Good morning, Everyone.  Coldest morning since last March.  We didn't get any of the snow here though it did cause traffic snarls in parts of Chicago.  Surprised all of the weather people.  They don't think we will get much warmer temperatures for several days.

I saw this item on another site yesterday and checked with Whitehouse.gov.  It's real.  Texas has apparently got enough signatures to get a response from the White House.  Petitions for quite a number of states are listed--more than listed in the article.  No other has generated enough signatures to trigger a response.  I also noticed a petition that suggests all those who sign the secession petitions be stripped of citizenship and exiled.  It as just under 800 signers.