Happy 76th to Frank Gifford (On Ground)

And to think that was a better day than his wedding day to Kathy Lee.

Hey, Now

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Kate Hudson, Mexican Beer, and An American Flag Background

Happy Wednesday

His job probably wasn't important anyway.

Kids' Songs Drive Me Insane

But I'd be happy to use the fake U2 singing, "Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" if I had six kids. The heck with The Wiggles.

www.wisecounty.com . . .

. . . is still down. It's host, www.webcom.com out of California, apparantly doesn't have any idea that it might want to tell its customers what the heck is going on. Kill me. Edit: At least I found out they were working on it at 5:15 in the morning.

Insert Picture of Pudge Here

A weird lineup issue and an injury caused Pudge Rodriguez to find himself in an odd place tonight: Rodriguez had to move from catcher to second base, with Vance Wilson taking over behind the plate. Rodriguez had never played second base in 2,256 previous major and minor league games.

Now I Can't Upload Pictures Here

I've experienced Internet Chaos today. I'm seeking counseling.

Movies

I finally got through with The Godfather, Part II. Sorry, folks, ovvvvveeerrrated. Now I'm the process of watching The Deer Hunter - I had only caught a few scenes of it before. The first 70 minutes are excruciatingly boring crap. Then I was fast-forwarded to the Russian Roulette scene which may be the most intense ever. And I couldn't believe it was Christopher Walken and Robert DeNiro that were involved. That part was shocking and great. (Youtube.com has the clip of that scene but it's R Rated - so kids, go get your parents permission.)

Now I Have No Reason To Put Up With Terry Bradshaw

Horrible news: The very perky Jillian Barberie, who served as the weather girl for Fox's NFL Pregame Show, won't be back this year.

Hollow Victory

Story from the Dallas Morning News. Hey, the Plaintiffs weren't after Goodrich (he's been broke for a long time), they were after the Silver City Cabaret for allegedly serving him drinks causing him to become intoxicated. They just forgot one aspect of their case: Proof. Every one "guesses", "surmises", and "speculates" that Goodrich was drunk, but there is no evidence of that. A lot of lawyers these days seem to have a hard time understanding that.

Wise County On The Web is still . . .

Edit: At 5:53 p.m., we came back to life. Edit 2: Sheesh, it's down again.

Yahoo! Music

I finally started experimenting with Yahoo! Music and I have to say, I'm amazed. The concept is this: (1) For $4.99 a month, you can search and listen to basically any song you want on your computer (or home networked computer). Want to listen to every song on REM's 1988 Eponymous album? Bam, there it is. There is hardly a one second pause before the music comes flowing. I cannot stress enough how large the library of music is. (2) For an extra small monthly flat charge, you can download all the songs you want (unlimited number) to play on your MP3 player. (3) If you want to download the songs to burn to a CD (and keep them "forever") the charge is 79 cents a song. (4) By ranking songs and artists you like, Yahoo! Music begins to suggest bands to you that you've never heard of - and you'll love 'em. (5) Throw in an Internet radio package which has 150 commercial free stations, and you've got yourself a heck of a deal. (Even odder: Yahoo "creates" a radio station designed just for you based upon your music rankings). The Yahoo site is here. A PC Magazine review of the service is here. (3)

Hornbuckle Trial

The defense in the hip hop pastor sexual assault case in Fort Worth rested this morning without calling any witnesses (including the defendant). Yeah, the State has to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. Yeah, the defendant has a right not to testify. Yeah, the jury can't hold it against the defendant if he doesn't testify. But . . . I think that's a dangerous strategy.

Only To Be Followed By Perry Como (or not)

I walk through WinStar Casino on the Oklahoma border about two years ago and almost died of lung cancer. But, as I listen to one its radio ads this morning, I wonder exactly what demographic they are appealing to: Their headline entertainer for Labor Day Weekend is . . . Chubby Checker. The ad had text of "Come do the Twist at WinStar Casino . . . . " Can you imagine that crowd when he actually fires up the Twist?

Crazy Week So Far (From the Update)