Mavs Dog Pile

The great Richie Witt of the Dallas Observer, wrote this early last week: With the way Nowitzki has turned into Larry Bird, Shaquille O'Neal has turned into Greg Kite and the Mavs have turned the Finals against the Miami Heat into a ridiculous rout, there's nothing left but to start planning the parade. After Sunday's laugher in front of Governor Rick Perry, Dr. Phil and a heartbroken TV viewer named Michael Finley, only a couple questions remain: How can a Heat team that's lost six in a row and 12 of 14 to the Mavs possibly beat Dallas four out of five? When did Shaq become Shakira? And where do you buy ticker tape anyway? Queen Latifah hasn't officially begun crooning, but this one's over. Not since 1977 has a team won the Finals after trailing 0-2. The Mavericks are deeper, quicker and better, seemingly playing Harlem Globetrotters to Miami's Washington Generals. By the time the Mavs owner returns from his stint as the most famous Cuban running around Miami since Elian Gonzalez, he'll be hugging the NBA's Larry O'Brien championship trophy.

Most (Kinda) Shocking Story We Didn't Hear About

Lets just say it involves Mavs, groupies, Game 3, and a shower. Nice security.

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?