Federal Funding

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"And I Closed My Eyes, And I Slipped Away"

The lead singer of Boston, on such hits as "More than a Feeling", "Long Time" and "Peace Of Mind" has died. That, my friends, makes me sad.

Boston was the first band I ever saw in concert. I was a sophomore in high school and traveled to the Tarrant County Convention Center to see them.

("More Than A Feeling" on YouTube here.)

Decatur: The Aftermath

It's been two weeks since the Great Windstorm of 2007, and Decatur still struggles to rebuild. Signs of the damage remain as residents wonder when FEMA will make good on the promises that now seem as empty and stale as an Allsup's burrito shelf at midnight. "We will rebuild into a Chocolate City, only whiter," said one high ranking official.

Carrie Underwood Counts Fat Grams . . . Big Time

Appeasing The Women

Watched "The Departed" the other night. Pretty good. Still thinking about it. But Mark Walberg has come a long way from his early days.

Crazy World

This is a picture of Jimmy Earl Adams last month after he was found not guilty in Tarrant County. He had been accused of sexually assaulting a woman while performing laser hair removal in that most sensitive of areas. Today he was found dead. Suicide, it is believed.

Stay Classy . . .

. . . USC fans. (Google 30 second video here.) Rated: May be a little offensive to some Blog viewers.

Pics, Pics, And More Pics

Messenger photographer Joe Duty has a ton of his photos online now.

Edit: Thanks, Raymond, for the link.

I Had Almost Forgotten About Her

This was pretty big news a couple of years ago: A mom allegedly abandoned her 22 month old twins in a median in Lake Worth. If I remember correctly, it would have been on "Jacksboro Highway" right before you get to Loop 820. That place is busy.

Anyway, she had fled the country after being released on bond. And, oddly, she was apprehended over the last few days with the help of INTERPOL, the agency which, until now, I thought was mostly responsible for busting into your house for illegally copying a DVD. (Or, at least that's what the warning at the front of every movie tells me.)

Friday Morning Pick Me Up

If you are interested in seeing a guy set up a sixth grade prank only for it to go wrong, click here.

The Housing Market Is Gonna What In 2007?

Price to Earning Ratios give me Tired Head, but that I understood.

(Source)

Nice Wheels

This Stopped Me Down

From the Star-Telegram: Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht wants the state to pay $340,000 he spent in legal fees defending his right to speak out for his friend, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers.

Hecht said Thursday that he asked state Rep. Tony Goolsby, R-Dallas, to sponsor a bill that would allow a judge who wins an appeal of a sanction by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to recover reasonable attorney's fees, litigation expenses and other costs.

The bill, which Goolsby filed Tuesday, would apply only to successful appeals between Jan. 1, 2006, and Jan. 1, 2008. Hecht's high-profile appeal before a special tribunal in Fort Worth is the only case so far that would qualify for reimbursement.

You gotta be kidding me? You get falsely accused of something (that wasn't even a criminal accusation) and you want the State to reimburse you for your ridiculous legal bill? And you want to do it by creating a special law that only applies to you? What are you? Freakin' royalty? What an arrogant &^%$&.

Hoss, I'll give you a long list of people who were accused of crimes who were found not guilty or had their case dismissed. Do you care about reimbursing them?

I Couldn't Find "The Range" . . .

. . .on my radio dial if you paid me, but I bet some of you Wise County folks could. Those that are familiar with the station might also be interested to know that the recently hired morning show host is dead.

My Favorite Commercial - "Secret Lover"

And I think the "foot massage" comment is a little bit of a Pulp Fiction reference.

Belated Republican Hypocrisy Exposed

WASHINGTON - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group.

"The honest answer is yes," Gingrich, a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, said in an interview with Focus on the Family founder James Dobson to be aired Friday, according to a transcript provided to The Associated Press. "There are times that I have fallen short of my own standards. There's certainly times when I've fallen short of God's standards."

(Yahoo News Story.)

Lesbians Come Back To Haunt Baylor

Crazy story about how LSU's women's basketball coach (who had a heck of a record) has abruptly resigned amidst rumors that she had a relationship with a "former player."

Now rumors swirl that LSU will come calling for Baylor's National-Championship-Head-Coach Kim Mulkey. Lesbianism, for the moment, has become very offensive to me.

The Most Dangerous Strip Club Ever

Today this happens, and last month I noted that a guy was shot by police as he held a stripper hostage.