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Holding My Baylor Pennant

You may not know this, but the Baylor basketball team is unbeaten this season. They open Big 12 conference play tonight. Of course, they are unbeaten because the NCAA decided they should be banned from any pre-conference games this season due to the Dead Player/Lying Coach scandal last year a couple of years ago. Meaning: They haven't played yet. They play Texas Tech tonight. I'll post the score when it is complete.

John Cornyn Is An Idiot

The left wing "bloggers" of the world ordained supreme court nominee Samuel Alito with the nickname of "ScAlito" meaning that he is such a right wing nut that he is the equivalent of Supreme Court Justice Antonio Scalia. Watch our own Texas Senator use that moniker today at the confirmation hearings. Embarrassing.

Judging Alito

For whatever reason, I went over to CSPAN tonight to watch the "live" version of the Sam Alito hearings. The whole thing blows my mind. His advisors had to tell him this: "There will be a camera on you for 10 hours today. Any cock of the eyebrow, any act of rage, any weak moment will be caught on tape an broadcast time and time again of TV." I couldn't handle it.

DVD Trouble

With the proliferation of companies like Netflix (which I love) and the up-an-coming video on demand technology through cable and satellite, Blockbuster may be in trouble. Here's Blockbuster's net income for the last few years: Lost $1.62 billion in 2002 Lost $978.7 million in 2003 Lost $1.24 billion in 2004.

A Show Involving Dogs and Ponies

The confirmation hearings of Judge Alito drive me insane. Bush is a pro-life president. Bush promised he would appoint pro-life judges. Bush appoints Alito. Yet, Alito can't answer the question of whether he would overturn Roe v. Wade. I loved this exchange: SEN. SCHUMER: Does the Constitution protect the right to free speech? ALITO: Certainly it does. That's in the First Amendment. SEN. SCHUMER: So why can't you answer the question of: Does the Constitution protect the right to an abortion the same way without talking about stare decisis, without talking about cases, et cetera? Unfortunately, the answer is a yawner.

One Crazy World

Remember the post yesterday about the Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey house being up for sale for over $3 million dollars. Well, a 19 year old has bought it.

I've Always . . .

. . . been a fan of Steve Martin. I'm a bigger fan now.

Fancy Smancy

I had dinner tonight at the Old Hickory Steakhouse at the the Gaylord Texan. In one of the nicest steak places around, I ordered scallops. Here's the menu in pdf format. Trust me, I wasn't paying. I'm too cheap.

Giggle

I was hanging out with a group tonight when a guy referred to a car radar detector as a "fuzzbuster". I was sucked into a time warp for a moment.

I'm Scared of 42% of The American People

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.