Not That I Would Go, But

LUNCHEON CANCELED — The Decatur Chamber of Commerce luncheon today has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts.

The news is so slow I have to resort to this, but isn't this a bit weird? I would think those events are planned weeks in advance. What could possibly be a conflict?

Edit: A commenter suggests that Rep. Phil King was scheduled to speak, but canceled. Is this true?

Redskins: Gay Or Not Gay

And the guy did the same thing last year.

Starting Off The Day

Tiger Woods and wife have a new baby. Ann Curry of the Today Show announced it by saying, "And Tiger has a new cub".......power down.

Edit: I forgot to mention that the kid has just been declared The Luckiest Baby In The History Of Ever.

Cubs Are In Town

Baseball is boring but it's all we've got during the dog days of summer. I noticed the Cubs are in town for a very, very rare inter-league appearance. Almost enough to get me interested. Ranger fans (if there are any) have suffered for thirty something years. I think the Cubs have struggled for like sixty years or something like that.

But about 15 years ago I did get to see an afternoon game at Wrigley Field. It was all it was cracked up to be and more. Took the subway from downtown which dropped me right at the stadium, sat in the sun, looked at fans on nearby rooftops, and marveled at the ivy covered outfield walls. Good times.

Edit #1: This picture appeared on the Star-Telegram's front page today. I swear I pulled it out of Google Images before I knew that.

Edit #2: This is the FIRST visit by the Cubs to Arlington. I should have guessed that, but I didn't.

Kobe?

I've always been proud of my Pop-A-Shot skills. I beat a college baseball player back in the 1980s (hey, I was proud), and a few years back I beat the all time leading (female) basketball scorer for Decatur High School. But this guy, uh, might be a little bit better.

You're Doin' A Heckuva Job There, Rickie

Gov. Rick Perry has assigned 38 soldiers, three helicopters and six high-profile vehicles to parts of Cooke and Tarrant counties hit hard by flooding. "The state is taking swift action in addressing the needs of the individuals and areas impacted by these storms," Perry said in a statement. Translated: I watched what happened to those politicians after Hurricane Katrina and, although the damage isn't a fraction of that, I'm going to err on the side of overkill with my response.

My Favorite Jacksboro Beauty Salon

. . . that I always seen but have never been in. I always picture three ladies standing behind three chairs.

Gainesville......Wow

Uh, Not So Sure About That

Check out the last line of this paragraph from a Yahoo story on today's flooding.

Celebrate Me Home

Eva Longoria and Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs celebrate (presumably) the winning of a championship and the MVP trophy. Funny, wife #4 used to great greet me the same way every time I got home from work.

How San Francisco

. . . viewed the Dallas mayoral runoff.

Legal Humor

A group of present and former law professors asked the court in the Scooter Libby case to be allowed to file a "friend of the court" brief. The court granted their request with this footnote. Source.

(Thanks to a Decatur reader for sending this one to me.)

Posh Spice Says

"Good Monday morning to the east side of Decatur."

Haltom City Carnage

First it was a tornado this spring and now flooding.

What's next? A plague of locusts?

Sunday Night Sign Off

Stick around for the last shot. Although I think it may be understandable how no women were involved in the shooting of this film.

MySpace Paranoia

Silly article today in the Star-Telegram on the dangers of MySpace.com. A teenager driving on 380 is in more danger than she'll ever be because of MySpace.

And if a prosecutor that worked for me drove over to a citizen's house to warn the mother about her daughter's MySpace page, I'd call her into my office and tell her to cut that crap out.

I Report. We All Speculate.

I heard a rumor of a robbery in the parking lot of First Financial (the old First National) in Bridgeport last night followed by a police chase. Not confirmed.

And I Thought The Burning Of The Rain Forests Was A Problem

I've read this all week about Oakmont, where the U.S. Open is being played this week: 4,000 trees have been removed from the course since 1994 in order to return it to a "links-style feel."

That seems wrong.