8.20.2024

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts




No, I don't think that's legal.

  • "A Galveston, Texas, jury on Monday found the parents of a teenager who shot and killed 10 classmates at Santa Fe High School in 2018 not liable for the violence, ending an unusual civil trial."

  • Yesterday evening. 


  • It look like I might have been right about how the incident from the screenshot below not being an attempted abduction at all.

  • Hey, this guy might eventually be found guilty, but this is a little premature. There were no field sobriety tests done at the scene and police don't even know his blood-alcohol level yet.  And "strongly suspect" isn't even enough to legally make an arrest. 

  • That was a short but very eventful swim through Congress.

  • Change that to God and the marketing department. 

  • Wake me up when Israel agrees to a full cease fire instead of agreeing to some murky and vague "bridging proposal."

  • DNC quick hits:
    • It was a surreal scene last night when the crowd began to chant "Lock him up!" as Hillary spoke. Honestly, I'm not a big fan of that chant, but she probably deserved that little moment of what-goes-around. (Video.)

    • Probably only 5% of you watched it, but Kathy Hochul might be the worst speaker ever. 

    • President Biden had his moment in the spotlight.

  • In Deion Sanders first press conference for Colorado the other day, a local reporter had an odd question that began about him personally having a health event and "thank god I had Aflac." It was stunning coming from a reporter and some people wondered if that question had been planted for a fee. That is, the equivalent of a paid ad. The question:

    •  Now we have this: 

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8.19.2024

Random Monday Morning Thoughts



The governor got indicted, and Tony Buzbee ended up being his defense lawyer. But there never was a trial. It would be dismissed by an appellate court two years later. 

  • That was a bad deal on Friday at the Wise County courthouse. 

  • Breaking: A talk show icon has passed away.  

  • I-35 to the south of downtown Fort Worth has been a death trap lately. This occurred around Seminary Drive right after midnight this morning. 


  • Trump had another wheels-off campaign rally. Highlights:

    • Thought he was in North Carolina when it was actually Pennsylvania. Video.
    • “I’m a better-looking person than Kamala.” Video.
    • "I love the playback controls you have nowadays. They used to call it TiVo, now they TiVo— I think it’s the single greatest invention. it is better than television." Video.
    • It's amazing he doesn't understand how a tariff works. "A tariff is a tax on a foreign country. A lot of people like to say it’s a tax on us. No… It’s is a tax that doesn’t affect our country." Video.
  • Polls in the swing states have changed dramatically. 

  • Good grief. 

  • Colorado congresswoman got a new tattoo.


  • If you like politics, this article (gift link) is pretty interesting.

  • The Business Second™: Japanese owned 7-Eleven might be sold to Canadian owned Circle K.  Value of the offer was not revealed. 

  • The Second Business Second™. When the government opposed the merger, I predicted Kroger and Albertson would abandon the effort. They should have listened to me.

  • Her girlfriend has been on an online rampage (example) to expose her alleged abusiveness.

  • Hot old film opinion: The plot of The Firm is really ridiculous. (It was on HBO this weekend.)  

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8.16.2024

It's Friday -- Let's Get Out of Here

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Random Friday Morning Thoughts




I forgot that Goodell earned that much back in 2014. But since then we no longer know what he makes because the NFL no longer has to disclose it on tax returns.

  • The Bridgeport PD dog suffered a "critical injury during training several weeks ago" but passed away yesterday after being taken to the vet.  The ladder and flag were brought out. (Facebook post)

  • Trump had another wheels off press conference yesterday. The highlights:
    • Bad math: "Virtually 100% of the net job creation in the last year has gone to migrants In fact I've heard substantially more and actually beyond that number 100%. It’s a much higher number than that but the government has not caught up with that yet." Video.
    • "You're all going to be thrown into a communist system. You will be thrown into a system where everybody gets health care." Video
    • "I think I'm going to take some of them back to my cottage and have a lot of fun.  I like the Cheerios. I haven't seen Cheerios in a long time. I'm going to take them back with me." Video.

    • The Harris campaign certainly is not like the Biden campaign. Oh, my.

  • Police have made an identification in the clip below, but no arrests have been made. Hey, I've got a hot opinion: I'm not 100% sure I believe these kids, and I'm not sure this was an attempted abduction.  Being a former young hood rat myself on the mean streets of Bridgeport, what if one of them threw something at the vehicle or yelled something? And what if the passenger (who is a teenager), in a moment of poor judgment, decided to act like he was going to chase the kid only to decide that was a very bad idea once he saw the adult? Some of the kids are running and laughing in the beginning of the video. And they are sure very quick to yell "kidnap" and "abduction" in the whole chain of events. My radar is going off because something's not right. The most complete video I have found is here.

  • Indictments in the death of Matthew Perry were announced yesterday, but I can't get over how prosecutors hold these lengthy "look at me" press conferences. What happened to the days of just indicting someone and doing your job?



  • What the heck is this?

  • That "our love's in jeopardy" song was stuck in my head after I saw this

    • And he looked exactly like Marjorie Taylor Greene's current boyfriend.

  • I can't believe this happened. (If you know, you know.)

  • Very legal nerdy stuff which probably interests only attorneys. Watch this lawyer, who is really smart,  explain to the Court of Criminal Appeals yesterday why he allegedly misrepresented to the court that the State did not oppose a motion he filed in the Kerry Max Cook case.  He was fined $500 after the explanation. 

    • And, man, that lawyer was busy yesterday! Here is he is on that same day in a high profile case being tried in Austin! (From today's front page of the Austin American Statesman)

  • Time which has passed since the Wise County Sheriff's Office, despite having a full male DNA profile, has failed to solve the murder of Lauren Whitener in her home at Lake Bridgeport: 5 years and 42 days.


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8.15.2024

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts




Ten years ago I stumbled across this 1975 cover from the Bridgeport Index (RIP). That's a news packed front page.

  • If you had trouble getting into Fort Worth yesterday on 287 because of something happening around Bonds Ranch Road, this was your problem:

  • Today's Messenger has this picture of the courthouse renovation and a peek inside what will be the new district courtroom. (Subscribe here so they won't be mad at me.) For those that have been inside it, don't be confused by the rail and the benches which have been moved. That's actually an angle looking towards the southeast.

  • Economy: 
    • The Wall Street Journal today:

    • And Trump was told to go speak on the economy yesterday. He didn't like that. Look at how he started:

  • What a maniac. The video segment from the local ABC affiliate has clips from the encounter and the judge's shocking demeanor in an interview after the fact. ""That's not something that normally happens. But I felt compelled to do it because I didn't like the child's attitude. I haven't been disrespected like that in a very long time.” Puuhlleeese. 

  • Forensic genealogy solved yet another one. 

  • Let's check in on Fox News.  This kid is 17 year old and his claim to fame it being a friend of Barron Trump.  

  • The initial attack on Israel by Hamas resulted in 1,139 deaths and  251 hostages. Since then:

  • The Business Second™. 

  • Legal nerdy stuff regarding agreeing(?) to arbitration: (Gift link.)


  • The Cowboys have been trade-happy in the last 24 hours  -- all for the defensive line.


  • Messenger - Above the Fold

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