Some People Have A Fear Of High Overpasses

This story will not alleviate those fears. (And, man, those are some high overpasses at I-35 and 820 in South Fort Worth. And by looking at the satellite image, I think he was on the highest one - westbound 20 to go southbound on 35.)

Channel 11 Finds New Towns In Wise County

Saw this today. (Kind of hard to see but there's a Rickels, Draco, and Lucky Ridge. And the town of Bluett is also wrong, isn't it?)

Unstable Dodgeball

But the kid being launched backwards is worth a slow Saturday giggle.

Wow

On my "What's Up With SMU?" post from a few days ago, someone has commented representing themselves as "Meaghan's mother". It looks real.

Those Eyes Tell A Story

This woman was found dead in a park in Haltom City yesterday (about a mile north of 820/Beach Street for those of you who know where I'm talking about.)

Isn't it odd how we'll look at her, consider her criminal record, her horrible appearance, and then move on without giving her a second thought? Did she ever have a chance? Do we chalk it up to "personal responsibility" and then go home and watch our flat screens? Do you look at her with pity or apathy?

She had a name. Rebecca.

Star Telegram story.

Decatur Under Attack? (Joking)

It felt like it around 12:30 this afternoon when four military helicopters buzzed the town. This War on Terror is getting serious.

Edit: One commentor reminded me of this story: "Feb. 25, 1988: Ten killed and eight burned when a Chinook CH-47D helicopter crashes near Chico during a routine flight from Fort Hood to Fort Sill, Okla." There's not much on the Internet about it.

All Paris, All The Time

Constantly updated here.

Baby Got . . . Well, You Know

But could it be fraudulent?

Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (But Better)

I linked to this on BagOfNothing.com's blog a couple of weeks ago, but I don't think I did it justice. I normally don't care about things like nature, dirt, animals, blood, etc. but this video is incredible. It gets going about two minutes into it. We have lions vs. some buffalo looking things vs crocodiles. Once you get into it, you will not leave it. Trust bu-bear. What?

I Know Some Law Stuff

Since Paris Hilton may be going back to the hoosegow, I thought I'd throw out how the typical probation violation should work. (Assuming she had been originally arrested in Texas, leaving Frilly's after midnight, and headed to my house.) (1) A plea agreement is struck. (2) Normally it would be something like this: 180 days in the Wise County Jail but that jail time would be probated for a specific period of time, say 12 months. There would also be a a fine and a bunch of hoops the defendant would have to jump through to satisfy the probation department. But all the conditions of probation are in the judgment. You know what you have to do. (3) The probation order means this: You're on probation for 12 months and if you don't screw up the probation, The Government can never send you to jail. If you do screw up the probation, and The Government can prove it before a judge, that judge can sentence you up to 180 days in jail. (4) One of the conditions of probation will be that the defendant "not violate the law of this state or any other state." (California probably does this as well) (5) Paris had a suspended license and she was caught driving on a suspended license while on probation. Assuming she knew her license was suspended, that's a violation of the law. (6) It would be up to the prosecutor to decide if that violation was "bad enough" to try and revoke the probation. (Although I think she had some other "technical" violations as well.) In Paris case, the prosecutor decided to go forward with a Motion to Revoke. (7) In Wise County, if the prosecutor successfully attempts to revoke your DWI probation, the judge normally will sentence someone to jail in the 120 to 180 day range. (8) Paris got what? 20+ days. I don't know what the maximum number of days she could have received. (But here's where you hear some confusing reports in her case. Is she being sent to jail for driving on a suspended license? Well, yeah. But it is more accurate to say that she is being sent to jail for violating the conditions of a DWI probation.) (8) Not all violations cause a Motion to Revoke to be filed. Say someone falls behind in their community service or the paying of fines but is doing everything else right. Most of the time, the probation will try and work with a defendant instead of alerting the prosecutor to this minor violation.

I Wouldn't Want To See This On 380

I'd seen bits and pieces about this story for a couple of days but this morning I finally paid attention. Someone emailed it to me, and ABC's "Good Morning American" played the 911 tapes of people screaming "A truck is dragging a man in a wheel chair" - for four miles.

That's crazy.

Britney Says . . .

"Good Friday morning to you folks in Chico."

The Heck With Softball, I'm Switching To Tennis

Ana Ivanovic (above) defeated Maria Sharapova (bottom pic) today at the French Open to advance to her first Grand Slam final. "Hey, now" is not sufficient.

Things I Don't Understand

I try to occasionally click over to watch the most Evil Person Ever, Nancy Grace, a "former prosecutor" who has a show on CNN.

Well, lo and behold, tonight I check on her and I'm shocked to see the parents and boyfriend of murder victim Kelsey Smith. For those of you who haven't followed the case, she was the young girl from Kansas who was abducted from a Target store parking lot last weekend. Her dead body was found yesterday. A suspect was arrested today.

If your daughter is missing, I understand trying to get in front of every camera possible so as to try and help find her. But one day after she is found dead in a bunch of trees, you want to go on Nancy Grace's show for a freakin' interview? Incredible. I'd be in my bed crying. And don't give me that crap about how people "grieve differently." No one grieves by being miked up and talking to stage directors in an ear piece.

The Worst Newscast In America

Nothing earth-shaking about this other than some odd David Finfrock dancing (along with the see-it-every-day forced chemistry of Mike and Jane.) It physically hurts to watch KXAS news.

Another Reason To Watch Women's Softball

The girl on the right is the starting/only pitcher for the national champion Arizona Wildcats. Hey, now.

Nope, I Haven't

Somebody just asked me if I had heard of a Wise County church charging money to attend Vacation Bible School.

WBAP's Wheels Are Off

For the last two days, WBAP's afternoon teasers for the upcoming "top of the hour" news have been "Police find a dead infant in a lake in Azle. That story and more in a few moments."

For a while I kept thinking they had found another baby until it became clear that the news was old. Not old enough apparently for anybody over there to quit reading the outdated teaser, but old nonetheless.