We Should All Be Frightened

I saw yet another story tonight (this time on Fox 4 News) about a man who was wrongfully convicted 19 years ago. By the way, for the last 19 years, he has been in prison. DNA cleared him. Make no mistake about it: DNA won't clear someone from wrong accusations of DWI, Burglary, Arson, and, heaven forbid, Drug Possession. That's why a jury must understand the concept of guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt". As I tell every jury panel, "that means that at the end of this trial, if you have a doubt about [insert client's first name]'s guilt, and that is a doubt that is reasonable to you, you must let him go." A jury cannot afford to be wrong.

I Rented . . .

. . . Space Ghost Coast to Coast. If you've never seen it, I couldn't possibly explain it. I'm a fan from years back.

Tina Yothers

From Family Ties.

Impulse Blog

I TIVO ABC's World News Tonight every day and try to watch it every evening. In its stead this evening was a special Channel 8 report on the flooding in Dallas yesterday (which is sooooo old news right now). Anyway, at 5:42 p.m. I was treated to a live shot of reporter Debbie Denmon standing in one foot of water with blue jeans on talking about "if I went a little further, I could be in about five feet of water." Kill me.

A History Of Violence

I just finished watching this movie about "a bloody self defense incident involving a mild mannered man brings his hidden past back to haunt him and his family." Grade: Slightly above average Odd Scene: The wife surprises her husband with a cheerleader outfit Violence Level: Mucho Oscar consideration: William Hurt was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (but he appears for only 15 minutes in the film). Confused: I could have sworn the lead actress in the film was Diane Lane (from "Unfaithful" ) but it was actually Maria Bello who I have never heard of.

Remember . . .

Katherine Harris, the former Florida Secretary of State who helped steal win the 2000 Presidential election for W? Well, she won a House seat and is now planning to spend as much of her inheritance ($10 million) as it takes to win a Senate seat. But, for some strange reason, I'm attracted to her all of a sudden.

Drew Henson

Remember him? The Dallas Cowboy "quarterback of the future" from a couple of years ago? Well, he made his NFL Europe debut on Saturday, completing five of 11 passes for 58 yards as the Rhein Fire beat Frankfurt, 10-6, in Dusseldorf, Germany. Not-A-Good.

Burn Ban

It looks like the commissioners were set to cancel the "burn ban" tomorrow after an "emergency agenda" was published this morning. Alas, the meeting (not the burn ban) was cancelled this afternoon: "Due to the definition of Emergency, the burn ban meeting is cancelled for March 21, 2006 at 10:45 A.M." So put your matches and gasoline away.

Pictures of Things That Are Overloaded

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"Snakes On A Plane"

That's the name of the new Samuel L. Jackson movie coming out soon. It looks cheesy. It looks awful. It looks hokey. I think I'll go see it. Movie trailer here.

SXSW

The Dallas Morning News over the last seven days has spent countless column inches covering Austin's South By Southwest music festival. Does anyone read that stuff? I mean, how interesting can it be reading about bands you've never heard of?

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.