Controlled Burn

It looks like various fire departments were being dispatched to Runaway Bay yesterday after there were reports of a structure fire after smoke was seen coming out of a garage door. After several frantic minutes, the alert was called off after it was determined that it was a "controlled burn" within the garage. The mind boggles.

Jenny Craig Limo Party?

A Very Brady Christmas

This story in the Messenger, of two sisters that both gave birth on December 22nd, slipped by me. (Until a faithful reader emailed me a couple of funny comments about it.) - The mothers are Shelly Brady, 23, and Stephanie Brady, 21, - One child was named "Heavenly Faith" while the other was named "Journie Ryver" - The fathers are Heath Sager and Eric Curtis who "were both excited to be fathers again." - And this sentence confused me a little: "Stephanie has another daughter, Ashtyn Sager, 1, as well as two stepdaughters, 11-year-old Shelby Edwards and 6-year-old Cheyenne Sager. Shelly is also the stepmother of 7-year-old Chance Kelley and 5-year-old Mason Kelley."

I Don't Know

"I love technology, but not as much as you, you see... But I STILL love technology... Always and forever."

If you are a tech freak and really want to see what the new iPhone can do, check out this youtube clip. Credit to a faithful reader for sending me the link.

Jack Bauer Must Be Like MacGyver

I've never watched 24 even though I've heard it's great. But it's not like I haven't been exposed to the show. You can't turn on the television. listen to the radio, or pick up a newspaper without seeing and ad for the show. I think the basic plot is that he is somehow the only man in the world that can save America. And he does it every year - 24 hours at a time. It's a safe bet he won't die this season either.

Wise County Ice Pics

It looks like a few Wise County residents sent in pics to the Dallas Morning News. You can go here and enter keywords like "Decatur", "Bridgeport", "Wise County" etc. to see more.

I think I'll Spend The Day Playing Paintball

Or not. Heck, that's almost as bad as the Zapruder film.

Fox The Eagles

I wonder if the FCC can censor Fox because the network happened to show a semi-hot woman bouncing up and down with an F-Bomb on her T-shirt during the Saints/Eagles playoff game? This guy is all over the situation.

Random Thought

It looks like most of us stayed home this morning due to the ice. But many workers were already off today in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Question: Are they bitter that they don't get the benefit of a surprise "don't-go-to-work" day? More importantly, will this strain race relations in Wise County? Sidenote: Channel 8 just teased their noon newscast with: "And if a trip to the zoo was part of your plans for MLK day, we've got some important news you need to hear." (As they showed footage of an ape with the words "Zoo Closed" underneath him). Well . . . there goes my afternoon.

But At Least We Know The Conditions Of The Street

It appears that a baggage worker at DFW airport was run over by one of those big tractors as it pushed a plane away from the gate. He may be dead (or in critical condition). That would appear to be newsworthy but not a single local station has mentioned it. But they sure are talking about it here on some very odd airport workers message board.

Wise County School Closing Link is . . .

. . . here. I've heard Decatur ISD is shut down for tomorrow, but I am not a trusted source of news and information.

Shopgirl

I stumbled across this movie this weekend and absolutely loved it. "As Ray Porter watches Mirabelle walk away he feels a loss. How is it possible, he thinks, to miss a woman whom he kept at a distance so that when she was gone he would not miss her. Only then does he realize that wanting part of her and not all of her had hurt them both and how he cannot justify his actions . . . . "

Ice Storm Diversion

Jake Gyllenhaal , one of the stars of Wise County's favorite movie, Brokeback Mountain, hosted Saturday Night Live last night. He put on a dress and a wig during his monologue for shtick but was was amazing is that the guy can sing. Really sing. And the two cowboys in the audience was a funny bit. YouTube clip here.

This Kid Would . . .

. . . be on Prozac if he were a Baylor fan. (Pic from the National Championship game last Monday.)

Kill Me

Fox 4 News' John Hammarley has reported live from Gainesville three times in the last 70 minutes. Each time they show footage of some twenty-something year old Cracker Barrel employees scraping ice off their car windows. Seriously, they have ice on their windshields.

I'm Confused

If I absolutely don't have to get out on the roads, should I?

"It's Cold Outside"

My typical Saturday night. (Credit.)