Death Can't Touch Us

A faithful reader points out that today's edition of the Update does not have a single funeral announcement in it. How are we supposed to begin our day without that little pick-me-up? And anyone remember when the Update used to print who had been admitted to the local hospital?

Random College Football Thought

For those that care, you probably know that #2 South Florida lost last night at Rutgers. They had previously defeated Auburn and West Virginia which makes this preseason prediction from my Sporting News a little eerie:


And for those that don't care:

Jack County's Jagged Edge

Some might remember the murder trial against Hardy Capps that occurred over in Jack County some time back.

The Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction yesterday.

The beginning of the court's opinion reads:

Lane Akin, the Texas Ranger who investigated the murder, testified that when he arrived at the scene, he discovered a pickup truck parked by the side of the road. The truck=s window was down, and the engine was still running. Inside the truck, he found a two-year-old child, unharmed, strapped into a car seat. In a ditch beside the truck, he found the body of Gina Capps. Akin observed both slash and cut wounds to the body. He concluded that there had been a struggle outside the truck and that a knife had been used to cause the wounds during the struggle. The medical examiner testified that the complainant was killed with a knife with a serrated edge.

He's Still An Idiot

But if you are familiar with the E-Bay auction regarding the letter from Harry Reid (and others) to Rush Limbaugh's "boss", you can watch the last couple of hours of it here.

Edit: The best part is that Rush promised to match the winning bid (all of which will go to some charity). He probably "misunderestimated" how high it would go.

Told You He Was Gone

Story. But since Baylor plays The Evil Empire this weekend, it was probably a smart decision. Only a 70 foot Texas Ranger will prevent the worst massacre since the FBI routed David Koresh.

Reader Submitted Pic From Last Night

Got a big bag of nothing so far this morning. I'll come up with something.

Hey, Now

Fashion Roadkill

Some guy does a stunt on a catwalk leaving a big hole. Next out comes a model. Hilarity ensues. Two observations: (1) not the best video taping going on there, and (2) I suspect the model's legs are worth a fortune to her - I'm stunned they weren't shredded by the fall. Edit: Someone has already called it "fake." Man, I don't think so. Plus, TMZ believes it is real, so it has to be.

Wow

I just visited with an elementary teacher from the Dallas ISD where she estimated that 90% of the students in her particular school were Hispanic. I asked her about language issues that she faced and was shocked to learn this: There are signs in the common areas of her school that proclaim Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as "Spanish Days" and Tuesday and Thursday and "English Days." That means that all students and teachers (when not in class - i.e. in the hallways or at lunch) should speak that designated language.

And To Think I Rarely Get My Wish

In December, I proclaimed presidential candidate Sam Brownback a right wing nut that I hoped didn't make it past the Iowa caucus. Well, I'll be, he is expected to call it quits this week.

275 What?

A story came out yesterday that the Dallas Cowboys had purchased the domain name of www.cowboys.com for $275,000 at auction. I almost posted the story because I thought that was kind of pricey especially since Jerry already own www.dallascowboys.com.

Comes news today that there apparently was a mistake. The Cowboys thought they were bidding $275 not $275,000. The name is now back on the market.

Yep. White People Are Definitely White People.

I'm not sure I'm familiar with Shelly Slater's fine work over at Channel 8. But if you want to see her dance to Billy Jean at her wedding, click here. I wonder if the groom was thinking "do over?"

Don't Do It, Brit. Don't Do It.

One Interstate. One Ranger.

A Baylor blog has pointed out that the Waco City Council has voted to erect a 70 foot statute of a Texas Ranger that will tower over I-35 at the Brazos River. (That's the location of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame.)

The cost? Probably $650,000+

And the above graphic, and caption, was from that blog - which may be the only reason I posted this story.

Wow

Story here.

The video of her "interview" with the 70 year old is on youtube.com here.

Breaking Stop Sign News

On April 18, 2007, the lamp post was summarily run over.


Today, October 17, 2007, it is replaced.

The Wreck Of The John Fitzgerald

This portion of an email

So next time you meet a guy of my caliber, instead of trying to turn it around, just get to the gym! I will even give you one free training session, so you don't blow it with the next [guy like me who is] 8.9 on Hot or Not, Ivy League grad, Mensa member, can bench/squat/leg press over 1200 lbs., has had lunch with the secretary of defense, has an MBA from the top school in the country, lives in a Buckhead high rise, drives a Beemer convertible, has been in 14 major motion pictures, was in Jezebel's Best dressed, etc. Oh, that is right, there aren't any more of those!

Has caused this man a lot of pain.

Where it got posted. His explanation.

Moved To The Top - Just Noticed It's Kicking Up Outside