1. A report released yesterday says the Trinity River is among the top third most polluted waters in Texas: “The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has said the Trinity River and its branches in North Texas are too high in pollutants, especially bacteria from sewage, to be safe for extended human contact.” Think about that the next time you wade into the river to wash your laundry.
2. T. Boone Pickens said he was going to put nearly 700 wind turbines in the Panhandle. Now he’s changed his mind. He’ll only buy about half that number, and instead of the Panhandle, they’ll be erected in Minnesota and someplace called Canada. Just remember that next time you forbear from breaking wind.
3. The George W. Bush policy institute hasn’t broken ground yet at SMU, but it will co-produce a weekly TV show called Ideas in Action that will air on public TV and be hosted by the head of the institute, James Glassman. As you might imagine, some people have their hackles up. So just keep that in mind next time you take a shower with James Glassman.
4. I don’t know, man. I didn’t get much sleep last night.