The Cast of NBC's Today Show from this morning (really)

The Cell Phone . . .

. . . has replaced the swaying cigarette lighter in concert arenas. (Or so I'm told since I haven't been to a concert since 1992).

Things Like This Bother Me - Philosophically Speaking

"WACO - A pastor performing a baptism was electrocuted inside his church Sunday morning after grabbing a microphone while partially submerged, a worker at the church said. University Baptist Church Rev. Kyle Lake, 33, was standing in water in the baptistry when he was electrocuted, said Jamie Dudley, wife of UBC community pastor Ben Dudley and a business adminstrator at the church." Rest of Star Telegram story (Photo not directly related to story). Edit: CNN has a photograph of this young guy.

Why "The Spin" Is Delayed

Ok, after visiting three stadiums in two days, I was off to Nashville International to come home. I was unavoidably delayed for a bit. See the front of my white (crappy) rent car above? See the back of the darker car above (license plate smeared in photo on purpose)? Well these photos were taken after the following . . . I allegedly rear ended the dark car with my white car while leaving the football game in Nashville, Tennessee today. Ok, I admit to "bumping" her. That event (and I am not making this up), caused (1) the female driver of the darker car to call 911, (2) me waiting 30 minutes without anyone showing up and then politely giving the lady my name and DL number and explaining to her that I had to catch a plane because this didn't appear to be any big deal since there was no damage, (3) what I presume to be the very big husband of said lady arriving and telling me I didn't need to "run", (4) me deciding it might be a good idea not to leave, (5) after an hour of waiting then watching an ambulance, police officer, and a fire truck zoom past us (6) observing those same three vehicles to come back five minutes later once they realized they were called about this "collision" (7) the maybe teen-aged daughter of said lady, above, to be strapped to a backboard (once again, I am not making this up) and placed inside the ambulance (8) having the daughter scream bloody murder inside the ambulance because the neck collar was driving her crazy, (9) the daughter and parents deciding that it might not be a good idea to put the daughter in the ambulance after all, and (10) me to confirm with the cop that I wasn't receiving a citation to which he affirmed I would not because "there was no damage to the vehicles." I expect to hear from the Tennessee equivalent of "The Texas Hammer". Thank God I had a digital camera with me.

Tennessee Women

My New Friends At The Titan's Stadium (Oakland Must Have A Loyal Following)

Final Stop In Stadium Trifecta: Home of The Tennessee Titans

Follow Up From Post Below

I also took this pic for artistic purposes only.

Football Nirvana

I just spent a Saturday watching a portion of Utah State v. Alabama as well as South Carolina v. Tennessee......both games in person ..... I kinda miscalculated the amount of driving involved from my base point of Nashville, TN. I'm exhausted. (The day game pic is from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The night game is from Knoxville, Tennessee).

Sometimes This Blogging Thing Is Just Too Easy

"NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among women with an unwanted pregnancy, those who carry the pregnancy to term are more likely to experience later depression than those who terminate the pregnancy with an abortion, new study findings suggest. " The story.

In Fort Worth Today

My Typical Saturday Night

Video. (Offending border material removed).

Always Gets My Attention

Indictment Day

I'm just amused that someone is actually named "Scooter Libby".

The Day After

We Have Names

"Three Wise County Deputies are placed on routine administrative leave following Monday night’s fatal shooting incident that resulted in the death of a suspect under pursuit.Although it’s unclear as to what extent they were involved in the shooting, the Deputies and DPS Troopers did exchange gunfire with the suspect, 32 year old Kevin Wood, following a high speed chase that began in Parker County. Wise County Sheriff David Walker says the three Officers, Debbie Gregg, Curtis Hamlin, and Charles Reynolds were placed on administrative leave to make time for debriefing and interviews with Investigators as well as time off to deal with the outcome. The Texas Rangers have been called in to lead an investigation into the events that led to Wood’s death." Source

Maybe I Don't Understand Politics At All

The Republicans control both houses of Congress. They have a president that is twice elected. The electorate is composed of a majority of conservatives. So, call me naive, but why doesn't Bush simply throw down the gauntlet: Nominate a person to the Supreme Court that will say he/she is conservative, is a strict constructionist and, without any qualification, say that Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided and, if presented with the same facts, would overturn the decision. The Republicans will not always be in power. Minorities are generally Democrats and, as the years pass, the minority population will dwarf white, conservative, and Republican America. Why doesn't W take charge while he has an opportunity?

No One Can Comprehend These Numbers

For the last three months, Microsoft had sales of $9.74 billion and a net income of $3.14 billion. What a monster. But just think, twenty years ago Bill Gates had this thought: "Every computer will need a software program that will allow it to launch other programs. Let's create one call Windows and sell it to every computer manufacturer on the planet." But who would have thought that computers would be part of our lives like they are. The Internet ratcheted up the stakes.