Oh, And By The Way . . .

The lead story was that the kid that hacked into Paris Hilton's cell phone was sentenced to 11 months in a federal juvenile facility (After practicing law for 19 years, I had never heard of a federal juvenile facility - but I digress) . Anyway, I thought that sounded a little harsh. But then, after actually reading a whole story for once, I found this nugget buried in the text: "The charges included hacking into Internet and telephone service providers, theft of personal information and posting it on the Web, and making bomb threats to high schools in Florida and Massachusetts, all over a 15-month period."

Hit Me Baby One More Time

Now for some really important news: Britney Spears is a mom.

Uh Oh

"A federal judge declared the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional Wednesday in a case brought by the same atheist whose previous battle against the words 'under God' was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court on procedural grounds. " "U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton ruled that the pledge's reference to one nation 'under God' violates school children's right to be 'free from a coercive requirement to affirm God.'"

I Had Forgotten

Remember Kanye West's "Bush hates black people" comment? I had forgotten that one week before the hurricane hit Kanye was on the cover of Time magazine with the by-line of "Hip Hop's Class Act".

I'm Not Sure I've Ever Been Mentioned Once

Former Bridgeport high school star Phillip Daugherty has been mentioned in the Dallas Morning News for two days in a row. Daugherty withdrew from Texas Tech last month and enrolled at Sam Houston State. The two schools play each other on Saturday in Lubbock. Yesterday the paper included quotes from Tech coaches as to whether they feared Daugherty would steal the the offense signals (they don't). Today the paper quotes Daugherty as saying he doesn't expect his knowledge of the Tech offense to play a factor. The Tech web site still believes he is a Red Raider.

I Missed This

The boys on my morning radio station were talking about a 4 hour program on the National Geographic channel this weekend about 9/11. It sounded great, impartial, and non-political. Plus there were tons of interviews (the ticket clerk who checked in some of the hijackers), rarely seen video (the hijackers hanging out at the airport) and some crazy facts (two of the hijackers rented adult movies in their Boston hotel on the night before 9/11 - kind of an odd tribute to Allah, but an interesting fact).

Cowboys / Redskins

Dallas and Washington play Monday and I hear all this talk this week of it being a "big rivalry". You know, it was when I was a kid but I don't think so anymore.

I wonder what happened?

Bold New Information World

In checking the Update this morning, it looks like Rhome is thinking of spending some big bucks for a combined library. I wonder about the future of libraries in general. I mean, with the click of the Google search button, I have more information available to me at my desk than any library could provide. And I don't even have to know the Dewey Decimal System.

And As The Water Recedes . . .

. . . chaos continues. Over 100 were killed yesterday by suicide bombers in Iraq.

Not So Friendly Skies

I'm no business guy, but the impending bankruptcies of Delta and Northwest don't seem like a good sign.

Stuff Like This Weirds Me Out

As a kid, I loved the Dallas Cowboys (although I could care less now). Many a time I watched place kicker Toni Fritsch line up for a kick in this crazy soccer style approach that no one had ever seen before. So as I roam around the Internet tonight, I learned that he died at the very early age of 60. Kind of depressing.

A 13 Year Old Boy, a $400 Million Inheritance, and a Wheels Off Dead Dad

This story is too crazy to be believed. But I was interested to learn that the dad's fourth wife was the winner of the U.S. "Miss Petite" contest. They have that?

More Judicial Confirmation Observations

Ok, I said I wouldn't be sucked in, but I am. I just watched ABC World News Tonight and got caught up on the John Roberts confirmation hearings. Knee jerk reactions: (1) the guy is smooth, (2) the guy is probably brilliant, (3) elected Senators are smooth and brilliant but I want to strangle all of them, and (4) I think I'm a smart guy, but I also believe I would crumble under all that national attention and pressure.

Liberal Media?

Heck, even I thinks so after seeing this about the Roberts confirmation hearings.

Now This Is Bad PR For The Evacuees

"FORT WORTH - A Louisiana man [Glenn E. Holloway, 28, - pictured] who fled Hurricane Katrina is in police custody today, accused of trying to abduct a 14-year-old girl Monday after she got off her school bus in east Fort Worth." - Full story in the Star-Telegram

Worth a Giggle

Funny video phone commercial.

I'm Looking For My Black's Law Dictionary

At John Robert's senate confirmation hearing today, Arlen Specter asked John Roberts if he considered Roe v. Wade to be a "super duper precedent".

Cowboy Up

Now this will play big in Wise County when it is released in December: "Brokeback Mountian" - a gay cowboy movie. Catch it in theaters before you head off to Northside.