Jerry, Draft This Man!

These pics were all over the sports blogs today. That's University of Arkansas running back Darren McFadden who is expected to be the #1 pick in next year's draft.

Dallas needs him here. Badly. And I am soooo getting me one of those cars for my rides to Jacksboro.

Troy Dungan's Dirty Little Secret

Channel 8 is whipping our arse with the Troy Dungan send off as he retires (kinda) at the age of 70.

Over the last couple of days, his "Greatest Weather Moments" have been appearing in various publications and the radio. His number one moment is when the "Fort Worth tornado" hit downtown. Troy, buddy, I was watching you that night. You had no clue.

Hey, I like the guy. He's hard not to like. Although I think all local weatherman are spares (I could do that - remember my prediction two weeks ago about the rains being over? Spot on, bruther), he had no idea what was going on the night the storm hit. Moments before downtown was beat apart, Troy was tracking a storm in northern Tarrant County on radar. Yep. it was a heck of a storm, moving from I-35/Western Center Boulevard due east over Haltom City, North Richland Hills and into Colleyville.

Then the tornado hit. It was an awkward moment on TV because someone told him about it out loud near the stage. He was confused but said something "big" was happening over downtown Fort Worth. (Yeah, he gave no warning of the tornado but I don't blame him for that - a tornado touching down isn't something you can predict.) But, as I watched the screen, downtown Fort Worth was now the hot spot. With the radar behind him, Troy pointed to what he thought was the tornado. But he was completely confused. He kept pointing time and time again to a storm north of downtown over Saginaw. It wasn't even close to downtown. If the video existed, you would not believe what you saw. The man looked like he had never seen a map of Tarrant County before.

I've talked to one guy who saw the same thing I did, and his reaction was exactly the same. You'll never see a video of it. It's buried in the vault of WFAA.

I don't know why this has stuck with all these years. My first and only wife (yep, I'll admit to only one) used to cringe whenever she noticed I was looking at at a Troy Dungan Billboard or Troy Dungan Commercial. She knew my rant was coming. "You have got to let that go!" she told me.

With his retirement, maybe I will.

Back To The Dog Theme

From yesterday's Tour de France.

And Brit Is A Photo Machine!

Keeping With Today's Dog Theme - A New Pic Of Whatserface

Inadequate Protection

Somehow I caught a minor computer virus but it didn't turn out to be fatal. Cost me $29 to find a program that would wipe it out. The whole thing was a beating.

From the Update

MORE TROUBLE - Animal cruelty charges have been filed against former Decatur animal control officer Sherri Jo Berend. Wise County animal control officers, responding to a citizen’s complaint, found close to 40 dogs living on Berend’s property. Officers said that violates an agreement made with the Wise County Attorney’s office last summer following an earlier raid where 247 dogs were taken to SPCA animal shelters and later put up for adoption.

Uh, we do have some animal chaos going on in the county right now.

Tara Reid says,

"Feeding my dog a nerf football is better treatment than those dogs got at the Wise County Animal Shelter."

Things I Care About . . .

. . . that most people don't.

Today, Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick was indicted in federal court for taking part in dog fighting.

One thing that makes me shake my head is that the federal government, through the office of the U.S. Attorney, has filed the charges. Not the State of Georgia, not some county in Georgia, the United States of America is using your resources to prosecute this case. (Uh, fellas in the U.S. Attorney's office, you've got a bunch of guys down in Guantanamo Bay that need to be prosecuted (maybe). And you're wasting your time on this?)

It's a local matter. If Vick did something wrong let the local County Attorney or District Attorney file charges. But federal? Please.

Edit: Since the "dog pile" is beginning in the comments, let me clarify. The federal government may be able to legitimately stretch the meaning of "interstate commerce" to gain jurisdiction, I'm just saying that you would never (practically) have seen this type of federal prosecution 10 years ago.

Greg Louganis Probably Got Started That Way

Back when I was a kid, the city pool in Bridgeport had the greatest spring diving boards. I'll swear, the Olympics didn't have that quality of boards. The town must have called a bond election to afford the dang things. But the life guards would always get on to us if we jumped more than once at the end of the board. Now I know why.

Oh . . .

. . . my.

Say What?

The first paragraph of a press release from a Dallas County sheriff candidate:

DALLAS COUNTY – Dallas County sheriff candidate Lowell Cannaday has raised $40,000 for his first fundraising event to take place Monday evening, an amount he also reported in his quarterly campaign finance report filed earlier Monday.

Read it until your head spins. All I can think about is Donnie Darko-like worm holes and time traveling.

Things Are Hot and Heavy In Runaway Bay

Got a report that the electricity is out in some parts of Runaway Bay. "Might" be back on by 2:00 p.m. Yep, the news can get a bit slow in the summer.

More Mug Shot Fun

I'm never a fan of T-shirts with "slogans" on them, but they can be entertaining in mug shots. Ten of them begin here.

A Genuine Award

Ok, I give up. Who is Bert Ford and why is an award named after him?

And would it be inappropriate to go hit Sixth Street after the award ceremony?

Ralph Is Either Drunk Or Stupid. Or Both

It's a little hard to see him when the clip first starts. You'll find him at the top of the ladder.

Britney says,

"Don't worry Precious. I won't let you near that nasty ol' animal shelter in Decatur."

47 Days Until College Football Season

The pic is a screenshot I took during last year's Baylor v. The Evil Empire game. Baylor had just scored on a bomb and a field goal and then followed it up with an interception. This girl was caught looking at the scoreboard with an expression of, "We are playing Baylor, aren't we?" I was so happy at that moment, but I knew the game would end as horribly as a date with Christina Aguilera. And it did.