Map from Dave Harmon's story on Texas "Dreamers." Story: http://bit.ly/q8ckja Photo gallery http://bit.ly/vAMaK3 One student's story: http://bit.ly/sDs6Ot Two grads who now can't legally get jobs in U.S. http://bit.ly/sfYlpw Video: Faces of the 'Texas Dream Act' http://bit.ly/tEiWsI

Rajah (lynx point Siamese, front) and Miko (flame point) are 4-month-old brothers up for adoption at thunderingpaws.org. (ears are back b/c I whistled to get their attention) I got to play with Rajah, who was sweet, calm, and way more beautiful than this pic can show. Coffee and cream colors. And both have blue eyes

my favorite chart of the day: Texas labor force 1976-2011

Stored for reference: the birth of the #F5crew hashtag

Parkside Village, in Southwest Austin, development info from http://www.stratusproperties.com/circlec.aspx

From PDF at http://www.stratusproperties.com/circlec.aspx

Coworker just alerted me to ad, top right on Statesman.com home page. #WHOOP #GIGEM

A&M News & Information Services = Sirius Cybernetics Corp

City of San Antonio handed yellow roses to female #Alamo visitors. My Rose of San Antone (now in vase on my desk):

Toward sunset (my fave time to be there). I believe that's a @mysa photog up in the cherrypicker taking #Alamo 's birthday picture

Some of Santa Anna's soldados drill in #Alamo Plaza.

Earlier in afternoon: Some unusual sights on #Alamo Plaza. Opposing troops chat in friendly manner :)

Near sundown they cleared crowd for a photo shoot - Alamo all gussied up for her birthday pic with yellow roses

L-R: Lt Col Wm Barret Travis, me, former Congressman David Crockett

... and this (from GigEmAgs2000 on TexAgs)