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- Mrs. LL jumped on the neighbor kids yesterday for taunting the the Family Dog (and other stuff). It got to the point where she even had a talk with the little brats' mother. But from the sounds of it, I don't think the Neighbor Mother has any control over those hellions. Yep, we've got border tension and instability.
- Whoever suggested to spray anti-cat stuff around the plants: You're brilliant.
- Something weird is going on: The head of the Texas Rangers (the law enforcement ones) resigned to enter the private sector this week. But he's only 47 and had held that position for about two years. That doesn't add up.
- For the three of you who watched it, North Texas losing a chance to go to the NCAA Tourney on ESPN2 last night was gut wrenching. Ahead by two points, a three pointer by the opponent with 1.5 seconds left was the death nail. Edit: It's "death knell"? I'll be.
- You might have missed: Seven of eight children were killed in a barn fire in Pennsylvania late yesterday.
- Decatur ISD to announce budget cuts this week?
- WBAP's Steve Lamb this morning: "The Maverick's play in New Orleans tonight right in the middle of Mardi Gras. I bet that's going to be a little crazy." I'm guessing he didn't acknowledge Fat Tuesday. Edit for the guy that calls me "Dude": Uh, Mardi Gras ended at midnight last night. If he had recognized Fat Tuesday, he would have known that.
- I've never given up anything for Lent.
- Yesterday just south of Decatur on 287 there was a white pickup which look like it had gone into the center median and crashed into a cement drainage ditch. Later in the day, it had been moved about 50 yards but was still there. What gives?
- Haven't promoted it much, but we just cut the price on Mrs. LL former home in the Lipsey Addition in Decatur. Now at $119,000.
- I got an email from the County Attorney's office at 8:03 this morning about this month's trial docket. Sheesh. Have a cup of coffee up there or something!!
- Whoever was in the "Sky 4" helicopter yesterday posted a pic of a scary motorcycle wreck that he came across "on the way to Decatur." Why was it coming to Decatur. I guess it could have something to do with the gas well lawsuit, but that's all I can think of.
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Todays pic looks like those pink strings are straining to hold on.
Bacon scale 4 out of 5
She is pretty hot.
GJ today.
Barry, I love you but it's death "knell" not nail.....
Yes, but the neighbor's kids taunt the dog "a second time-a"? Did they say "your mother was a hamster and your father smelled like elderberries"?
Double Fake John Cleese
What kind of anti-cat stuff was it??
I thought DISD wanted our input on their internet survey. Think they had put the deadline on it for NEXT week. Guess they really don't care what we think.
Recall the superintendent's raise, cancel the million dollars worth of miscellaneous sports upgrades and sidewalks, the RECALL these idiot board members that voted for them.
I have never seen beauty in dairy cattle nor in today's deformity.
Mavs play tonight but MG is over, listen to the Ticket for better news
8:39 i fart in your general direction.
Barry, with respect to the Texas Rangers' head honcho resignation, I have a recollection of one of those Channel 8 investigative reporters doing a piece on him last year. The focus seemed to be salaries on the top end of the agency and how those numbers seemed to be increasing year by year while rank and file trooper salaries were not. With all of the budget machinations going on in Austin right now, maybe he got some news he didn't care for.
8:46 I agree with all your suggestions re: DISD, and you can bet we'll get the news from the meeting here before the mess ever decides it's newsworthy.
Gave up giving up for Lent many years ago...don't see the point.
Barry,
You should SERIOUSLY consider renting Mrs LL's home.....decent homes are hard to find in Decatur........just go to Cannon Real Estate's website and click rentals. Many of those new townhomes on north Trinity were purchased by investors for rental properties but the HOA capped the # of units allowed for rent so that's why so many are for sale. I've rented homes twice in Decatur (my running course goes right by your home.....great location). For $900 bucks you get a run-down shack in old Decatur. For $1400-$1500 you get a $175k home. I would think you could get $1100-1200/month, cover your mortgage/taxes, and ride out the downturn in real estate. You're a lawyer so you could be very specific in the lease and, since you're local, you could monitor the tenants. Heck, maybe you could become Decatur's #1 Slum Lord!
re: scooter crash:
He rides with the Patriot Guard Riders, had just left home, on his way to a service in Kaufman, TX. Email from PGR early this AM reports that he suffered a fractured pelvis, broken leg, numerous bruises, and a large amount of road rash. They are postponing surgery on the pelvis pending review of soft tissue injuries in the broken leg.
Good fences make good neighbors. And a water cannon. And pepper spray.
Man, the Rangers have changed. Used to be that every law person aspired to wear the star cut from a Mexican five peso. To die as a Ranger was Valhalla. Now they resign for "other opportunities". Something is not right.
My Other Brother Darryl
That right there is 10 lbs of Boob in a 5 lb. bag.
Kill those kids with kindness. Make up with them. They can be your best watch dogs. If you piss them off, it will become a fun game for the kids to make your life hell.
Motorcycles are death machines. We see it all the time in the health care industry. I wouldn't want someone I love to ride one.
Let's hope the Decatur Sup explains the 1.1 million in athletic upgrades.......equal to 22 teachers salaries. Supposedly DISD is planning on cutting somehwere between 19-29 positions.
Think what that 1.1 would have done to avert that.
Athletics rule!
You would be shocked at the salaries being offered to former Texas Rangers for security positions in the private sector. His credentials would make him a top candidate. I'm betting he left solely for big bucks.
+1 on today's selection.
And just a general note: this place is a lot more fun without the political debates.
just sayin.
"Giving up" something for Lent is not mandatory. Doing more of something good or spiritual for onesself or others is the more accepted method of observing Lent.
I'm sure that will be lost on most of the angry readers here.
The DISD survey is a joke.The board and supt. are way above the public.Everyone go to the Thurs. night meeting(6:00 at the public library) with the DISD supt.and ask him some hard questions such as about his raise and athletics. See what he says then!!
I call bs on that statement, Slop Jar Head.
We are at that time of the year when we are invited to test our inner freedom and to question the notion: I can take it, or leave it. Try that with pornography, alcohol, complaining, gossiping, anger, gambling. What habits make me hard to live with?
Lent is about regaining self-control, especially in those areas that damage others. We don't admire those whose appetites or habits lead them by the nose. A pure heart create for me, O God. Put a steadfast spirit within me.
Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/Lent/Lent-Bible-Verses.aspx?p=2#ixzz1G7Xx6QrN
I think I'm giving up banjo playing for Lent
Sorry Banjo Man
Dude, "Mardi Gras" means, literally, "Fat Tuesday". I'm guessing it was acknowledged???
The great thing about this blog is that I never have to work very hard to prove a point. There is always a name-calling angry person poised to do it for me.
It. Never. Fails.
Ever.
Skippy, Hang on to LL's house. The Obammy economy is booming and it will be worth twice what she paid for it in another month or so. I can't wait for 4 more years of prosperity, hope and change.
DUH of course DISD put an end to the survey.
Some people just can't handle the truth.
Barns and trailer houses should be outlawed.
8:51 haha...push it back out in the ocean!
I suggest that DISD starts here...Why the need for 4 principals at the high school? There are only 850 students. What exactly does Mr. Ulberg do? He refused to become accredited in the woodshop so he walks or drives around locking things up all day. Now the counselors...what do they do all day? You don't need to eliminate teachers eliminate administration. What about the preschool program at the elementary? Since when did preschool become part of an elementary program. Don't tell me it is for the slow starters. That is what they claim HeadStart is for. Just a few suggestions. Not that I matter, I am just a tax payer. I believe in EDUCATION....not waste. As corny as it sounds the kids are our future.
I need the anti-cat stuff,also. What is it?
Jughead sounds damned angry. He should practice what he preaches about "Doing more of something good or spiritual for onesself or others" and give up being an a$$hole for Lent. That'll never happen because Jughead only sees the speck of dust in the eyes of other's and not the beam in his own eye.
I've never given up anything for Lent.
I always assumed it was only Catholics who gave up something for Lent. Don't really know. However, growing up I attended my share of Lenten, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter services. And Easter usually meant a new suit or new blazer and slacks for me.
Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are the same thing - the last day of Carnival (which is the celebration of the end of winter and the coming of spring), and the day before Ash Wednesday.
If Mardi Gras was mentioned, then Fat Tuesday was mentioned.
Like many people do, Lamb referred to the Carnival Festivals as Mardi Gras.
The head of the Texas Rangers left to the private sector getting a $50,000 a year raise thats why he left making more money for his and his family's future. The other story on the Ranger you posted is false the blog you linked to have lied and that Ranger is very much still a Ranger.
Love me some New Orleans and Mardi Gras!
Don't give a rat's patutti about lent.
DISD said one of its cutbacks next year would be electricity. Guess they started early, going to use the Public Library's juice instead of God Only knows how many places there are to meet in the district.
to the health care worker
motorcycles are not death machines what causes deaths on the machines are the dumbasses doing there stunting which the biggest part of riders are against however we cant do much to stop that and the second is inattentive drivers. remember there are plenty of things you can die from like car wrecks tractor accidents not just motorcycles. which by the way are the only group of people who wioll no matter what be at funerals of our soliders to make sure that the fing protesters dont bother them
1:02...but the 6 signs are still lit up 24/7...
Ranger's squeaky clean image has much more to do with ability to suppress negative press (one way or another) than squeaky clean-ness.
A negra on the cover in relation to a murder: now, what are the odds of that?
If Mrs. LL's house has been vacant for more than 60 days, the insurance coverage on it has been reduced. If you haven't already, check with your agent for details.
Yeah, DISD kids are really getting a lot of education out of those ridiculous signs. Our school board has their collective heads up their 'you know whats'.
Of course you need to rent the house. I've had mine rented for several years now waiting out the recession, and the income from the rent has paid all the costs of property taxes, insurance, and then some. You can keep it on the market and still rent it. My renter is required to allow them to show it if it's on the market, which is isn't right now. I reduced his rent a little and he had to in turn, let it be shown. It's a win/win because he keeps the yard, keeps the pipes from freezing in winter, etc.
Hey it's for the Kids!!
Next election time I bet yall remember what happens when you don't vote. at least we will have 15-20 voters that will be voting the other way next election.
It's for the sports kids.
A time is fast approaching when Decatur ISD will HAVE to start throwing some real bones to academics because the demographics are quietly, but quickly changing. Between all of the kids that are withdrawing from Decatur to homeschool or go to the new private school, the current/future school board members will soon be forced to notice that all of the worksheets in the world aren't going to be able to cut it on the TAKS and STAARS test.
Just make sure if you rent it don't rent to ANYONE who proclaims they are a pastor, youth minister, etc. You'll reqret it if you do. They are the worst about paying, etc. It's a known fact, ask around.
Also, make sure you put in that rental contract that any and all repairs of $750.00 and below is the renters responsibility.
404- are you serious about the 750? I rent and my hot water heater crapped out awhile back after only living in the house 3 months. According to you that's my responsibility because it was 600 to have everything fixed from where it leaked. I don't think so. If you are actually a landlord and have that as a stipulation then you are a crook. And BTW my father is a pastor and has rented for years. He has never been late on a single rent payment. You should be careful about making assumptions. Those in the ministry are no more likely than anyone else to be late. Maybe in your personal experience but unless you own thousands of properties nationwide I would say your view is to narrow to be trustworthy.
You could post that picture every day for a week and I wouldn't complains.
"10lbs of boobies in a 5lb. sack..."
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4:04
I bet you're a real jerk. Up until a month ago, my brother was renting in Dallas.
Whenever my brother repaired something in the house, the landlord deducted the cost from the rent. (My brother did not charge for labor).
That house was in better condition when they moved out than it was when they moved in.
I bet you can't claim that. Your rentals are probably made of cardboard.
Not citation budget
Cutting teachers
News Headline
DISD Board meeting under the cover of darkness to slash teachers
Messenger goes home early and reports nothing
Everyone show up at the public library Thursday night at 6 and show the board you care and TELL them what is important to DISD tax payers.Put the burden of proof on them!!If people don't show up then the board will do what they want!!Athletics, turf, admin. raises!!!Be there!
Who is going to pay teacher salaries when 90% of the students are darkies or Messkins?
I moved from Fort Worth to Dallas. The house was on a corner lot and strangers driving by would stop and comment on how beautiful it, and the yard, was.
This was when home mortgage rates were 14%, and I couldn't sell it. In desperation, I rented it out.
To a minister and his family. Every sentence they spoke had the word "Jesus" in it.
(Note to Mz: this is one of the good reasons why I hate anyone who insists they are a Christian.)
On the day we moved out, my wife was on her knees cleaning the baseboards with a rag. When they moved out, I had to hire a dump truck to haul away all the shit they left behind.
I sold them my riding lawnmower and had to rent to trailer to repossess it when they quit making payments.
I evicted them because they weren't paying the rent. At all.
They had a fire in the oven, broke the glass top stove, spilled paint on the very expensive wallpaper in the dining room, punched holes in the wall, let the yard go to pot, and stole the custom drapes when they left.
None of this damage is covered by insurance, by the way. It's called "hard living" by the tenants and considered to be a cost of doing business. So if you do rent Mrs. LL's house, be SURE you inspect the interior every 30 days when you GO OVER to collect the rent. Hopefully, they can't do that much damage in that amount of time. A very large damage deposit is warranted.
You're an attorney - be sure you're familiar with the tenant/landlord statutes, otherwise you're bound to get screwed.
I've had two rent houses - I'd never do it again. If you're not enough of an asshole to demand the rent on time and invade their privacy to do the inspections, hire someone who is.
The DISD survey is still on. Why would you say that?
Slash night un Decatur on Thursday
Bloody night
At least someone got a raise this year
10:32am can go F themselves. Are you even a real Catholic, or just preachin?
"spray anti cat stuff" You mean like .22 caliber short rounds from a semi auto Marlin Model 60?
DISD can't even keep its web calendar up to date. No mention of board meeting Wed night!
What are they up to!
I think the Decatur board will give everyone a hefty raise like they did the super last month
I thought DISD was rolling in dough!! Do you mean they lied??
No one is going to the meeting tonight
No one cares
"TALKING BUDGET – The Decatur school district is holding a town hall style meeting at 6 tonight at the Decatur Public Library regarding the state budget shortfall and the effect on the school district. Superintendent Rod Townsend will give a short presentation and then open the floor for questions or comments."
hehehe you people are so gullable.
40 people showed up at the library to hear Mr. Townsend speak. About 1/2 were school employees.
Only 40? wow, that's indicative of the apathy teachers get from most parents. Sad, very sad.
Great. Wish more would have shown to show support and ask the tough questions!
Did he explain about his $10,000 pay raise?
That his wife has one of the top jobs in the district?
Where the millions are going?
Just wondering!
40 is all that showed up? At least the district offered. Can't say they didn't try. So, all you got, is a chance to complete the survey - otherwise, you'll be expected to keep quiet.
Seriously, all this complaining on the blog, yet only about 40 showed up with half being employees.
I'd say that's a vote of confidence for DISD, Mr. Townsend, and the board - and I agree! They are doing everything they can to keep as many employees on board as they can. Just look around you - open the FWST or DMN and you'll see that we're in better shape than many.
Better shape does that mean you still want to spend 1.1 mil on sports junk .
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