I Had A Pep Club Girl Wait For Me After A JV Game Once

After Patriot's quarterback Tom Brady led his team to a come from behind win over the Chargers on Sunday, this girl was waiting for him outside of the locker room. That, sir, was one fine day. Source.

They Didn't Even Teach Country Music In Law School

From a recent opinion in a dissent from the Waco Court of Appeals discussing the meaning of "reckless" discharge of a firearm: In the context of discharging a firearm, what does it mean to shoot "at" something? According to Bubba, when he shot at the juke box and hit it, it was not the reckless discharge of a gun because, in Bubba's words, "reckless hell I hit just where I was aimin'." MARK CHESNUTT, Bubba Shot the Jukebox, on LONGNECKS AND SHORT STORIES (Universal 1992). But we know that just because you hit what you are aiming at does not make the discharge any less reckless, or any more lawful. Thus we know that Bubba's definition is too narrow to be used in connection with defining "at" for purposes of the Penal Code provision.

Eeeek

Not Dead . . .

. . . just beaten down this morning. But I have learned that (1) 51% of all women are not living with a spouse, (2) Dallas-Fort Worth is getting a new sports talk station, and (3) a guy in a wheelchair has allegedly conned some teenage girls to send nude photos of themselves by pretending to be his teenage sonon the Internet (and "In one case, Burk offered a 16-year-old housekeeping work, but after a few visits, he persuaded her to pose nude for payment instead of cleaning.")

Golden Globes

I always like the Golden Globe Awards (which are on at this moment) but I'm not particularly jazzed by them tonight. At least until Salma Hayek presented an award and fired off that accent of hers. I think she's my favorite non-blonde actress in the history of ever.

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 . . . . "