It's just about .5 degrees Cruz here in the Texas Hill Country ...

[marble falls]

... 17F, the Senator has his bags packed and ready for Cancun.

[rubbersole]

1. I'm sure he's learned his lesson from last years embarrassment of the century.

He'll take a private jet this time. And board your dog at a kennel with a generator...on second thought, send your dog to Cancun and you take your traitor trash ass to a kennel.

[marble falls]

2. Beto will be Senator yet with Cruz' help. Cruz and Abbott both are lesson resistant. Texans ...

... are beginning to move, even if it seems like molasses in 17degree weather. You can kill 300 or so Texans from cold combined with incompetence only so many times and ignore it before voters catch on.

[panader0]

8. My dad used to say "Slower than molasses going uphill in January."

[marble falls]

12. So he knew about the Texas Legislature, too!

[panader0]

15. Not really, the expression was for anything not moving fast enough.

He did graduate as a 2nd Lieutenant in spring of '41 from Kelly Field. He then married mom in San Antonio.
In around 1961 we lived at Dyess AFB in Abilene where I was in 5th and 6th grade. And my longtime
girlfriend is from your state. So I know a little bit 'bout Texas.

[marble falls]

16. San Antonio is still San Antonio, kind of blah but with a large number of pleasant surpise ...

... neighborhoods, restaurants, cultural neighborhoods, schools, crafts areas, shopping, performing arts, historic areas, museums, the River Walk area ...

Abilene is a beautiful little city, but very conservative.

[rubbersole]

17. Help me remember...

Molly Ivins had a hilarious definition of the Texas Ledge that I just can't recall. She had many but one really stuck. Texas libs were so lucky to have her. Miss her.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Likely So

It's -7°F here today.
We both need to be sure to stay warm.
I don't have senators that run away when things get tough. Thankfully.

[marble falls]

4. We are not so fortunate here. Texas is oversized in it's contribution to RW hard heartedness ...

... but even so, the best of the season to you, my friend, even if it's a needed warm afghan! I still use the one my grandmother gave me in 1970.

[Duncanpup]

5. Stay safe

[marble falls]

6. You, too, bubba - may it get no colder than a two dog night! Merry Christmas! Beans and ...

... Ham hocks going on the stove in a couple of hours - still early out here.

[Duncanpup]

7. That is my kind of meal and cornbread

Merry Christmas

[marble falls]

10. We'll eat them thinking about you and your guitar head boys and dawg fambily!

[Duncanpup]

13. 😂

[Duncanpup]

14. 😂

[ananda]

9. Just south of you at 14 degrees

...

[marble falls]

11. They're projecting 10F for tonight. Stay safe and warm.