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2.22.2006
"Conviction"
That's the name of a new NBC series that features "young and aggressive" new prosecutors in New York City. Spare me.
So I'm on my comfy couch rolling my eyes when I decide to google it to find out more.
What I found surprised me: The premiere episode is available as a free video download at I-Tunes before it debuts on TV.
The future is coming.
He Wants A "Do Over"
The crazy trial of Stephen Barbee "allegedly" killing pregnant Lisa Underwood and her young son is going on in Tarrant County.
This was a incident in north Tarrant County. Barbee had recently married but had had an affair with Underwood. She ended up pregnant and Barbee allegedly killed her because she threatened to destroy his marriage.
He kills Underwood and (this is the hard part to explain) her seven year old son.
There was a bombshell yesterday: The autopsy revealed that the unborn child was not product of Barbee's uncontrolled sexual urges. She was screwing around with someone else.
Doesn't matter. This guy is gonna die.
I Pray For The Day One Of My Clients . . .
. . . does what indicted Washington insider Scooter Libby has done.
My Crazy Movie Rule
I won't watch any movie that is based upon a time before electricity was invented [edit: er....make that "discovered".]
One exception: Gladiator
Possible exception: Gone With The Wind (I've never seen it).
I Forgot . . .
. . . to put in my collar stays this morning. My floppy collar drove me insane all day.
From The People That Brought You Cue-Cat
It may not be as exciting as a copy of American Profile, but in April the Dallas Morning News will begin distributing, as an insert, a CD-ROM of a monthly magazine called Hollywood Previews Entertainment iMagazine.
Saving a few trees is always a good idea.
Uh Oh
I'm a foreign affairs idiot but a story today out of Iraq seems huge.
There are Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq. I'm not exactly sure what the difference is but is seems like they can be compared to The Union and the Confederacy. Well, today "the golden dome" of one of the holiest Shiite shrines was blown up. (Great before and after pic here.) And the Shiites blame the Sunnis. That led to massive retaliation.
The use of the term "Civil War" in Iraq was all over the news.
Mark it on your calenders. Today might have been Iraq's attack of Fort Sumter.
Oh, The Horror
The U.S. Hockey team was eliminated from the Olympics today after a brief and embarrassing stay.
But Dallas Star Mike Modano had an excuse:
"You'd think USA Hockey would be a well-oiled machine, but it's not," he said. "Basically we were on our own for hotels, tickets, flights, stuff like that. Normally we wouldn't have to worry about stuff like that."
Way to sacrifice for your country.
Rich AND Funny
Today, eight workers at a Nebraska meat processing plant have claimed the record $365 million Powerball jackpot. The seven men and one woman were introduced by Gov. Dave Heineman in Lincoln, Nebraska. When one of the workers was asked if he was still working at the plant, he replied: "I've been retired for about four days."
By the way, after receiving the lump sum, taking out taxes and dividing by eight, each person got about $15.5 million.
2.21.2006
Baby Death Trial
The trial of the woman that killed her child by cutting off her the baby's arms is wrapping up.
The unspoken word is that the prosecution fully expects the jury to find the woman not guilty by reason of insanity. They simply refused to agree to that resolution and wanted a jury to make that decision instead.
Lightening Up
The New York Times Magazine is running some bizarre pics of Oscar nominees. Uh, make that cool pics. Here's Charlize Theron. Others are here.
Me loves me some Charlize Theron.
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