Random Monday Night Thoughts

- I hate it when I oversleep by an hour because I was too stupid to set my alarm.

Greenwood Last Saturday Afternoon

Thanks emailer.

Random Pic Of Knee That Doens't Work That Way

(AP) -- Tennessee fullback David Holbert has undergone the first of two surgical procedures to correct ligament damage in his left knee . . .

Uh, you don't want to see the bottom of the pic I cropped out.

Story.

Edit: Someone said the photo was photoshopped. Honestly, I don't know. I don't think so but I'm looking.

Ate Their There Yesterday

Across the road from Lowe's in Decatur. Very authentic. Pretty good.

Stumbled Upon

WFAA's John McCaa . . .

. . . doesn't seem to relate to the common man in this Old Warsaw ad in today's Dallas Morning News.

Stuff At Which I Giggle

I'm not sure I know the law firm of Patton, Boggs but, having worked in a large downtown law firm before, being in close proximity to a park was never a top priority of my bill-some-more-bosses.

Anyone . . .

. . . checked out the "fresh" produce stand in Decatur? (On Washburn and Main.) Me loves me some home grown tomatoes.

And did I see gas at $3.39 at Walmarts?

I'm Not Sure

A loyal reader just called me and asked me, "Are you just going to let that blurb in the Update just go?"

Is this like "extra fun" for Home Schoolers? You get to learn how to debate? And couldn't this have the collateral impact of teaching a kid to talk back to his momma? Next thing you know those kids will be wearing their britches down low.

Heck, Almost Made Me Cry

Stole this from BagOfNothing.com this morning. Go ahead, do yourself a Friday Morning Favor and watch it. The singing begins around 1:30. We all deserve a Stop Down Moment every now and then.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

- Let the word go forth: Channel 5 was the first one to come its senses and bail out of the storm coverage last night.
- Neil Diamond is coming to Dallas. He's a modern day Wayne Newton. If that makes any sense. And when exactly did the lyrics of Sweet Caroline change to include "Baa. Baa. Baa."?
- It looks like the pastor of the "Should We Put Gays In The Pictorial Directory?" Church in Fort Worth has finally decided to call it quits.
- The Main Streets Art Festival in Fort Worth is almost worth going down there to see. Almost.
- The judge in the CPS Polygamy Compound case has no idea what she is doing. She called a recess after 40 minutes so the lawyers could look at the first exhibit? She didn't see that chaos coming? That's simple to remedy: Require copies of the exhibit be exchanged before the hearing. It happens all the time.
- Texas AG Greg Abbott is putting his face in front of every camera in connection with the Compound case. That guy is so full of crap. He justified the raid by saying that "you can't go busting into someone's home without probable cause." Oh, ok. That justifies entry by the cops anywhere and every time.
- A "Hey, Now" shout out to Debbie Gibson. Edit: Link fixed (although it ain't that great)
- The Bass Hall has been open 10 years. I've been in it once. Never for a concert.
- Vladimir Putin is a player.
- The Pope is going to "offer a blessing" at the World Trade location today. What exactly does that do?
- There was a 22 inning baseball game last night that lasted over 6 hours. Fifteen pitchers were used. One guy batted ten times.
- Edit: And our Sheriff sends me this link that demonstrates how not to be a Sheriff.

Pinpoint Prediction

Anybody else think this is kind of silly? (That pic is, uh, "up to the minute" since I just pulled it off my television invention.)

Edit: The KXAS chopper-cam just did a live shot over Alvord facing west to show the incoming storm. It was quite the panoramic view.

Edit #2: And that first clump of storms didn't hit Decatur at all. Now that second batch, at 6:27, looks like it might - at least according to my computer models. I'll project a hit at 6:41:09.36 p.m.

Edit #3: At 8:18 p.m., I've determined that the local affiliates have lost their ever loving minds. If I hear "A tornado could develop right here" one more time, I'll, well, continue to watch. And I swear I saw David Finfrock look at the radar earlier and say, "This could actually be debris or trees in the air causing this on the radar."

Hey, Now

In other news, Posh Beckham (that guy's wife) is 34 today.

You Know Your Life Has Gone Horribily Wrong When

Story.

My CSI-Like Brain thinks there might be foul play involved.

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

- If my allergy symptoms don't go away, I'll go crazy.
- It's a little old news, but I dogged a prosecutor last year but last night he came back to defend himself.
- Wouldn't running for President be a beating?
- The Correspondence Dinner was last night. So far clips are filtering out and they are pretty funny. Check out Mitt Romney if you can find him. And Dick Cheney showed up in his fishing hat and reflective sunglasses.
- CPS spokesperson Marleigh Meisner (who is on TV all the time in connection with the "Polygamist Compound") used to be the spokesperson for CPS in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She does a good job. I don't believer her, but she does a good job.
- Speaking of the Compound, the initial hearing today will be a logistical nightmare. And there is no way CPS can justify the removal of every child.
-Worst end zone spike by Dallas Desperado ever.
- Hey, now.
- At least 42 dead in Iraq yesterday. It's going well.
- Ok, some people got p.o.'d at me for letting the "n" word go through in the comments yesterday. That's always been my unwritten policy. I think racism is prevalent and widespread. I'm just trying to demomstrate it. You can hear that language at the coffee shop if you'll just listen.
- Something seems odd about a Catholic mass being held in a stadium normally occupied by hot dogs and beer.

Stop. No, Yield. No, Stop.

As you begin your turn left towards the Sheriff's Office off of westbound 380.

(Thanks, David.)

Random Courthouse Observations

- Learned that random drug testing of athletes occurred at Decatur High on Monday or Tuesday - Saw a pretty good spat between lawyer and client, to-wit: Client: Do you have a law license? Attorney (angrily): Do you want [my associate to deal with instead?]. We are done here! Client (to person passing by): Don't ever use this guy as a lawyer. He's piss poor. - I told one of my clients he had time to run to McDonalds for lunch. Didn't know he was going to take over an hour.

Wednesday Afternoon Pick Me Up