Do You Spank?

"No reasonable middle-aged woman would want to be put up there before a group of young men, turned around to show her buttocks, [and] get spanked . . . ." The story here. (I'd do it in a heartbeat for $1.2 million)

Channel 8's John McCaa Back In The Day

Source (with other Channel 8 personalities from their high school prom)

Entitled: "Watery Grave"

watery grave Originally uploaded by isto-ica.

Ka Ching

The Texas Lotto has dropped the "bonus ball". But I'm more interested to see and hear TV and radio commercials featuring Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith promoting the new Lotto. (They do a horrible acting job referring to a "comeback"). How much did that cost Texas? By the way, the odds of winning a Lotto jackpot will go from 1 in about 48 million to about 1 in 25.8 million.

I'm Going Back

While listening to the millionth story on the Duke lacrosse scandal this morning, I heard the reporter say that today was the "last day of classes" at the school. Last day? On April 26th?

Flight 93

This movie, about the 9/11 flight that ended up in a Pennsylvania field, opens this weekend. I really don't have any desire to see it but I'm not sure if I can put my finger on exactly why.

(Oddly, the Internet Movie Database lists the movie as "United 93".)

I Don't Care, But You Might

From the D Magazine Blog: NEW CLASSIC COUNTRY RADIO STATION Lone Star 1190 promises to play Waylon, Merle, Reba, Willie, and the Man in Black. Remember "Moby in the Morning"? Yup, he'll be your morning host. Remember Fast Eddie Coyle? Middays. Now you know.

Wedding Betting

View a random photo of newlyweds, and take a guess on how long their marriage will last. The website can be found here.

It's Official: Fox News Really Is The Mouth Piece for the Republican Party

Fox commentator Tony Snow will become President Bush's Press Secretary (the guy that stands up and takes a beating from the press every day).

Attention Hardliners

Be it resolved that any person that commits the offense of murder shall be executed due to the death penalty. Let's see a show of hands. Ok, who wants to inject the lethal fluid on this one.

How Odd

Between Rhome and Jeterville there is a billboard for the Da Vinci Code movie.

A Buddy Pointed This Out To Me

I told him I was personally offended and that I would refuse to post it on the principle of basic human decency.

Sportzzzz

I heard a rumor the Dallas Stars were down 0-2 in the playoffs. I know one guy in Decatur who cares. As I write this, a Texas Ranger pitcher is staring at a batter, winding up, no, wait....the batter stepped out of the batter's box, back to the wind up, no, wait......it's a throw to first base just to keep the runner honest. Kill me now. I have no idea when the Dallas Mavericks play again. All of the foregoing isn't is interesting as this Saturday when I hear, "Houston is on the clock".

Retreat!

The Southern Baptist Convention will probably have a chance to vote on a resolution encouraging Baptists to withdraw their children from public schools. The resolution says public schools "continue to adopt and implement curricula and policies teaching that the homosexual lifestyle is acceptable" and that Christian alternatives to public schools are "desperately needed immediately by orphans, children of single parents and the disadvantaged." Huh? Those folks could probably use a little cash. But I doubt there will be a resolution towards that end.

Most Expensive Housing Zip Codes In the Nation

The list is here. I'll save you some time: The top Dallas ZIP was 75225, and it's way down at No. 285. (It's also the only Texas ZIP to make the out of 500.) Texas real estate seems really cheap all of a sudden.

Oops, She Did It Again.

Sources

Ricky Williams . . .

. . . is gone for the 2006 season. What an incredible waste of talent. I'll bet we'll never see him carry the football again.

"I Shot A Man In Reno . . . . "

The Movie: Walk The Line Good?: Yeah, it is Great?: I wouldn't go that far Interesting Tidbit: The movie's suggestion that Elvis was indirectly responsible for Johnny Cash's speed (the drug) addiction Interesting Tidbit #2: That Cash, Elvis, and Jerry Lee Lewis all stayed in the same Tyler motel at the same time during the early part of their careers