Not forever. We’re already majority-minority, the southern rural counties are blue, and our population is getting bigger and younger.

Tannoy?

Oh yes. And Invasion of the Hat People. And those wearing boots with a riding heel...

Howdy, neighbor! I thought those things were over. Haven’t seen them in years, even when I venture outside the loop and beyond. Trucks with lift kits, yes. Women driving lifted trucks sporting pink vanity plates, that too.

Your handle is “back of the net.”

I won’t tell you that LWOP isn’t worse than death, because I am among those who believe it is, making it the most punitive sentence we have to offer.

When did you have this change of heart?

Sidenote: The Death Shift was written by Peter Elkind, then associate editor of Texas Monthly. He went on to co-write The Smartest Guys in the Room. Both excellent books.

You forgot general deterrence, a purpose of all punishment.

Muchausen’s by proxy was diagnosed at the time.

Men could get a sigmoidoscope.

My girlfriend is a nurse, her son is 4, and he is a meticulous hand-washer, cognizant of food preparation, “bacteria.”

A.K.A. "Good Morning." Great film. The kids were eating pumice to induce gas.

Tried to confiscate in country of origin and LAX TSA: an antique gong.

There is. In my state, it is a Class B misdemeanor. Even a statement perceived as a threat by the person to whom it is made is a Class C misdemeanor.