Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

8.09.2007

How's That Wall Coming Along?

New figures reveal that in Harris County (Houston) only 37% of its residents are white.

8.08.2007

I was surprised to learn that this famous criminal defense lawyer from Texas is back in action at age 80. For you youngsters, he represented Fort Worth millionaire Cullen Davis in a murder case and a murder for hire case. He won both.

He is defending a 40 something year old woman named Phill Rian (hey, that name sounds phonetically familiar!!) for having sex with a teenage boy. The bad news for him is that the case is being tried in Williamson County (Georgetown) - the easiest place to prosecute in the State of Texas. (They have the most arrogant DA ever - John Bradley.)

But back to Racehorse. He was once asked by a reporter if he was the best criminal defense lawyer in Texas. He barely paused before replying, “I believe I am.” Then, he immodestly added, “I wonder why you restrict it to Texas.”

Extremists?

This isn't the best picture, but the guy on the left was jumping off a bridge near downtown Fort Worth into the Trinity River. That's not his buddy. His buddy is dead. Jumping into the Trinity River is never a good idea.

But the aforementioned "guy on the left" told Fox 4's Lari Barager that he and his buddy were "extremists" as in "sports extremists." The Star Telegram refers to the deceased as "homeless." I'm going with the Star Telegram

Crazy Wednesday

All morning in Jacksboro and now I have three pleas to take care of this afternoon. Makes a man want to be on the beach.

(And this is Jennifer Ellison who appeared in the screen version of Phantom of the Opera. `I appreciate her acting skills. Honest.)

8.07.2007

Huge Credit To Yahoo! Sports . . .

. . . (from whom I stole this graphic) for the "*". Perfect.

Edit: As a commenter pointed out, it's fascinating that in less than 20 minutes the Yahoo! graphic had been changed to delete the asterisk.

Oh, My

I watched a replay of White Light / Black Rain tonight on HBO. It's a documentary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima to bring World War II to a close. I asked my dad once if President Truman caught any flak for the bombing that killed so many innocent people. "Not at all," he told me. And it is probably true that, in the long run, it saved many, many lives. Still, what a horrific four days.

Good grief, it's almost too hard to watch. (But it starts out incredibly slow before it becomes riveting.)

Speaking Of Fights

First, this fight doesn't even compare to the Charlize Theron throw down below. There's more blood and more style when the girls go at it.

Secondly, I'm proud to announce this fight occurred at Qualcomm (or something like that) - home of the San Diego Chargers. I'm "proud" because it is one of the many stadiums I've visited across the country. (Actually, I was there at the Holiday Bowl a couple of years ago when Texas Tech played California. That's where the following pic comes from at the end of the game. I'm kinda "proud" of that one.)

OK, It's Time To Get The Blog Back On Track

It's Charlize Theron's birthday today and what better way to celebrate it than to post the greatest cat fight in the history of ever from 2 Days In The Valley. Good Times (Language warning.)

Enough Of This Poll

The women have a majority, but not a mandate.

A Taser Endorsement

Man, if one of those Taser companies (is there more than one?) doesn't sign this guy up as its spokesperson, they should be ashamed. The last couple of sentences are gold. (Credit: MzChief)

Illegal Pledging

Just to let you know, since June 15th you should have been saying the Pledge to the Texas Flag with the new italicized wording:

"Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible."

Now prior to June 15th we apparently weren't one state under God. But we are now. The pledge says so. Get it right or The Man might come after you.

Name That New Business

Yeah, it's a crappy photo because I take crappy photos at 70 mph when I didn't plan on taking the photo in the first place.

This thing is about three miles south of Decatur along 287 (on the west side of the highway). The building looks small but it has about six to eight huge concrete pillars around it (can't really see them in the pic) that makes me thing there might be something bigger coming.

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.