I Am An Island

The Star Telegram is on it.

(Thanks emailer)

Edit: I can't wait to find out how much King has spent on those WBAP ads because I hear them a krillion times a day. But one (two?) sentences in it has me confused. It says either:
(1) "A former police officer, he's stood up against illegal immigration."
(2) "A former police officer. He's stood up against illegal immigration."
Did he fight illegal immigration as a cop? Or as a state rep?

Horrible

Occurred on the Houston Street Viaduct - a roadway I jog over every Thanksgiving morning for the Turkey Trot.

From The Update

What happened to the days when a rabbit was just cute and furry and didn't have to be all tricked up with the latest and coolest tattoos? Nothing disgusts me more than to see a rabbit with one of those "ying and yang" tattoos on its lower back right above that cottonball tail. That, my friends, is the tell-tale sign of a promiscuous rabbit. And you know those rabbits are going to regret it when they get older.

Friday Morning Pick Me Up

Abigail Clancy loves her some Wise County. (Uh, the pick might enlarge if you click on it. Maybe a lot.)

Barack Visits The Evil Empire

And practices giving Hillary "The Heisman."

And Another (Sheesh, My Crinimal Justice System Is Getting Clogged Up.)

Facts: It was sex with a kid 17 or under on three separate occasions.

Seduction Method: Used poems (????) and bought him a cell phone.

Her age: 38

Verdict: Oh, my. I knew I had a breaking point and it is time to draw the proverbial line. We need to send a message to all teachers our there (other than those in their 20s who are remotely hot as well as select 30 year olds) that we will not tolerate the abuse of our male children (even though it causes said children to run out and buy a smoking jacket and cool sunglasses.) So.........We, the jury of me, sentence you to 30 days in the hoosegow. No probation. Trustee status granted. Credit three days for one.

Next case.

(Thanks emailer.)

I Don't Watch American Idol

But I always like it when pictures of American Idol contestants surface on the Internets.

The Post Gen-Xers

A column today in the Dallas Morning News is getting lots of attention. It seems that new hires that were born after 1981, although not bad people, are crappy workers. Some companies now simply won't hire kids straight out of college:

"They've been overparented, overindulged and overprotected," she says. "They haven't experienced that much failure, frustration, pain. We were so obsessed with protecting and promoting their self-esteem that they crumble like cookies when they discover the world doesn't revolve around them. They get into the real world and they're shocked."

Full article here. That's an interesting concept. All those kids that were given four foot trophies just for showing up to play organized soccer are now becoming adults. How will they cope?

And A Jab. And Another. Left Hook. King Staggers.

I just got an email telling me to send my electric bill to Phil King. I don't know what I think about this. Yeah, it's kinda cheesy and I'm not going to do it, but it did get my attention.

But I also noticed that Tison is spending $12,000 on a political consultant (excerpt above from campaign finance filings found online). I presume it's the consultant's idea.

Edit: An emailer says that KXAS (Channel 5 News) will do an "expose" on King today at 4, 5, and 6:00 p.m.

Road To No Where

If this meeting takes place, there is no reason why Mayor Lambert, Mayor Majka, or Commissioner Rankin not tell us exactly what was discussed.

White Rapping Kids

This is the duo No Parking. He is "Bus Stop". She is "City Limit" (No joke.) And they are singing about the Detroit Lions making it to next year's Super Bowl. This makes me sad that I never had kids.

Ya Know,

. . . the sad part is, in this day and time, I have some doubts as to whether this is really true. Yeah, it probably is. But I wouldn't put it past the U.S. to lie to other nations about our defense skills in order to "protect us." Because everything is fair game so long as it can be justified in protecting the U.S. from evil-doers. Right?

Edit: Well, the U.S. did film it (albeit with a Sony Handycam from Walmart) but I don't know why this video didn't make it to the morning news shows.

Edit: Ok, call me a nut. But I could have led off with Obama being the Anti-Christ.

Wednesday Pick Me Up

This guy is named Scott Murray but I'm pretty sure it's not the retired KXAS sportscaster. Anyway, I'm not posting it for the carnage, I'm posting it for the (1) crowd reaction and (2) the pyrotechnic guy that doesn't know how NOT to push the button.

And Another

Basic facts: She's 32, a teacher, and had sex with a student on his 18th birthday off campus.

The Verdict: Puullheeeeze. Can I sign the "not guilty" form without having to leave the jury box? And this happened in Arkansas! How could this possibly be illegal in Arkansas? (And the fact that she looks exactly like a friend of mine has nothing to do with the verdict.)

Edit: Better pic.


Next case.

(Thanks emailer)

Political Sorriness

Yeah, crappy picture, but here's my point. For weeks, I've seen County Attorney Candidate Thomas Aaberg's sign out on Washburn Street - it's got his mug on it so it's hard to miss. Today I drive by and some guy named Charles Stafford (who is running for State Senator against Craig Estes), has posted his sign so that it blocks Thomas' picture. I'm sure he doesn't have anything against Thomas, he just wanted his sign more predominately displayed.

That's some sorriness. Vote against Charles Stafford. He hates freedom.

(And, so that no one gets mad at me, the other county attorney candidates are Marilyn Belew and James Stainton.)

Edir: At 3:39 p.m., a loyally reader advises that he has moved the obstructing sign. Power to the people.

Edit: Ok, stop with the comments for the race for County Attorney on other posts. I posted one for James, posted one for Thomas, and I'm sure I'm about to get one for Marilyn. That's it. Stop it. And I'm not posting any negative comments because I have to work with these guys. It's a double standard that moral code allows.

Random Basketball Notes

- Did anyone hear me scream last night as Baylor was ahead of Oklahoma by three points with only seven seconds left, only to watch (1) OU make a three point shot AND GET FOULED and make the free throw to go up by one, and (2) Have Baylor get fouled with ONE second left, shooting two (one to tie, two to win), and miss BOTH OF THEM (photo above)? 92-91. Kill me.

Edit Watch the two missed field goals (and celebrate my pain) here on youtube.

- And, the NBA is going to play an outdoor game in October

The Official Ice Skater Of The Blog

Any gal that skates in leather hot pants and fishnet stockings has got to be a great ice skater. (Miki Ando of Japan.)

Number Crunching

From the Update: "EARLY VOTING - Yesterday was the first day to cast ballots early for the March 4 primaries, and voting was heavy. According to Elections Administrator Lannie Noble, 230 votes were cast, including 127 in the Republican Primary and 103 in the Democratic Primary." I think that's probably a good estimate of the actual Republican/Democrat breakdown in Wise County: Republican: 55.3%% Democrat: 44,7% Edit: Holy crap! Can these numbers be right for Tarrant County's early voting? Total votes:10,439 Democrats: 7,396 Republican: 3,043 ------------------- And I also saw that Embarq is hosting a reception for Phil King. On the very same week that my office switches over to Embarq, they stab me in the back. I bet they are even going to take my firm's first month Internet payment and endorse it over to him as a campaign contribution.