Dead and Gay

I saw this story yesterday, but the story is picking up steam.

From what I can tell
- A gay guy dies
- Gay guy's brother works in a church
- Church volunteers to hold the funeral for dead gay guy
- Church finds out he is gay
- Church claims that the service, as designed by the family, would show men "hugging and kissing." Family denies this.
- Church says "No funeral here."
- Controversy ensues

Star Telegram story here.

You know, I'm torn on this one. The church has the right to refuse any funeral it wishes. But it would be a bit harsh if it were denying the funeral only because he is gay (that's why some say they are making up the "hugging and kissing" photo excuse.)

Edit: Speaking of The Aid (tangentially) and Not Dead, I just saw that Magic Johnson is 48 today.

Puuuleeeze

The "question and answer" section on the inside cover of Sunday's Parade magazine always drives me nuts. First, it's about two months out of date. Second, who would write a magazine a question when they can find the answer themselves on the Internet in less than a minute. And a lot of the questions sound like pre-paid ads: "Can you tell me about [insert star name here] new movie. I just love him in the sitcom [insert spare sitcom name]."

But the magazine out did itself last Sunday when it told me that Kelly Clarkson is happy that her current tour is a failure.

Random Thoughts

I watched "Two And A Half Men" for the second time tonight. You know, it's really funny. The cliche "at the end of the day" beats me down. Recently ex-Texas Ranger Eric Gagne has blown a couple of games for Boston. With the Yankees now four games back (at one time in the season they were fourteen games back), the Red Sox fans want to kill him. The DVD release of "Wild Hogs" doesn't make it look any better than the first time. In 2004, the legislature enacted a law requiring any Commercial Driver's License (CDL) holder to lose his CDL for one year for refusing a breath test after a DWI arrest or blowing over a .08. This is true even if that person was off duty and in a passenger car at that time. That law is stupid. And it hurts Wise County as much as anyone.

I'm Shutting Down The Internet

Cosmetic surgery has gone too far. Trust me, do not click on this.

So Wrong

Although I'm sure someone was messing with him off camera.

She Doesn't . . .

. . . look like she spent a few weeks in the Big House.

That Mound of Garbage . . .

. . . near the Whataburger drive through did not help my appetite. (Salad day.)

Wise County Wakes Up With Jessica Alba

Dumbest Guy In America

You may have seen this story last week. A guy sends flowers to his girlfriend but the flower company ends up sending the receipt to his wife. So he sues the company. And he's dumb enough to appear on the Today Show this morning.

OMG!!!!

There is a serial killer on the loose in Miami whose victims are in there 40s, male, and associated with the legal profession. He left this message to warn his next victim.

I'm kinda laughing. I'm kinda freaked out.

Link

Credit: C4U

Edit: I think know I am the victim of a practical joke. A genius practical joke. But I think I know the name of someone who I will spray paint on a brick wall. (And this ad campaign for "Dexter" is worth every penny they are paying for it.)

Drowning At Lake Bridgeport

Just saw a brief story on Fox 4 News that a "rafter" was missing in Lake Bridgeport in the Wise County Park area. The raft was found around 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. Edit: The body of a 17 year old has been recovered. Name not released yet.

Just Caught My Eye

I was looking through the Messenger while working on The Spin and came across this wedding announcement. The couple was married in Belize and then spent their honeymoon in Istanbul, Turkey.

You just don't see that every day.

Movie Talk

Went and saw The Simpsons last night. Very funny. I've been a fan of the show for years but I rarely watch it. Odd. I know. Shows like that and well, Arrested Development come to mind, require undivided attention. Perhaps that's why the cartoon works so well on the big screen. And I still laughed at the "Spider Pig! Spider Pig" segment even though I had seen it on the promos about 10 times.

On the DVD landscape, I watched Alpha Dog last week and really, really liked it. Heck, I didn't know it was based on a true story until the end. But if you are offended by F Bomb, look out. It is dropped a whopping 369 times. And Sharon Stone's rant at the end of the movie is worth the cost of the rental alone. And a little extra trivia: the lead actor, Emile Hirsh, will play Speed in the upcoming film, Speed Racer.

Spider. Big Spider.

Yeah, I've been a little slow in posting over the last couple of days. The heat is getting to me. But a faithful reader sent me this link which was enough to wake me up.

Oh, My

Messenger story here.

Creeps Me Out

Saw this over at bagof nothing.com. (Move the cursor.) Almost made me want to go all Michael Vick on him.

Karaoke Night at Frilly's

I Think . . .

. . . I'll cancel my date with this woman.