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Ben Roethlisberger Injured - The NFL Network Is Insensitive

Most will find this mildly interesting. But as Big Ben is in intensive care, it was interesting to see what the NFL Network was discussing less than 12 hours after the accident. (Next week....acceptable. Today...uh, no.)

And All We Get In The U.S. Is Drunk Guys

"A woman is taken off the field by security guards near the end of an international rugby union match between New Zealand and Ireland in Hamilton, New Zealand June 10, 2006. "

Wear A Helmet

In case you missed it, a star NFL quarterback almost got killed today (and may be in pretty bad shape). A friend of mine told me today, "I don't see how a helmet is going to save your life at a high speed."

"It must be a crackhead!"

They play parts of this on The Ticket all the time. My favorite parts: (1) The guy cheering on the crowd to yell "yeah" if they think it's a leprechaun, (2) The lady who says "It must be a a crack head who got a hold of the wrong stuff", (3) the guy at the end of the clip who says "give me the gold!", (4) the amateur sketch, and (5) the guy holding the metal "flute" claiming it had been passed down for thousands of years.

Prime Time Real Estate

The Dallas Morning News has an article (can't find it on the web site) on the most expensive homes in Collin County. Number one was Deion Sanders 30,017 square foot mansion in Prosper which is valued at $8.8 million. Troy Aikman makes it at #9 with a $4.6 million, 10,971 square foot home in Plano. None of the other names ring a bell other than David Brennan (there's a guy on the radio on weekends by that name that talks about investments) and there is a James Davenport on the list who may be a lawyer (doing a little bit better than me).

Speechless

I'm insane now. (PG-13 Warning).

Random Monday Pic

If you . . .

. . . (1) plan on being on probation and (2) want to do drugs while on probation, you'll need one of these. Warning: "The following information & pictures may be offensive to some people."

Shaq Schooled

After being held to a career low playoff point total last night, Shaq didn't come out after the game to address the media. Amazingly, he knew such a move (or lack thereof) would cost him $10,000.

Predictions

I was sooooo right about that Cars movie prediction. I was just kidding about that "Heat in Six" thing. (Funny line I just read: "Total Shaq points through 3 quarters: 5. Number of people who rented Kazaam! this weekend: 8.)

I'm Addicted to PostSecret.Com

"The Break Up"

I went and saw the movie this afternoon in the new Southlake theater (great place). Despite mediocre reviews, I really liked it. Although basically a comedy, it had some serious "this is how break ups actually feel" undertones. If I weren't so manly, I would have shed a tear. Jennifer Aniston was great. Vince Vaughn was great. (And you can see them together at the French Open here.) (And I went to see it based upon the recommendation of a frequent commentor).

Sports

Sports Illustrated had it right when it evaluated Dirk before the 1998 NBA draft (except for the Keith Van Horn comparison).

Denise Richards on Friday

Didn't she just have a baby?

Well I'll Be

As I'm working my way through Gone With The Wind (which takes a while when you watch it in icrements of 40 minutes on a treadmill), I kept thinking that Scarlett's father looked very familiar. Yep, I figured it out: He was "Uncle Billy" in It's A Wonderful Life.

And to give him full props, his name was Thomas Mitchell.

Channel 8 and Boogey Bob

Channel 8 sucked the life out of me this morning with a Mavericks Special hosted by Debbie Denmon. In addition to having a bunch of fans brought into the studio to scream at me, the show hit its high point with this interview of Boogey Bob. You have to watch for (1) Debbie's over-laughing, (2) Bob referencing "my partner" and (3) Bob dancing in studio to what he referred to as a Christian song.

Oh, The Humanity!!!!

"MIAMI — Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, developed Sunday from a poorly organized tropical depression in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and appeared likely to carry heavy rain to Florida, forecasters said. "By midday, the storm had maximum sustained wind near 45 mph, up 10 mph from early in the morning, the National Hurricane Center said. " The Walmart parking lot is more dangerous that Tropical Storm Alberto.