 | $700.00 |