Texas Boy in a DC World
Texas Boy in a DC World

Texas Boy in a DC World

The adventure of moving from Houston, Texas to Washington, DC, and all the shenanigans that take place!


Pour One Out As The Philadelphia Mint Presses Final Penny Today

12 Nov 2025 2 minute read 3 comments Cje95

For years now the calls to get rid of the Penny have been growing louder and louder but since Congress failed to pass legislation to phase out the Penny it kept on grinding along. That was until early this year when the Trump Admin announced that the...

Its Official I Won't Be Getting My Paycheck This Month... Thank You Senate Dems

29 Oct 2025 2 minute read 16 comments Cje95

While I have talked about the government shutting down first time was in March, which we avoided, and now with our current shut down what has unfolded is beyond what I ever imagined. If you were going to tell me last month that we were gearing up for...

Speaker Johnson Makes It Clear To Senate Dems "No Backroom Deals"

24 Oct 2025 3 minute read 5 comments Cje95

This morning while I was reading emails at work I noticed that Speaker Johnson was on Squawk Box this morning. Given that ya know I am still coming to work and not getting paid I unmuted the TV to see what he had to say about what was going on and po...

As The US Government Enters Week 3 of Shutdown A New Plan Is Being Discussed for Funding The Government

21 Oct 2025 3 minute read 1 comment Cje95

Prior to the government shutdown the clean continuing resolution (CR) that the House passed was only going to extend funding for an additional 7 weeks. Well now we are 3 weeks in to those 7 weeks and talks for the full year spending bills have ground...

U.S. Government Shutdown Upcoming Pain Points

16 Oct 2025 4 minute read 1 comment Cje95

We are now two weeks into the Government shutdown and as someone working in DC on The Hill I do not see an end in sight. At the moment Senate Democrats, who have dug in their heels, no longer have an off ramp that in previous shutdowns has been aro...

What Happened The Day of The US Shutdown

7 Oct 2025 6 minute read 2 comments Cje95

This was a post I had written and posted last Tuesday on SN and it provides some key insights into what is going on right now with the US Government.     I have to admit yesterdays White House meeting was much less eventful than I figured it would be...

I Always Fly Into DCA At Night

1 Feb 2025 3 minute read 2 comments Cje95

I wrote this a couple of days ago when I was trying to process the tragic midair collision at DCA. In all honesty I am still dealing with trying to mentally hash it out. Being a frequent flyer into DCA at night.... typically landing between 9 and 10...

Federal Offices Were Closed But I Did Find Where The Government Saves Money!

7 Jan 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Cje95

Federal Office Closures I am sure this is going to drive some people crazy but like the title says the Office of Personal Management or OPM last night announced that Federal Offices would be closed today. Well they said that "maximum telework was in...

Why Johnson's Speakership Fight Tomorrow Means So Much More Than People Think

3 Jan 2025 3 minute read 4 comments Cje95

Last year ended with quite the theatrics in the House of Representatives, which essentially ended in a bandaid for a few things and a punt on the rest. Even during the vote to pass the Continuing Resolution for government funding, a significantly hig...

Will The Stock Market Be Open Tomorrow? Former President Carters Death Could Result in Them Staying Closed For a Day

29 Dec 2024 2 minute read 2 comments Cje95

The US markets are in a bit of a pickle that they quickly need to figure out for tomorrow. Since it is the end of the year and people are looking to trade to protect themselves against taxes the last few days of the year tend to be very very active....