The Vixen That Brought Down Gov. #9

Maybe. (Source.)

Edit: Confirmed. And this 22 year old girl is gonna turn this bit into a trainload of cash.

Mouth Open. Eyes Staring At Screen.

And the headline might want to clarify that she was dead while sitting on said toilet --- holy crap ---- not dead after all!!! [That, my friends, is one crazy story.]

(And on another note, but perhaps more shocking, was this story today in Dallas which I'm sure you've heard about already.)

And Another

Due to the fact I've got to run to Fort Worth and haven't even read the story, I'll just vote for probation. The facts can't possibly be bad enough to incarcerate this fine girl who probably just made a horrible mistake.

Next case.

More Bulletin Board Fun

Debuted Today

www.hulu.com Edit: Yeah, I knew it had been around for few months (at least the news told me that) but today you don't have to register to view all that stuff.

Unavoidably Detained

I'm in a CPS mediation - trying to work out custody and visitation in a case with some unusual facts. I'm court appointed to represent the mother. Not good times.

But I get to read the bulletin board during down time.

Look Familiar?

Answer.

(Thanks emailer.)

Three Chicks On My Desk

Not quite what I had in mind today. But, yep, someone (Amberly) stopped by to surprise me with her newest acquisition.

I'd Get Tasered For $40,000

Which is what this guy got according to the news today. (The taser is about 2 1/2 minutes into it.)

Craziest Headline Ever?

Story.

Meet Fred And Sharon

They produce videos. But I couldn't really concentrate on their product (which, based upon the editing of the commercial, is probably fantastic) because of Sharon's hotness. Sign me up.

The Good Stuff Is Always Buried

"Love" County? Escaped with a "female jailer"? Good times.

Random Morning Thoughts

- I'm not offended that Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York got caught in a prostitution sting, I'm offended that he paid $4,000 to $5,000 an hour on a hooker. - And during his 30 second press conference yesterday (which has been replayed a million times), I can actually hear a cell phone go off in vibrate mode. Drives me crazy every time. - And speaking of hookers, only the media calls the customers "Johns." - Crazy murder/suicide last night of a high profile black couple in Dallas. (And, for what it's worth, the shooter published this blog yesterday.) - Fog is cool. - A treasurer for a high school volleyball team near Austin takes $15,000 from the team but pays it back quickly. The story then appears in the Austin American Statesman. DA John Bradley (who may be the most arrogant prosecutor in the state) reads the story and decides to pursue felony charges even those all of those involved had handled it "in house". - The Space Shuttle (a program which needs to be retired) fired off into space at 2:30 a.m. central time last night. - I hate that "Welcome Back" song that TXU plays in all of its commercials. (And, yes, I know its from the old sitcom.) - I finished Slaughterhouse Five and it was, in a word, great. I'm not a fan of science fiction, and I'm not real sure this qualifies as a science fiction book, but any novel that concerns itself with time travel, free will, true history, and the Crucifixion will get my attention.

Hey, Now

Random mugshot from The Smoking Gun.

War On Drugs ---- I Give Up My AntiWar

You make the call.

Basic law: If you possess between 1 and 4 grams of dope, the range of punishment is that of a Third Degree Felony (2 to 10 years in the pen.) To wrap your brain around that, a gram is the equivalent of a Sweet N Low packet.

Bonus law: If you commit the above offense but previously had been convicted of any felony and gone to the pen, got out, got convicted of another felony and sent to the pen again (regardless of the type of felonies and regardless of the length of the sentences) then you can be "Enhanced" to a "Habitual Offender." The new range of punishment for what had been a Third Degree is now no less than 25 years and no more than Life. Absent a plea bargain, the jury gets to pick that number.

So . . . a guy in Tyler gets caught with a whopping 1.46 grams of meth (not exactly Pablo Escobar), but he has the unfortunate background of being sent to the pen twice before.

So the jury says ...............Answer.

Yeah, yeah. Sure he's a "loser" and he "broke the law" but, in the end, it was 1.46 grams of dope.

I'd Love To See A Mike Synder vs. Jane McGarry Fight Like This

As I Was Up At The Crack Of Dawn . . .

. . . on Sunday, I snapped these pics. Not that they are earthshaking, but the sky was beautiful. Although the telephone polls in the background weren't exactly the accent I was looking for.

Patriots Hold Cheerleader Try-Outs

Boston Globe runs pic of belly button "ring" along with other photos.

Wise County citizens plea with Joe Duty to follow suit (not with a belly ring but with tricked up pictures.)