Random Thought While Reading The Sports Page

"The last time [new Cowboy's kicker] Martin Gramatica kicked at Texas Stadium was the 2001 season . . . . He did not venture over to the stadium this week to get accustomed to the surroundings." I would.

Before High School Football Season Slips Away

I propose that Decatur adopt the "Devil Walk" to get them over the hump. (That's Tift County High School in Georgia that plays for the state championship this weekend.)

I Hope He Doesn't Make It Past The Iowa Caucus

If you want to know why probable 2008 presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback spent last night in prison (voluntarily) click here. I normally wouldn't mention such trivial media grandstanding had he not caught my attention about a month ago when he was on ABC's This Week. There I learned that the senator had blocked the nomination of Janet T. Neff to the federal bench because she had attended a gay wedding. Hey, she didn't get married to a woman, she just showed up to watch it. Sheesh. He's from Kansas. And I bet he is very uncomfortable once he leaves Kansas.

Uh Oh

I signed up today to run the White Rock HALF Marathon tomorrow. As a consequence, this could be my last day of posting. Let's have a big turn out at the funeral, OK? But the late registration was pretty cool in that I had to wait (briefly) for an open Macintosh laptop and from there had to walk about 30 feet and pay a cashier. It was the first time I'd ever used a Mac in my life.

Gwen Stefani on MTV's TRL (12/07/06)

I'm strangely turned on.

All These Problems, And A Hog Gets The Ink

It's not as exciting as a Church Funding or the City of Rhome, but I noticed that one of the Star-Telegram blogs stole my picture and text of the big old dead hog that I posted earlier this week. I guess that's fair considering how much I steal from them. But a shout out would have been nice. I have feelings, too. Edit: Not worthy of its own post, but if you want to see (or remember) what DFW television news looked like in the 80s, check this out.

Ticket Schtick

Voted Off The Island

Get ready to go back to the future as Rhome PD cars will now be lurking all around 287. And just when you thought it was safe to go to Fort Worth.

A Very Unhappy 45th Birthday . . .

. . . to one of the most hateful people in the world.

Somebody Sent This To Me . . .

. . . which is from Grace Fellowship Church in Wise County. I'm not making a single comment. Not a one. I promise. Really. Well, at least they aren't asking for a jet like Benny Hinn. Ok, just one comment. Now I'm done.

I've Never Watched "Grey's Anatomy"

But I think I might. (Katherine Heigl who plays somebody named Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens.)

Let's All Feel Old Together

The last great White and American born NBA player turns 50 today.

High Tone Legal Stuff

So I'm reading an article about a divorce case being argued before the Texas Supreme Court yesterday and I just had to share (although it's hard not to take my eyes off of her very strange outfit):

AUSTIN — David and Suzanne Saperstein aren't the first couple to take a fight about alimony to the Texas Supreme Court. But they definitely are one of the richest . . . .

David, 66, became a billionaire building a company that reported on traffic snarls. [Edit: Huh? You can get rich off of that?]

Suzanne, 45, [Edit: 22 years younger? Hey, now!] loves haute couture [Edit: I don't even know what that is] and lives in Los Angeles, where the couple's 45,000-square-foot French-style chateau was the subject of a seven-page spread in the April 2002 issue of Vanity Fair. [Edit: That, my friends, is one big house.]

In her legal brief, Suzanne said she was surprised in July 2005 when David lured her out of the family's Gulfstream jet [Edit: Kill me] when it landed in Houston for a stopover on the way to Europe [Edit: Double kill me]. He said he wanted to talk about some serious issues regarding the children; once outside the plane he had her served with divorce papers.

Shania, We've Missed You

10 Bible Verses That Are Never The Subject Of Sermons

Link. And that guy did what to Moses?

If Interested

Amazing maps (using Google Maps - some in 3D) that show the path of James Kim (see blog from yesterday). Be sure to click on the links at the bottom.

Sounds Like My Future 8th Wife

A 47-year-old man was in critical condition Wednesday night after a woman "accidentally shot him in the head," a police officer said. The woman, who was not identified, "playfully pointed the gun at the man" and fired, but no bullet discharged, Lt. S.E. Conn said. However, the second time, the weapon discharged. The shooting occurred in the 3200 block of Todd Avenue. The woman had not been arrested late Wednesday, Conn said. The man was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital. Star-Telegram Link.

What A Beating

So I have to go to Jacksboro this morning for a hearing on a court appointment client. My guy hasn't paid child support for quite some time, the AG's office is after him, and the judge had given him 60 days to make a good faith effort on his past due balance. She had threatened him with jail time if he didn't. So what happens? He hasn't paid a single penny and gets thrown in jail in jail for contempt for 90 days. His defense was that he couldn't find any work any where. So when I stop at the local convenience store to get a coke on the way home, I was met with a handwritten sign of "Now Hiring. Apply Inside" taped to the front door. (I then heard dramatic music as the camera panned back and the credits began to roll.)