Doesn't Mean Much To Me . . .

. . . but I'm reminded that the Daytona 500 is this weekend.

More Flash

From The Morning News:

The man, who police said goes by the name Dean Kelly, has approached students at the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports, Moody Coliseum and nearby Park Cities Plaza.

SMU Chief of Police Richard Shafer said Mr. Kelly has been claiming to be connected to MTV. He approaches female students and asks if they want pictures taken. He also leads them to believe that a professional makeup artist will be at the photo shoot.

However, after arriving at the location of the photo shoot, the girls found no makeup artist and equipment of a quality that seemed below the standards for a professional photographer, Chief Shafer said.

Mr. Kelly first takes pictures of the girls clothed, and then eventually asks them to pose without their garments, Chief Shafer said.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. You can just show up at SMU, pretend to be from MTV, and girls will actually show up and let you take their picture? I wonder if that would work at Weatherford College - Decatur Branch?

Give Me . . .

. . . passion. Flash. Give me sensuous. Flash. Give me 'natural head against rock with me standing over you' look. Flash.

(Gallery here.)

Online Dating Tricked Up

You can search the web site of the Wise County Jail for a list of inmates, but you can't see their pictures.

In a jurisdiction where photos are available, the guy above came up with a creative plan.

(I'm off to Jacksboro this morning - bravely, I might add, into the teeth of cold front. Kinda like a Storm Tracker!)

Texas Monthly . . .

. . . calls the King/Tison representative race to be "the most talked about House race in the state." It also links to the video of King sucking up to energy companies and raising money in Houston which, I'm pretty sure, is not located in his district of Wise or Parker counties.

(On an unrelated note, can you believe the number of Hillary and Obama ads we're seeing?)

The Male Wise County Resident . . .

. . . is the Angry White Man. (I rarely just post a link to an article but this one was sent to me by a faithful reader and epitomizes, I believe, the average Wise Countian. Or at least those that post here quite a bit.)

Thursday Afternoon Pick Me . . . Uh, Wait

And Another

Basic facts: Meet Emily Jones. She's 23 and engaged in some type of sexual conduct with a high school senior in Texas. All of it occurred off school premises.

Appearance: She looks a tad stressed in the picture. Kind of like she hasn't slept in a couple of days because she knew the arrest was imminent. I'm pretty sure she's thinking, "This can't be good for my teaching certificate" or "Happy freakin' Valentines Day to me." But I bet she cleans up nicely.

My Verdict: A "not guilty" in less than two minutes. Sheeesh. The "victim" was either 17 or 18 which would have made their conduct legal but for that teaching position she has. Err, had. She's suffered enough. On behalf of the State Of Texas, I apologize to you Emily. Now let's get back to the War on Drugs.

Next case.

(Thanks to the emailer who actually sent me this clip - on the same web site - about Phil King engaging in truly offensive conduct with energy companies. Now him, I'd convict. Edit: Here's a transcript of the damning story here if you don't want to watch the video.)

Random Lunch Time Decatur Sight

I don't know much about gas pumps, but this "don't look right."

Random College Sports News

If you care about Texas or Aggie basketball, you'll be interested in this. (Edit: And, on another note, A&M has hired this guy as defensive coordinator for the football team - he swallowed a bullhorn somewhere along the way.) If you care about Baylor or Notre Dame football, you'll want to see this. If you want to see Danica Patrick being shot (as in, "with a camera") for the new Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, click here.

Change Gears

I was going to post about how The Today Show always seems to have a person's attorney accompany them whenever interviewed. Take for example this lady/former mayor of Alice who stole that dog from her neighbor. She brings her lawyer along today who looks like The Godfather but never utters a word. Honestly, he didn't look alert enough to utter a word.

But, when I go to grab a screen shot of the moment, I noticed something I didn't when I saw it the first time. Check out the caption under "Dog Fight."

Edit: The whole video, which was pretty bizarre, is here.

Edit: A commentor made a reference to a shocking Jane Fonda moment later in the show. New clip, with the apology, here.

This Couple . . .

. . . from the Wise County Singles Club wishes you a Happy Valentines Day.

Received Around 4:30

Message: "Bad wreck on 380 between Bridgeport and Decatur. Lots of cops. Know what it is?" Nope. Not a clue. Anyone?

This Post Is For Me

Because my therapist told me I should post it and take six hydrocodones with a pitcher of rum and coke. This clip happened last night. I was actually walking across my living room when it stopped me down and sucked the life force out of me. It's really no big deal other than it is Exhibit A as to why I hate ESPN's Chris Berman. In it, he narrates the famous 1982 kick off return between Cal and Stanford and then . . . it happened. He started doing his stupid 'Whooop!" What's that? Think "waterboarding." Only worse. He's been doing that crap for 20+ years and he still thinks its funny. He actually prepared for the clip and thought, "Hey, that 'whoop' thing I do will absolutely kill during this clip. People out there will love it!" Now if I can only manage this child proof cap . . . .

Myth Buster?

I just got an email attaching this photo claiming it was shot in Iowa Park. "The guy who shot it is Delbert Eaton IIII and is 6 foot tall and weighs about 220 lbs. He was in a deer stand about 100 feet south of Smith Road and saw the cat pass him downwind carrying a turkey in his mouth He then saw it pass him upwind after dropping the turkey. When the cat passed him again (closer this time) downwind, he knew that it was hunting him. So BOOM!!"

But even the emailer was skeptical. And so am I.

I unleash you, dear readers, to confirm or deny. The truth is out there.

Hmmmm

In 2007, 18 students in Texas scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT exam.

The racial make-up:
11 - Asian
4 - White
2 - Left Blank
1 - "Other"

Edit: And I wonder what the total percentage of test takers were Asian to start with? Makes the 11 perfect scores even more interesting.

Ten-Sion

I'm really not interested in whether Roger Clemens took steroids, but this morning there is some huge tension in Congress where Clemens and his former trainer are testifying and sitting at the same table. (Sidenote: Congress has that much free time?)

Clemens says the trainer never injected him with steroids. The trainer says he did. Somebody's lying. Big time.

And this gem came from the trainer a moment ago: "I told the investigators I injected three people -- two of whom I know confirmed my account. The third is sitting at this table."

Clemen's head might explode right in front of the cameras.

Dude!

There is so much gold in this thing. -There's a little bit of Eric Cartman's: "You will respect my authority!" -There's some Pulp Fiction Samuel L. Jackson: "Say [dude] one more time. I dare ya! I double dare ya!" -And I love the cop himself, "A dude is someone who works on a ranch!!!"