Hmmm

I'm Not So Sure

This quiz is going around today. I passed. Barely.

And if 5th Graders can pass this test, I have sorely underestimated 5th graders.

Karl "Jay Z" Rove

This was all over the news this morning so you probably have seen it. If not, prepare to be disturbed. (From last night's Radio and Television Correspondents Association dinner.

Oh, My

That's Kelly Clarkson with her back to you (taken this weekend in Hawaii.)

There's something else in the picture that caught my attention, however. I'll give you hint: It's much simpler than playing "Where's Waldo."

Hey, Now

I have no idea who she is other than she showed up at the "Grindhouse" premiere. Good times.

That's A Bold Statement

I predict rain. (Image from 10:57 a.m.)

The Location Is What We Call, Uh, "Irony"

Where's My Wallet?

Bidding has ended, but you could have bought this T-shirt ("Excellent condition. It's worn-in a tiny bit. It's flexible") on E-bay.

Our Office Phones Are Down

That's bad news for a law office. Only one line is working 940-627-3142.

Long Story On The Dangers Of Gas Wells

Jerry Holsworth, manager of Midstream Operations, a division of Devon Energy Corp., a major Barnett Shale player, admitted that having so many wells going up is a cause of concern. “What we’re seeing is that with all this drilling, veteran crews are being divided and filled up with people who have no experience whatsoever working rigs, laying pipe, and such,” he said.

Fort Worth Weekly Story here. (Couple of references to Wise County in it.)

Crazy Things Your Mother Told You

The Ticket had a very funny segment this morning on the above topic. Things that hit home with me: - "Don't come into an air conditioned house while sweaty, you'll catch pnemonia." - "Don't play with fire or you'll wet the bed." - "Don't sit too close to the TV or you'll ruin your eyes." - "Wait an hour after you eat before getting in the swimming pool." - "Don't touch a baby bird or its mother will reject it." - "Don't touch a frog or you'll get warts." - The most dangerous people in the world are "hippies" or "Moonies" There are a couple I forgot, but let me know if you've got some better ones.

Just Saw A Silly Segment On The Today Show . . .

. . . warning parents to be on the lookout for their kids playing "The Choking Game" in order to get high.

I've got another warning for those parents: You've got a stupid kid.

(Meredith Vierra told me there was more on the subject on "our web site at TodayShow.com, but their wasn't. A quick search, however, found that they did the exact same story in August of 2005.)

Panty Thief

Heard on The Ticket this morning: "Do you think he ever did anything un-Christian-like with those panties?"

Story.

I Am Not Posting This Pic Of Uma Thurman At The Beach

Ouch

Meredith Vieira of The Today Show cracked her noggin on the ice yesterday after doing an interview with Will Ferrell. (Sheesh, can he promote that goofy ice skating movie any more that what he already has?)

Anyway, the video of the pain is here. (It's at the end of a 5:00 minute clip. It's good, but a toss up if it's worth the wait. If anyone has a quick youtube.com clip of it, send it this way. )

John McCain's MySpace Page Was Hacked

Giggle. (But it's back to normal now.)

Trial Recap (Which Is Way Too Long - And To Be Proofread Later)

This one was tricky. My client was a 20-something year old single male who was accused of DWI. Basic facts: He got off work around 5:30 p.m. in March of 2006 and then headed home and then to The Club at Runaway Bay where, he says, he had two beers with friends. When he leaves (shortly before 7:30), he does something incredibly stupid: He gets a beer out of his cooler and opens it up. As he heads down 380 towards Bridgeport, he meets a trooper.

(Rest of this lengthy post - including some real audio - is here.)

EMT Dog

This story is all over the news.

This lady gets choked while scarfing down some food and then tries to do the Heimlich maneuver on herself. (Huh?) Being unsuccessful, the faithful dog then knocked her down and jumped up and down on the lady's belly until the food particle goes flying out of her mouth. But the dog's not done: He licked his owner to keep her from passing out.

Say what? And not that I'm a skeptic, but all she has to do is say this is what happens and she gets plastered all over the news?

Uh, I've got this pet monkey that changed the fuel pump in my car last weekend. Really.