Tony Romo Carries Jessica's Dog

Cowboys are doomed.

A Wreck

Just saw a nasty head on collission on 51 in Decatur by Jack In The Box / Quiznos. But I didn't have my trusty camera with me. Saw one elderly lady being placed on a backboard. That area is a traffic nightmare.

KXAS

I won't do it justice, but Channel 5's wheels were flying all over the road a second ago. The Today Show had just begun showing the "confession" in the Natalie Holloway case when, suddenly, KXAS cuts to a local commercial. I'm pretty sure it was a local error. I got to see four commercials played and then repeated. Off.

What A Game

And this play, on the final drive, is what did it.

Half Time Report

- I'm supposed to "enjoy" Tom Petty right now. Not a chance. But I'm glad he didn't die on stage. In other spare entertainment news, Eddie Money will be appearing at the Glass Cactus in Grapevine. Really.
- The game is OK. I just don't believe the Patriots will screw this up.
- Anybody see Paula Abdul singing in the pre-game? Lip syncing at its finest. And when they went to her live she looked like she had been popping pain killers like candy.
- Speaking of crazy, Fox had it's own pre-game to the pre-game this morning which was kind of a pseudo news show. Except they had two Hooters girls on stage (backs to the camera) playing a video game the entire time. Bizarre. Not that I'm against it. Just bizarre.
- Commercials . . .
---The Charles Barkley one was funny.
---As well as the Naomi Campbell and lizards dancing to Thriller. Didn't understand it. But funny.
---The local commercial from Crest Auto Group making fun of T.O. crying was a little shocking.
--- And the Godfather knock off ad for the Audio R8 was pretty funny - until I looked it up and found out the car retails for $108,000.
---The Pepsi ad which incorporated Night at the Roxbury was funny (especially the brief appearance by Chris Kattan) but I'm not sure how many people have seen the movie.
---The uni-brow girl that attracted guys by using planters peanuts as perfume was worth a giggle.
---Stole this one about the Doritos ad: "I will not say it is a good ad, per se. But I will say that any time a man in a mouse suit jumps through a wall and starts beating someone up for a bag of Doritos, something great and important is happening on television."

Edit: Another stolen line posted in the 4th quarter: "11:05 -- Let it be known, that if anyone laid money on the prop bet of 'two scoreless quarters followed by a touchdown caught by David Tyree,' you're officially a rich man."

Random Thought

I'm only half watching it, but that Fox Super Bowl pre-game show is draining the life force out of me. Hard.

Money. Machine.

It is now projected that the Hannah Montana movie will gross $29 million for the weekend. But get this: It appeared on only 683 screens nationwide. A typical big budget movie will appear on over 2,500 screens.

I don't think I've ever seen a money making machine like this.

"Into The Wild"

I'm currently reading this book about Chris McCandless - a college graduate who, is essence, said "screw it" and walked into the wilderness in Alaska. As we learn in the first chapter, that journey kills him. I'm not sure what I think about the guy because, before his Alaskan adventure, he also lived under a bridge and worked at McDonalds for several months.

But I did like this excerpt from a letter he wrote:

"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greather joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."

Speaking Or Erin Andrews . . .

. . . she went a little crazy last night with this outfit. Heck, that's more shocking than the Abercrombie & Fitch poster.

Abercrombie & Fitch

Poster in store gets seized by government. Manager given citation. Really. In America.

Wow

Remember that horrible wreck on Christmas Eve in Decatur? The Messenger is reporting today in its print edition [edit: now online] that William Bell, the father and driver, had an alcohol concentration of .12 at the time of the accident.

Big Government

Ok, this isn't earth-shaking, but I couldn't believe what these stooges are attempting to do in Mississippi to combat obesity. It would be funny if they were Republicans, which I would expect in Mississippi, but I'm too lazy to look it up.

Edit: But I think the bigger story may be the way the Mississippi legislator has its members pose for pics. Same background. Left shoulder slightly forward. Left hand over right wrist. That's good. Flash.

I'll Take "Slang For Tank Top T-Shirt" For $500

Producer to Announcer: "Get back out there and take that back. Now."

Friday Afternoon Giggle

With Montel Williams announcing his show will end after its 17th season (uh, it was still on?), I give you the psychic that made multiple appearances on his show. The first part is gold. A couple doesn't know how their daughter died and would like some answers. "She was shot," says the psychic. Two word: Uh. Oh.

I-35 & Western Center Blvd

If you're headed into Fort Worth, the Star Telegram says an 18 wheeler, uh, failed to maintain a single lane.

Wise County 2006 Census Data Released

Our population has grown by 18.6% in six years, we are 82.9% white, our average commute time is 33 minutes, 13% of us have a bachelor's degree, and our average house is worth $89,100. More fun facts here.

I'm Sooooo Ordering This

When I was a kid, my neighbors had this weight loss contraption where you strapped this big belt around your waist while standing up and then the machine would shake your hips violently back and forth. I had no idea how that was supposed to make you lose weight, and I always felt like I needed to go to church after using it -- which is kind of the way I feel after watching this commercial. And do you think it would unnerve my upcoming client if I were to sit across the desk from him sitting on one of these?

Friday Morning Pick Me Up

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews.