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Busy day today.  First, of course, work.  Then it was off to the quarterly SVDP District Presidents/Board meeting, which was long but informative.  I have 24 "action points" to follow up on; I had planned on doing that tonight, but I am leaning against it now, as everyone will think I am fucking insane if I send out an omnibus email -- or series of them -- at midnight (or later).  On the other hand, I am not tired, and I just made some coffee, so I could, or, better yet, create a bunch of drafts that I can send out bright and early tomorrow, not that that is any less fucking insane.

Then it was off to... Popeye's.  Yes, I had never been to Popeye's before, and as I was but 15 minutes away from the one at Lorain and 150th, I decided to go.  It was... interesting.  First:  the food is good.  The sandwich -- dare I say -- is as good as a CFA one, with good chicken and pickles.  Bit too much sauce, but a minor quibble.  Fries were good, too.  The experience, though, was a bit...discombobulated?  I went inside and I am not sure they are used to in-person service; lots of cars in the drive-through, and there were a bunch of pickup orders... so I ended up getting a meal and a side because I couldn't explain to the counter person that the meal deal could exchange a side.  Oi.  I wanted rice and beans, but they were out, and at first I couldn't get mashed potatoes, as they only had a large, and explaining that you could put half in a regular bowl... whoa.  Anyways, it was good, and I may try the chicken, but I will hit the Summit County location, not only for the lower taxes, but ideally the prospect of less dysfunction.

Then off to the gym for a long workout -- not very healthy dinner, you know -- and a longer stint on the bike, as I finished book 38 for the year.  Romance of the Rails, about how passenger rail -- from cross-country trains to passenger rail in cities -- is basically setting money on fire.  It is by a Cato Institute member, so there is that, but when you read about how Elon and Paulson want to save money...well, you can start there as well.

Texas Immigration Law Could Upend Immigration Enforcement | FRONTLINE
Interesting.  I rather like it; quite frankly, if the national government evades its responsibility to protect the border, why can't the states do it?  I do get a kick out of the fact that people always say that states are the laboratory of democracy, except, of course, when conservatives do it...

Trump Shows Up To Wisconsin Rally In Garbage Truck After Joe Biden Comments | OutKick
This is hilarious.  I have to admit -- Trump did luck out with Biden's comments -- but this thing, and the reaction, has slowed the bleeding from the MSG rally.  More to the point, this is pure comedy gold, trolling awesomeness, and good PR all in one.  Say what you want about the guy, he has a sense of humor, which may be a help, considering the Dems seem like petulant scolds.

‘All Trump, All the Time’: Inside the Trump Campaign’s Media Strategy - POLITICO
I need to listen to the entire podcast, but I think this is...largely correct?  Trump is better as a retail politician.  Getting out there -- even on untraditional media -- humanizes him and presents him to people who really don't follow politics.  The Cheney name is radioactive to most GOPers, and Trump should be mentioning their role in the Iraq war as often as possible -- Vance does it, but Trump needs to while mentioning his "He Kept Us Out of War" policy.

‘Frankenstein coalition’: Can Trump win Barstool and Bible-study Republicans? - POLITICO
Will this work?  Maybe?  I mean, the GOP has always been a study of difficult alliances -- free market types, neocon hawks, and the Moral Majority of a generation ago, for instance -- but as long as they were able to offer each group something, they stuck together.  Trump, for all his faults, can do that, so...