Country Grammar

As I watch my nemeses Lari Barager of Fox 4 News tonight, I noted she attempted to pronounce the plural of Texas. This has always confused me. In referring, for example, to the beaches of Texas . . . - If you spell it, I think it would be "Texas' beaches" and not "Texas's beaches." I feel pretty comfortable in thinking I'm right about that one. - If I pronounce it, do I say "Texas beaches" or "Texsuses beaches" (as Lari Barager did tonight)? I think you just simply say "Texas beaches." But I'm not sure. (Oh, how I so need a certain Blog loving Decatur English teacher to come through right now).

Joe's Crab Shack at Western Center Blvd

I like the atmosphere. (Until the wait staff goes on a singing binge). But the patio is cool . . . . There's something relaxing about watching the traffic on I-35 moving by that makes you glad you aren't in one of those cars.

United 93 (Encore)

I've had about five days to think about the movie. New conclusion: I may put it in my Top 10 of all time. There's just something so different about it. WBAP's Mark Davis put it quite well in his column in the Morning News: There is no . . . Hollywood star to be found in the cockpit or in any passenger seat. There is no hokey back story taking us to the night before as some passenger feeds his dog or jogs in Central Park. The brilliance of United 93 is that we as viewers don't know any more about these passengers than if we had been on the plane with them . . . . We are in the cabin when four hijackers – portrayed not as the cartoonish villains Hollywood usually fashions, but as nervous yet committed warriors for terror – storm the cockpit, killing the pilot and co-pilot. Go see it.

Double Take

There was a spare story in the Morning News today of a guy, currently a professor at two Christian colleges, who is currently running for the Dallas ISD board. When I saw that he'd pled no contest to shoplifting in 1997, my initial thought was "give the guy a break". Then I saw what he stole: Walter Lewis Price, president of the Dallas Council of PTAs, pleaded no contest to stealing four pairs of women's thong underwear and three bras from Neiman Marcus at NorthPark Center on Dec. 24, 1997, according to Dallas County court documents. Then I thought, "come on, give the guy a huge break!"

Speaking Of Hot Teachers

McMINNVILLE, Tenn. -- The former Warren County teacher who went to jail last year after a scandal involving sex with a 13-year-old student has sent naked photos and sexually explicit videos of herself to her victim via a cellphone, authorities said today. Pamela Rogers, 28, was arrested again on Monday on charges that she violated the terms of her probation by contacting the boy. She is being held without bail in McMinnville today following a court appearance. Various news organizations have posted one of the videos on their web sites with one of them saying: "[We've posted it] so you can understand what she's accused of, but we should warn you it may be too graphic for some. In the video, Rogers dances suggestively and is wearing little more than a thong-bikini outfit. " If they can post it, I wouln't get in trouble for posting it here, would I? People Are Crazy.

That Explains It

"A 17-year-old girl remains in serious condition in a St. Louis hospital after lying semi-conscious in pouring rain in some woods for 30 hours with a broken neck . . . . The St. Clair County, Illinois, Sheriff's Department is holding an acquaintance of the girl, 26-year-old driver's ed teacher Samson Shelton, who's charged with kidnapping and attempted murder . . . .Auhorities say Shelton is a wannabe pro wrestler and country line dancer at night." (Source).

Kissing Cousins . . . er....Something Like That

So you are a 30 something year old woman who decides to have sex with your 14 year old stepson. Let's complicate matters and have the woman get pregnant and give birth. With all of the "hot teachers" in the news these days, what type of sentence do you think she would get in Tyler, Texas? The range is a maximum of 20 years and a minimum of probation. Let's have her represented by famous East Texas lawyer "Scrappy" Holmes. Answer.

75 Cents!!!

The Messenger has gone up to 75 cents a copy!!! (But it's worth it to read the very kind words about The Blog in today's Inside Wise section).

American Idol

I never watch it, but a ton of people do. What I don't understand is why I always see a segment about what contestant got booted from this Fox show while I watch NBC's Today Show. It's like NBC giving Fox free advertising. What gives?

7,147

The number of people that showed up at Tampa Bay last night to see the Rangers play the Devil Rays. (Pic of a different game at Tropicana Field).

Awwwwwwwww

A Collision Of Thoughts

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Jurors in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui completed their sixth day of deliberations Tuesday without deciding whether the Sept. 11 conspirator should be executed or sentenced to life in prison. Even if you are pro-death penalty, I think this is a hard choice. The guy is a nut and, due to his many outbursts in the courtroom and outrageous testimony, he clearly wants to get the death penalty in order to be a martyr. I'd sentence him to life because it's exactly what he doesn't want. (Not to mention the fact that his execution would certainly fire up the radical Islamic faction).

So Wrong

Jockeys At Lone Star Park Look Young Enough To Be Boys

Wait. Is that a boy?

Anybody Got Any Clearasil?

I've got a pimple. And I'm having horrible flashbacks to my teenage years. Anybody want me to go back to posting pics of women?

But I Only Have 99 Cents Budgeted For Music

I like LL Cool J's (with J Lo) new song "Control Myself" primarily because it has an underlying beat that sounds like a club song from 15 years ago. But some things I don't understand: On MSN's music download page, you can't buy it individually - you have to buy the whole album for $9.99. What gives? (And there might be some suggestive pics of J Lo here. Don't look.)

I'm 75% Of The Way Through . . .

. . . the movie Jarhead. While I'll hold off on my much anticipated review, I will say this: - I would go insane in the military - Every young man should have to enlist in the military

Baby at Rest

Baby at Rest Originally uploaded by robertevans_com.