Random Cowboy Note

His name might be in the Cowboy's Ring of Honor but it is not on his grave site.

Hey, Now

Britney from this weekend. (It's clickable.)

Duke's

I don't know where "Duke's" is in Bedford, but the cops sure do. I was at a driver's license hearing today in Fort Worth and heard two cops talking about it. The Bedford cop was proclaiming how busy the cops had become since it opened up (meaning lots of DWI arrests). Bedford cop: "In fact, I'm here today on stop out of Duke's." Saginaw cop: "Me, too!"

"They Tried To Make Me Go To Rehab"

Lindsay Lohan got out of rehab on Saturday and then went to some club in Las Vegas called "Pure". (That her in the pic.) No drinking. Just Red Bull. Lots of Red Bull. I bet she still hasn't gone to sleep.

And I think my fifth bride wore that exact same skirt to our wedding.

Bullish On Bulls

Man, you have to watch this short CNN video (after a very short commercial) about the Running of the Bulls last week. Apparently, one of the bulls did a U-turn and caused some major carnage. And if you hate carnage, you do NOT want to click on this link. (He's OK, by the way. Saw him on The Today Show this morning.)

Kim Kardashian says,

"I picked up this towel at the Dollar Store in Decatur. Women must be smaller in Decatur than what I'm used to."

Sorry For The Slow Weekend Posting

I spent my weekend dressed up as something riding an ostrich amongst cheerleaders that can't dance during a Mexican baseball game.

Martians!

Actually this is a headline from the Star Telegram in the 1940s. The story really isn't very interesting, but I had never heard of it.

Track And Field Is A Contact Sport

A long jumper gets hit by a javelin thrown from a gazillion yards away? And lives? Holy crap. (It's a short clip and they don't speak English or Mexican.)

I Declare War On Toro

You want to know what that is? That's a piece of junk. You know where I found it? Inside the gas tank of my Toro Weed Trimmer.

How did I find it? Well, I spent the last 12 hours or so of my life trying to start the dang thing. Which is odd because for the first four months that I've owned it (read that again, four freakin' months!) it has worked like a charm. So finally exasperated, I decided to drain the gas tank and put some fresh gas in it. No need. I found this thing - the gas line that takes the gas to, uh, the engine - floating around inside of it. After taking the gas tank apart (that was easy - thanks so much Toro), I discovered that the cheap plastic gas line hadn't disconnected. It had broken. How does that happen?

So don't buy anything from Toro. Ever.

I Got A Haircut

A serious haircut. (Yep, that's mine.)

Speaking of Wes Hardy Videos

The Messenger had done a heck of job.

YouTube Wes Hardy Video

Thanks so much for a reader for calling this to my attention.

Pics From The Funeral Procession As It Went By The Sheriff's Office

I guess it goes without saying that there were more cops in Wise County yesterday than at any other time in history.

This vending machine ...

... In the jail lobby looks good if I weren't on nutrisystem.

Baseball Is Riveting

The only thing I know about this 10 second clip is that a camera directly in front of this guy (not the angle you see) is broadcasting his image on the Jumbotron. The crowd sees the guy's head drifting to his right and then hilarity ensues.

Now This Is Interesting

I just got a report that Bridgeport has been kicked out of a 7 on 7 tournament due to a fight after a game that erupted after a racial slur by a Bridgeport player.

The tip directed me to this thread on a message board. (You have to muddle through lots of posts by people who really care about the 7 on 7 tourney.) I don't know if it is true. Edit: The disqualification part is definitely true.

More documentation here. ("The tournament was marred by a fight between Athens and Bridgeport at the end of their second game, the fight was quickly broken up and per the rules set forth by the State Board of Directors both teams were disqualified from the tournament and will not be allowed to play in any SQT’s in 2008.") Heck, this looks like it took place at some "state" tournament at Texas A&M. But what's a SQT?

Edit: Here's a comment I received but I redacted a kid's name since I can't verify it: "The Athens kid used a racial slur to [a Bridgeport player], then got one thrown back his way. The Athens boy could not take it [that] a white boy 80 pounds lighter than him didn’t back down so he threw a punch at [the Bridgeport player] and then worlds collided."

Ominous

It's Friday the 13th, the skies darken, a chill is in the air, and the Wrath of God nears Wise County. Or, it may just be about to rain.