Holy Crap

I just walked into the house and saw this.

Thank You Sir. May I Have Another?

Crazy story on the Star-Telegram web site just went up. Cop catches a couple in a car having sex. She's 18. I presume her "friend" is age appropriate. (Which I think means my age or younger.) Anyway, the cop slaps her on the butt and lets them go. She tells her friend what happened (how he didn't see it, I have no idea), and he calls 911! The cop has now been arrested on a charge of "Official Oppression" and has his name an picture plastered in the paper.

Mike Modano Is Marrying This . . .

. . . on Saturday. I bet they have this pic blown up to poster size and on display in the foyer of the church.

Deer Jumps Harley

Good times.

10 Days Until The Greatest Season In The World

My tribute to what is the strange world of the Aggies.

Yep, I Speak For All Of Mankind

Last weekend I was PO'd that the Dallas Morning News had printed the picture of a young woman arrested for DWI in connection with a story about DWI enforcement in general. Today there are three letters to the editor echoing my thoughts.

(I happy to be the mouthpiece on behalf of The Common Man.)

Amazingly, in the hard copy of the paper, the Morning News ran her picture and her name AGAIN above the three letter.

Latest Traffic Report Ever

WBAP this morning (hey, I listen to it briefly for the news) was reporting 114 "near Bridgeport" was shut down due to a rock truck turning over around CR 3241. That's just odd to hear Wise County referenced on a traffic report. Anybody know if it was that bad?

Brit?

I'm want my picture taken by Allure magazine because I want to look 1,000% better than I do in real life. This isn't an old pic, it's in the new issue.

Server Error?

The Google computers were all jacked up this morning. And to think I pay them nothing to stay up and running.

A Worthy Repost

Streaking on Channel 8. I don't know what I'm more impressed by: (1) The Streaker utilizing the air horn, or (2) the composure of the reporter.

"The Queen"

There are some movies that simply look like a bore-fest. I've never seen "The English Patient" and I probably never will. When I first heard of "The Queen", I didn't run out and by a ticket. But, after hearing some good reviews, I put it in my Netflix queue.

Man, did I misjudge it. It is, in essence, a look "behind the scene" of how Queen Elizabeth II handled the media and the public in the six days after Princess Diana's death. It's kind of like a British "West Wing." A friend of mine told me it was like being a "fly on the wall" and she was exactly right. Pure gold. And the character that played Prime Minister Tony Blair was probably my favorite - he was a dead ringer.

News Preview

Just saw an advanced copy of the Messenger for tomorrow. It has a front page story comparing salaries of teachers, athletic directors, and administrators in the county. Good stuff. But what everyone will be talking about is the front page picture of the book-in photo of Betty Monroe who is in jail for allegedly driving drunk and seriously injuring 20 year old Jacklyn Murphree. Ok, here ya go: Monroe appears to be laughing. I know there has to be an explanation. Maybe the picture was taken as she opened her mouth. But it looks awful. Which I'm sure why it is on the front page of the paper. No comments on this one. Sorry.

Risky Proposition

I've always wondered about those "in game"/high visibility marriage proposals. From today's Houston Chronicle in an article about the Astros game: The biggest excitement happened in the stands when a fan failed in his public attempt at popping the question. With the couple highlighted on the big screen, the mood soured after the man took a knee to offer an engagement ring. Wearing a brick-red replica Astros jersey, the woman appeared to angrily dump a bag of popcorn on the man before rushing up the stairs amid a chorus of boos. After the top of the sixth, the man left amid cheers from the sympathetic crowd. This is the stuff youtube.com was made for. Please. Please. Please. Hope that someone was rolling tape.

Had Not Heard About This

I received this in an email. I wasn't asked to post it here, but it seems like the right thing to do.

Edit: I'm getting a ton of questions about this, and I have no idea what the answers are.

Edit: A loyal reader writes, "A fund is being set up at Community Bank in Bridgeport for donations."

Cop Road Truckers

On my quick trip to FW today, I saw four of those DPS trucks between Decatur and the county line. They used to be called License and Weights. I've forgotten what they are called now.

Anyway, if you drive a big rig and at the same time are reading this blog, be on the look out.

The Shuttle Just Landed - Safely

And I had completely forgotten that it justs "glides" in, without power, when it lands. That's mind boggling.

Local Officials . . .

. . . recently met with a Congresswoman Kay Granger. Here they are pictured vying for position to hit on Kay to accompany one of them to Cassidy's on I-35. The sheriff promised me he wouldn't get "handsy."

Happy 18th . . .

. . . gulp....18th to Hayden Panettiere.