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6.24.2014

Our Problems Are Over

Two Republicans, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner, had a little Kumbaya moment with some dirty Democrats today at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony. Now if the Tea Party doesn't kill those two before sundown, we are all a little closer to peace and harmony.

You can see the CSPAN video of the awkwardness here (at the 20:40 mark.) Edit: Heck, CSPAN has now even edited the clip down.

Check Out This Terrified Dog Livin' On The Mean Streets Of Compton

Man, if you aren't moved by the transformation immediately after the dog is caught, I'm worried about you. And, trust me, I'm worried about a lot of you already.

There's no way that dog hasn't been adopted yet, right? I mean, there's a million percent chance someone already has him in their home. That being said, I was a little hesitant to put my standard "Get Me This Dog!" headline on this one. One of you guys would have him overnighted to me by sundown tomorrow. But considering that I grew up on the mean streets of Bridgeport, the pup and I would probably get along.

World Cup Geography Lesson Of The Day

Man, I had no idea Brazil was that large.

Not Shooting To Kill, Shooting To Harrass

BREAKING: Shots Fired from Mexico to Harass Texas-US Law Enforcement http://t.co/RBfsaduy8A pic.twitter.com/EO9anL6Q5e
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) June 24, 2014

There were less people on the boat going up the Nung River to find Walter E. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.

Bull vs. Man Part XX

Jose Tomas, one of Spain's most famous matadors, was gored after turning his back on what he thought was a vanquished animal during a bullfight. This is the shocking moment that shows why you should never turn your back on a bull.

The Spanish matador was gored and thrown in the air three times after thinking he had defeated his beefy opponent in Granada.

Jose Tomas, 38, then played dead while his assistants raced into the ring to drag him to safety.

Amazingly, the veteran bull-fighter returned to finish the job and kill the 1,100lb animal -- before being rushed to hospital with a broken rib.
Other matadors weren't so lucky - last year Spaniard El Cordobes was gored when a huge black bull turned on him without warning.

You know I hate bull fighting, and I love it when a matador gets it from the business end of a bull. But I wasn't going to post this video until I confirmed that the matador wasn't killed so I checked the youtube description. He came back to kill the bull? You gotta be kidding me. Now I almost don't want to post it because the matador survived.

(Side note: That's a great public service announcement buried in the description. The video is proof "why you should never turn your back on a bull." Thanks, chief. I need to be reminded of that from time to time.)

Are We Sure Snidely Whiplash* Wasn't Involved?

Dramatic video shows a Richmond, Texas police officer risking his life to save a woman who was sitting on railroad tracks.

The images show the warning lights flashing and the gates lowering early Sunday morning just as Officer Ramon Morales pulls up to the scene.

His dash-mounted camera shows him running to the woman and dragging her out of the speeding locomotive's path to safety... just 12 seconds before the train would have hit her.

The woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

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* An incredibly dated reference.

It Really Is

Link. (And we have an early appearance from the kid in The Sixth Sense.)

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

Johnny Football was hitting the clubs again this weekend. Hey, Now. (One of those gals was with Justin Beiber when he got busted for drag racing.)
This American Life had a great episode this week on Asa Carter -- the writer who penned George Wallace's "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" speech. He would later change his name and write The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales and The Education of Little Tree. (Ticket fans: Based upon the way the guy sounds in audio recordings, the fact that his early career in radio, and the fact that he was a racist from the South, I wonder if he's the basis of Gordon Keith's Ed Carter character.)
I can post a picture of a puppy and someone will take a shot at the President within five comments. That's just weird.
Whoa: There has not been an indoor mall built in America since 2006.
"The American Bar Association says it's ethical for lawyers to scour online for publicly available musings of citizens called for jury service . . . . " So anyone can look up public information about another person online? Duh.
I was too beaten down to even mention my yesterday morning: Couldn't find an umbrella. Couldn't find my keys. And when I did I went outside to find that I had left my window cracked during the rainstorm and was facing a soak interior. It was such a bad start to a Monday that I could only laugh.
Cowboy fans might be familiar with Mrs. Price, a very loud lady who still attends every Dallas Cowboys training camp. Last night, a picture went out which showed her in the stands of the 1981 Dallas at San Francisco NFC Championship game.
Did you know we will no longer have vehicle inspection stickers? Instead, we will have to have the vehicle pass inspection 90 days before your registration is up. And you can't renew registration unless the State has received notice of a passed inspection. (Explained here in a horribly written article.)
I showed Mrs. LL this picture of a dog last night and said, "Look. That dog is feeling melancholy!" I'm not quite sure I've ever seen her shake her head at me like that.
SMU will start selling beer at football games (after selling it at basketball games last season turned out to be a success.) The Evil Empire is even considering it. I never thought I'd see that.
Official Liberally Lean MLB Player Man Chris Davis hit a walk off home run last night and then used his helmet as a bowling ball as he reached home plate.
A few weeks back the body of a Fort Worth "executive" was found dead in East Texas. Based upon a story today in the Star-Telegram, he had answered an escort service ad, went to her apartment in the Hulen area, and was met by the hooker and, much to his surprise, her shotgun toting friend.

6.23.2014

The President Ate At Chipotle Today

And that's a power move right there. Just bypassing the sneeze guard and pointing out what he wants. Just taking control over the rice, beans and salsa.

I Think I've Found The Most Beaten Down Guy In The History Of Beaten Down Guys

Drunk Guy Tries To Move Alligator -- Almost Loses A Hand

Even when he's sober, I bet he's not the best decision maker.

From Downtown Fort Worth

A buddy sent this to me today. I thought it might be some type of bit, but it looks legit.

Political Junkies Will Find This Old Tweet Funny

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The Most Mysterious Thing About A Ouija Board Is The Way That It Is Pronounced

Daily Mail- Three American friends have been taken to hospital after reportedly becoming ‘possessed’ by evil spirits while playing with a Ouija board. Alexandra Huerta, 22, was playing the game with her brother Sergio, 23, and 18-year-old cousin Fernando Cuevas at a house in the village of San Juan Tlacotenco in south-west Mexico. But minutes into it, she apparently started ‘growling’ and thrashing around in a ‘trance-like’ state. They restrained Alexandra to prevent her from hurting herself, before treating the three with painkillers, anti-stress medication and eye drops, which seemingly worked. ‘They had involuntary movements and it was difficult to transfer them to the nearest hospital because they were so erratic. ‘It appeared as if they were in a trance-like state, apparently after playing with the Ouija board. ‘They spoke of feeling numbness, double vision, blindness, deafness, hallucinations, muscle spasm and difficulty swallowing.’

Graphic footage that some viewers may find disturbing? Uh, yeah, if you think bad acting is disturbing. Someone needed to throw a glass of water in that Regan MacNeil wannabe and tell her to cut the crap. Honey, unless you can spin your head around in a sweet 360, I'm not buying it.

Kid Discovers His Eyebrows

Just wait until he throws down that routine in Pre-K. He'll be just slaying it with the ladies.

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

I watched the documentary How To Make Money Selling Drugs over the weekend, and it was basically an anti Drug War film with nothing new to offer. But it did have this gem: We've cut cigarette use by regulation, taxation, limitations on advertising, and a bombardment of public service announcements and warnings. Now what would happen if we just simply outlawed them? Use would explode and a massive black market would be created.
I was able to watch the soon to be Sophomore In The House play a softball game online on Saturday night. They even had a play by play guy who, surprisingly, was really good. (But at the end of the game I was disturbed to see Mrs. LL and that kid do The Wobble).
"For the 12th time in 13 years, the Wise County Messenger has been judged the best large semiweekly newspaper in the state of Texas." Hey, I like the Messenger but I ask this every year: How many semiweekly newspapers in Texas are there?
Walking a dog who is always pulling on the leash is a beating. Lighten up and relax you moron dog!
That USA/Portugal game yesterday was some high entertainment.
As a soccer novice, the fact that they can kick a ball and have it curve/bend it is amazing. (And I haven't just figured out they can do that. That was when I saw the title Bend It Like Beckham)
After the last World Cup game ends every day (around 7:00) they cut to the outdoor studio where it is dark. I was confused at first because Brazil is basically in our same time zone. Then it dawned on me: It's that tilted Earth thing!!!
Hope Solo got arrested for domestic violence over the weekend. I've wondered about her since she showed up to a Newsweek interview one morning drinking mimosas. (And I also learned this weekend that her current husband were arrested the day before their wedding for allegedly assaulting her. They got married any way.)
When I was watching the weather on Fox 4 last night they showed a graphic of local "weather watchers" reporting rainfall. One guy in Granbury reported over seven inches of rain. I called him a liar right to his TV face. Upon further review, I think I owe him an apology.
I've heard the construction of the big house north of Bridgeport (Cuban's sister?) is coming along.
An off duty Arlington officer killed a man in a Pappadeaux parking lot? Pappadeaux's???
Augie Garrido, the University of Texas baseball coach, looks like he drinks a lot. And even if that's true, it hasn't impacted his ability to coach.
Isaiah Austin played for Baylor basketball last year and got everyone's attention when it was revealed he only had one eye. He got slapped again by life this weekend when it was revealed that his potential NBA career was over in that he has been diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome. He almost immediately granted an interview to ESPN and it was heart-breaking.
I think I convinced Mrs. LL that The Wire is pretty great.
So the USA and Germany play each other on Thursday and both teams can advance with a tie? Is there anything illegal about cutting a deal for 0-0 tie?