In Honor Of 80 Degree Friday

For Our One Canada Reader

"Rob Leth from the Global Television Network in Canada" Edit: Sheesh, it's been removed. And I'm not real sure why. It was just a reporter getting run over by a sled but doing the most amazing 360 degree flip before coming down. Edit: As others have done in the comments, here's a new link.

As I sit in the Fort Worth hearing room for driver's license suspensions for the third time in as many days, I noticed (in a day old paper) that former Bridgeport coach Tina Slinker has been fired at UNT.

They Just Keep Coming

Story.

With all the nutty stories this week, I'm reminded of a funny moment between me and my dad last Christmas.

Me (softly, deadpan and looking off in the distance): "When did the world go crazy?"
Dad (softly, deadpan and also looking off in the distance): "I don't know."

(Thanks emailer Gigi.)

Random Morning Observations

- If you want to see an alleged DWI driver crash into a Dallas Sheriff's car, violently, go here.
- The Today Show has a Q&A with a call girl that is fairly interesting.
- I got a Susan B. Anthony dollar back as change the other day fron a convenience store. I hate the Susan B. Anthony dollar
- The Big 12 Basketball Tournament begins today. Good times. Not good times, however, for my Lady Bears who were upset by the Evil Empire yesterday. But I love this quote from Baylor's coach: "If I wasn't so young in my career, I'd resign tonight." Preach on, sister.
- Over the last week, we've had pretty white college girls murdered in North Carolina and Alabama. Arrests have been made of black guys in both cases. This won't help race relations.
- For all you knuckleheads that think that one snowstorm absolutely disproves global warming, does the death of 12 soldiers in 3 days in Iraq mean The Surge is not working?
- I think Geraldine Ferraro got a raw deal. But I appreciate how she didn't back down (despite resigning.}
- I'm now reading The Bush Tragedy.
- I got stopped in Decatur yesterday by a guy I represented in a court case as a court appointment a few years back. I managed to get him probation for meth but he told me he screwed it up and ended up with a seven year sentence. He's obviously out now and sounds like he is doing well. (Although getting a job has to be hard.)

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.