Wise County Tech

Most of us that pay property taxes have a mortgage company handle it, but for those that have to write a check, I was surprised to learn that you can pay your Wise County taxes online.

I Now Understand Tom Cruise

Link Edit: Oops. My bad.

Machinery Of Death

Lt. Governor and shameless media ho David Dewhurst has been pimping for the cameras lately (I think I just called him a pimp and a ho in the same sentence). His new cause: Death for repeat sex offenders. We know that the penalty of death for the rape of an adult woman is unconstitutional as being "cruel and unusual punishment." See Coker v. Georgia, 433 U.S. 584 (1977)(I feel so smart when I can throw out Supreme Court citations). But no one knows whether Dewhurst's proposed legislation is constitutional. Then again, I now see the face of the black man on the news yesterday who was finally exonerated, thanks to DNA, from his Dallas conviction of raping a 12 year old boy.

I Have No Idea What Possessed Me To Rant Like This

Warren Beatty received a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes the other night and then whipped our collective arses with a rambling acceptance speech. I think this guy is such a spare. You'd be hard press to name a decent movie he's been in (and if you have to go back to Bonnie and Clyde, which he should have received an award for over-acting, that ain't impressive.) But, man, does Hollywood worship the ground he walks on.

"Surge" Humor

That Was Quick

A couple of days ago, I mentioned there was a new sports talk radio station in town. Yesterday, I gave it a listen for the first time around noon - Richie Whitt and Mike Fisher talking sportzzzzz on 990 AM. It was good stuff. I flipped over there today briefly and got, uh, music. Bad music. And some static. It was not an accident. After three days, the station is dead in the water. And Richie Whit will tell you so - and he's a tad angry.

Trump Tower

Ivanka Trump.

The Rednecks Have Us In A Stranglehold, Baby

"AUSTIN - Hours after Gov. Rick Perry kicked off his second full term in office, rocker Ted Nugent helped him celebrate at a black-tie gala, but not all attendees were pleased by the performance. Using machine guns as props, Nugent appeared onstage as the final act of the inaugural ball wearing a cut-off T-shirt emblazoned with the Confederate flag and shouting offensive remarks about non-English speakers, according to people who were in attendance."

Story. (Picture is off the 'net but not of the actual event - but it sure could have been.)

So Wrong

I Couldn't Take My Eyes . . .

. . . off this reverse low rider at lunch.

Local News Hotties That Jazz Me

Rosie Has A Point - A Good Point

I didn't see it, but last night this went down on American Idol:

Simon said to the man, “You look a little odd. The dancing is terrible. The singing was horrendous and you look like one of those creatures that live in the jungle with those massive eyes. What do they call them? Bush babies.”

Paula calls Simon “sick” and tells the man that he was good and blah blah blah, but as soon as he leaves she starts laughing at him along with Simon and Randy.

And Rosie fires off this on The View this morning: “Isn’t that what America thinks is entertainment? To make fun of someone’s physical appearance and then when they leave the room laugh hysterically at them? Three millionaires, one probably intoxicated….”

Slickest Road In The History Of Ever

Snippets of this were on the news yesterday (it happened in Portland but it was broadcast nationwide). A full two minutes of carnage is captured on youtube.

A Special Evening With One Of The Greatest Presidents Ever

Scalpers are already wanting over $300 a ticket. Edit: It looks like some $200+ tickets are showing up.

One Week . . .

. . . after being linked to Girls Gone Wild creater Joe Francis, Linsday Lohan is headed to rehab. I hope Joe is OK.

Last Night . . .

. . . Texas and Oklahoma State battled into three overtimes before Oklahoma State won 105-103. You know why you haven't heard about it? Because college basketball is boring and no one cares. Heck, the Longhorns lost that game and probably had their guts ripped out which would normally* cause me to run naked through my neighborhood shouting with glee. But even I don't care. Let the Post Football Depression Season begin. _______ * Not to be confused with my average Saturday night.

Dallas ISD

Cat fight. It looks like there was some craziness this morning regarding Dallas ISD. First, the administration was dumb enough not to call off school and, in a dumber move, failed to issue an official statement of "We Are Open." Then things got more confusing when "a media outlet" announced that the school system would be closed. Come to find out that it was WFAA/Channel 8 that incorrectly announced that the Dallas ISD would be closed. Tonight, Channels 4 (already) and (presumably) Channels 5 and 11 will have a Happy Good Time pointing their collective fingers at BELO/WFAA/Channel 8.

Bend It Like

Last week's news was that David and Posh (Spice Girl) Beckham were coming to America. This week's news is that Borat won for Best Comedy at the Golden Globes. The actor behind Borat is also the actor behind Ali G. With that being said, let me link to all three of them in a pretty/very funny/shocking HBO-type-clip that I found on a different blog right here.