I Remember . . .

. . . a guy named Eric Rosenstrom working in the Wise County Sheriff's Office in the 1990s. I think he had something to do with crime scene processing until he was fired due to a resume scandal. I wonder what he is doing now? Oh, no!!! (Yep, same guy).

Do You Believe in Mediocrity?

I've watched a little of the Olympics and so far I've learned:

• Bode Miller, the skier, isn't very good (he "went off the course" during the Super G today)
• Some girl named Lindsey Jacobellis had a snowboarding race won until she did some hot-dogging and busted her butt
• The U.S. hockey team ended up in a 3-3 tie in their first game against a country I didn't know existed
• Some very gay male figure skater finished fifth

I'm going back to the Discovery Channel

Paris Looks...Uh....Different

If You Ever Have The Need . . .

. . . to buy you or your kids some....er...horns, here's the place for you.

It's Funny How We Change As We Grow Older

I'll Lay The Points

Congress is trying to crack down on Internet gambling. I'm not a big gambler. Limit my losses to something like $500 a year which makes me a tiny minnow in a very large lake. But I am at a loss to understand how our government thinks it is appropriate to dictate what I do with my money. There's is no law about giving $100 to a drug addict. There's no law about burying $100 in your back yard. There's no law against investing in Enron at this very moment. So why can't I bet on Rutgers to lose a matchup against Villanova? (The most obscure sports reference I could think of).

I Miss College Football

But I was very surprised to see that Oklahoma announced yesterday that the Miami Hurricanes will be coming to Norman on September 8, 2007. So much for scheduling lightweights.

I Think An Involuntary Suicide Is Called Something Else

From the Star-Telegram: TARRANT COUNTY — Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the discovery of a man and woman found hanging side by side from a railroad bridge Friday morning in west Tarrant County.Deputies made the discovery after responding to an unrelated report of an abandoned vehicle in Mary’s Creek at 8:11 a.m. near the 100 block of Farm Road 2871. Officials say the bodies, suspended over the shallow creek, were hanging by ropes attached to an old railroad bridge just east of the roadway that is no longer in use. . . . "Right now we’re going to work it as an apparent voluntary suicide," said sheriff's office spokesman Terry Grisham."

He's Not Dead

Harry Whittington, the 78-year-old man shot by Vice President Dick Cheney was released today. He looked pretty good.

More Proof The World is Crazy

I wonder if this past job would hurt your chances to win election to [Edit] the Texas Legislature? Oh, my. Edit: It is funny that The Dallas Morning News busted the guy today but endorsed him last week.

Happy 34th

I'm Insane Now

One minute into Fox 4's 10:00 p.m. newscast tonight, anchorman Steve Eager said this: "For a closer look at how people are handling this dramatic change of weather, here is Fox 4's Lari Barager live tonight in Denton" (then they throw it to the very spare Lari). A report on "how people are handling" the temperature? It's 50 degrees at 1o:oo p.m.!!!!

Youth Minister Slip Of The Tongue

Having been raised Southern Baptist and being exposed to many Youth Ministers, this video clip cracks me up. Once you watch it, go back and check out the Hip Youth Minister's eyes when he mispronounces "Lot pitched his tents". To view the video, click here and then click on the link that reads "Click here to view video" which is 5 lines down".

What I Did Last Saturday Night

Google Video.

He Was Heard Singing . . .

. . . "life's a dance, you learn as you go. Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow." (Proof that I listened to country music 15 years ago). Story.

Texas "Move Over" Law

Ok, you see a cop ruining someone's day by stopping him on the shoulder. You are hauling butt down the highway. Any obligations? The law passed a couple of years ago states a driver must either (1) vacate the lane closest to the stopped emergency vehicle if the road has multiple lanes traveling in the same direction or (2) reduce his speed to 20 miles per hour below the speed limit. Texas Transportation Code 545.157

Can We Write A Check?

Watching ABC News Tonight I learned that today the Bush Administration made a new request to Congress of $65.3 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan bringing the total FOR THIS YEAR to $110 billion. The total cost of the wars to date: $400 billion. Think of what that could have done if spent at home.

Olsen Twins Creep Me Out (I Promise)