Mariah Carey Walks Her Pooch

This Explains Why She Has Rejected My Advances

"Years after she first emerged from the Batcave, Batwoman is coming out of the closet. DC Comics is resurrecting the classic comic book character as a lesbian, unveiling the new Batwoman in July as part of an ongoing weekly series that began this year. The 5-foot-10 superhero comes with flowing red hair, knee-high red boots with spiked heels, and a form-fitting black outfit." (Full story)

No Food In Chico

The Pantry in Chico has closed according to the Update. With the exception of a convenience store burrito, people in Chico are now food deprived.

The Blog's Unique Visitor Traffic For May, 2006

I'm far more entertaining during the work week that I am on weekends. (Just like my social life).

The Most Amazing Story I've Heard In A Long Time

If this doesn't dominate the news over the next few days, I'll be amazed. I'm speechless.

School District Trivia

• In Texas, there are 1,031 independent school districts.
• Those districts educate over 4.3 million kids.
• That number grows by 72,500 every year.
• Half of the 1,031 districts have less than 700 students each.
• 25% of all students go to 12 districts.
• The largest district is Houston ISD with 211,499 students.
• The smallest district is Divide ISD with 10 students.

Source: Neeley v. West Orange Cove Consolidated ISD, 176 S.w.3d 746 (Tex. 2005).

$9,312

Estimated average credit card debt per U.S. household in 2005. Source: This week's Time magazine

Just Because

Suddenly I have an urge to pick up a sketch book and ask her to have a seat on the couch.

Trust Me, Good TV

Tomorrow night, on Channel 8, the final round of the National Spelling Bee will be broadcast live. This may sound like paint drying, but it'll be good stuff. (Check out the movie Spellbound). I hereby adopt Samir Sudhir Patel of Colleyville as The Blog's official speller (and Lord knows The Blog needs spelling help). This kid, now 12, has competed in the event for the last three years finishing 3rd, 27th, and 2nd. When I was 12, I was on the couch laughing out loud to Gilligan's Island.

When We Last Saw Kenny Rogers . . .

. . . (the pitcher) he was slugging a camera man. Don't look now, but he is 7-3 with a 3.76 ERA for the Detroit Tigers.

23% . . .

That's the number of Dallas-Fort Worth homes that do not have cable or satellite television.

I've Always Wondered About This

The NFL draft was last month and this month there have been a variety of mini-camps across the league that the drafted players take part in. But 99% of them do not have a contract. So what happens if one of them gets hurt? Well, one guy is going to find out. The Cowboys drafted lineman E.J. Whitley of Texas Tech in the seventh round. In his first camp last week, he blew out his ACL and is gone for the season. The Morning News tells me "the rookies signed injury protection waivers before mini-camp meaning the Cowboys would negotiate a contract in good faith regardless of the severity of the injury." Huh? I have no idea what that means. Some seventh rounders don't even make the team. This will be interesting.

It's Hard Out Here For A Girl's Softball Coach

From the Update: DECATUR COACH RESIGNS — Decatur High School head softball coach Amber Pearce resigned on Friday. DHS athletic director Kyle Story declined any comment except to confirm she did step down. She led the Lady Eagles to a district championship and to the regional quarterfinals in her first year. Her two assistant coaches will also not return. What gives?

I Wonder If That Was True

When I was in the Tarrant County DA's office in the early 1990s, a prosecutor that was hired after me told me he was the brother of the Central Park Jogger. I cannot for the life of me recall who that was. Or if that were true. The jogger's identity remained a secret for years until she published a book in 2003. (The last name of Meili doesn't ring a bell but it could be a married name.)

Conspiracy Theory

When I was growing up, one of my family members always had a conspiracy theory about seven game sports series. Due to the amount of money that was generated by the games, the teams would secretly agree to split the first four games and then play for real. The way the Mavericks dogged it last night, you have to wonder. (Not really, but it does seem weird.)

Katie Says Goodbye

As the Today show recapped the last 15 years of Katie Couric being on the show, it occurred to me: What a crazy country we live in. (Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11, O.J., Rodney King, Iran-Contra, Anita Hill, Columbine, and the list goes on. And there is more to come.)

Girls That Just Happen To Be Asian . . .

Act Naturally
Originally uploaded by Pure_Evil.

. . . are kinda hot in an odd way.

Munich

I started watching this movie tonight. So far, so good. But you'll appreciate it a lot more if you'll rent "One Day In September" which is a documentary about the Israeli hostage crisis at the Munich games in 1972. It is probably the best documentary I've ever seen (well, I'm still digesting the greatness that is "Grizzly Man.")