Funny Caption I Saw

"Christina Aguiliar is 18 inches tall."

Sometimes I'm Not Very Smwwart

Today's Headline: President Bush will become the first sitting president to address a graduating class at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Off the top of my head, I have no idea who the "merchant marines" are or what they do.

North Korea Saber Rattling

The news was a buzz over the weekend about North Korea planning to test a missile that could reach the U.S. CNN just reported: "Bush administration official says North Korea has finished fueling a long-range ballistic missile that could reach the U.S., a sign the country could soon test the weapon, The Associated Press reports." I don't like it, but I sure understand it. In his 2002 State of the Union speech, Bush referred to Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as an "axis of evil." Since then, we have invaded Iraq and threatened Iran if it goes forward with nuclear weapons. If I'm in charge of North Korea, a sovereign nation, I think I would build up my defense systems as well.

Mark Cuban Remains Cool

I'm so mad I couldn't upload the video clip of Mark Cuban responding to the question of "Is this your worse loss ever". Answer: "No, when I lost a game when I was three years old playing in the pee wee league, it was worse. Now ask a f*&^%& real question." That's paraphrased a bit, but the F bomb is a quote.

Screech Needs Your Help

He was on the Howard Stern show last week saying this is for real.

Dwyane Wade . . .

. . . has single handedly cancelled the Mavs victory parade previously scheduled for Tuesday. (And Dirk turns 28 today.)

PostSecret.com . . .

. . . has a Father's Day special. Crazy. Quirky. Great stuff.

"When I Get Older, Losing My Hair, Many Years From Now . . . "

Paul McCartney turns 64 today.

Uh, One More Thing

Simpson Trial - Day 4. Star Telegram Story. (And this is the most interesting one of all.)

OK, I'm Obsessed . . .

. . . with this Blog so I think I'll avoid it for a couple of days. But, in the meantime, I wonder what Britney is doing?

What Gives?

I've been seeing these stickers on various cars around town. What's up?

And Now For A Huge Question Mark

How looking at a liberal news blog can take you to strange places.

Tell Me I Didn't Read That Correctly

"BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A man transporting his wife's severed head in a pickup truck collided with an oncoming car, killing a woman and her 4-year-old daughter, police said. The impact sent the head flying onto the road." Full story. Edit: We have a photo of the guy.

I Looked Into Her Eyes And Now I Can't Move

Cue The Banjos

I always monitor the Texas prosecutors message board because they have some very interesting conversations about Texas criminal law. This question just got posted: I am taking a case to GJ [grand jury] next week where a father and his 19 year old daughter have been having consensual sex. . . . Should just dad be indicted since most people think, as the parent, he is more culpable? Should they both be indicted? And the ones of you from east Texas, don't act like this only happens in my jurisdiction! Responses should be here. And the Texas incest statute is here.

Guilty Pleasure

I might have snuck over to Channel 5 to watch some of the Britney Spears interview by Matt Lauer last night. Verdict: Good stuff. From the flashbacks of "how she used to be" to her wheels off, crying, gum chewing, "I just want the press to leave me alone" present day self. But the easiest conclusion is that Matt Lauer is great at what he does. Edit: And where were Matt's socks?

Snipers Were In Denton?

Remember the two snipers that terrorized the Northeast a couple of years ago? One of them says they shot a man in Denton and there's some proof to back it up. Links to various news stories covering this are here. [Props to our news reading Sheriff who pointed this out to me.]

Bored?

The Star Telegram is getting bored with the Rebecca Simpson trial in Fort Worth. This is all they printed today: FORT WORTH -- Prosecutors in a solicitation-of-capital-murder trial had planned for jurors to hear an audio recording Thursday of what they said was defendant Rebecca Simpson talking to an undercover agent. Simpson, 44, is accused of trying to hire a hit man, in reality an undercover Texas Department of Public Safety officer, to kill her ex-lover's wife. She was arrested Nov. 1, 2004, and Shemane Watts, the woman who prosecutors say was the intended victim, wasn't harmed. Jurors were supposed to hear a recording of Simpson's first meeting with the agent. However, the compact disc it was on didn't work properly. State District Judge Mike Thomas dismissed jurors about 4:30 p.m., earlier than scheduled. The trial resumes this morning.