From The Onion

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Random Real Estate Thought

I drive by this house every day. I had no idea that was the asking price.

Found through a pretty good property search engine.

And I think property prices in Decatur are extremely high when compared to all the subdivisions going up in North Fort Worth.

KXAS Did A Story . . .

. . . on Jackie Murphree. Link.

Ivanka Trump Says,

"I'm sorry that Boyd lost to Gunter last night. But I knew they were going to run that quarterback sneak for the two point conversion. My daddy would go crazy and so fire that nice coach. And where is Gunter? Is it close to the Upper East Side?"

Raining Men, Part 2

Link.

This scandal is very strange. But random thoughts:

(1) He was an idiot to plea to even disorderly conduct.
(2) He was an idiot to even talk to the cop.
(3) It was wrong for the cop to discuss how the case could ultimately be resolved in the courts.
(4) He "probably" was trying to solicit some gay sex, but the State could never prove it "beyond a reasonable doubt."
(5) His political career is over.
(6) Here's a question that no one asks: It's against the law to solicit/ask for gay sex? I mean, he wasn't trying to buy it which would make it a prostitution case. He was, at the most, asking. I mean, if the senator had hit on a guy at the hotel bar would that have been illegal?

I Think I'm Amused By . . .

. . . VH1's Rock of Love.

Beating

The NFL Preseason is a beating, but nothing like game four. I watched approximately 30 seconds of that snooze fest last night. But I did spend quite a bit of time on LSU/Mississippi State until that turned into a blow out.

But I'm excited about tomorrow. And I've decided I'll head out to Amon Carter for the Baylor-TCU game. But I'm TIVOing Oklahoma/North Texas and Tennessee/California.

College football season is short. But it's the best.

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.