In Case You Missed It

Quick loading video of the 30 story Landmark Tower in Fort Worth, Texas being blown up on Saturday.

Weekend Box Office

1. V for Vendetta, $26.1 million 2. Failure to Launch, $15.8 million 3. The Shaggy Dog, $13.6 million 4. She's the Man, $11 million 5. The Hills Have Eyes, $8 million 6. 16 Blocks, $4.7 million 7. Eight Below, $4.1 million 8. Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion, $3 million 9. The Pink Panther, $2.5 million 10. Aquamarine, $2 million

Random

Styrofoam Is Clearly A State Of Mind
Originally uploaded by Catherine Jamieson.

Questions and Answers

From The Update: DEMOCRATS MEET TOMORROW – Wise County Democrats meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Buck’s Barbecue in Decatur to discuss this months’ primary election. “What went wrong, what went right and what must change before November” will be the subject of a discussion led by County Chairwoman Brenda Rankin. A lot. Not much. More W press conferences.

Natalie Portman and a Monkey

Blackout

Remember the days when a home Cowboys game wasn't televised because it wasn't a sellout? The last time was December 16, 1990.

Two Things You Will Hear A Lot Of Today At Work

(1) Boy, it sure did rain this weekend. (2) Yeah, but we really needed it.

Amy Fisher & Joey Buttafuco

Surreal

It's done. He's a Cowboy. It's a $25 million / 3 year deal with $10 million guaranteed for the first year.

1810 / 287 Wreck

Looks like we have a huge wreck around 11:00 a.m. this morning at the most dangerous intersection in the county: 287 / 1810. Initial reports are a car and an 18 wheeler getting tangled up. Possible three person fatality. Developing . . . Update. Three confirmed dead. One male. Two females. All appear to be under 20. Wise County residents. Next of kin being notified. Update: The driver was a female with a Decatur address. The two passengers have yet to be identified.

Tori Spelling Tattoo

My Weekend Is Now Occupied

I just got this email: "Hi there lovely,I was searching the net few days ago. I am new to tbhis thing.and saw your profiable. I decided to email you cause I found you attractive. I might come dobwn to your city in few weeks.Let me know if we can meet each other in perason.I amb attractive girl. I am bsure you wobn't raegrebt it.Reply to my personal email at rlji@lookyouniceboy.info"

Other Than That, He's Happy

al-Qaeda Did Not Visit Harmon Park

From the Update: ‘HOAX BOMB’ — A Parks Department employee discovered an object resembling a pipe bomb this morning at Harmon Park in Decatur, Police Chief Rex Hoskins said.The object was taken to the police station, and the Denton Bomb Squad was called in. The squad detonated the explosive and classified it as a “hoax bomb.” “This was either an attempt to make one, or somebody wanting it to look like a pipe bomb,” Hoskins said. Question: You have something that looks like a bomb so you move it to another location and then have the bomb squad take a look at it?

I'm Going . . .

. . . to walk through a parking lot barefooted and step on a hypodermic needle. Oh, wait. Somebody famous did that today.

Your Best Bag Of Money Now

According to the New York Times (no link because subscription required): Joel Osteen . . . the pastor of Houston's Lakewood Church, one of the nation's largest congregations, and the author of Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential. has signed a book deal with Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, that publishing insiders say is potentially one of the richest for a nonfiction book and could bring the author more than $10 million.

Things I Learned in the DMN Letter to the Editor Section

"I have never killed a man, but I have read a number of obituaries with a savage satisfaction." - Voltaire