Good morning, good people!

Hope everyone is in fine fettle and handling the current events in some positive way.

I had a visit with the county building permit official today. She casually mentioned illegals get permits to build, and there are numerous developments permitting in my county. Then, my secretary gossiped with a district court clerk, seems notices to show up for jury duty is based on residence, not mailing address. Stacks of notices for county residents are sent to their Mexico address.

Illegal crossings over the Rio Grand, and the hell raising people do about it, is characterized as "racist", but I think of it strictly in terms of the illegal act. I can't live in Austria without documentation. I am white. Austrians are predominately white. They aren't racists. They have laws. I have studied it as an ex-pat country.

So, a client of mine has been an ICE agent for maybe 2 decades. He explained to me how cells of cartel members typically work. 12 gang members come and some local bilingual agent gets them a home mortgage, bank account, etc...Typically, the property seller does an owner finance.

But, recently an agent got cross ways with a gang member, told him if he kept getting drunk and shooting off his semi-automatic weapon while her kids were outside, she would call the law.

In short order, she and her entire family were shot and killed by the gang member she threatened. No doubt, he was told by the Top Guy to kill them all, send a message that nobody fucks with the cartel.

I watched the sentencing, life in prison with no parole, and watched that murdering fuckers eyes.

Every person killed was illegal. Every family and friend in support and presenting the impact statement were illegals.

You have to wonder if all of them would be alive and free if they had not crossed the Rio Grande illegally.

Some of my best clients and friends are legals for generations. If I were a racist, wouldn't I hate them? Huh?

Maybe if the cartels keep coming here, I will ex-pat to Mexico!

The song below was introduced to me by Hispanic attorney from San Antonio. I was his local counsel. We were such good friends!

My last tour of Mexico featured a Mariachi band hat accepted my request to play it. Fist time I heard it live was on the River Walk in San Antonio.

Well, as I write this on Friday evening prior to posting, I am sitting on the 40% built new room on the back my home. Dear One's idea. I am poised to watch beautiful sunsets, birds, experience quiet, observe wildlife, and actually enjoy the beauty of nature. There is not much beauty to be had in town, let's face it.

I play this composition, used to play it often to put my parents to sleep at night. The Debussy tribute to nature's beauty. I was ways the last one to head to bed. I played it quietly, soft pedal pressed down.

My beautiful land is mine until the annual ad valorem taxes don't get paid.

I hope y'all are not listening daily to drills, saws, hammers, and the like, or media lies, or the cries of any living creature in need. We all know the horrors taking place everywhere.

I wish you all good health and peace.

Whatever is on your mind or in your heart, tell us. This Open thread is the place for you to share such things.