Opinion

Three-day weekends sound good to me. According to Business Insider, a movement is afoot for companies to offer employees four-day work weeks - 10 hours a day over four days, rather than eight hours over five days - so they may enjoy three-day weekends.

Something like 1,200 Russian tanks are in action or waiting to go into action in Ukraine. The supply chain that keeps weapons of war operating in the field is under control of logistics command, and ours is supposed to be superior to that of the Russian Federation.

I have a problem. I misplace my wallet – a lot.

A quarter of a million dollars. That’s the amount that I’ve paid in FICA payroll taxes during my working career, according to my recent Social Security statement.

As some of you already know, one of my daughters is attending school at the University of Alaska at Anchorage. She managed to earn a track scholarship. She will be graduating in May with minimal debt. It makes me awfully proud to be able to profess this, as she is the athlete that I never was.

Getting a dinner reservation at Per Se, New York’s restaurant of choice for the city’s royalty, is more difficult than entering the U.S. illegally.

At the last Alpine City Council meeting, our Interim City Manager reported on our infrastructure that is in need of repair or replacement. This will be a costly undertaking. The infrastructure has been neglected for many years, and with growth comes the realization that there is need for major improvements, and the interim city manager is tasked with how that will be accomplished.

Recently Texas passed the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act that enforces humane guidelines for restraining pet canines outdoors. Unfortunately for me, the act fails to impose similar guidelines for the treatment of grouchy husbands and embarrassing dads.

I was listening to Betse Esparza’s podcast the other day when she was interviewing the GOP candidates for Brewster County judge. I listened as each candidate stated their positions, then at the end of the interview she asked this question: “Is Joe Biden the legitimate President of the United States?

“Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.” Children across our state recite this pledge at the start of every school day. Placing their right hands over their hearts, they take a moment to pause and appreciate the independent spirit of our beloved Lone Star State.