Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

8.29.2005

And in news not hurricane related . . .

HONEY GROVE, Texas - A man walked into a church yesterday and opened fire, killing two people and wounding another, before shooting two women dead outside and taking their car. Honey Grove is in Fannin County.

8.28.2005

There Is Always A Lot Of Hype Over Hurricanes, But This Looks Bad

Jeers to the Cheers

I always get a kick out of the "Cheers & Jeers" section of the Star Telegram every Saturday although I admit to skimming over the Cheers in order to read every Jeer. (For some reason they are more fun). But I noted that Wise County Commissioner Mike Richardson received a Cheer this Saturday from Woody and Joyce Reynolds of Decatur for "doing a fine job of paving our road".

More High School Ball

I hate how much the Messenger dedicates itself to Northwest ISD (althoughI understand why), and here I am doing the same thing. I noticed that in the Texans 48-21 win over Granbury on Friday that sophomore Drew Ashley rushed for 200 yards and four touchdowns in the first half.

And I Bet There Was A Time When There Were "Whites Only" Drinking Fountians

This weekend marked the 85th anniversary of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote. 85th? It constantly amazes me how much this country has progressed/and how back-woods we were. 85 years ago? That's it? There are women alive today that at one time could not vote in the United States.

It's About Time

Finally, the horrible looking roof of Texas Stadium will be painted - and it hasn't been painted since the place opened in 1971. The cost for the job? $570,000.

Now That's A Ton Of Pot

A "routine traffic stop" (I'm always skeptical of those) by a deputy sheriff out in Tyler netted 2,620 pounds of marijuana according to the Dallas Morning News.

8.26.2005

High School Results?

The Messenger posts the scores here.

Is This True?

Troy Aikman said tonight, while broadcasting the Redskins/Steelers preseason game, that the Cowboys did not have a play involving a quarterback sneak in the first eight years he played.

I'm Pretty Sure This Is Bad Parenting

Video clip of parents that decide to wake their kids in a sadistic manner.

I Missed This

"A Fort Worth man is in the Wise County Jail on charges of evading arrest, after leading officers on a high speed chase from Mineral Wells to Bridgeport. 40 year old Brian Keith Edwards sped away from an attempted traffic stop in Mineral Wells about 3:00 a.m. Wednesday. After fleeing from Palo Pinto County, through Jack County and east to Bridgeport on Hwy. 380, he crashed his SUV into a bar ditch where it overturned and caught fire. Wise County Deputies pulled Edwards out of the wreckage and took him to jail. He was not injured in the crash.Authorities say Edwards drove in excess of 100 mph and forced oncoming traffic off 380. Two Wise County patrol cruisers were damaged when Edwards squeezed by them at an attempted road block in a Bridgeport industrial park. He is also being held on a felony DWI warrant from Tarrant County. Charges are pending in Mineral Wells." Source: KTFW

I'm So Confused

While reviewing a transcript today on an appeal I'm working on, I had a huge question mark form over my head. It was a drug case and the defense lawyer (not me) was asking the jury panel if they would make the State prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt as required by the law. (Pretty much standard stuff). Then one of the potential juror's said: "In my book all people that's on drugs are guilty anyway. That's my thought." Huh?

Things I Learned At Lunch In The Sports Section

Texas Tech has already sold more than 40,000 season tickets - the most ever. The prior record was 36,839. Baylor had 18 players miss practice due to strep throat (boys, you need all the practice you can get). Mack Brown, the UT coach, is on the cover Texas Monthly with the byline of "Let's Go Kick Some OU Butt". Southlake Carroll plays Midland Lee in its first game tomorrow at, get this, 2:30 in the afternoon. I hope no one dies.

Not a Bad Idea

Some big libraries across the nation are now offering downloadable audio books. It's interesting: They are in a ".wma" format which is Windows version of an MP3 file. That format prevents the downloaded file from being transferred other than what a license file allows. (For example, a music file downloaded from music.msn.com allows it to only be burned to a CD three times and allows a transfer to a different computer only twice). This type of copyright protection prevents you from simply emailing the file to a friend (The friend will get it, but can't play it). And the library even makes you "return" the wma file in that the file simply refuses to play again after three weeks.

Friday Night Lights

High school football starts tonight for Wise County. But there is something not quite right about it being August. Have we ever had that early of a start for high school football?