Friday Morning Dance Off: FloRida's "Low"

Entry #1: Entry #2: White Girl giving it the what-for: Honorable Mention: Little Kid & Cheerleader Routine

Triple Fake Bitter Blast?

Friday Morning Update: 5:08 a.m - I don't think we'll know if this is an ice storm or not until after 6:00 a.m. - The Fox 4 Weather guy is pretty smug, almost saying "I told you so" about his prediction yesterday that the metroplex would just get rain - Hey, Channel 5 just reported from Jacksboro live with reporter Brett Johnson touching a wet car hood. 7:16 a.m. - Worst weather predicating ever?

Tonight's Winner

I'm going with Channel 8 which has labeled the incoming weather as the "Bitter Blast". They are also reporting that TxDot is at "Code Red." Holy, crap! Fox 4 News has disappointed me with Lari Barager standing besides I-35 in Fort Worth instead of being in Wise County. We have been disrespected. And we won't forget. Speaking of Fox 4, Baron James may have the most gawd awful tie/jacket/sweater-vest combination in the history of ever. I'll post a pic tomorrow but, man, someone has to tell that guy he can't get away with that.

Paradise Takes The Lead

Paradise ISD is the first one out of the blocks with school news saying it will open at 10:00 a.m.

Not to dog the great Paradise ISD, but that's a goofy announcement. If the ice comes in like the forecast says it will, they'll have to change it to "closed." This early announcement will just cause confusion.

(Credit: Sheriff David Walker for sending along the school news. But the "goofy" opinion is all mine. He loves Paradise ISD.)

Question From The Republican Debate Tonight

"The unemployment rate in 2001 was 4.2% it is now 5.0%. The [national] debt was $5.7 trillion, it's now $9.2 trillion. There was $261 billion dollar surplus [in the annual budget], there's now a $250 dollar deficit. Gas was $1.47 a gallon, it's now $3.02. Why should the American people continue a Republican in the White House with that kind of record?"

Good question.

Absolute Gold

Heard about this today on The Ticket. If you have ever heard Van Halen's Runnin' With The Devil, you absolutely have to hear this [mp3 file] - it is David Lee Roth's isolated vocals from the original recording with no music.

Trust me, listen to all (or at least a little) of the original here before you click on the above mp3.

The end is insane. It'd make a great ringtone.

Roll The Sand Trucks! Roll The Sand Trucks!

As of 3:17 p.m., the National Weather Service in Fort Worth has upgraded the Winter Storm Watch to a Winter Storm Warning ... which is in effect from 9 PM this evening until noon Friday.

Huh?

(Via Email) Type "Heath Ledger is dead" into Google's English to Spanish translator. Edit: It's been fixed, but the translation oddly came out as, "Tom Cruise está muerto."

I Think . . .

. . . I read this story in that portion of the Sunday Dallas Morning News. You know, that portion of the Life section where there is always an article about how a couple met, were on and off for a while, before realizing it was true love.

Or not.

(Thanks emailer.)

22 Year Old Bridgeport Man Is That "Man"

Story. Incident happened last night.

Edit: The Star Telegram story lists a passenger's name and notes that the two had just left Joe T. Garcia's.

Edit: The intersection

Edit:

All Praise . . .

. . . Netflix and the United States Postal System. I reported my very defective Planet Terror DVD to Netflix yesterday and they apparently dropped a replacement immediately in the mail. And USPS gets it here within 24 hours.

(As a bonus, the second part of the flick arrived as well. These have to be the two "feel good" stories of the year.)

Edit: From the premiere of said movie(s):

Uh, Oh

I Can't Hold On

Baylor and A&M are playing right now (10:22 p.m.) and they are now headed into the FIFTH overtime. I'm sleepy. It's not on TV. "Watching" it online for the last hour drives me insane. I think I'm headed to bed.

Link.

It's On!!!! It's Official!!!

Ok, the National Weather Service just got into the act:

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Winter Storm Watch... which is in effect from late Thursday night through Friday morning. Sleet changing to freezing rain expected late Thursday night through Friday noon along and west of a line from Sherman... Mesquite... Waco... to Temple. A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow... sleet... or ice accumulations that may impact travel.

Gather around the TV sets and prepare for "Winter Blast 2008!!!" Lari Barager, get your booty up here to Wise County pronto. We need some reports and we need them badly.

Stock up on water. Stock up on pinto beans. Make sure you have a blanket, ice scraper, and perhaps some kitty litter in your trunk. Dress warmly - in layers. Make sure you have an ample supply of batteries and flashlights. Don't hit your brakes. Turn into the skid. Good lord, this is gonna be bad.

Just Arrived

I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure there is something wrong with this DVD that just arrived from Netflix.

Wednesday Morning Pick Me Up

Man, do we ever need one.

Edit: Special bonus edition . . .

That Church Is Crazy

And Another

Not exactly a teacher but she qualifies for posting because she is (1) a former PTA President, (2) a former prosecutor, and (3) married to a police chief. That is some trifecta.

And, maam, I can't recommend probation on this one. Totally unacceptable. Debra LaFave is the benchmark for discretionary probation. I've seen Debra LaFave. Debra LaFave could have been a friend of mine. You, maam, are no Debra LaFave.

Next case.

(Credit: Kevin.)