Hadn't Seen This Pic In Years

It appeared in either Time or Newsweek in the late 1990s in an issue called "Guns In America." You can hardly see it, but the logo on the guy's shirt says "Young Country" - a now defunct DFW radio station.

Thou Shalt Not Commit Road Rage

The Vatican released a very odd document yesterday which serves as The Ten Commandments For Driving. But as I glanced through them, I noticed nothing about driving while intoxicated.

Uh, oh. I expect to see the following very shortly:

(AP) Dallas - Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD) issued a press release today denouncing the Vatican's omission of the sin of drunk driving from its new Ten Commandments For Driving. "We are outraged," said MADD president Glynn Birch. "We always suspected those Catholics hit the bottle too much, but how can you omit DWI from that list?" There was some speculation that MADD might place pressure on the Church to remove Pope Benedict XVI from his papal position. "Look, we've been bullying prosecutors for years, and it won't be the first time that we've cost someone their job for not doing exactly what we tell them to do." Birch added. "Even though the Vatican almost has as much money and power as MADD, we have God on our side. They will listen or face our wrath which, as we have demonstrated, can be merciless. And while we're at it, we'll probably have them start substituting grape juice for communion. That's bugged us for quite a while."

Edit: And look what happened on the same day as the Commandments were released.

You Got Anything Illegal In That Van? Whoa.

Dark Day

Christina Aguilera, the girl I'm most likely to be convicted of stalking, has been mysteriously absent from all of the gossip web sites over the last few months. Bad news. She's three months pregnant. I'm expecting a court order for my DNA anytime now.

Wise County Church Schtick

Located on the left side of 380 eastbound just after the 287 overpass.

www.victoryfamilychurch.net

(And a shout out to a Wise County attorney who called to give me the heads up on this one.)

Politically Incorrect Random Thought

Today is Juneteenth.

You know, I always impulsively cringe when I hear this "holiday" has arrived because I can't tell the number of times I have heard (and tried to avoid) the following uncomfortable conversation:

Random Person #1: "Hey, it's Juneteenth today."
Random Person #2: "Yep it's [deleted] Day."

I suspect that most Wise Countians know exactly what I'm talking about. Honestly, I haven't heard it quite as much over the last few years (probably because I hang out with less and less people), but I bet it was said all over county/state today.

We've got a long way to go. And I'm not sure we're walking very fast to get there.

Top 10 High School Athletic Programs In The Nation . . .

. . . as ranked by Sports Illustrated. Only one Texas school makes the list with Southlake coming in at #8.

Decatur fans are shocked to see the name of Abilene Wylie omitted.

Mississippi State Fan At College World Series

Taken last Sunday. I was so focused on "Pumble" that I almost missed the first word.

And, seriously, is that the best ESPN acronym that he could come up with?

Jessica Biel . . .

. . . in Adam Sandler's new movie, "I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry". Man, that looks like a good film.

New Book. Great Title.

The simplicity of "they hate us for our freedom" has gone a long way in making Bush what he is today.

Blow

Mark Cuban, walking into some club/restaurant somewhere, decides to act like he is snorting coke off his cellphone. (It's really not that impressive, but you can see the video here.)

NFL Opening Ceremonies

The first game of the NFL season, full of fan fare and fireworks and crap, will feature the very odd combination of Diddy (formerly P. Diddy, formerly Puff Daddy) and Rascal Flatts.

Joining Diddy (seen above copying my typical courtroom entrance) will be Cassie, Tego Calderon and DJ Riz. I have no idea who they are. And I bet the music is too loud. Now get those kids off my lawn.

Thursday. September 5th. It can't get here soon enough.

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.