Saw This On The News This Morning

The audio and video don't synch up in the first few seconds, but the slow motion is worth the watch. The story is that the defendant wanted a different public defender to represent him. That request was denied, until the haymaker. And, as a side note, all most all the defendants in Wise County have their hands cuffed to a waist belt when the y come to court.

Abilene High Cheerleader

Post Baby In Belly

It's now a good day. Me loves me some Christina.

Not Only Can He Not Sing . . .

. . . but he's also gone freakin' crazy. Story.

National Signing Day Mystery

This kid from Nevada called a news conference last week to announce he had chosen to play football with California instead of Oregon. The problem? Neither school had ever heard of him or recruited him.

So what's the story? No one knows. Either the kid lied and it got way out of hand. Or he was the victim of an incredible practical joke.

Edit: A little bit of an update today.

Edit: As a commenter pointed out, the news is now that the kid made the whole thing up.

And Another

Story.

If she hadn't had the cute librarian glasses, this might have caused a good hour of deliberations. But I hardly had elected myself as jury foreman before the jury composed of me voted for probation. Probably a short probation.

Next case.

KXAS Gold

This false email has been circulating since 1999:

Ogling over women's breasts is good for a man's health and can add years to his life, medical experts have discovered. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, "Just 10 minutes of staring at the charms of a well-endowed female is roughly equivalent to a 30-minute aerobics work-out" declared gerontologist Dr. Karen Weatherby.

But amazingly on Saturday night KXAS news (Channel 5) reported the story as true only to issue a retraction at the end of the broadcast. They played the retraction on The Ticket this morning - I'm looking for it.

I'm Pretty Sure . . .

. . . this is my kid from one of many prior marriages. (Pay no attention to that guy in the video who claims to be the "father".)

When All Else Fails, Talk Weather

Super Tuesday

Not that I study politics for a living, but I have never seen such an orchestrated attack on any person as the Far Right is doing to probable GOP nominee John McCain.

If you listen to WBAP, it has been two weeks of verbal scud missiles launched right at him. From Mark Davis to Rush Limbaugh to Sean Hannity to that annoying Levine guy at night, they absolutely hate McCain. And they are doing everything in their power to see Romney get the nomination. Good times.

Edit: And, uh, Texas didn't hold its primary today.

Tuesday Afternoon Pick Me Up

This is (stay with me here) Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend, Israeli Supermodel, Bar Refaeli.

Yet another reason to fight Hezbollah.

Baby Dropped From Fire In Germany.

Survives.

Very Random Media Thought

I think Joe Buck and Troy Aikman do a pretty good job as Fox's #1 team (although Troy never really says anything interesting.)

That being said, I watched a replay of the last moment of the Super Bowl from yesterday and saw/heard something fairly interesting. From the moment that Plaxico Burress caught the game winning touchdown (with Buck saying, "Manning lobs it. Burress alone. Touchdown New York!") up until the extra point was kicked, neither Buck or Aikman said a word. It was just pictures and crowd noise.

That, my friends, is good announcing.

Or, Perhaps, "Trivial"

I would like to apologize to Jeff Crilley in advance although I couldn't help myself once I heard this tonight.

Gone

Link.

Edit: And Sport Center puts together the Top 10 Bobby Knight sound bites.

Record Setting

I've been at 99% of every Wise County felony docket calls since 1993. Today we had a record with 71 defendants on the docket. (And that's not every case that is pending.) I've never seen that many before. And it's not from a lack of trying - cases are being disposed of as quickly as I've ever seen. We just have a lot of cases. (For what it's worth, 25 of those guys were charged with dope and 16 were some form of DWI. ) When I took office as DA 15 years ago, every case that was pending could be listed on one piece of paper - double spaced. (And it actually was on a piece of paper since there was only one sometime-working computer in the office.)

Monday Afternoon Pick Me Up

Remember kids, smoking and drinking is very, very bad.

Can We Put Some Of That On Mastercard?

President Bush announced today that he will propose that the federal government spend $410,000,000,000.00 more than it takes in this year.

What was the old phrase? Oh, yeah: "Tax and spend Democrats."