Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

10.11.2006

I Don't Do Traffic Reports

But it looks like 114 at the Denton/Wise County line is completely shut down and will stay that way until 7:00 p.m. (If I'm wrong, blame WBAP.)

The media is going crazy over a small plane crash in New York City. It's not terrorism, but it freaks everyone out. And then, as the graphic shows above, the story took another turn. And the very top picture is Lidle with his plane as obtained from here.

Amen

Bestselling novelist John Grisham's first non-fiction book, The Innocent Man, tells the story of a wrongful conviction based upon the false testimony by a jailhouse snitch. The accused was exonerated 11 years later based on DNA evidence. Grisham recently said: "Wrongful convictions occur every month in every state in this country, and the reasons are all varied and all the same - bad police work, junk science, faulty eyewitness identifications, bad defense lawyers, lazy prosecutors, arrogant prosecutors."

(Source)

I Don't Know

Although Your Chances Of Getting Killed Remain The Same (Or Slightly Higher)

For $200 million, this is the new slogan for the Army: "Army Strong" will replace "Army of One." And I never understood the "Army of One" phrase anyway. So I find that I'm up to my arse in insurgents and I get to depend on . . . uh . . . me? My own little army of one?

On My Very Long List Of Ways . . .

. . . this would be at the bottom. (Source)

Is That Wrong?

Pretty soon, the small joys in life will all be prohibited.

"Lost" Thoughts

I'm about 80% of the way through the first season of Lost. So . . . - The only way to watch a TV show is on DVD. A one hour episode becomes a commercial free 40 minute episode - The show is really, really good - although the whole thing is based upon suspense. There is a whole lot of stopping and listening to bushes rustle. - And speaking of bushes in the jungle, for a place where there are untold dangers in the jungle, those people go walking around by themselves more than I do on a Saturday night. - And the concept of flashing back to learn about the characters is genius. Sayid may be my favorite - It's still confusing that there may be 30 people that went down with the plane but who we just quite haven't met yet - And if you get injured, you heal really quickly. You can dislocate your shoulder and you'll be fine two days later. And if you get stabbed in the leg or arm (which happens a lot), don't worry - you'll be wound free in two episodes. - And as to the picture above, that's characters Kate and Charlie not playing Kate and Charlie

10.10.2006

Channel 5 News

Due to the baseball playoffs (that I do not care about), I watched Channel 5 News tonight. Holy cow, I thought Fox 4 was bad. Random Observations: - Mike Synder and Jane McGarry, at best, can only read the news. They are caricatures of local anchor people. - The information is of questionable veracity at best. After telling me than some poor sap was arrested for growing 178 pot plants at his home (good lord, this is 2006 isn't it?), Mike Synder looks at the camera and tells me that "the marijuana had an estimated street value of $300,000." Whatever! Mike may be smoking the stuff. - And then they put this graphic up (pictured above) about some guy that allegedly molested some girl in the Burleson Walmart. He was arrested in the parking lot and, as Jane told me with a very straight face, he had six outstanding traffic warrants. Six!!!!!! - I just stopped watching when Jane proclaimed "never have that time of the month again" due to a "miracle medical breakthrough". Menopause?

And You Wonder Why They Drive Me Insane

Screenshot from the premiere Longhorn blog.

Oh, My

Click to enlarge. (Star Telegram is the source.)

A Second One? That's A Little Nerve Racking.

As this story breaks tonight, links should be here. Edit: The White House says emphatically that it's not true.

"My Name Is Earl" Girl

Poddy Humor

If you have ever been beaten down by the long waits for the bathroom in the Cotton Bowl (or if you think you might go there for the New Year's game), low and behold a secret large bathroom has been discovered. It had simply been so poorly marked that no one knew about it. Until now.

Who Sued Kroger? And Won? Until . . .

I always try to skim all the new legal "advance sheets" (new case law) to see if there is anything new in the criminal law arena. I was doing so this morning and came across a Texas Supreme Court civil case involving a Kroger employee who sued Kroger. It amazed me so much I had to go online and print out the above for you. (Click to enlarge). Maybe a Republican judiciary is a good thing.