3.02.2026

Random Monday Morning Thoughts







Fifty-six years old and a part-owner of Oklahoma City Thunder.

  • Dangerous times in Wise County: 
  • With no plausible explanation as to why and with no end game in sight, Trump started a war with Iran over the weekend without Congressional authorization. 

    • With an announcement this morning, there are now four U.S. servicemen who have died so far. That's just "the way it is."

    • Three U.S. jets have been shot down by friendly fire. 

    • Trump has yet to address the nation live or hold a press conference. He has only released two videos on social media and, last night, after returning to Washington, he avoided questions and stood far away in the dark. Weird. 
    • Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was in front of the cameras this morning and engaged in some truly Orwellian speech. 

    • The only question is whether the girls died due to an Israeli or U.S. missile. (No, it wasn't a failed Iranian weapon.) The school was next to to a targeted strike and actually used to be part of the Iranian base. 
    • This is the first time the U.S. and Israel have ever teamed up to start a war. There's probably a reason for that.  
    • This guy is in charge. 
  • Dateline Austin. He wore a hoodie that read “Property of Allah” over a T-shirt bearing an Iranian flag design,  Although he had been in the U.S. since 2007 and was a naturalized citizen, this is just going to fan the anti-Muslim rhetoric. (Video from inside the bar after police have arrived -- disturbing.)


  • This shooting in Fort Worth occurred at  3:40 a.m. in the morning in a very odd place just a stone's throw from Meachum airport. Streetview.

  • I couldn't let this weirdness in Corpus Christi from Friday go unnoticed. Video.

  • Sports:
    • A quarterback at the University of Colorado died in a car crash.
    • "Source: The Texas Rangers have reached a pre-agreement with 12-year-old Dominican prospect Andel Pérez for a $4.0 million signing bonus."

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2.27.2026

It's Friday -- Let's Get Out of Here

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Randon Friday Morning Thoughts




I'm not sure that guy was ever seen again. 

  • Northwest ISD's Eaton High School just got trumped by the Eagles. "Eaton principal Stacy Miles says the school found out about the concert through promotional emails."



  • A cluster happened late yesterday as we had some friendly fire: "A U.S. official said a Defense Department's laser weapon was used to down the drone, which occurred in the area of Fort Hancock, a small community located on the U.S.-Mexico border." The air space near El Paso was shut down because of it. 


  • For some reason, Hillary Clinton was deposed for six hours yesterday about Jeffrey Epstein. "It then got quite unusual because I started being asked about UFOs and Pizzagate."  Side note: She's looking and sounding good. 

    • Rep. Lauren Boebert was in the room which resulted into momentary chaos. 

  • Anthropic refused to bow to the Pentagon’s demands to remove certain restrictions on its AI which would allow it to kill. Sounds reasonable.


  • ,After misrepresenting that they were looking for a missing child, ICE went into a dorm yesterday and snatched a student. She ended up released later in the day after the NYC mayor and Trump got together. My head is spinning. 


  • Ken Paxton rolled out his daughter to defend him after John Cornyn's ad accused him of having affairs. In a new Paxton ad, his daughter says, “My dad is not perfect; none of us are. But he is a man of deep faith, genuine love for his family, and an unrelenting commitment to doing right by the people of Texas.”


  • This woman has an incredible skill as well as having no fear. 

  • It begins. It's over.  

  • The Business Second™. 

  • The Second Business Second™.  More highway 114 traffic.

  • Lauren Whitener Clock: 6 years and 239 days.



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2.26.2026

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts




Side note: The CEO of Victoria's Secret back then, Leslie Wexner, has been in the news lately -- and not in a good way.

  • Former Wise County Sheriff Phil Ryan died yesterday at the age of 80. Good dude. He was in office from 1992 through 2004.
  • Weatherford and other parts of Parker County spent the evening in darkness last night.


  • "A former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who once trained American servicemembers on advanced combat aircraft, including the F-35, has been arrested and accused of illegally training Chinese military pilots, federal prosecutors said Wednesday."


  • John Cornyn's new ad against Ken Paxton. Oh, my.  

  • University of Texas poll:
    • U.S. Senate race:

    • Attorney General race: 

  • Anyone else think that is an overly specific number for a doctor to give? 

  • Wait a second. We just found out about the year-old shooting this week, and the local DA just up and sends it to a grand jury yesterday and gets it no-billed? 

  • Say what? From Wall Street Journal reporter: 

  • That's some quality work right there. "A woman puts the finishing touches on a bear snow sculpture in Central Park in New York City, U.S., February 25, 2026.Adam Gray/Reuters."

  • The Business Second™.   Nvidia released its financial report yesterday.  Good lord.

  • Random nerdy legal stuff.  I learned this from the a concurring opinion released yesterday by the Supreme Court. I had no idea. 

  • Messenger - Above the Fold

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