Depressing News

Jessica Alba is pregnant. Christmas has been ruined. Flags in Decatur lowered to half staff.

Very Poor Luck

How would you like to have been parked in the Texas Cabaret parking lot (820 and Blue Mound) when the Google photo taking van came rolling by? Link.

This Should Help Our Reputation

No defense lawyer in a murder case would ever hire a person to befriend a critical prosecution witness months before the trial and then, after the prosecution witness testifies, call the hired person to the witness stand to say (paraphrasing), "That witness for the prosecution, who I know very well, told me a completely different story." Oh, my.

Think This Drives Me Insane?

We do have laws providing for punishment on the books already, don't we? Do we really need a publicity hungry Sheriff to get involved?

Edit: Just learned the County Attorney for that jurisdiction is equally a Political Ho.

Random Commercial Thought

Those Gordon Jeweler's commercials that use the music of the song Bittersweet Symphony remind me of the end of Cruel Intentions.

Off

The Fox 4 hosts always try to guess the age as the picture of a celebrity is flashed on the screen on his or her birthday. Today it was Jennifer Connelly. Then we had this exchange moments ago.

Tim: Now is she Mrs. Ben Affleck or is he Mr. Jennifer Connelly?
Chip: I think the former.
Krystle Gutierrez: Wrong Jennifer (almost inaudible.)
Tim: Oh, is that the wrong Jennifer?
Her: Yeah, that's Jennifer Garner . . . .
Tim: Oh, who is this one?
Her: . . . I don't know her that much, I only know her from Green Card.

Nope. That was Andie MacDowell.

U. Of Arkansas Has A New Coach

Just thought it was important.

Tithing Talk

Great discussion at the courthouse a second ago. Came across a guy who refuses to take his income tax deduction for his religious contributions because to do so would cause his 10% tithe to have the net effect of being less than 10%.

Discuss amongst yourselves. Or not.

Led Zeppelin . . .

. . . performed last night in London and some bootleg clips have made their way on to youtube.

Not Much Else Going On

Dow Gets Hit By Truck

The Fed cuts rates by a 1/4 point instead of 1/2 point and the DOW drops 250 points in 15 minutes?

Tuesday Afternoon Pick Me Up

287 Wreck

Looks like we got a big rig overturned on 287 south of Decatur at CR 4421. Don't know if it's northbound or southbound, but the road is shut down. (Thanks emailer.) Edit: There's another big wreck at Ram Horn Hill and 287 (which I think is just south of Rhome.)

Holy Cow

Today or yesterday, Google Maps released "street views" for Dallas and Fort Worth. Basically, a high tech van drove down every street in Dallas and Fort Worth and took a 360 degree photo. You can go to any street and see what it looks like - just like you were driving or walking down it.

It takes a little experimenting, but the up and down and side to side arrows of your keyboard come in handy.

Here's a screenshot of the 7-11 at Western Center Boulevard.

Here. To get started, type in something like "Western Center Blvd. Fort Worth, TX". Search for it, then click "street view" and drag the little man anywhere there is a blue line.

Edit: Downtown Forth Worth


Edit: The neighborhood where the North Richland Hills lady was gunned down at her front door is here.

Random Radio Blurb

Just heard this on WBAP when discussing modern day Christmas music: Mark Davis: There has to be some limit on how krunky you can go. Hay Jay: Krunky? Mark Davis: Uh . . . it's a general purpose adjective.

Uh, Santa Has Some 'splaing To Do

Yeah, the times are omitted for the Decatur breakfast but you just know it is 8-10 a.m.

This Girl Says,

"It's raining like a son of a gun in Wise County!"

So I Was Watching Some Bullriding . . .

. . . tonight. Yep, just another Monday night in my house. Well, I at least came across it on ESPN2 while channel surfing. But I discovered that some cowboys are now wearing helmets and protective vests. The smartest cowboys ever.