Rethinking Britney

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Dog Pile

Former Dallas Cowboy Dwayne Goodrich, already serving 7 1/2 years for manslaughter due to an auto accident, was sentenced to an additional five years in prison today (the maximum) for failing to Stop and Render Aid. The charge arose out of the same accident. Amazingly, the judge, not happy with just assessing the maximum, stacked the sentence on the 7 1/2 sentence. Anything to please the most bloodthirsty among us. Goodrich had pled guilty to the offense. The original trial prompted me to write this article explaining the craziness. (Trust me, even criminal defense lawyers, prosecutors, and judges will find the article mind numbing). But the article, to my amazement, did cause Dwayne Goodrich's mom to track me down back then and call me to simply thank me for explaining what happened to her son. She was a sweet lady. I thought about her today. Edit: After the first four comments, I would like to point out there was no allegation of DWI

Laci Peterson and A Best Seller

I don't understand why the death of a loved one so oftentimes leads to a book so long as the death received a great deal of attention.

Now If She Came With It, I'd Get Myself Indebted For Life

"Now that JESSICA SIMPSON and NICK LACHEY are no longer together, the two have put their Calabasas, CA home on the market, reports People. According to the mag, the 5-bedroom, 6,500 square-foot Mediterranean-style house, which was featured in the couple's MTV reality series "Newlyweds," is being listed at $3.75 million. Nick and Jessica announced their separation in November, with Jessica filing for divorce on December 16. She has since purchased her own $3 million home in Beverly Hills." (Source)

Favorite Blogs

Obviously, I steal stuff from all over the Internet since I never have an original thought. For quick loading videos, I always check out "Google's Video Of The Day" Some are too long, some are dumb, but some are genius.

Gone (Or So The News Reports Say)

Yet Another Time Waste

But an easy one.

Worlds Collide

Just when I post about the image of the Southern Baptist Convention (below), this story breaks. Call it: When Brokeback Mountian and a hardline Southern Baptist preacher collide. This world is one crazy place. Next thing you'll know they'll be pouring Mimosas with the pre-Sunday School donuts.

I Wonder . . .

. . . if anyone has a talent for stacking plastic cups? Yep, and it's amazing: Google Video.

The Baptists Listen To Me

Six years ago I wrote this: "The Southern Baptist Convention desperately needs someone in charge of public relations who will simply tell the powers at be to shut up. Every time they have their annual meeting in June, they always take a position on an issue that gets them beaten to death in the press. Sometimes it is women submitting to husbands, sometimes its women and the clergy. You're free to believe whatever you wish, but do you have to grab hold of a lightening rod every time you meet?" Well, they took my advice. At least to the extent of trying to project a different image.

How Not To Start A Fight

Link to someone else's fine work. Kinda gives a new meaning to "I'm a lover, not a fighter."

Best Bush Impersonator

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What A Coincidence

The same thing happened to me last night.

More Time Waste

Draw lines and curves to direct falling sand. Very cool. (But some computers don't have Java installed that will allow you to play it).

Time Waste

Use the up/down/left right arrow keys to control the fish. Try to have it bump into smaller fish to eat them, but avoid the bigger fish. Play.

I Have Never, Ever, Ever . . .

. . . understood the country's fascination with Howard Stern ("Hey, are your boobs real?" [Insert yuk monkey laughter here]". As you probably know, he has gone to satellite radio (which I'm still unsure about). But if I'm reading this article correctly (and it is very poorly written), I think he earns $100 million per year and was awarded stocks worth $220 million. (And for you proof readers, shouldn't the sentence in the article that references "windfall" utilize a figure of $110 million instead of $100 million?).

And 2006 Will Surely Be Different . . . Uh . . . No

Bombs in Iraq today: 125 civilians dead 5 U.S. soldiers dead

Hollywood, Hollywood

Vince Young, instead of returning to glory in Austin, taped tonight's episode of The Tonight Show.