I'm Calling A Doctor

I walked up to the courthouse before lunch and found the town square relatively peaceful. For whatever reason, there weren't a bunch of cars fighting for parking spaces, I didn't see anyone else on the sidewalks, and the sky was a nicely overcast with brisk weather but with no wind. And then I walked by Sweetie Pie's Ribeyes (still the most confusing restaurant name in Wise County history), and heard the gentle tones of "Neon Moon" by Brook and Dunn. And I thought . . . . This is a pretty nice scene. Something is wrong with me. Definitely wrong.

Wee For Wii

You may have heard about the lady that died after drinking waaaaay too much water as part of a radio contest. (Info here) This link provides some audio excerpts of the contest (and the words will change on the screen to make it more interesting.) It's freaky how many times they joked about death before the contest.

Bringing Sexy Back?

In case you were wondering what goes on a Justin Timberlake concert, here ya go. That question had been bugging me. Edit: Sheesh, that may be Pink. I've got Confused Head. Source of confusion.

Odd Pic For Friday

As The Legislature . . .

. . . decides whether to honor Confederate Heroes Day, comes this gem from the NCAAP:

"To say that, to use Confederate with 'heroes' is an oxymoron," said Gary Bledsoe, president of the state NAACP office in Austin. "It's like using Nazi with hero. You just can't do that . . . their cause was immoral."

Source. And as you look at the photo, wouldn't you feel all warm and fuzzy if you were the head of NAACP?

Rhome Invades Poland

Rhome had its traffic/speeding cam out this morning - in a new place - under a bridge on the north side of town. Oddly, the mysterious white van that always seems to accompany it was no where to be seen.

It Would Drive Me Insane . . .

. . . to have my fate decided by others.

I Wonder Why Her Picture Is On Here?

Link.

No, Bono. No!

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