If I See One More Pic Of %$*&^ Suri . . .

. . . I will be on tomorrow's morning news as the fourth guy in two weeks that has lost his mind and barricaded himself inside his home. Where's my dress blues?

Play Simon - Go Insane

Here.

Horse Slaughtering

ABC's Nightline had a story on how some U.S. companies slaughter horses to be sold overseas. (Former Rep. Charles Stenholm is in favor of the process.) Which gives rise to this question: Why do Americans detest the thought of horse meat but embrace cow meat?

It's Finally Cool Enough To Jog Outside

And I've been doing it alot lately. My MP3 player had this ecelectic, er, eclectic playlist in it as I ran though the neighborhoods tonight. At this moment, I'm so glad I disabled all comments.

Fox 4 News Story On Wise County Child Abduction

The youtube.com clip of the story is here. (The picture is not the alleged defendant. It's our sheriff who appears in the story. Don't confuse the two.)

Jail Population As Of 8/1/06

Even when you click it, it is hard to read. But, the best I can tell, we have 55 people awaiting felony trials (both regular felonies and "state jail" felonies) and 28 people awaiting misdemeanor trials. (I can't tell how many of those are probation violation allegations.) It looks like 20 people are serving a county jail sentence (post trial or plea) and 13 people are awaiting to be shipped to the state prison system (post trial or plea). Total local inmate population is 133 with an additional 35 being held for other counties on a contract basis. But with the new jail, that only brings up to 51% capacity. My math could be wrong. (And some of the above figures just don't sound right to me.) The pdf file for the above graphic is here. (Oh, yeah, I bet the vast majority of them are drug users - there has to be a better way.)

Rick Perry's First Post-Labor Day Ad

Stuff I learned: Our borders are secure, we use really cool airplanes to secure our borders (and I got the feeling that thing was capable of bombing some poor group of Mexicans at the push of a button) and we pay for really cool "I'm a country kinda guy" jackets for our governor.

Most Bizarre Story In The History Of Ever

The Grunke brothers are very disturbed. (You probably don't want to click on it.)

My New Favorite Toy

True Crime

The Star Telegram does a followup to the Update blurb about a Wise County teen being sexually assaulted. But there's not a whole lot of additional information.

Tryin' To Catch Me Ridin' Dirty

I have no idea about the facts of this case (which certainly makes me qualified to comment on it), but it doesn't mean jack that someone accused of possessing marijuana did not test positive for using marijuana. Although it's silly to get suspended over a marijuana charge.

Now That's A Much Nicer Name

Very little information here.

What The .. . ?

She used to hang out with a kid that saw dead people.

I Wonder If She Does the "Cabbage Patch"?

I had the craziest dream that former Rep. Tom DeLay wrote a letter to his supporters asking for them to support a contestant on Dancing With The Stars because she "represents good American values in the media." Then I woke up and found out it was true.

Channel 8 On Drugs

A very weird video of Brad Watson of Channel 8 explaining the governor's race by playing with dolls.

Not Guilty

A Wise County jury just found Charles Lawrence Vanwhy "not guilty" of aggravated sexual assault of a child after a two day trial. Stephen Wren and Jennifer Wren were the defense team.

I Didn't Even See "Britney Rears 2"

I Demand Sheriff David Walker To Do The Same Immediately

Or not.