Parents Of Miss Teen South Carolina

Link. (And I'll probably leave her alone after that. Maybe.)

Hiccup Girl Redux

Since I'm obsessed with how much I think NBC's Ann Curry is the worst TV personality in the history of ever, I was interested to learn that she interviewed the very emotionally disturbed "Hiccup Girl" recently. During the interview, the girl breaks down at the drop of a hat at the mere mention of meeting her biological father. (Man, every guy that ever dates her in the next 20 years will sooooooo have to hear about how her daddy wronged her.)

Anyway, as I steal the line from one of the commentors on the site, it would have really been funny if Ann's line of questioning that sent the girl into a crying fit had also caused the hiccups to return.

Link.

Activity In The Area

Edit: It was there a second ago. Edit: Except around 9:15 when a huge storm exploded over Decatur. Triple Edit: I think that "storm" was "false echo" according to Fox 4 News. My bad.

Rumor Or News

Somebody emailed me about a dead girl being found in the Grasslands. Say what? Anybody heard this?

gwee-her-may march-EE

The Dallas Morning News covers a Decatur bull rider that I had not heard of.

I Don't Know

Death Row Games

Lots of activity today on this case. I just saw where the parole board has recommended to Gov. Perry that he commute the death sentence to a life in prison sentence. You NEVER see that happen.

Edit: Gov. Perry just commuted the sentence. Holy cow. When's the last time that happened?

I'm really not that familiar with the case other than to know this guy was driving the get-a-way car that was some 90 feet from where his co-defendant shot and killed another man. Foster (they guy above) was convicted under the "law of parties" and sentenced to death.

The law of parties allows for a defendant to be held equally responsible for the conduct of another if that person "acting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, he solicits, encourages, directs, aids, or attempts to aid the other person to commit the offense."

So in this case, the jury found that Foster intended to "promote or assist" the offense of capital murder. I have no idea if they are right, but that's what they found.

I'm against the death penalty. But the talk shows and print media are acting like this man got the death penalty for driving a get-a-way car when he had no idea his buddy was going to murder someone. That's not what the jury found.

Miss Teen South Carolina Song

A Crazy Flashback

I admit that this will have limited appeal.

The Ticket was doing a bit today involving a recurring character named "The Generic Youth Minister." It's pretty funny with the guy, in an effeminate voice, suggesting things like, "After the bible study on Paul's letters we can all leave from the Fellowship Hall and go get some pizza or KFC and stuff. We can take the church van if you guys want."

But the Youth Minister threw in a reference to "Jot" today. Man, I hadn't thought about that very crazy Christian cartoon in 20 years. And, like so many things, youtube has one of them.

Tennis Update

The U.S. Open has begun this week.

Bethanie Mattek is in the tournament. I don't know who she is either, but I'm very impressed by her overhead smash. But that headband kind of makes me think of Xena, Warrior Princess.

Quick Hit

For some reason I'm watching Channel 5 News with Mike & Jane. Kill me.

Anyway, Jane was reporting on "breaking news" involving an Arlington officer that had just been involved in a traffic accident on 360. Then came this (in a very serious Jane Voice): "The officer was injured. All they are telling us right now is that he is conscious and he is breathing."

As opposed to the many who are conscious but not breathing.

DWI Education

Most of my practice is DWI defense and, of all the things in life I don't know, I do think I'm pretty well versed in DWI law. That being said, I love this lawyer's blog out of Austin. The guy is smart and a good writer. I read it all the time and learn something every now and then. I've only caught him in one error which is an amazing track record considering how much he writes. If you care about DWI law, check it out. If you don't, ignore this post.

Yet Another . . .

. . . follow-up story, this time in the Morning News, about a survivor of the deadly teenage crash in Wise County a few weeks ago.

I Appreciate . . .

. . . any girl that can take a shirt and wear it as a dress. It shows she's sexy and frugal. I mean, honestly, she doesn't have to spend any money on a skirt. And she's probably the kind of girl that clips coupons.

Uh, more of Britney in the outfit (yep Britney) is here.

I Kinda Want To Buy This

The sub-headline that is difficult to read says: "Because the kids are smarter, stronger, and better looking than yours. And they prove it every Friday night."

"I"m Really, Really Not Gay"

Currently embattled Sen. Larry Craig had this to say about Clinton in 1989. Edit: Uh, and I want to apologize to The Devil for not posting his comment. But, sir, even Lucifer can't say that.

Watch Your Tires

Last weekend, I posted a pic showing that my neighbor's wheels had been stolen. Today I get this pic from a faithful reader (who didn't give me his name or location) showing what happened to his next door neighbor's car last night.

"Under God" Fight With A Wise County Connection

The story:

A day after thousands of schoolchildren began reciting the revised Texas pledge honoring "one state under God," an atheist couple asked a federal judge in Dallas that the language be immediately removed.

Legislators inserted the language into the pledge earlier this year to mirror the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.

U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade denied the request late Tuesday by David Wallace Croft and his wife, Shannon, for a preliminary injunction to stop the use of the pledge before any trial. No trial date has been set.

The trivia: Judge Ed Kinkeade is the brother of the former pastor of the First Baptist Churth of Bridgeport, Hal Kinkeade.