Queen Of The Conservatives

A little more compassionate conservatism.

This Is March, Right?

Saw these two in the Cheers and Jeers section of the Star-Telegram today. What do they have, uh, one guy working in that section? And has he been off for two months?

Trying Something New

In Colleyville. Pretty cool. Pretty hi-tone. Edit: That place is great. Has a nice restaurant on one side and a very fancy bar area on the other which has a menu that is outstanding. And it's one of those movie/restaurant concepts where you can have your meal while you eat. Comfy seats. And there's an IMAX in there. (Website)

Mailbox Carnage

As I was getting home from work last night, I saw that we had some mailbox carnage in the neighborhood. They even had to call a tow truck for the vehicle that had a tad bit of trouble staying on the roadway. Yep, through the two mailboxes, across the driveway, and into the front yard. Good times.

Random Newspaper Thought

As I kid, I can remember the newspaper guy coming by the house and throwing out a paper in the morning and then come by again around six o'clock and throwing out an evening edition of the paper. How crazy is that. I'm pretty sure it was the Star Telegram.

I've Been Looking . . .

. . . for an authentic 1996 jock strap worn by a Nebraska player in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl. Well, I'll be.

Cops Keeping Little People Down

But, man, there's something extremely odd about the way the little guy can climb a pole and do a back flip. (From an episode of Cops)

"It's Raining Men"

Ya knew it had to happen sooner or later. I wonder if the signal will reach into Wise County?

"Wild Hogs" . . .

. . . looks absolutely horrible. Any movie that relies on a preview of "bugs in teeth" to get you to go to the theater cannot be good. But I bet it makes a fortune.

"Zodiac" looks really good.

Other movie stuff:

--I finally saw "Little Miss Sunshine". Verdict: 1 1/2 thumbs up. Very good but not great.

--"The Number 23" with Jim Carrey wasn't nearly as bad as all the critics said it would be. There are, however, a few huge holes in the plot.

--"The Hitcher" - Yep, I actually went and saw this about a month or so ago. Irony: The movie will show you a body literally ripped in half but will deny you a view of a female breast in a shower scene. What is this world coming to?

If . . .

. . . you are a school principal and the cops come to arrest you for selling meth at school AND they find you in your office naked AND watching gay porn WHILE being in possession of sex toys . . .

THEN . . .

. . . it is safe to conclude your life has gone horribly wrong at some point.

(Story.)

So Confusing In So Many Way

This happened yesterday which got the boys at The Ticket talking. Gary Gogill interviewed Ultimate Fighting champion Chuck Liddell who was in town to promote the new movie "300" even though he isn't in "300". But the funny part is that the guy is either wasted or sleepy or both. About a minute into the interview he actually falls asleep.

Am I Missing Something?

The Messenger constantly reports on the number of auto sales that occur in the county. I'm not remotely interested in this but I [see] stories like this all the time.

Edit: Left out "see" in the first post. That explains the first comment.

Accurate?

Someone sent me this link.

Just two deaths from tornadoes over the last 56 years with both occurring in Chico in 1999?

But it seems to have the path of the 2001 Decatur tornado accurately tracked.

Post Oscar Thought

Jerry Seinfeld kinda sums up what I think about the silly show:

"Worst thing about the Oscars," comedian Jerry Seinfeld joked during a 2002 show at, of all places, UT-Arlington's Texas Hall, "is that they never tell you the final scores. We're Americans. We not only want to know who won, but by how much. Was it a blowout? Overtime? Tell us! All we really get is a bunch of people all dressed alike patting each other on the back going, 'Good job of pretending to be someone else.'"

Source.

I'm Not Sure Which One Of These Pics . .

. . . of Britney taken over the last week fascinate me more. (Found here.)

Cute Pic From The Cowtown Marathon

By the color of her bib, I'd say she ran the 10K. But the kids, sporting flowers, make it a nice pic. I nominate her for Mother of the Year.

Scout Willis - Child Of Bruce and Demi

Now I can understand a fifteen year old drinking Keystone Light in a pasture out in Cottondale, but wine in Paris at a Donatella Versace party? That is unacceptable.

(DListed.)

New (Jack City) Dallas Justice

This will rile up your average Wise County citizen:

Credit Card Company issues a credit card to what some of you would refer to as a Mexican [hereinafer referred to as "The Mexican"]. The Mexican runs up a bill and doesn't pay the Credit Card Company. The Credit Card Company sues. Lawyer for Credit Card Company sends The Mexican something called Requests for Admissions which asks him to admit or deny that he owes the money. The Mexican ignores it. The law says that Requests for Admissions that are ignored are "deemed admitted" which means The Mexican just admitted he owed the bill. Lawyer for Credit Card Company files a Motion for Summary Judgment which says, in essense, "Since The Mexican has admitted he owes us the money, there's no need for a trial, and we want a judgment for the money The Mexican owes us."

Pretty simple, huh?

Uh, oh. On January 1st a new judge who happens to be African American and female and a Democrat took over the court. (As did every other Democrat in Dallas County judicial races.)

So how does The Mexican win the Motion for Summary Judgment? Let's just say it has something to do with English. Oh, my.