And To Think I Used To Like "Happy Days"

I've said for years that everything HBO creates is brillant. They have done it again: Entourage (which I've just discovered) may be one of the funniest shows on TV. (As Curb Your Enthusiasm begins a new season and Six Feet Under ends it run).

How Odd

You sometimes hear about a bicyclist being hit by a car, but what a weird accident in Plano this weekend. Two cyclists ran head-on into each other causing the death of 52 year old Michael Mahoney. The story is here.

Random Movie Thought

I finally saw "Dazed and Confused" (which is frightening like a real high school in 1976). I knew that Matthew McConaughey played a great character in it (and he does). But I was surprised to see a young Ben Affleck and a young Joey Lauren Adams (from "Chasing Amy" fame). And I finally figured out why McConaughey started off this year's Daytona 500 with "Alright! Alright! Alright!"

Can I Have Puff Daddy Since It's Twice Removed?

First his name was Sean Combs then Puffy then Puff Daddy and then P. Diddy. Well, it's time to change again. Now it is simply "Diddy" - the "P" is gone.

Doctor Don't Preach

"NEW YORK (AP) - Madonna's 47th birthday celebration was marred when she suffered several broken bones in a horse riding accident at her country home outside London, her publicist told The Associated Press on Tuesday." And here is some pre and post air brushed Madonna.

It's The First Time Mark Cuban Didn't Act Like A Billionaire

The NBA has a salary cap and a penalty for going over the cap. That is, for every dollar that a team spends on salaries over the pre-set cap ($61.7 million), the owner of the team must contribute to a league fund an amount equal to the amount his team is over the cap. That brings us to Michael Finley of the Dallas Mavericks. Under a one-time exception to the new collective bargaining agreement, each NBA club was allow to release one player. If done, the team would still have to pay that player pursuant to that player's contract, but the owner would not have to pay the salary cap penalty that the player's salary would have caused. Finley was released last night. Over the next three years he will get $50 million for doing nothing. And although owner Mark Cuban has to pay the salary, he will not have to pay another $50 million in salary cap penalties. That's why Finley was released. I want to be Michael Finley.

I Wonder If He Uses Steroids?

"Wrestler Hulk Hogan (R) headlocks WrestleMania champion John Cena at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California, August 14, 2005. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni "

Now Rex Wants To Be Paid Like Dr. Phil

It was a pretty news filled Update today: a tragic death out of Jacksboro, a Wise County deputy arrested, and former Bull QB Phillip Daugherty quiting Texas Tech. But I couldnt help but do a double take on this note: "BE CAREFUL – Monday was a rough day for Decatur police. Chief Rex Hoskins said his officers worked five accidents within a few hours on FM 51 South - none of them involving teenage drivers who were returning to classes at Decatur High School. “We had five officers on the street and they were very busy all day,” he said. Hoskins had to referee a fuss between a mother and her teen-aged daughter after the dispute made its way to the police station. "

Yeah, It's Sappy. But I Like It Anyway

"Phil Mickelson of the US is joined by his children on the 18th green at Baltusrol Golf Club after getting a birdie to win the PGA Championship in Springfield."

He Hasn't Had A Pot Pie In Two Weeks

"FAIRFIELD, Calif. - The husband of Cindy Sheehan, the mother camped outside President Bush' Texas ranch to protest the death of a son in the Iraq war, has filed for divorce, according to court documents. "

I Didn't Even Know There Was A Contest

This dog (pictured) has won the World's Ugliest Dog Contest three times in a row. I understand why.

I Thought That Sounded Fishy

In connection with that plane crash (see below), all the major media reports said yesterday that one of the passengers had sent a text message to a relative speaking of the pilots being unconsciousness and the plane being very cold. I thought how odd it would be to have the patience to type out a text message in a rapidly descending plane. Turns out, the man who made the report was lying.

OK, I'm Pretty Sure I Don't Want To Die This Way

"ATHENS (Reuters) - Most of the bodies recovered from a Cypriot plane that crashed [over the weekend] near Athens with 121 people on board were frozen solid, a Greek official said, suggesting the airliner was a flying tomb before it plunged to earth. "

This Is Not Looking Promising

I didn't watch much of the Cowboy game on Saturday night, but I heard this morning that, due to penalites, in the third quarter the Dallas offense was faced with a 3rd down and 50(!!) to go. You don't see that very often.

WWJB

It was kind of funny on Fox 4 News tonight as they did a piece on the protestors at the President's Crawford ranch. Somebody had this little kid carrying around a sign that read "Who Would Jesus Bomb?"

Water, Water Everywhere

The Star-Telegram has published a story regarding the top water bills in Tarrant County for June of this year. Miller Brewing had a shocking water bill of $369,850.27. But I was stunned to see that there was a residential water bill (owner not disclosed) that was $3,097.95.

Wishing I Was Smarter

"KISSUFIM, Israel - Israel formally began its historic operation to withdraw from the Gaza Strip after a 38-year occupation by outlawing the continued presence of Jewish settlers in the Palestinian territory. Some violence ensued." This was big news this weekend. But, I'll admit, I've stayed confused by Israeli-Palestinian relations all of my life.

Random Though By Someone Else

"Largely because of our war on drugs policies, the U.S. has been transformed into the most-incarcerated nation in history. Even though we in the U.S. have fewer than 5 percent of the world's population, we have more than 25 percent of the world's prisoners. What message does this sent ot the rest of the world?" - Kirk Muse, Mesa, Ariz. (Letter to Dallas Morning News)