Random Thought

I think I'll spend the rest of the day handing out bottle rockets and cherry bombs to those people drinking out at Wise County Park.

Brazil Was Eliminated From The World Cup Competition This Weekend

That makes me very sad for this girl.

I Don't Watch 24 But . . .

why would Mary-Lynn Rajskub, a.k.a. Chloe kiss Rush Limbaugh? He does not deserve love.

Flashback

I'm a proponent of never looking back and always moving forward. That being said, I got sucked in to this video the other day which violates my "Never Listen To Oldies" policy. It's Journey. As a young kid, I was absolutely fascinated with them - even going so far as to see them on three different occasions in Reunion Arena. But the video is interesting for reasons other than Steve Perry's golden voice - Notice how there's no flashy production, no videos, no balls of fire - just a band.

A Very Important Question

Why do girls insist on getting a tattoo right above their booty? I'm torn between whether it's hot or not. Probably depends on the girl. That's Jessica Alba by the way.

News That Caught My Attention This Weekend

. . . without links:

• A lady in Mansfield allegedly drowned her 1 year old baby in a backyard hot tub
• A 5 month old was found dead at a daycare in Saginaw (although the place looked more like a regular house than a daycare)
• The leader of North Korea said he would respond to a pre-emptive U.S. military attack with an "annihilating strike and a nuclear war." If they test launch that missle this week, I'm getting nervous
• I think Israel and Hamas are about to blow each other to bits (but its amazing that Israel is threatening Syria because of its sympathies for Hamas)

There's No Way I'm Getting IN That Piece Of Junk

NASA has been trying to launch the Space Shuttle for the last two days in a row but couldn't do so because of the weather. This news just broke: "CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Inspectors found a 5-inch-long crack in the foam insulation covering the shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, and NASA managers were deciding Monday whether to call off the scheduled Fourth of July launch." Let's scrap that project, save some lives, and save a train load of cash.

Random 4th Of July Thought

Firework displays sure haven't changed much in 20 years.

Slow Blogging

But I managed to see The Lake House today. It reunites Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. It basically is about two people communicating via letter with each other although one lives in 2004 and the other lives in 2006. Overall, it's not bad - a little sappy - but not bad. But whenever you have people jacking with the past and the future, I spend most of my time getting Confused Head because I spend all my time thinking "wait, if he does x in the past won't that effect y in the future." (Back To The Future comes to mind).

Can We Please Start Packing And Get Out Of There?

Andre Whyte, left, father of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Whyte helps hold up Annette Whyte, center, as she places a flower on her son's casket during a burial ceremony at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y., Friday, June 30, 2006. Whyte, 21, of Brooklyn, died June 21 after being hit by sniper fire while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.(Yahoo photo)

Any Chance Lynard Skynard Lynyrd Skynyrd Was The Band Of Choice?

These Girls Say "Hey, Wise County, Have A Good Weekend!"

Flying Wise County Built Motorcycle
This appeared on Channel 8 a few weeks back. It looks both cool and frightening.

Chicago Bears Quarterback Kyle Orton Is Keeping In Shape

The Blog: Your Source For News

This a band called "Girls Aloud" out of the UK. One of these girls is named Cherly Tweedy and it is her birthday today. I don't know which one. I'm too lazy to find out. But here's a big shout out to the Mother Country on this 4th of July weekend.

Uh Oh

CNN Breaking News: "The confession of a man charged with kidnapping, raping and killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford isn't admissible in court, but the discovery of her body can be used as evidence, a judge ruled today. John Evander Couey, a 47-year-old convicted sex offender, gave the confession to detectives, but also told them that he wanted to consult a lawyer. He wasn't given the opportunity to do so."

I would go into a "rules have to be followed" or "the 5th amendment is there to protect us", but I suspect 99% of you don't want to hear that right now.

Sunday Bloody Sunday by Bush
Clever. Very clever.

Secret Society

From The Update: MASONIC INSTALLATION — The Decatur Masonic Lodge #447 A.F. & A.M. will hold its installation of officers at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Lodge Building at 202 W. Walnut in Decatur. I've always wondered what those boys were up to.