MTV Award Nominations Announced

Video of the Year Nominees:

» Amy Winehouse: "Rehab" - I like the song, but this girl looks like she could turn on you in a New York minute.
» Beyoncé: "Irreplaceable" - That "To The Left, To The Left" thing is kinda catchy.
» Justice: "D.A.N.C.E." - Doesn't ring a bell.
» Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around ... " - How has this guy gone from a boy band to a pretty big star? And I would say I liked that "Sexyback" song, but I'm tired of having my Barry Feelings picked on.
» Kanye West: "Stronger" - Do the lyrics include "George Bush doesn't like black people?"
» Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella" - I think this song is good the first two times you hear it. After that, it should be destroyed.

This Is What I Was Talking About

I "twittered" this morning that I had James Cramer of "Mad Money" yelling at me. This is the full clip, a portion of which was played on The Today Show this morning. And on a related matter, can someone tell me what he is talking about? The best I can tell is that he wants the Federal Reserve to cut the discount rate today but, other than that, I'm completely lost. And tell me what that "Bear Sterns" graph has to do with it. (And if you can explain it without using the word "idiot", it would make my day go better.) Indictments I understand. This stuff I don't.

What The . . .?

This blurb from the Update today (although somehow it is the second story behind a bridge inspection.)

Ok, who is she? How long had she been there? At what part of Business 287 was she found? Who found her? "Fallen or pushed"? Hmmmmm.

Edit: The link above has an update in the, uh, Update.

Two Things That Look Like An Absolute Beating

The forecast . . .
Standing in a crowd of sweaty people for American Idol . . .

Kittens vs. A Box

I might be losing my mind, but I was mildly entertained by this. Go get the kids, The Blog is family friendly at this moment.

Southlake Kids Have Bad Schtick

For those interested in North Texas football, Coach Todd Dodge, his son Riley, and . . . uh . . . vomiting, you might be interested in this. I, for one, am sorry I found it.

Your Supposed To Catch Her. I Think.

All right, I have two complaints. This is the worst effort I've ever seen in cheerleader catching. Maybe she had wronged the rest of the girls because they acted like they wanted her to die. (Maybe it's the Red Oak cheerleader discussed earlier.) Secondly, what is the cameraman thinking? When carnage breaks out, keep the tape rolling and stay focused. This clip would be much better if we could have had a close up of some reactions.

What About Clive Owen?

To quash the Female Rebellion of 2007 that broke out because of the shirtless man pic below, I now give you Clive Owen as a peace offering. Not that I would ever have a man crush on any guy, but if I did, he might qualify. He got to see Natalie Portman almost neekid in Closer, got to make out with Jennifer Aniston in Derailed, got to kill lots of people in Sin City, and ran all over England in Children of Men. All the while being cool and throwing down an accent. What's not to like?

Fair Fight?

I was rooting around in youtube.com and saw a clip of some TCU player taking a cheap shot at good and wholesome Baylor player last year. (And to think the school has "Christian" in its name. Puulleeeasseee.) Anyway, this suggested video popped up labeled "Cheap Shot." A better title would have been "Assault."

Bad Karma

This lady was arrested last week in Florida on the second DWI charge.

Bueller? Bueller?

Since the women are outnumbering the men on the poll, I bring you Matthew Broderick. Although I don't think this will meet their demands for an equal number of "Hey, Nows."

Baseball Players Should Fear ATVs

This occurred yesterday at the Seattle game. The quality is poor, but it's not everyday you get to see a mascot almost kill a man. Can you imagine if Rowdy did that to Romo or T.O.? Jerry would have personally executed Rowdy right on the spot.

I Think Fox 4 Might Be Screwing With Us

This guy stabbed a couple of people last night (oops, allegedly stabbed a couple of people) but Fox 4 News tracks down his ex-girlfriend from two years ago.

I can't take my eyes off of her. The eyebrows. The odd bump on her forehead. The last name. I love her.

Flashback

I was struggling while writing with The Spin tonight when I recalled the old Channel 8 public service announcement that used to run before the news. If I remember correctly, it said "It's 10:00 p.m., do you know where your children are?"

Gold.

C4U?

Many have remarked how they miss C4U's blog since it stunningly disappeared about three months ago. She was a frequent commenter as well. I don't know where she went, but this blog sure seems like her.

Classifieds

My secretary was supposed to jump out of an airplane yesterday as part of her birthday celebration.

I wonder if I'm interviewing next week?

Edit: She sent me an actual pic (above). Cancel the interviews.

Oddest Sports Moment

(Bonds rookie playing card.)

Barry Bonds tied Hank Aaron's career home run record last night and the silence is deafening.

What a strange event. Most claim that the career home run mark is the "ultimate" sports record. They may be right. I remember as a kid sitting in front of the television set to watch Hank Aaron break Babe Ruth's record (in 1974). It was magical. I was fascinated by all the hype (and the two fans that ran out of the stands to slap Aaron on the back between second and third base.)

But no care about Bonds tying Aaron's record even though 33 years have passed since the home run record was tied. Why? Two reasons. Everyone believes Bonds has used steroids - the closest proof was leaked grand jury testimony that Bond believes he unknowingly used steroids. Secondly, the guy is a world class jerk. Several years back he made an appearance at the Ballpark in Arlington and The Ticket's Corby Davidson tried to interview him before the game. Bonds response was, "You must not be familiar with my policy." Davidson inquired "What policy." Bonds replied, "You must not be familiar with my policy." (The "policy" was that he wouldn't speak to the press before games.)

Most believe that Alex Rodriguez will be the next person to break Bonds records. I hope so.

Well This Is Depressing. Big Time.

Mena Suvari cut almost all of her hair off. That is not a good look. It is almost as awful as when Natalie Portman did the the same thing for V for Vendetta. This trend must be stopped.