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- Well, here comes another year.
- Remember this when politicians talking about fighting the "spill over violence" at the border: There is none. El Paso had its lowest murder rate in 46 years in 2010 with only five murders. (General reports put the murder rate at over 3,000 across the border in Juarez.)
- I became a drill sergeant on the morning of January 2nd: All the Christmas stuff was going to be down by noon. It was a rousing success.
- Here is the final top ten for the 2010 box office. Obviously, the day of the traditional movie is over.
- Mrs. LL finally has the wrist surgery on Thursday. Man, is she looking forward to it.
- I think the Family Cat has finally calmed down some. She's still a terror but only half the time.
- I'll admit I thought TCU was going to get rolled. And after that first play (a Wisconsin running back took off for about 35), I was even more sure of it. The Frogs next game? 9/3/11 at Baylor.
- That Steven Tyler scream on those American Idol commercials is like fingernails on a chalkboard.
- There was a commercial yesterday offering a coin "clad" in gold with the advertisement showing a chart demonstrating the value of gold. Then they disclosed the gold content was 15 milligrams which, by my calculations, make the gold content worth less than 75 cents.
- If you're a fan of ESPN's Ron Franklin, an incident cost him a radio gig.
- It was kind of fun to walk outside at midnight on NYE and listen for nutcases. Yep, they were out there.
- My office is cold. I just watched a youtube video on "how to relight a pilot light." I hope this isn't a terrible way to start off the new year.
- That Cowboy game was worse than a pre-season game. And I'd take a higher draft pick over a meaningless win any day. (They dropped from 6th to 9th.)
- A parade for TCU? I'm not sure the turnout would be all that great.
- Link to story of a former Bridgeport woman killed in an unusual accident in Denton.
17 comments:
Concerning the Cowboys' "meaningless" win cosing them a higher draft choice:
Just how would you go about telling your team not to win? "Go out there and play hard, but not hard enugh to be successful." or perhaps coaches calling plays designed to cost them the game.
It's ALWAYS about winning the game, unless you're protecting star players from injuries. But even in that case, the reserves should always give 100 percent effort. If fans think their team was playing not to win, I would suspect that would be more damaging (both short and long term) than losing a game while giving effort.
As far as the draft, there's really not much difference between 6th and 9th, except how much their contract will be. Besides that, I predict Jerry Jones will trade down to try to obtain more draft picks.
Love,
Gern
If Bridgeport had 3000+ homicides last year, Decatur would have a valid reason to worry. (Heck, Lubbock would have a reason.) Here's another question -- Why hasn't the Juarez violence migrated into El Paso?
You have to light a pilot in your furnace? How old is that unit. Why do most liberals want to "go green" and save the planet but when you check them out they are wasting energy? An old heating system is very inefficient compared to the new 95% furnaces. The last few mornings have been cold and I think of Obama during a campaign speech saying that we could not set our thermostats at 72degrees and to check our tire pressure. But then when he got to the White House he cranked the thermostate up to the point it was uncomfortable for his aids. Or Al Gore and his 250,000 kwh annual electrical usage. I am very comfortable with my heat pump thermostat at 66 degrees and wearing a sweater. This conservative is saving the planet for my liberal friends.
Somethin Itches
The last time I got this excited over a bowl win was when Texas won the national championship. So glad the Frogs won and validated all the effort they've put into the program.
I think that was the first time I've seen a coach stare down the players who were trying to give him the gatorade shower (they did get him later though).
Speaking of that, did you see where the Falcons players doused the team owner (I'm drawing a Blank on his name!) Wonder how much that suit cost that they ruined?
There is spillover at the border, but it manifests itself in corruption, not murder
Anybody who falls for the coin offers on TV deserves to lose money. The gold "clad" come-on reels them in. Just for reference, a large office paper clip weighs about one gram, which is way more than the gold they put on the coins. If you buy those, might as well toss them into the backyard. At least the raccoons and crows will be amazed by the shine.
I don't know whether to be shocked that you've never lit a gas pilot. The basic intructions should be tacked on to the heater somewhere
I don't usually comment on such things, but today's pic reminds me of the old Hammer Studio films.
WK,
You are right on target. I nailed that babe while my 35th Dracula movie was being filmed. It took 4 days--the filming I mean.
DF Peter Cushing
Barry San, your argument about border violence is much like the argument you despise concerning global warming. You are just using a small subset of statistics to dismiss a real issue; no different than saying it snowed on South Padre so global warming is bogus.
I bet that you eat your words regarding the turn-out for the TCU parade.
Interesting note I heard this weekend that does not get much airtime. All of the planets in our Solar System are currently experiencing planet-wide warming. How do we blame humans for that?
Kind of a skanky start to the new year, don't you think?
As for the violence spilling over, see the link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP0xXcAUISU&feature=player_embedded, about a family forced to leave their 38,000 acre ranch due to the drug cartels using it as a passageway into the US. They aren't safe there anymore. And they are 60 miles from the border. It sounds pretty bad down there.
Best wishes on the carpal tunnel surgery for the spousal unit. Much better outcomes now, compared to only five years ago. Good luck.
My Other Brother Darryl
12:20 We don't blame humans for that. Liberal weenies do.
TIG OL ---
After seeing that pic, I have a Rodney Carrington sound Pounding in my head.
You post a photo of the Rose Bowl showing that close to 50,000 TCU fans made the trip to Pasadena, and now you think they won't show up for a parade a few miles from home???
What are you smoking?
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