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- Did you see the hallway scene in the Tarrant County Courthouse after the "fake rape" lady was sentenced to five years in the hoosegow? (Crazy case: She's boinking a guy in his car when her husband arrives. She yells "rape!" Husband shoots and kills the guy. Husband doesn't get charged, but she gets prosecuted for "recklessly" causing the guy's death.) Her kids were crying and screaming in the hallway. Understandably so. That, my friends, was some tension.
- And the prosecutor, who just happen to be black like the defendant, implied that the victim's family also wasn't happy with the five year sentence. This is one where everyone walks away frustrated and unsatisfied.
- And I shouldn't have watched that before I went to bed: I had the most vivid dream of being sentenced to one year in the State Jail. They made me a trustee, but I was going crazy by day 2.
- The new Super Logo doesn't have a six shooter in it, but does have the very odd words "North Texas" at the top. Go Mean Green!!!
- The Myanmar cyclone death count is up to 15,000. How does that happen? Safe to say They don't get Pete Delkus in Myanmar. Edit: 50,000?
- I don't know why anyone would want to be a County Commissioner or a School Board member.
- CBS has announced that the price for a thirty second Super Bowl ad next year will be $3 million
- In the Valley of Elah is great. And the final scene of hoisting the flag spoke volumes regarding the current Administration.
- When I was a kid at Bridgeport Jr. High, our U.S. flag on the outside pole was actually flown upside down by mistake one morning. And a motorist came in to correct the error. Word spread like wildfire.
- And I liked this refreshing bit from the "Extras" section of the Elah DVD. Tommie Lee Jones: "The director liked my character in the beginning of the movie more than I did." Interviewer: "What do you think now?" Jones: "(Puzzled.) What I think doesn't matter. My job is to play the role the way the director tells me to."
- Yeah, I actually add to this list when I get to work.
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I think most of the deaths from cyclones (Asian hurricanes) in those areas of the world are due to storm surge flooding of coastal areas. Of course, they have absolutely nothing in place to try to control the storm surge, and yet huge numbers of people live near the coast. Sadly inevitable result.
This is what I have heard, County Commissioners make,$75,000.00 a year and receive a $12,000.00 a year car allowance. I can personally understand why someone would run for a commissioners position. It's hearsay, so please feel free to correct these numbers if they are wrong.
Life is cheap there,very sad. Cyclonic activity is nothing new there and with their resources if they pulled their heads out of their butts they would have an awesome country. Still trying to overcome years of socialism. The government is a military junta that is the peoples worst enemy. Can't think of a single really successful country with a military junta for a government and Burma is no exception.
If 8:36s numbers are correct then thank God. The reasonable pay will attract a better qualified person and help keep them honest-doesn't mean I would trade places with them for twice the money.
My brother in law did a spray system for Tommie Jones' horse barn. He is just as flat and wooden in person as he seems on the screen although he is easy to talk to and has a good sense of humor(or so it was thought).
My bro had heard TLJ had tore up his arm when his cutting horse threw him. During a coversation after the system was up he said to Jones,"So, I heard you got tore up pretty good in a horse wreck." Jones replied,"Ah, you can imagine how it is when you're famous, the media gets ahold of something and blows it all out of proportion trying to make a buck." My bro. in his totally guileless manner, in mock surprise said,"You're famous?" Jones' eyes narrowed and he looked down his nose with that expression that says,"The law and my accountant say I can't just haul off and slap somebody for being an idiot but, in your case I may make an exception." And that was it-not a laugh a grin or a good natured shake of his head-nothing, not a word. To break the uncomfortable silence my bro said,"Well I better get back in there and test your system and get on down the road." Jones said,"Why don't you do that."
The End
I love Tommy Lee Jones's work as an actor and director.
However....
He's a Hollywood movie star, Harvard-educated (where he was Gore's roommate,) and an Al Gore supporter -- how could he be anything other than arrogant?
Anon 8:36
Not sure where your comment came in on this particular thread, but just so you know, I believe your figures are a little high for salary,by about $12500.00. Salaries are about $62000.00 to $63000.00 and they do get a $12000.00/yr vehicle allowance.
We'll never get that smell off the fish.
"Hey honey have a great time in prison - now I don't have to put up with you and your dead boyfriend."
I know this is dark, but I read that the two actually hugged before she left the courtroom.
I'm waiting for the Texas Monthly story- they's got to be soooo much more to this shooting.
Go Saints!
Doggonnit, the ex used to get shagged in her truck in the parking garage by a jerk in her office. I thought about going up there and blasting him but,had an image of me swinging from a rope after plunging through the floor of the gallows. Wish I could have a do over now. Don't think I'd kill him, just shoot him in the guts so he'd be pooping in a bag and peeing out his butthole or something-that would be cool.
the super bowl logo is sooo ugly.
saw the "in the valley of elah" movie...thought it was great also. i don't think there's a movie out there that TLJ can't act in. however that being said, he is an arrogant man, not friendly and just...well not friendly. but i guess he has that right to be. he owns land down in san saba right next to some family land of ours. you can see his polo field from our field. actually was asked by him to come watch him play. did that...got a polo ball...blah, blah, blah...
It's NBC charging the $3 mil for the spots, not CBS. Seeing as how the game will be on the peacock network that would make sense...be really cool if CBS could charge that much for a spot to run on the tiffany network during the same time period.
Thems some damn nice floaties there.
I'd wear her like a goatee!!!!!!!!!
Unfortunately for the folks in Myanmar/Burma and Bangladesh, the climate change that is aggravating these cyclones is also raising sea levels. When much of the country is under 20 foot elevation, they must get ready to cede that land back to the sea. Then the many millions who now live there will have to move further inland - to whatever space is still available. Tough stuff. But ya'll get ready for all of Florida and coastal TX, La, MS an AL to suffer the same fate. It won't happen overnite, but our grandchildren will be dealing with a vastly different world than we are.
I think the "rape" caller got a fair sentence. I understand this event occurred in 1996 - 12 years ago. So her children have had the "benefit" of her mothering for that long. Now it's time to pay for her part in a very unfortunate death.
MouthWord knows all the answers. Think TLJ went to school with Laura Bush. Maybe Laura taught him how to be arrogant MouthWord, like any good Conservative Asswipe.
I guess the old sayin "Once you go black,you may not come back" is true.
I miss Heath Ledger.
Is it unfortunate lighting or did that otherwise delightful young lady have a ginormic schnoz?
In response to item six, hopefully they run for those offices for the same reason someone might run for, say, DISTRICT ATTORNEY!
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