Category: Current Events

  • COVID in Austin Update (June 13)

    It’s a Saturday and weekend days have traditionally been “better” as results tend to back up to spike early in the week. Austin saw 147 new cases reported today, which is the all-time second highest after Tuesday’s 161. On the hospitalization front, better news both in number of those hospitalized dipped from 134 yesterday to…

  • Covid in Austin Update (June 12)

    I’ve been commenting on Austin’s daily report on Twitter; moving that to my site. To catch up, this has been a week. We’re just far enough out from Memorial Day and the increased re-openings to see the impact from the additional human interaction. This week, we saw new cases reported at relatively high numbers. Prior…

  • Thinking in Public

    This week at work, a conversation went toward “thinking in public” and how writing online helps us refine our thoughts. I’ve definitely fallen into this trap. I’ve fallen into the trap for a few reasons: Laziness. At the end of the time, I’m tired. Busy. While at work, I don’t have the bandwidth to write.…

  • El Paso Shooting (and Dayton too)

    El Paso Shooting (and Dayton too)

    Thankfully, we did not have any family or friends involved at the recent El Paso shooting, but far too many people are not able to say the same thing today. One family member was there no more than two hours before the shooting and there is no reason why she was spared while others were…

  • Rangers at Astros

    Rangers would be a solid team if we could pitch better than a tee-ball team.

  • Former Rep’s Opines on ACA Appeal

    If the American Health Care Act is signed into law, people with preexisting conditions such as me might not be able to get the care we need. Source: Opinion | To my colleagues in Congress: I have MS. Don’t make my insurance unaffordable.