Story.
My favorite paragraph: [The lawyer] also identified a woman who accompanied him to court as his ex-girlfriend, and called her Christine. Questioned by the judge, the woman identified herself as Josephine and said she just met [the lawyer] about 20 minutes earlier at a nearby bar and grill.
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8.08.2006
"Hey, sweetie, ya wanna be my co-counsel?"
Story.
My favorite paragraph: [The lawyer] also identified a woman who accompanied him to court as his ex-girlfriend, and called her Christine. Questioned by the judge, the woman identified herself as Josephine and said she just met [the lawyer] about 20 minutes earlier at a nearby bar and grill.
I'll Choose [typo fixed] A Beach Somewhere
The overly uptight Jacquielynn Floyd of the Dallas Morning News has a column today about how the "Beer Bongers" (I don't think Floyd is over 65, she just writes that way) have taken over the the float-down-the-river culture of New Braunfels.
I haven't been down that river in 20 years, and I doubt if I'll ever do it again.
But I wonder if it has become a bad scene down there.
Media News
The rumor on the web is that the Dallas Morning News, which has admitted that layoffs or "buyouts" are in the works, is going to let 120 people go on Thursday and 30 of those will be from the sports department.
Of course, this comes from the same paper that thinks it is a good idea to include a CD-ROM in its Sunday paper full of “movie previews, music samples, video games, comics, celebrity interviews and advertisements.”
I'll Ask Alan Greenspan . . .
Taxes down?:
From today's Update: Decatur school district property owners could feel significant relief from taxes next year after the school board voted 5-0 last night for a proposed tax rate of $1.5503 per $100 valuation. That’s a drop of nearly 19 cents over the current rate and it is projected that would save the owner of a $165,000 home more than $600.
But taxes up?:
From the July 25th Update: BOOM CONTINUES – Wise County’s tax values are up almost 22 percent according to final figures released Monday by Wise County Appraisal District Chief Appraiser Mickey Hand. Total county values stood at 5.4 billion, up almost $1 billion from 2005. Aside from the county, Decatur ISD has the highest tax values at $1.6 billion, up 26.5 percent from last year.
I'm a little math challenged, but I would think the increase in appraisals would wipe out any tax rate drop.
8.07.2006
Sometimes I Worry A Great Deal About Fate
From the story published tonight in the DMN:
Two Texas A&M University-Commerce sorority sisters were killed and one was injured over the weekend when their SUV was hit by a trailer that came loose from a truck and crossed the Interstate 30 median just east of Royse City.
I Almost Forgot Happy 31st . . .
. . . to the hottest lady on the planet.
And if you've never seen her catfight with Teri Hatcher in 2 Days In The Valley, go rent it.
And for the greatest make up job in the history of ever, you need to see her in Monster.
And for the mother lode of pics of her, see here.
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