Is That The Mach 5?

A faithful reader sends in this small cell phone pic from the Bridgeport parade.

Great Sports Illustrated Photo

Notice the bat. Click to enlarge.

Edit a faithful and connected reader emails: "The baseball bat photo you posted was taken by Star-Telegram staffer Ron Jenkins and ran in the S-T last year."

"Yeah. 220 . . . 221. Whatever it takes."

Decatur suffered a power surge/short at around 2:10 p.m. From the courthouse to Walmart, the power went out for a second.

It was like a rolling blackout that wasn't really a blackout and really didn't roll.

Ranger Rumble From Last Night. Good Times.

Time Waste

Name every NFL team in six minutes.

I froze on four of them.

(And apparently a krillion "name the" games here.)

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

- "State Sen. Florence Shapiro of Dallas is considering setting up an exploratory committee to run for the U.S. Senate in anticipation of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison running for governor." That nutcase has done so much damage in the Texas Legislature that I'd like to see her in Congress. At least she'd be neutralized there.
- I still think the evidence was ridiculously insufficient to convict Scott Peterson.
- "Facebook on Thursday reached a user safety agreement with the attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia." Who was the State not to sign on because the measures weren't "tough enough"? Texas. The real reason: The Texas Attorney General, who shall remain nameless, wanted his name publicized.
- 91% off the price of Microsoft Office Ultimate if you can snag an .edu email address.
- The Gin Blossoms performed at Mayfest in Fort Worth last week. I used to love the Gin Blossoms (but I get tired of every group eventually.)
- Doing anything on October 5, 2013? Notre Dame will play football at the new Cowboy stadium on that date. (They were supposed to play Baylor there but some screwy contract rule caused the game to be moved, oddly, to New Orleans.)
- John McCain's wife is smoking hot. (And she's older than 25!!!)
- Every time I catch a little of the "Reno 911" movie on cable, I laugh.
- The "fake rape" lady made bond pending appeal yesterday. All the news stations say she is eligible for parole after 1/2 of her 5 year sentence. I think that's wrong. I think it's 1/4 time including good time.
- Jessica Alba "Hey, Now" before she messed up and decided to bring a sweet baby into the world.
- Worth a giggle: This three and half minute interview with some Desperate Housewife gal by a WFAA reporter. The lug nuts go flying at the 1:27 mark.
- Honor Society Students?: Three kids near Houston remove a skull from a grave and use it for a bong. Obviously we need to toughen those skull bong laws. Edit: We got pictures.
- Terry Bradshaw has a hot daughter?
- Ex-UT running back Cedric Benson on the lake before his BWI arrest last weekend. He's very Wise County: He likes beer and white women. (Source)

I've Hit The Big Time

And I also got a revised Nigerian email today which was much more "Godly" than I had seen in the past. Some poor woman who was dying of cancer (and who didn't want to remarry after the death of her husband and didn't want to have a child outside the bounds of matrimony) wanted me to handle her $2.5 million.

I'm luckier than Eight Belles.

Nice Catch. Happy Mother's Day.

(Thanks, Thomas.)

Somebody Teach Me About Going Rates

Story.

I've never practiced Oil and Gas law, and the only thing I remember about the course from 20 years ago at Baylor Law School is that "1/8th" is involved a lot. Like I always say, if there is not an Indictment (or Information) involved, I don't know much about it.

So what's the going rate if a guy from Devon comes up to me and wants to drill on my 100 acres that I hold the oil and gas rights to? (Which, by the way, is a complete fantasy - much like the one I have with Natalie Portman.)

Uh, You Crooks Pay No Attention To This

Dallas Morning News story.

OK, One Last "Drug" Post . . . Then I'll Give It A Rest

This lady was called for jury duty in Houston. The trial to be heard: Possession of marihoochie. Then the panel took a break.

Oh, no.

Uh, she seems fair to me.

Just saw that the Drug War . . .

. . . was breaking out all over the place.

- Barry via mobile.

Not So Breaking News

A commenter mentioned and the Update is reporting that we've got a fatality at 920 and 114 in Bridgeport. The lady was headed east on 920.

As busy as that intersection is, I don't recall many wrecks there over the years.

Mother's Day And Violence

I've earlier praised the greatness of Gmail but it has one creepy function. Some very subtle ads appear on the side of the page but there is no question some type of computer program scans your emails for keywords and then tries to guess the relevant subject matter for the ads.

A moment ago, these ads popped up on the side.

Thursday Morning Random Thoughts

- Channel 4's Clarice Tinsley, in reporting on the storm in Collin County, said at 10:03 p.m. last night, "One resident estimated the winds at 60 miles per hour." Really? That's your source? "One resident?"
- I gave 30 hours of my life to the audiobook, "The Fountainhead." I'm in the process of formulating a very angry and hot sports opinion about it.
- I still don't care about the Dallas Stars. The Rangers have won 7 of their last 10. And it is 114 days until the first college football Saturday.
- I don't know how Mike Synder and Jane McGarry of Channel 5 have jobs.
- The Cowboys are allowing HBO's "Hard Knocks" back in their training camp this summer. Good times. NFL Films puts out a lot of junk, but that show is pretty good.
- I think almost all of us never do anything significant with our lives.
- I wasn't the only one thinking the San Diego State drug bust was silly.
- Running for president would be a beating of biblical proportions.
- Have you ever watched one of the DFW infomercials for a car dealership on one of the Spanish channels? Talk about scantily clad women.
- I loved "Speed Racer" as a kid, but that new movie looks a little odd.
- Tony Romo tried to pull a "Tin Cup" and qualify for the U.S. Open golf tournament but, as is history in football, he didn't get past the first round. (That observation, and some that are pretty funny, are in the comments section of this story in the DMN.)
- June Cleaver has been voted "Favorite TV Mom" in the history of ever. My vote for hottest TV mom would go to Laura Petrie.
- Boring news: Russia's new president Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in. Interesting news: They actually have a ceremony where they hand him a briefcase containing the nuclear codes. (Saw it on Today Show.)

Tornado/Emergency Sirens Going Off . . .

. . . in Decatur at 4:51 p.m. If that's a test, it's bad timing.

It's Tough Carrying The World's Burdens On Our Shoulders

Individuals with conservative ideologies are happier than liberal-leaners, and new research pinpoints the reason: Conservatives rationalize social and economic inequalities.

Preach on, bruther.

My Crack Weather Staff Is On The Situation

And a prediction of 90 degrees on Saturday?