Tool

Buried in the news from last week was the fact that the state of Minnesota bravely electing to Congress a guy named Keith Ellison who is not only a democrat but a Muslim. Good for them. Browsing around the Internet tonight I saw that CNN's Glenn Beck interviewed him yesterday and started off the interview with: "I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.' " Beck added: "I'm not accusing you of being an enemy, but that's the way I feel, and I think a lot of Americans will feel that way." Is Beck from around here?

Uh, Can We Get Back To The Garbage and Wild Dog Ordinances Now?

Who cares if city of Bedford has no authority over the issue. A little political timewaste grandstanding never hurt a politician.

No Wonder Our Kids Are Screwed Up

And I did not giggle at the booty kick. Much. And I couldn't quite make out the name on her jersey.

"Claw Hammer Attack" . . .

. . . just like the term "shallow grave", can never be a good thing.

Slow Posting Day

Every now and then I get buried. Today was one of them. Sexual Assault. DNA. Drugs. DWI. (Uh, that's representing, not doing.) And I got to start the day off getting gasoline at 7:00 a.m. (in a freezing windstorm) only to have the wind shut down the power of the pump after two gallons. Good times. And I haven't even seen a Dallas Morning News.

From The National Weather Service

At of 10:45 a.m. Location / Maximum Wind Speed Gainesville 46 Paris 38 Decatur 46 Denton 46 McKinney 46 dfw Airport 54 Dallas Love Field 46 Alliance Airport 49 Meacham Airport 53 Hillsboro 53 Corsicana 44 Stephenville 47 Waco 46 Palestine 41 Temple 51

I Don't Think He Ever Puts His Shirt On

I Can't Look Away

Gwen Stefani's new album cover. Me like.

55 MPH?

Forecast.

Incredible

Stuff like this drives me insane. Within days after two people were murdered execution style at a Pizza Hut in Terrell, four people were arrested on charges of capital murder. Uh, that carries the death penalty. So today the last of the four arrestees were released. Oops. Not enough evidence. Don't worry guys. That arrest and stigma that goes with it won't last long really. Maybe fifty years, tops.

I Don't Know

Stuff I Like

With ESPN and Fox Sports, I've become beaten down by all the overly-produced, glossy, epic video productions I see. More and more videos are showing up on youtube.com that are simply home-movie-quality clips taken by fans in the stands. I love 'em. Like this one which captures the block of a potential game winning field goal by South Carolina at Florida this week. (The same place I visited a couple of months ago.)

That's A New One

This slight skirmish was before the Virginia Military-The Citadel football game last week. They replay in slow motion the best part: A cheerleader puts a cadet in a headlock. That's almost as good as the famous Decatur/Bridgeport cheerleader rumble.

The Jail Visit

Is fascinating.

Mildly Entertaining

Chasin' Burglars . . .

. . . is gonna get a couple of Wise County residents on TV. This is Channel 8 Channel 5 doing an interview on the courthouse steps a few moments ago. (And, man, my camera lens must have been a little smeared.) Edit: The Channel 5 story on its web site is here.

Am I The Only One . . .

. . . that thinks its just a little sad to see the NFL Rushing Champion doing this stuff? As a side note, Troy Aikman said on The Ticket last week that he was offered the gig but turned it down immediately because "I can't dance." But he did say that they were offering a "pretty good sum of money" to participate. He didn't say how much.

Star-Telegram Story . . .

. . . on the crash that killed a teenager yesterday in Wise County. (Here).