Don Mason

Don Mason retired 1-15-2016 after four decades in the newspaper business. He does some freelance writing -- not too much -- and plays guitar with the Blenders.

[Don Mason @chronmason]

@stiles @DannyDougherty @emilyaheil I'll take a couple dozen of those, please -- no matter how you slice 'em.

[Don Mason @chronmason]

@chronsnyder @andrewdansby I assume it means a would-be novelist who makes ends meet by selling property. When Judy and I sing it, we leave out that verse and go straight from John at the bar who wants to be somewhere else to the waitress practicing politics with the stoned businessmen.

[Alison Cook @alisoncook]

Houston, our Houston:

[Don Mason @chronmason]

@a_leinfelder Great news. Congratulations. I'm a space nerd and will miss the temporary hiatus in your reporting, but you'll be pretty busy with other things. Regards.

[Jesse Singal @jessesingal]

3/ In the episode, host Wendy Zukerman described youth gender medicine as "not controversial" and claimed that parents who don't put their kids on hormones are risking the possibility that they could experience worsening suicidality -- a profoundly serious and alarming claim.

[Don Mason @chronmason]

@ChronFalkenberg It doesn't sleep at night. That's when it leaves its coffin to write headlines.

[Don Mason @chronmason]

Debate commission should insist that only one microphone is on during the opening statements on each topic. Then let 'em yell for two minutes. Better yet, cancel the two other debates. Harris and Pence may be able to debate civilly, then let's just have the election.

[Don Mason @chronmason]

Don't miss my friend and former colleague Mike Snyder's great perspective on the dilemma newspapers face, and why we need them to get through it. https://t.co/Y0GaH7ZTE5

[Don Mason @chronmason]

I bet @cltomlinson has gotten a few calls and emails today. https://t.co/x9R6Yih51T
I have to admit a fondness for the John Wayne version of the Alamo story, though I acknowledge it lacks some nuance.

[Don Mason @chronmason]

@ThrasherAdams Congratulations again. Here are some news links:
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[Don Mason @chronmason]

@brianjrogers Congratulations and good luck.

[Don Mason @chronmason]

The Blenders are mixing up a blend of original and standard songs tonight at JP Hops House's Hard Times Soup and Music Kitchen. The show starts at 7 p.m., 2316 Highway 6 South. https://t.co/xmGo5cWLWc https://t.co/5igpLUJPBt https://t.co/HD9LJMdfXS

[Don Mason @chronmason]

I enjoyed taking the venerable Mucky Duck stage tonight at the club's Monday open mic. Drop by sometime. https://t.co/EUt55Ssg64.
And catch the Blenders (or some subset thereof) Tuesday night at the Americana on Bingle Rd. https://t.co/x01FKIX3jb
https://t.co/5igpLUJPBt

[Don Mason @chronmason]

Glad to read in @TXClimatenews that science-friendly Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson probably will succeed celebrated Luddite Lamar Smith when the U.S. House regains some of its sanity come January. https://t.co/AKXdMmdtTc

[Don Mason @chronmason]

What took seven hours? Did they have a bitter, protracted recount in the foreperson election? Here's wishing Fields a long life. https://t.co/uL68Jw845y

[Don Mason @chronmason]

We’re in line to vote at Fiesta on Kirby. It’s probably about 45 minutes to the booth—time well spent.

[Don Mason @chronmason]

@mattbramanti The candidate proclaimed commitment against "gangs, violent criminals and human traffickers..." Nobody disagrees with that, but the imagery conveys dark people preying on light people. What colors would I prefer? I'm not sure photos like this belong in political ads at all.

[Don Mason @chronmason]

An incumbent Texas lawmaker, whom I naively thought was a cut above this sort of thing, has fallen back on the party playbook with a racial fear-mongering mailer. The image of a dark hand covering a pale-eyed woman's mouth has appeared in other ads for the party's candidates.

[Don Mason @chronmason]

I had occasion to visit the Houston Saudi consulate back in the 1980s, and while they couldn't have been less helpful, I guess I was lucky. https://t.co/OXDqvXzxx2

[Don Mason @chronmason]

I thought these nuts went away 50 years ago, or evolved into anti-vaxxers. Maybe I need to spend more time on the Internet or AM radio to boost my knowledge of kook kurrent events. https://t.co/tDadDTsCD5