Discussion in Austin this morning: After a nice period, the outlook today is gray and dreary. We're currently in the 50s, and will likely go back to the 30s soon. Response: Are you talking about the weather or the country?

The poles are vortexing again. This morning at 6am CT, it was 28F here in Austin Texas, and 46F in Anchorage Alaska. That type of inversion happens once or twice a year, but I've never seen the temperature difference so large, almost 20 degrees.

Donating to help out immigrants and the hardships they are about to face (part 2): Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund: among other things they help DACA kids. ACLU: Working as a check-and-balance against the worst excesses of the government - now more important than ever.

Donating to help out immigrants and the hard times they are about to face: Annunciation House: A Catholic charity working along our southern border providing physical and legal help to recent immigrants. The Texas State Attorney General is suing them, indicating they are doing something right.

Time for my annual Thanksgiving post: As we prepare the food for our feast today, we should stop and remember the historical event that this holiday was based on - which we all know was a grand gesture of welcoming and providing aid to undocumented immigrants 😊