My Annual Easter Lunch At The Gaylord Texas

Good times. (And there are five huge tables - as seen in the bottom photo - in that room.)

A Faithful Reader Sends This Along

Subject: Benefit for Jackie Murphree Hi Barry, you can use these if you want to . . . . Just thought that we should share this. In only a matter of a few hours over $20,000 had been raised and they were still counting!! It would'nt surprise me if it goes to $30,000 or more. I know of one trucker that came in all the way from Dalhart, many of them were 300 to "500 miles away from home". Makes a person proud to be from Wise County!! Thanks!! Photos here. Edit: Updates about her condition here.

Photo Browsing

I was just thumbing (mousing) through my old photos that I've taken over the years and came across this one from the Texas Tech v. Alabama Cotton Bowl a couple of years ago. This guy was a nut. In a sea of Alabama fans, this very random Tennessee supporter decides to wear a T-Shirt that might as well have said, "I Want To Start A Riot."

And the girl with the Bear Bryant hat to the left was a nice touch.

It Truly Is A Chocolate City!

This photo of an editorial (?) in this week's Bridgeport Index.

(Sent via email.)

Father And Son. Really.

Link. (Parental discretion, pun intended, advised.)

Get 'Em While They're Hot

They play Memphis who has lost, uh, let me count 'em up . . . er. . . that would be one game all year. That road to the Final Four will probably end somewhere near Collins and Division.

Cowboys Draft Wish List Revealed?

Link.

Power Point

Hey, I'm just the messenger (not the Messenger, just a messenger), but I received word that this presentation will be played tonight at the meeting of the Wise County Active Democrats. The hypothetical Republican response would be, "Don't Be Hatin'!"

Doesn't That St. Patrick's Day Party . . .

. . . on Lower Greenville look fun? Uh, not so much.

Many more, in the worst photo format ever, here.

MyPhone

I bought an IPhone. I had been tempted. I put the temptation behind me. And then I yielded to the forbidden Apple.

Review after 24 hours of use: This is the greatest invention I've ever seen. The screen is crystal clear. It's intuitive. It's lightening fast. And it's freakin' cool.

I've spent a couple of years jacking with Windows Mobile 5 on my cellphone and there is simply no comparison to the IPhone. I've used every application on it, and it has yet to become sluggish or lock up. It does what it says it will.

The only hitch came with the activation that I had to do myself over the Internet. Everything went fine until ITunes told me to wait for an email. I got it with a message to call an 800 number. I did and talked to a very nice Apple Guy who, after a couple of minutes of verifying I hadn't stolen the phone, told me my "SIM card had become disconnected" and that I needed to take it to the nearest AT&T store for a replacement. Sheesh. But I hightailed it down to Joe Neil Henderson's place and found a kid who was more than happy to help. I was up and running in 15 minutes.

Halftime: The Life Force Has Already Been Sucked Out Of Me

Barry (from mobile) Edit: I'm not sure how this post happened.

More Spring Break Happy Good Times

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

- Spring officially began this morning shortly after midnight. It's a gorgeous day. Take the day off. - People magazine has released pictures of JLo's twins and paid a reported $6 million for the opportunity to do so. Don't babies just look like, uh, other babies? - George Carlin will perform this weekend at the Bass Performance Hall. You could not pay me to go. For the life of me, I don't know why people think he is funny. - I caught some of Lisa Lampanelli on Jay Leno last night as I was going to bed. I had never heard of her before but, man, was she throwing down some shocking comedy schtick. - Baylor tips off at 1:30 p.m., today and I think I'll find a way to watch it. I remember 19 years ago setting up my clunky VCR to catch the team's only other NCAA Tourney appearance (against Memphis State.) It didn't go well then. - Uh, Chinese Cheerleaders. Ok! Ready!

I Loves Me Some David Western Wear Catalog

Where local guys turn into fashion models. (Web site here.)

Edit: OK, OK. enough with the very funny comments that I won't post because I like this guy.

Sneaky

The Decatur Police Department will routinely ask a defendant a series of questions after a DWI arrest. Most are innocuous with no mention of alcohol or drinking until you get to question #14: "Have you been this intoxicated before?"

In the report I'm reading the response was, "Not really. No. Maybe."

"Let Me Hear From You If You Are Dating A Quarterback Who Hasn't Proven Anything!"

(From the Mavs game last night.)

Data Mining

If you want to see some mind numbing $$$$$, check out Rep. Phil King's financial report that was filed eight days before the election. Others here.