Groover on Technique

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JAN GROOVER: Technical prowess? I–I know as much as I need to know and no more. 

I’m interested in seeing the thing. 

I could tell you how a view camera works. I could probably explain it to you, but I only know that from experience. I knew nothing about it before I bought one. I had some wild concept that you could change space, which you can. But once I bought the–once I bought the view camera, everything else was just eyeballing it. 

If the thing doesn’t look the way I want it to look, I’ll try something else.

Two Conservatives Walk into a Bar

Posted on Posted in overnight notes

The runoff candidates are Republicans Shelley Luther and Drew Springer. Luther generated headlines when she went to jail temporarily after reopening her salon against Governor Greg Abbott’s order. She became a symbol for Republicans angry with government-mandated business closures in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

Springer is a state Representative whose House district surrounds — but doesn’t include — Wichita Falls. He has a business background and Abbott’s endorsement. The governor calls him a “proven conservative” who has the backing of the National Rifle Association.
— Read on www.keranews.org/politics/2020-12-09/early-voting-starts-in-state-senate-runoff

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One runs a clip joint; the other carries clips for the NRA.

Texas runs on Guns and Money.