Drama Queen

The fact Bill Parcells has to take a couple of weeks to "think" about whether he wants to return as the Cowboys' head coach for $4 million is brain-numbing. He's nothing more than a drama queen wanting attention. T.O. does it with end zone celebrations. Bill is doing it now. There is no difference. Trust me. He'll take the money - and the publicity. (All the while his former understudy Sean Payton schools him during the regular season, takes AP Coach of The Year honors, and prepares for the NFC Championship game.)

A Post MLK Day Observation

There are some incredibly bright Public Defenders who have blogs that I check on all the time. (It's always good to know about other people that still care about the the Bill of Rights.) One in Dallas penned this non-legal observation a couple of days ago: The other day I went to the Dallas Stars game with a coworker (not a good game, by the way; L 2-5). While driving home, we had to stop to let the DART (Dallas' mass transit authority) light rail pass. The first train was headed north and was packed with what looked like to my coworker and I to be nothing but white people. Then a trained passed us going south, this time backed with nothing but black and hispanic people. It was a stark reminder that racial divisions (not to mention racial/class divisions) still exist, even in the PC, non-racist 21st century. Source.

There Was Some Type Of Chemical Spill . . .

. . . in Rhome today but I don't think it was a big deal. So I'll have to go to my default: Britney.

Serena Williams - Just For Fun

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.