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Black Creek Lake from last night. Ya know, I've never been to Black Creek Lake.

We All Need To Be Reminded Every Now And Then

For the heck of it, I googled the name of a girlfriend of over 20 years ago. Just a handful of hits came up, but within those small number of hit I quickly learned that she was a schoolteacher near Houston (which is exactly where she expected to be.)

But the only information about her came on a post she had made on a blog. A blog about a family that struggles with a newborn diagnosed with leukemia. Heck, I spent more time reading about the baby than what she wrote. It puts life in perspective. As I say so often, "I can't imagine . . . . "

The home page of that blog is here. The first post, the moving one that I first stumbled upon, is here.

Halloween Brit

And I forgot about Paris from one year ago. And Lindsay. Or, eek, Ann Curry.

I Finally Found Some Guys I Wouldn't Want To Defend

All the college sports blogs have posted this youtube video from last weekend. (Extreme language warning, by the way.)

It shows a mob of Penn State fans taunting (and actually assaulting with beer cans) a couple of Ohio State fans. The guy holding the camera is a punk. The kid at the end is a huge punk. I rarely get mad, but this thing just drives me insane.

Edit: The Penn State student newspaper covers the incident.

Normal Looking Guy

But you do not want to know what he is accused of. At least it's close to Halloween.

Not Sure . . .

. . . what that plume of smoke was coming from the Bridgeport area (as taken from Decatur overlooking Lowe's). It just might be the energy plant burning off excess whatever, but I'm sure someone knows.

Patriot Cheerleaders Dress Up For Halloween

Let's see. Schoolgirl? Check. Uh, hooker? Check. Flapper? Check. Little Bo Peep? Check. Bumble Bee? Check.

"We're From The Hood!"

Curious story. Kid gets suspended for saying, "We're from the hood!" on the sideline and having a verbal confrontation with a coach. Kid then files complaint with NAACP.

In other news, the Mean Green are awful.

Capital Murder Trial

The Star-Telegram has an interesting story today on the first day of the capital murder trial regarding Hank Nava, a Fort Worth Police Officer.

The facts are tragic, but this isn't a slam dunk for the prosecution. If the defense lawyer is correct in his opening statements (and I bet he is, because he's good and knows that misstatements will come back to bite you), he says that Nava was not dressed in a police uniform before the shooting. And another officer was in TXU gear because they were "undercover." The lawyer also said the fatal shot was a ricochet - even shot in self defense since he didn't know the cops were cops. (And it looks like the defendant had a fairly checkered past - the kind of past that would make you fearful when strangers come into your house.)

Amazingly, police fired 34 times at the defendant - but didn't kill him.

The defendant will be convicted of something, but I'm not sure if it will be capital murder.

Shameless Plug

My mom is closing her store over in Bridgeport after being in business for about 20 years. As much as she has to put up with me, the least I could do is reproduce the ad that will run in the Bridgeport Index this week. (She doesn't know I'm doing this - yet.)

And the closing is kind of bittersweet. That retail space was previously occupied by Green's Dry Goods which was owned by my dad and, before him, his father. I remember selling shoes, jeans, and underwear in there as a teenager.

(And if you think I'll allow one negative comment, you're crazy!)

Motorcycle Death Update

We have another. (Although this one doesn't sound like the motorcyclist's fault.)

Hide The Kids

Doogie Howser aka Neil Patrick Harris dressed up for Halloween.

Speaking Of Tony

ESPN reports that Tony Romo has agreed to a six-year, $69 million extension with $31 million guaranteed.

That's a huge guarantee in a league that isn't fond of guaranteed money.

The Play Everyone Is Talking About Today

From Trinity (yep, in Texas) vs. Millsaps (a Mississippi college) this weekend.

So That's What It Was

I was watching some of the Giants/Dolphins from London yesterday when the crowd went wild. Apparently a streaker had run onto the field to the amusement of the crowd, but Fox Sports wasn't going to show it.

But now there's a photo of the guy here (which is probably safe enough to post, but I'll let you be the judge.)

Edit: Video here. The riverdance was a nice touch.

Fox 4 Should Hire The Video Editor Of This Clip

The guy knows how to please an audience,

Out Of Pocket

I bet I counted 24 inmates that were in felony court today on new cases. Sheesh. Off to Fort Worth for a driver's license hearing. And I'll drive by that church just over the county line that is advertising "Judgement House". (Which I think is misspelled, but I wouldn't want to pass judgment.) I think that church is of a Methodist affiliation - and I'm not sure this link is for the same type of event.