What A Mess

I had heard about this FedEx truck wreck in Denton on I-35 today, but someone just sent me a video link. What a mess. I think this was a tandom truck (is that the word?) where two trailers were being pulled by the same big rig. At least for a while.

And to think I absolutely, positively had to . . . . nevermind.

Briefly

The very shocking clip of the Southpark episode re-creating Wheel of Fortune is on youtube now. It won't be for long. Credit: C4U Edit: It won't stay up long because Viacom will asked for it to be taken down. Quickly. The clip hasn't been on youtube for a "long time" as one of my faithful readers said.

Death To The Salad Wagon?

What's this about the Decatur K-Bobs closing its doors for good on Sunday? Could this rumor be true? Are we about to be deprived of chicken fried steak with french fries and gravy?

We've got a Red Alert.

Developing . . . . .

Oh, My

I actually tuned in to watch Mark Cuban dance last night. Not bad. A heck of a lot better than I could do. But I wouldn't make the crazy facial expressions.

But the most shocking moment of the night was when, in a pre-packaged "how I got ready to do this" segment, he hiked up his shorts and showed the scar from his hip replacement surgery he had about six weeks ago. Yep, that's it above.

High School Mascots

The Ticket just did a segment on Texas High School Mascots. The most common name was "Eagles" with 97 schools sharing that name (Decatur being the local connection). The Panthers (Paradise), Yellowjackets (Boyd), and Bulldogs (Alvord) made the Top Fifteen in occurrences. Heck, one of those three was the second most popular but I've already forgotten which one.

They specifically mentioned that there was only one Bulls mascot (obviously Bridgeport). There was no mention of Dragons.

Now go take on the day.

Edit: The picture has nothing to do with Texas High School but you don't see police using pepper spray very often to break up a post game brawl.

I'd Go Crazy, Too

So you're Britney Spears and you decide to jump into a Quizno's yesterday and use the bathroom. And look what's waiting for you when you come out. Sheesh. I'd be a nut, too.

Hate Crime?

I'm fairly certain I've never mentioned the James Madison University’s Duke Dog and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleer. Let me check my records. Yep. First time. Brief background. The Duke Dog refuses the handshake of the Chanticleer and then proceeds to kick the Chanticleer in the tailfeathers. Unfortunately for the Duke Dog, the Chanticleer don't take that kind of crap from no one. So he welcomed him to the octagon. But my favorite part is the cop breaking up the two. Good times.

Cupid Cuban Shuffle

To celebrate Mark Cuban's debut on Dancing With The Stars tonight, I give you this undated video. I have no idea when or where it was made. Cassidy's on Wednesday night?

Until Death Do Us Part

"But until [today], the justices had never agreed to consider the fundamental question of whether the mix of drugs used in Kentucky and elsewhere violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment."

My legal brain is confused on this one. If lethal injection is cruel and unusual, then what type of government imposed death is not? Firing squad? Hanging? The electric chair?

If I had my choice, I'm picking the needle.

D Magazine's . . .

. . . contest for the "10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas." (Not exactly sure where they got the 20 finalists.) I was leaning towards Mandy Hamilton. Then I clicked on her profile and found out that she was "National field manager for Mothers Against Drunk Driving." Oh, the irony.

Tuesday Morning Pick Me Up

Ms. Alba gives a shoutout to Alvord. (The most flimsy premise for a post I could come up with.)

I Don't Think . . .

. . . that "Squirrel Melts" were on my Nutri-System diet.

Poll Results

Well, at least it's not a bunch of kids reading this silliness.

Random Monday Night Thoughts

- Monday Night Football is in New Orleans. But watching Vince Young is worth the price of admission if I had paid a price of admission.
- Steve Eagar on Fox 4 News had a three piece suit on. An actual three piece suit. The phrase that is often heard but never worn.
- I watched a little bit of Ken Burns "The War" on PBS but I'll probably have to rent this multi-hour documentary when it comes out on DVD. (His documentary about the Civil War was outstanding.)
- I tried to catch Mark Cuban busting a move on "Dancing With The Stars" but I don't think he danced tonight. But I saw him acting goofy in the background so I can't wait for him to get out there.
- A prison guard was killed today as two prisoners escaped. Both were captured. I saw her husband interviewed on Fox 4 and he didn't seem to be upset at all.
- It was jog night and I began watching the movie "The Sweet Hereafter" which was recommended to me by Netflix. "Director Atom Egoyan's haunting adaptation of Russell Banks' novel follows a grieving Canadian mountain community in the wake of a tragic school bus accident. Lawyer Mitchell Stephens (Ian Holm) arrives in town to persuade the survivors to initiate a class-action lawsuit, driving apart the once tight-knit hamlet." So far: outstanding. And my distaste for plaintiffs personal injury work is perfect for this movie.
- Speaking of Netflix, I just rented the entire DVD series of "Roots." Amazingly, I've never seen a single episode.
- Can they play the commercial for the movie "The Game Plan" starring The Rock any more than what they do. And it looks awful.
- I'm sooooo glad Columbia University invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak only to then ridicule him. Once Iran develops The Bomb, I'm sure he'll remember the incident.

Say What?

TMZ is reporting that this star of ABC's new series Dirty, Sexy Money was born . . . uh . . . a man. Yep, a man.

So . . .

. . . wrong.

Edit: And please note the name of the chief of police. (I didn't even catch that the first time.)

War On Drugs Update

Source.

A whole lot of your taxpayer money is being wasted on this. From cops, jailers, court administrators, court clerks, prosecutors, judges, lab technicians, to probation officers.

They could all be doing better things.

34-10

Dear Tony:

I'm sorry I doubted you. I'm sorry that I said several times during the off season that the Cowboys were "doomed" because you hung out with celebrities and didn't seem to think much about football.

You are a good football player.

Sincerely,

BSG

P.S. Did you know that the Cowboys haven't won a playoff game in 3,922 days? Really.

P.S.S. Did you know you're a free agent after this season? You gonna be rich.