as a texan, i appreciate your enthusiasm and your effort. thank you.
beto was never going to win. though the cities and valley are bluing up nicely, there is A LOT of work to do here yet. and this is in no way snarky: please, feel free to move to any rural part of texas (i’ve done my time in abilene), and start…

maybe i’m projecting my own feelings onto beyonce, but i’m pretty sure the only reason they lasted is because she wanted to continue in her marriage. i hope it’s not money.

don’t be afraid. it’ll be fine.

pot in pot rice comes out pretty perfect.

i have a 6 qt. the 3 qt hadn’t come out yet when i bought mine. i think the 6 qt is good, and you can get the accessories for pot-in-pot cooking, and the egg bites, etc. you might think you won’t want these, but you might. the 3 qt is pretty little.

don’t be. it’s so easy to use. check out hip pressure cooking. she’s really knowledgeable, and has lots of tip and tricks. just do your water test, and then make some one pot spaghetti. you got this.

it’s two words: instant. pot. i will die on this hill.

instant pot is canadian. but still.

yes. it’s just me and i use it all the time. :)

don’t be scared. take it out of the box, put a little water in it, and do the water test. it’ll work, no big deal. electric pressure cookers don’t come to the same pressure that stove-top ones do. you’re fine.

as hyped as everyone was for beto, it was always predicted he would lose. texas is still really red in the rural areas, and i really appreciated his efforts to reach out to every county.

no kidding. their redistricting maps would be as bad as ours. the supreme court should never have upheld those damn maps.

abbott doesn’t have much power. if you’re looking for a reason to get rid of us, it’s dan patrick. he’s the ruiner.
if beto had run for lt. governor, that would’ve been something. maybe he will. i would love to see one of the castros run. texas dems have so few candidates with name recognition right now.

texas turned pretty purple on tuesday. now we need to do more for voter turnout.

The numbers were pretty monumental. But Texas has a long way to go toward voter turnout.

i’m sorry. that’s rough. i have an aunt, and a couple cousins that went republican. but i avoid talking to them about any of it, and happily go about my business voting to raise taxes, pay for infrastructure, etc. :)

i live in texas, and work on campus at a library that was recently added as a polling place. it’s been so heartening to see all these kids lined up to vote. it’s the last year that you can vote straight ticket on the ballot. so i really hope that things change just based on all the enthusiasm beto has been able to…

oh she irritated me to death in that movie, and after i saw it, i just knew she was going to be in everything for a while. and she was! i dunno what it was about her. maybe her voice. winona ryder is like that for me, too. she ruined edward scissorhands for me. i still haven’t seen stranger things.

thanks for recommendation. i will look this up.

i think don’t mess with it. i think i could have a sensitivity, but have done my best to ignore/repress.
the only time i’ve ever played with a board was in middle school. some friends were fooling around with a quarter and a piece of paper. i joined in because i wanted to see who had stolen my social studies book (you…