Poor Dogs

Dogs wait for their owners to return as they sit on top a flooded car in New Orleans, La., Monday, Sept. 5, 2005. Thousands of animals have been left stranded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

He Must Have A New Press Agent

Normally, Gov. Rick Perry is a walking disaster when it comes to public relations. For whatever reason, he's done a heck of a job in the aftermath of Katrina. This morning, he got five minutes or more on the Today show as he walked around the floor of the Astrodome with Katie Couric.

Stating The Obvious (Again)

Hurricane Katrina is the worst disaster for the United States since the Civil War. (Sorry, I stole that from someone else - but it is true). Over the next three weeks, the number of bodies that will be found will be staggering. And although everyone wants to be involved in the "blame game", I'm surprised that George W's playing of a guitar after the disaster doesn't rival Clinton's video clip of "I did not have sex with that woman". (As a friend of mine told me, "I don't blame Bush, I blame those hired by him to be in charge of the press that allowed that photo to be taken".) (Sidenote: The only thing more horrifying than the disaster is Oprah Winfrey showing up in New Orleans to capitalize on it).

Football Crystal Ball

The biggest game for the University of Texas in the last ten years happens this weekend when they travel to play Ohio State. And it occurred to me, with a suddenly weak Oklahoma on the schedule, there has never been more pressure on UT coach Mack Brown. My prediction: They beat Ohio State and Oklahoma and then get upset by some team they are overwhelming favorites to beat.

Maybe They Had Better Things To Do

Most of the major media tonight had film clips of the deceased Chief Justice William Rehnquist body being carried up the steps of the Supreme Court as 6 of the 8 remaining justices lined the passage way. I'm still trying to figure out who who the two missing justices were. (And the video of Sandra Day O'Connor crying was very moving).

Football Confusion

TCU beat OU on Saturday and then awaited the polls to come out. The results? They come in at #22 in the AP Poll but fail to crack the USA Today/ESPN top 25l. And, of course, OU is ranked above TCU in both polls.

Odd Movies I've Seen in Theaters Over The Last Three Months

• Happy Endings - a smart comedy with Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Tom Arnold.
• My Date With Drew - a dumb documentary about a guy who tries to get a date with Drew Barrymore
• Mysterious Skin - probably one of the most bizarre movies I've ever seen
• March of the Penguins - I never dreamed it would be any good - but it really was.

Grim

The 22 people died together. "Police believe they tried to escape the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina lashed to one another with a rope. Rescuers found them last week in St. Bernard Parish just east of New Orleans. No one has identified them yet. No one has tried to figure out who they are or how they knew each other or how far they had come before a rescue crew found them wrapped around a pole."

Gilligan . . .

. . . or, more properly, Bob Denver, has died.

Lake Bridgeport . . .

. . . is six feet low and dropping. No rain. Spillway open. Notagood.

Going, Going . . .

I saw that Bridgeport fell out of the AP Top Ten 3A poll after losing to Mineral Wells on Friday. Before Decatur smiles, the #10 spot was taken by Abilene Wylie. (I think the schools know each other).

Big Deal

The "Drudge Report" tonight seems to be making a big deal out of this comment from former First Lady Barbara Bush regarding the refugees in Houston: "And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this --this is working very well for them." Audio of the comment is here. Seems like a non-story to me.

Dance Like A White Guy

I'm not real sure why there are so many guys in confederate uniforms in this video.

I Wonder . . .

. . . what it would look like to see a guy on a bike get clothes-lined by a railroad crossing arm? Oh, a video happens to exist to answer that question.

Ultimate Time Waste

Find a the only four leaf clover.

Time To Give It Up

"Eric Leese sits on a couch in his flooded living room in Metairie, outside New Orleans September 5, 2005. Thousands of residents of suburban New Orleans returned on Monday to inspect homes wrecked by Hurricane Katrina and President George W. Bush went back to the disaster zone to quell a political crisis over bungled aid efforts. (Lee Celano/Reuters) "

The One Most Displeased . . .

. . . with the President's announcement today that he wishes for John Roberts to replace William Rehnquist is Sandra Day O'Connor. In her resignation letter (reproduced here), she said her resignation would become effective upon the nomination and confirmation of her successor. It looks like she's headed back to work on the first Monday in October.

Stuff I Learned From The Sports Page

• Texas Ranger Michael Young is leading the American League in batting average at .326
• I think freshman UT running back Jamaal Charles (135 yards on 14 carries again a bad Louisiana-Lafayette team) is going to be a stud
• Last week two guys caught a 244 pound alligator gar in Sam Rayburn Lake
• The Denver Broncos cut former OU star tailback Quentin Griffin.