My, that is an interesting one! My guess would be that a planet (most likely Jupiter) grabbed a comet and threw it into the asteroid belt, wrenching it in two as it did so. Don't mess with Jupiter, let me tell you!
Alan -- I just got a fundraising email from Emilio Huerta running for Congress in California's 21st district. Is that new you? What do you know about him?
Offhand, not much--the 21st District abuts ours, though. Click Here to get a selection of information via Google. Democrat, lost to incumbent in 2016, attorney, son of Dolores Huerta. He is running in a pretty conservative district, designed to favor Republicans.
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DeleteMy, that is an interesting one! My guess would be that a planet (most likely Jupiter) grabbed a comet and threw it into the asteroid belt, wrenching it in two as it did so. Don't mess with Jupiter, let me tell you!
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I'm actually wearing that tee shirt today. :-)
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Alan -- I just got a fundraising email from Emilio Huerta running for Congress in California's 21st district. Is that new you? What do you know about him?
ReplyDeleteOffhand, not much--the 21st District abuts ours, though. Click Here to get a selection of information via Google. Democrat, lost to incumbent in 2016, attorney, son of Dolores Huerta. He is running in a pretty conservative district, designed to favor Republicans.
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Thanks. I see that both DFA and the DCCC are supporting him, and the combination can be considered a good sign for this district.
DeleteDCCC? What's got into them?
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