Thursday, October 2, 2025

The Worst Places to Eat in Richardson Last Month

Restaurant Scores
Graphic by City of Richardson.

The City of Richardson is rightly regarded as having some of the best and most diverse dining options in north Texas ("Eat & Drink"). But that doesn't mean every restaurant in Richardson exceeds in every measure. Here is a list of the ten worst places to eat in Richardson last month, based on the City of Richardson's Health Department Restaurant Scores from inspections last month. Not all Richardson restaurants are inspected each and every month. Only those inspected last month are ranked here. Only the lowest scores are shown.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Random Thoughts: So Much for Registering New Citizens to Vote

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2025-09-02: "Voter registration groups blocked from naturalization events"
-- NPR
So much for the non-partisan League of Women Voters decades-long partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to register new citizens to vote at naturalization ceremonies.
npr.org/2025/09/02/nx-s1-55258...

Sunday, September 28, 2025

POTD: Spanish Steps

From 2024 12 22 Rome

Today's photo-of-the-day is of the Spanish Steps in Rome. According to Wikipedia, "The monumental stairway of 135 steps is linked with the Trinità dei Monti church, under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France, at the top of the steps and the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See in the Palazzo Monaldeschi at the bottom of the steps. The stairway was designed by the architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi."

Saturday, September 27, 2025

POTD: Italian Opera Experience on Christmas Day

From 2024 12 22 Rome

Today's photo-of-the-day is from the Ponte Sant'Angelo Methodist Church. On Christmas Day, this intimate church across the Tiber River from the Castel Sant'Angelo hosted an "Italian Opera Experience." It was a great way to close out our Christmas Day in Rome.

A bonus photo is after the jump.

Friday, September 26, 2025

POTD: The Roof of St. Peter's

From 2024 12 22 Rome

Today's photo-of-the-day is from the roof of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.


"At last the rooftop,
Michelangelo’s great crown,
Standing where he dreamed."

— h/t ChatGPT