Who Has the Longest Drought?

The Rangers just ended a 12 year championship drought for the Dallas area by winning the 2023 World Series.

Below is a list of the current championship droughts of note.

Cities with three or more teams from MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL

The Twin Cities, MN- 1991 (Twins won World Series)

Phoenix-2001 (Diamondbacks won World Series)

Detroit- 2008 (Red Wings won the Stanley Cup)

Miami- 2013 (Heat won the NBA Championship)

Cities with two teams from MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL

Buffalo- 1971

^Buffalo has had at least two franchises continuously since the 1970-71 season.  The city's last championship was the Bills' AFL championship in 1965. 

Buffalo also had an NBA franchise from 1970-78.

Cincinnati-1990 (Reds won World Series)

Nashville- 1999

+Nashville has never won a title.  The city has had two franchises, Titans and Predators, since the 1998-99 NHL season.

Charlotte-2005

&Charlotte has never won a title. The city has had two franchises, Panthers and Hornets since the 2004-05 NBA season. The city also had an NFL AND an NBA franchise from the start of the 1995 NFL season until the end of the 2001-02 NBA season.

Indianapolis-2007 (Colts won the Super Bowl)

You Still Have 13 Days Left to Register to Vote in Harris County

One of my neighbors is a volunteer deputy voter registrar in Harris County (Texas).  He posted the information below on another platform to educate people about how they can register to vote in Harris County.

The information below is cut and pasted from his post.  (I did delete bullet point of the post #1 because his post encouraged his neighbors to connect him directly. I also made an addition at the end of the post)

 October 5th is the last day to register to vote. Regardless of how you swing, you don't want to be left out. Here are a few ways to register:

#2 go to www.votetexas.gov and follow the steps. Note: you cannot register online in Texas. You have to print your application and mail it.

#3 Send e-mail to voters@hctx.net and ask for an application

#4 Call 713-274-8683 and ask for an application

#5 Go to the post office and ask them for an application

Very important: Make sure you are actually registered at your current address. You can check this by going to https://www.hctax.net/Voter/Search

Have you moved or changed your address? Go to https://txapps.texas.gov/tolapp/sos/SOSACManager

Note: If you have moved from one county to another, you must re-register!!!

Questions I always get asked: What's on the ballot? Where do I vote? What kind of ID do I need? Answers: go to www.harrisvotes.gov

Concerning the specific ballot, the League of Women Voters publishes a non-partisan comprehensive guide closer to the election. I've found that this is the easiest way to find objective, matter of fact information.

One addition, a comment was made to my neighbor's original post that voter registration information can be picked up at our local library. Given that you may not live in my direct neighborhood, I encourage you to inquire at a public library or libraries near you in regards voter registration materials.

The Effect of Voting for a Third Party Candidate

In the 2016 presidential election, the races in 10 states were close enough that a case can be made that a change in the selections of the third party voters could have altered the winner of those states' electoral votes.  Four of these elections were in states that were won by Hilary Clinton. Six were in states (or portions of states) that were claimed by Donald Trump.  The 10 states accounted for 116 electoral votes out of 538 total.

Following is a breakdown of the races mentioned above.  The data provided includes number of electoral votes for a given state (or portions of states), percentage of votes received by winner, percentage of votes received by second place finisher, cumulative percentage of votes received by Gary Johnson(Libertarian), Jill Stein(Green), and Evan McMullin(Independent).

States won by Trump

Arizona, 11 electoral votes, 48.67%,  45.13%,  6.14%

Florida, 29 electoral votes, 49.02%, 47.82%, 2.88%

Michigan, 16 electoral votes, 47.50%, 47.27%,  4.83%

Nebraska(District 2), 1 electoral vote, 47.16%, 44.92%, 5.69%

Pennsylvania, 20 electoral votes, 48.18%, 47.46%, 3.30%

Wisconsin, 10 electoral votes, 47.22%, 46.45%, 5.02%

States won by Clinton

Colorado, 9 electoral votes, 48.16%, 43.25%, 7.60%

Minnesota, 10 electoral votes, 46.44%, 44.92%, 6.90%

Nevada, 6 electoral votes, 47.50%, 45.98%, 3.29%

New Hampshire, 4 electoral votes, 46.98%, 46.61%, 5.17%

Here's What I found out about Confederate-Named Military Bases

This post fully supports Nolan Ryan's effort to persuade you to wear a mask.

Shortly after hearing discussion about possibly renaming 10 U.S. military bases, I decided I needed to educate myself about the history behind the naming of these bases. My plan is to use this space to share what I learn.  

Following are links to the posts I created about each of these bases and the men after who they are named.  My intent that this project serves as a helpful resource for anyone looking to learn about this topic in an efficient manner

Big thanks to the reader who directed me to this topical podcast.  It is a very informative listen.

Here's What I Found out about:

Fort Lee

Fort Bragg

Fort Pickett

Fort A.P. Hill

Fort Benning

Fort Gordon

Camp Beauregard

Fort Polk

Fort Hood

Disclaimer:  I am not a professional historian.  I am doing this research of the stories behind the naming of U.S. Military bases because I think the knowledge I find will be of benefit to the discourse in the United States.  If you have information about any of my posts that you are willing to share I am glad to hear it.  You can contact me at farmstros@yahoo.com