Now I Have A Headache

I just saw a commercial for a headache relief cream that you rub directly on your forehead.

Severe Penalty For Early Withdrawal

From the Star Telegram FORT WORTH -- The Bank of America, 500 W. Sixth St. in downtown Fort Worth, was robbed at 11:28 a.m. Tuesday, for the third time in less than two months, police said. Officers at the scene said they heard that suspects may have been arrested after leaving the bank. The bank was robbed previously on Feb. 8 and Dec. 23. A suspect in the first robbery was arrested.

I'm Depressed

It appears that Lay's has discontinued Baked Cool Ranch Doritos. This is bad. Very bad.

Current Numbers

People waiting on Texas Death Row to be executed by the government: 397 men 9 women

Great Story

ESPN ran a story yesterday about a mildly autistic high school basketball manager who got to suit up for a game. The coach put him in with four minutes left and the rest was magic. The CBS news clip of the same story is here. It is worth watching for the crowd and player reaction.

We Need To Rebuild New Orleans

And, then again, maybe not.

From The Update

FLAG FLAP — There won’t be any Confederate flag flapping in the breeze over the Wise County Courthouse – but it will be displayed inside. That was the decision Monday by commissioners after hearing a request by Clyde McMurray of Bowie . . . . Commissioner Mikel Richardson supporting flying the flag and Commissioners Terry Ross and Robert Rankin opposing the request. Commissioner Kevin Burns suggested a historical display inside the courthouse with the flag and his idea passed unanimously. I want the Republic of Texas flag displayed next. And then the Mexican flag. And then . . .

I Ain't Saying She's A Gold Digger

Today, the Supreme Court will hear a very boring probate/federal jurisdiction case. It also involves Anna Nicole Smith who is expected to walk up the Supreme Court steps this morning (I can't wait for the video footage of that). The standing joke is that she'll try and hit on 85 year old justice, John Paul Stevens.

Not-A-Good

President Bush's approval rating has fell to 34% - an all time low.

Another Reason America . . .

. . . is the greatest country in the world. Link. (Keep the kids away).

I Told Him Not To Mess With Me

Real story here.

Check Out The Big Brain On . . .

All the buzz yesterday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis involved a supposed score of “6” by Texas quarterback Vince Young on the Wonderlic test. That test is supposed to measure the size of your brain. 50 is the highest. 0 is the lowest. A sample test is here.

I Don't Watch "Lost" . . .

. . . but I might start. Bio.

Time Waste . . .

. . . . but very, very cool. http://www.patmedia.net/marklevinson/cool/cool_illusion.html

Stars And Bars

You know, the best part of the Messenger is buried in the "Inside Wise" section of the Editorial/Letter to the Editors pages. I learned from this weekend's issue that the County Commissioners will hear from some guy from Bowie on Monday who "wants to commissioners' approval to fly the 'national' flag (as opposed to the battle flag) of the Confederate States of America on the courthouse flagpole." Delicious. (Various flags of the Confederacy are here)

A Little Wacky

I watched the documentary Grizzly Man this weekend. It was about the the life and events of Timothy Treadwell, a 40+ year old man who lived for thirteen summers in Alaska among grizzly bears. He videotaped about 100 hours of his trips until he was eaten by one of the bears. The guy was a freak but it was pretty darn good. He spent most of the time talking to himself, the bears, and foxes. Very odd. (The morbidly curious viewer - like me - will be disappointed to learn there is an audio of the final deadly attack that the documentary refused to include.)

Crazy College Kids

On Saturday morning the news broke that a deadly poison called Ricin had possibly been found in a dorm at the University of Texas. Today we learned that it was not Ricin after all. All that aside, this was a very funny sign at last nights Texas - Kansas basketball game.

More Car Crashes

Another video clip of a police chase gone wrong. (Here's the amazing part, look how the vehicle almost ends up on top of him but stops in an amazing sort of way). Link.