Wow

Story. Ironically, it was before the "Baylor Regional Medical Center First Pitch Classic" tournament. Horrible.

Anna Nicole's Dead Body

I just noticed that the judge has pulled a Judge Wapner and has gone into chambers to decide the case. He said he would be back in 15 minutes. (Edit: OMG, he came back in the courtroom and started crying when he read the decision. And he still didn't make any sense: He says that the body is to go to the attorney who is the guardian for Anna's infant daughter and it will be his sole discretion as to where the body should be buried. Say what? And then the judge turned around and said that he wanted the body buried next to her son. What a complete buffoon. )

If you get a chance to watch the news tonight, you have to catch one of the most embarrassing moments in litigation history: Texas "Super Lawyer" John O'Quinn convinces the judge to allow Anna's first husband from Mexia (Billy Wayne Smith) to testify by phone. All the other lawyers go crazy. Everyone expects Billy to say that he wants Anna buried in Texas (or else O'Quinn wouldn't want him called as a witness.)

The judge gets him on the phone, asks him if he is wearing boots (everyone laughing at that joke?), and has him testify. For some reason, the judge interrupts the questioning and says, "If I could order for your son's body in the Bahamas to be exhumed and brought back to Texas for burial, would you want me to?" (I have no idea why that question is asked, but everyone presumes he would say "yes" because surely he will want Anna buried in Mexia, too.) To everyone's surprise, he says, "Naaaa, I wouldn't want that."

And then he blurts out that he just as soon have Anna buried next to their son in the Bahamas. This is exactly the opposite of what the Texas Super Lawyer expected. The entire gallery erupted in laughter as John O'Quinn starts yelling into the phone, "Billy! Billy! Don't you remember our conversation at lunch?!" The judge stops the questioning and says "I've heard enough."

Pure gold.

I Love This Girl

Source: ET.

Psuedo News

Northwest High School was briefly "locked down" this morning "while police searched for a suicidal man believed to be armed with a shotgun." The guy, whether suicidal or not, was found.

And She Didn't Even Come See Me After The Show

I'm so done with her.

To Hold Me, to Scold Me, Cause When I'm Bad I'm So So Bad

The mascot at the University of Illinois used to do some crazy Me Fire Up-em Crowd dance at halftime. But no longer. Last night, the God of Political Correctness witnessed his last dance.

We shall offend no more.

Uh Oh

Problem?

Although I really don't want to get a lot of "Henson is a crazy dictator" comments (you guys have made your point well known), there sure seems like a lot of upheaval in girls athletics over at Bridgeport.

Foreigners Are Coming!!!!

It's funny to think of how many times I heard as a kid, "I ain't buyin' no car unless it's 'merican made."

Oh, Baby, Baby, You're Killing Me

Who would have thought that sweet and innocent girl in the "Oops, I Did It Again" video (ok, maybe "not so innocent") would one day be bald, a little over-weight, smoking, drinking Red Bull, and sporting a couple of raw tattoos?

And, in case you haven't heard, she's made a run for it. Possibly for Newark or New Fairview.

Time Waste

Try a circular motion to get started.

I May Have . . .

. . . to rethink my planned series of "Girls of Boyd" blogs.

(Story.)

Interesting

The presidential race is already heating up, and most of the candidates have unique qualities (i.e. Barack Obama is black, Hillary is a woman, etc.). So a recent Gallop poll asked if you would vote for someone who is well qualified if the person was also one of the following:

Black
Jewish
A homosexual
Hispanic
An atheist
Mormon
A woman
72 years of age
Married for third time

You can say "yes" to more than one obviously.

So which characteristic hurts your the most? Results. (Hint: Gays and the elderly have a lot in common.)

Update On Race Relations

Well, the trial in Decatur that I referenced yesterday has ended up with a guilty verdict after less than 30 minutes of deliberations. (The verdict came down around 3:00 p.m.) From what I can tell, the case involved the defendant striking the victim in the head with a baseball bat during a wedding type of event at Runaway Bay. I have no idea what prompted the altercation although I know the jury was instructed on the law of self defense (that didn't work.) I saw the victim in the courthouse today and he had a nasty scar on his head. The "punishment phase" is now underway. The jury could go as low as probation or as high as 20 years in prison. The defendant has no criminal history, spent 10 months in jail awaiting trial, and has been evaluated in Vernon at the request of his mother. Edit: We have a punishment verdict as of 5:20 p.m. The jury granted the defendant probation (he'll be on it for 7 years) and assessed a $5,000 fine. It was a fair and just verdict. A probation violation can (and would) lead to seven years of incarceration. Lead defense counsel was Earl Dobson out of Denton.

That Judge In Florida . . .

. . . who is presiding over the "where to put Anna Nicole's dead body" case, is both Stupid and Crazy. If you get a chance to watch any of it, do so. It is far more entertaining than real courtrooms.

Don't Blame Me, Blame The Google

The best I can tell, there are 25 comments from you fine people that I can't get to. You'd think by clicking on that "25 Comments" that I'd get to see them. Nope. Although there normally is a comment or two waiting on me, there are never as many as it says. So although most Comments get through, a handful go into purgatory. God bless them.

It's Awful To Say . . .

. . . but I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often.

Story.

Deers Outmatched

Not satisfied with deer feeders or using spotlights, some Wise County folks allegedly decide to steal some night vision goggles for hunting . . . or so the Star Telegram says.

I use mine like Buffalo Bill did in Silence of the Lambs.