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- That TMZ show on Channel 4 after the news is CHEE--ZEE.
- It was 80 degrees at DFW Airport at 6 o'clock this morning.
- At the Driver's License hearing yesterday in Fort Worth, I rode up in the elevator with a girl who was very nervous. Not because of me (maybe), but because she had been arrested for DWI and (very oddly) her lawyer wanted her to be at the hearing. Trust me, that's a sure fire sign that the lawyer doesn't know what he's doing. But, wait, there's more . . .
- She starts telling me that "I can't believe this! I never go out!" and "I never drink!" and, also oddly, "I'm a single mom!" (I'd rate her as a 6 on my scientific "Hey, Now" scale). And . . .
- Her lawyer was late in arriving and, after a while, she asked me how long her DL suspension could be (another sure sign that the lawyer didn't know what he was doing if he hadn't discussed that with her yet.) Anyway, I tried to help out and asked, "This is your first DWI, right?" Answer: "Uh, no." Ok, maybe she does drink a little bit.
- Saw this story on Fox 4 News: Judge Brent Keis out of Fort Worth has been ordered to take racial sensitivity training for saying this last year: "Blacks are better athletes because their ancestors survived the slave trade." I had a Jimmy "The Greek" Flashback.
- Also on Fox 4: The most popular male baby name in Texas last year was "Jose."
- Keeping one's "head on a swivel" may be the most important thing. Ever.
- Very obscure childhood memory: I learned a ton from Phineas J. Whoopee and his Three Dimensional Blackboard. (That's a Tennessee Tuxedo And His Tales reference.)
- On traffic stop videos I constantly review, I've noticed one local trooper always angrily says, "Why are you ruining your life??!!" when he finds a single joint of marijuana.
- The Ticket was railing on the new Indiana Jones movie yesterday.
- Is there anything more frustrating than the Star Telegram web site?
- I find Julliett Lewis strangely attractive.
- My guilty pleasure podcast: The Dawn and Drew Show.
- I've started reading The Great Gatsby. Never saw the movie. Never read the book. I'll be dang if "Gatsby" isn't a person.
- Shania Twain has filed for divorce (to lazy to link to) because, she alleges, her husband got horizontal with some lady named Marie-Anne Thiébaud. Here she is. Oh, my.
- WBAP played a Foster Brooks boating safety bit this morning. Foster Brooks!!!! How old are those people over there? 90?
- Trivia I learned at the courthouse: Jennifer Aniston is the daughter of that guy that played Victor Kiriakis on NBC's "Days of Our Lives" (a show I watched religiously in the summer while in high school - and I saw it about a month ago and I'm not sure I've missed much.)
- I've rented the movie The Fountainhead after wasting 30 hours of my life on the book. I'm going to make sure there wasn't something I'm missed before I go off on what may be the most simplistic. unrealistic work ever to be hailed as some great literary masterpiece. Edit: Thanks for the link in the comments.
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I'm not a big Shania Twain fan, but damn, what is this guy thinking?
Barry, I discovered some Ayn Rand information for you while listening to the podcast of the May 9, 2008 "On The Media" (an NPR show).
http://www.onthemedia.org/episodes/2008/05/09/segments/98580
I think you'll agree with their interpretation of Rand. It also provides some interesting tidbits about her life as well with audio from old interviews.
I got stopped by two young po lice once. Their unit was in front of a convenience store but didn't think much of it when I walked in,although I noted an officer in the car which was marked K9. As the cashier handed me the rolling papers I asked for one of the studs happened to be walking out the door after using the john.
Got to give SOME credit here-that kid didn't even let on he'd caught anything and went on out. Pretty sharp. They backed away from the pumps and faced the unit to the street. I set the odds they were waiting on me at about 60%.
That became 100% real quick. We played all the usual games. They asked to search the car. I knew they were K9 and would run the dog on the vehicle anyway (and it was clean.
I surprised them by saying,"Knock yourselves out." Stud who 'busted' me buying the papers opened the door looked for a second and said,"Bingo!" the older officer who I was having a pretty friendly conversation with perked up, obviously very surprised saying,"Oh yeah,wattcha got?" The kid held up that pack of papers like it was a severed head and he just busted Hannibal Lecter off the streets. The corporal looked at that rookie let out a gasp of air and rolled his eyes releasing a gasp of air I thought would never end. This led to a little further scrutiny but,nothing was found but the papers. Rin Tin Tin was not even particularly impressed with me. The supervisor then said,"Thank you for your cooperation sir,have a good evening and be careful."
Are we such ninnies that no officers under the age of 30 can differentiate between somebody partaking of the herb occasionally and crackalisciousness?
Some people here seem to think if you do partake you are just a bad mood away from sawing their heads off and teaching their kids to huff paint. I wonder if that's true of the population at large? If it is true-very,very strange.
I got stopped by two young po lice once. Their unit was in front of a convenience store but didn't think much of it when I walked in,although I noted an officer in the car which was marked K9. As the cashier handed me the rolling papers I asked for one of the studs happened to be walking out the door after using the john.
Got to give SOME credit here-that kid didn't even let on he'd caught anything and went on out. Pretty sharp. They backed away from the pumps and faced the unit to the street. I set the odds they were waiting on me at about 60%.
That became 100% real quick. We played all the usual games. They asked to search the car. I knew they were K9 and would run the dog on the vehicle anyway (and it was clean.
I surprised them by saying,"Knock yourselves out." Stud who 'busted' me buying the papers opened the door looked for a second and said,"Bingo!" the older officer who I was having a pretty friendly conversation with perked up, obviously very surprised saying,"Oh yeah,wattcha got?" The kid held up that pack of papers like it was a severed head and he just busted Hannibal Lecter off the streets. The corporal looked at that rookie let out a gasp of air and rolled his eyes releasing a gasp of air I thought would never end. This led to a little further scrutiny but,nothing was found but the papers. Rin Tin Tin was not even particularly impressed with me. The supervisor then said,"Thank you for your cooperation sir,have a good evening and be careful."
Are we such ninnies that no officers under the age of 30 can differentiate between somebody partaking of the herb occasionally and crackalisciousness?
Some people here seem to think if you do partake you are just a bad mood away from sawing their heads off and teaching their kids to huff paint. I wonder if that's true of the population at large? If it is true-very,very strange.
Jeez, what a troll! What a dope.
However, his name is Mutt and perhaps that is what wags his tail.
Do you know what happens when you pee into a toilet with bleach in the bowl? The ammonia? in the urine reacts with the bleach causing some very noxious fumes.
Do you know what happens when you run into the restroom and sit and pee and you did not know there was bleach in the toilet?
Hilarity does not ensue if that's what you are thinking. Those fumes burn more than your nose.
Barry - The Great Gatsby is a good book. I often recommend it to my students. I did a research project on it in college. I hope you enjoy it.
What is wrong with what Jimmy the Greek said? Why can't we discuss differences in people based on race or sex. In the NFL why are most of the quarterbacks white and most of the receivers black? Can we not discuss why there are no Chineese in the NFL? When was the last time an oriental won the 100 meters in the Olympics? Why are there so many orientals who are the valedictorians of their high school classes? Why do we have to keep knowlege of human differences secret? We probably don't, except in areas where white males excell.
Gatsby is okay, but I'm not too much into American Lit., but the movie w/ Robert Redford and Mia Farrow is a great representation of it...still waiting for you to try out "Water for Elephants".
Rand's work shows how selfishness is a saving grace; Gatsby shows how selfishness leads to personal destruction. Take your pick.
Only thing I picked up from Rand: her prose is turgid and her characters are cardboard cutouts for her philosophical preaching.
Of course, my opinion doesn't seem to have affected sales of her books...
"The Great Gatsby" is my favorite book, perhaps the greatest American novel. Fitzgerald never again did anything quite as great, although "Tender is the Night" is wonderful and most of the short stories are pretty terrific as well.
The Redford/Farrow movie version is visually worthwhile but fundamentally miscast. Some of the best writing in the book relates to the thoughts and motivations of the characters which can't be adequately depicted on film.
Ever read "Lucky Jim" by English author Kingsley Amis? Also a great book. Something tells me you might enjoy this.
No sympathy here for that young lady with the DWI charge and certainly not since this was apparently at least her second arrest for DWI. Hope they jerk her license for a long time. I figure every DWI arrest takes a potential killer off the road, and saves another innocent life.
Got a pic of Tennesee and Chumly?
I would like to recommend "Green Eggs and Ham", "The Kama Sutra" and "Poker for Dummies"
All three have far from "turgid" prose.
Double Fake Cat in the Hat
If your Juliet Lewis crush is based on the pic you linked to, you need to stop hanging out at Frilly's on Friday night.
I never thought she was especially attractive, but that photo doesn't do her any favors
These two girls are extremely hot! The Rochelle HS track star may or may not like to be sandwiched by them.
Jiffy Pop.
Score for the pic of the two young ladies! Very attractive, in bikinis, with great tans.
I don't know about the Rochelle HS track star, but I would certainly feel privileged to be the meat in that sammitch, or the cheese. There's plenty of tomato there already
I love women with tans. Hmmmm mmmmm mmmmmm!
I'm just sayin', iz all
big legged women don't float!
but that girl would certainly float.
Obviously what that cop should be saying is "Why am I ruining your life!?"
Ayn Rand Sucks.
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