Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

7.07.2006

The most liberal justice left is John Paul Stevens, and he is 86 years old. If Bush or, heaven forbid, a Republican successor gets to appoint his replacement, America would be changed forever. As The Washington Post said this week, "This is a court that could be a single vote away . . . from crippling affirmative action; curtailing, in not abolishing, abortion rights; [and] dramatically lowering the wall of separation between church and state . . . . " If you wake up one morning and hear that Stevens has died, the most important political day in the last 40 years has occurred.

Pop Culture Joke

Pamela Anderson in a bikini with her kids on a yacht in Monaco

Attend A Rave In Your Office - Before Noon

Pretty creepy. Stare at a bunch of moving lines on a youtube.com video and then look away when it tells you to. Stuff starts moving. Freaky.

I've Got The Exact Same Tattoos

The fact that Marquis Daniels of the Mavericks got traded is not interesting. The fact that this is what Marquis Daniels' back looks like is.

Eleven Secrets Men Don't Tell Their Wives

Secret #1: Yes, we fall in lust 10 times a day -- but it doesn't mean we want to leave you Secret #2: We actually do play golf to get away from you Secret #3: We're unnerved by the notion of commitment, even after we've made one to you Secret #4: Earning money makes us feel important Secret #5: Though we often protest, we actually enjoy fixing things around the house Secret #6: We like it when you mother us, but we're terrified that you'll become your mother Secret #7: Every year we love you more Secret #8: We don't really understand what you're talking about Secret #9: We are terrified when you drive Secret #10: We'll always wish we were 25 again Secret #11: Give us an inch and we'll give you a lifetime Source with a short explanation of each is here.

Car Talk

The Ticket discussed the greatest inventions in car accessories over the last 20 years. The nominees, in no particular order, are: - Automatic windows - Automatic locks - Cruise control - Automatic headlights - Rain sensored window washers - Remote car locks - GPS - DVD player for the back seat - The "beeping" sensor while backing if someone or something is behind you (I didn't know this existed) Cruise control may be at the top of my list. (And that's a pic of the new Saturn Sky.)

7.06.2006

The Morning News' Steve Blow Wrote This

OK, get the mental juices flowing with this: Yancy Mejano, 24, the mother of the missing toddler [the little boy that disappeared in a park while her mother was in a truck with her boyfriend], testified yesterday that she met her husband, 52-year-old Gilberto Bercian, when he was dating her mother. And one of his grown children is married to Ms. Mejano's sister. So does that mean she is her own sister's mother-in-law? I'm confused. And clearly, so is this family.

And You Think I'm A Nerd

Some gal named Lesley Tellez writes about bars and clubs for the Dallas Morning News and its weekly magazine, Quick. That's her picture. She seems like a young, hip gal. Let me stress the word "seems". Here is some of her prose from her review (printed today in the DMN) of the bar "Tini" in Deep Ellum: But we didn't expect to see such a diverse crowd: middle-aged ladies who looked like they just came from work, a skater-dude with his hat to the side, a smartly dressed guy in a fedora, two clean-cut whippersnappers bobbing their heads, A Night at the Roxbury style. Most folks were chatting and doing their own thing. Did she say a guy looked good in a fedora? Did she use the term "whippersnappers"? We were getting ready to drink another X-Rated Tini [a martini]– mmm, grapefruit – when suddenly we heard it: The familiar opening strains of Chaka Khan's "I Feel For You." We yelled with glee and watched as a few other patrons broke it down on an impromptu dance floor near the door. "Broke it down"?

Ugh

I wish I was clever enought to write this but I stole it from someone else: "I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation why Michelle Rodriguez [of "Lost"] would want to show off her armpit hair and then lick it. Unfortunately, I don't speak crazy." Edit: On the comments - bring it back a bit people. Bring it back.

"It feels like sumthins heatin up, can I leave wit u"

I don't listen to Justin Timberlake. Don't care much about Justin Timberlake. I'm not exactly sure which boy band he came from. But that new album cover ain't bad.

Decatur High School

I snapped this pic of the new Decatur High School today. Despite my Bridgeport roots that I refuse to let go of, I have to admit that place looks good. A couple of weeks ago I overheard a guy say "A nice school sends the message that a community cares about its kids. It's a great selling point." Although statements like that normally make me roll my eyes, that one was right on point. The location, which is clearly visible by everyone passing through on 287, is perfect. Hey, it might have cost too much (and the late H.D. Boswell might have hated it), but it looks like a great idea right now.

She Has Always Kinda Jazzed Me

From the Star Telegram: "DALLAS -- Dallas Mayor Laura Miller will not be seeking re-election, saying that she has accomplished all her major goals, according to a news report. Miller told KXAS/Channel 11 on Thursday that she is ready to spend the next four years with her family." Not to nit-pik, but isn't KXAS actually Channel 5? And why does everyone always say they are going to spend time with their family?

Sean Hannity . . .

. . . may be the most naive and dishonest personality on the radio. (His manipulation of the nurses in the Terry Schiavo case was jaw dropping.) But for the purpose of self-inflicting pain, I normally keep his radio show on in the background during the late afternoon. A second ago he plugged some "Freedom Concert" by telling us that Lee Greenwood would be there (he couldn't possibly sing "I'm Proud To Be . . ." could he?) as well as, get this, Tony Orlando who will sing "Tie A Yellow Ribbon." This man is cutting edge . . . if it were 1975.