My Eyes!

Interesting Analysis

The following was pulled from the Comments (under the Elmo toy) and reposted her for your assessment: The WCM reports that the Wise County Regional Hospital claims a $300 million annual economic impact on Wise County. Are they crazy? Based on a population of about 50,000 people, that's $6,000 better off every man, woman, child, illegal, and inmate should be each year. Or about $20,000 to $25,000 for every single family, based on average family size. In other words, the hospital is claiming it accounts for more than half of all income in the county. That's strange, thought hospitals were things that local people paid into, and not things that cut checks for $20,000 each year to every family in the county. Economic impact studies are notorious for overmultiplying, overestimating, and counting every dollar even if the dollars come from the local area.

PSP

I finally got to mess around with one of these things (for the first time ever) at the courthouse a second ago. Amazing. If I were a kid, I'd b wasting more time than I do now.

Oh, Mickey You're So Fine . . .

. . . but Tony Basil is 63 today! Holy crap!

That Didn't Go Quite Like He Planned

Playground. Dirty Pictures. Kids. Adults who were not pleased. Story.

New Tickle Me Elmo For Christmas

Saw this new toy on the local news the other day and now youtube has a demonstation. It makes me laugh. (And I love the dog in the background.)

Ka-Ching

I don't do video gaming and don't plan to start. And that's a good thing considering the price of the "next generation" gaming devices to be released in the upcoming months. (Story.)

I'm Worried About 20,000 People

Racing Sausages

I haven't been to a Ranger game all year (and have no regrets). But if they would replace the Dot Race with these guys, I'm there.

I'm Still Lost, But It's A Good Lost

I've rented the first season of "Lost" since everyone keeps talking about it. I made it through the two hour pilot and, so far, huge thumbs up.

Fairly Interesting

The Star Telegram on Friday will run a story on "hole in the wall" restaurants. You can read it here. I've only eaten at one: Sammy's on Northside. And that was at 2:00 a.m.

"We're Going Streaking!!!!"

Actual photo of Sen. Kerry from last week. Source.

Gideons v. Rockwall High School

Lead story of Fox 4 . . . News.

This Cover Slipped Past Me

I hope my anti-Horns sentiment isn't waining in my old age. Or maybe it's because I know they'll be able to throw down that National Championship Trump Card for the rest of my life.

Update

Originally the subject of Liberally Lean here.

National Weather Service Says "Hey"

I (Really) Don't Know

Great Pic

"Bindi Irwin -- the daughter of Australian environmentalist Steve Irwin -- reads out a speech about her father (pictured on a giant poster) during his memorial service at Australia Zoo. Family, friends, fans and movie stars said a moving final farewell to the 'Crocodile Hunter' in a high-energy memorial service fuelled by laughter, tears and music.(AFP/Pool/Steve Holland)"