Trial News

I really haven't followed the sexual assault trial in the district court that's been going on this week, but I did watch the Defendant testify this afternoon. Note: It's always a bad start when you have to admit to being released from prison for robbery in December of 2007 after having spent 15 real years locked up. Anyway, the guy had written a couple of incriminating notes that had managed to end up in front of the jury with "State's Exhibit #" stitckers on them -- also a bad sign. But I got confused when he briefly explained that one of them, entitled "Angel", was written because of the movie 88 Minutes. Or, as the Defendant said, "The movie 88 Minutes starring Al Pacino and LeeLee Sobieski." I still don't understand. Closing arguments begin tomorrow at 8:45 a.m.

Wednesday Afternoon Pick Me Up

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

• I swear in Fort Worth yesterday I saw a vehicle traveling the speed limit on I-30 west of downtown. So? It had three wheels and was shaped like a rocket! (It was headed the other direction and there's no way I could get a picture.)
• I like Subway but I hate going through the line and answering so many questions. I just want to order. Once.
• I think this country will turn into a group of race based regional provinces one day.
• I don't know anything about the Twilight books/movies but I saw the newest trailer for the second movie. What I liked: The concept that you can only see someone at the peak of an adrenal rush. Ergo, you look for adrenal rushes.
• I watched 30 minutes of More To Love last night. I felt like I was watching an overweight Days of Our Lives.
• All this ACORN stuff Fox is salivating over doesn't do much for me. Any group of any size has reprehensible individuals within its walls. We have cops involved in child porn, judges disbarred for sexual harassment, military men killing innocent Iraqis, priests who are pedophiles, Governors with paramours in Argentina, and investment companies that steal billions off Ponzi schemes. Look out that window.
• Speaking of Ponzi schemes, if you don't know who R. Allen Stanford is, go to the next bullet point. If you do, you'll be interested to know that the Caribbean Con Man (I'm going to copyright that by the way) now has a lawyer you are paying for.
• Had the most tense moment ever in a driver's license hearing yesterday as a normally mild mannered administrative judge got royally pissed off at a DPS prosecutor. And I was just watching in the audience.
• How much money does Northwest ISD have? First they build the gawdy Byron Nelson High School for the residents of Trophy Club and now all high school students are getting netbooks.
• If you listen to any sports media at all, you can't avoid Dallas Cowboys TE Martellus Bennett doing his schtick everywhere. Here's an idea: Do something on the field first.
• One Dallas County Commissioner to John Wiley Price yesterday at their weekly meeting: "I can explain it you, but I can't understand it for you." Wow. But not a bad line.
• Rep. Joe Wilson was formally admonished by the House of Representatives yesterday for his "You lie" comment last week. Good. (But Jon Stewart on The Daily Show said he was surprised that Wilson didn't die on the spot due to Nancy Pelosi's angry glare.)
• Things that bugged me in 2001, still do.
• A 9:31 youtube video about the Tea Party in Washington last weekend. Interviews. Liberal slant. Fairly entertaining.
• I hate the response in an argument of "Oh, yeah? What about what you did." You'll actually see it in political arguments on the talk shows.

Edit: A great faithful reader has seen the Rocket Car and sent a pic:

This Is All Over The Place This Afternoon

I don't remotely see how this is a big deal, but everyone else sure does: The President called Kayne West a "jack ass" for interrupting Taylor Swift's speech at the VMA's. Sheesh. Even the Republicans have to agree with that.

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Seen Today In Fort Worth

Regardless of the nature of any strong political statement, I'd be afraid someone would bash out one of my windows. And on the side it said, "Had enough change yet?"

Tuesday Afternoon Pick Me Up

Craigslist Sting Operation

A Sheriff in Florida decided to run a sting operation for women advertising their wares on Craigslist. Result? Twenty-eight women were arrested. Which would only be mildly entertaining but we got pictures (and that changes everything.)

Child Sexual Assault Case Starting In Decatur

Looks like Paige McCormick and Lindy Borchardt representing the State, and Scott Brown out of Fort Worth for the defense. And see our two new big TV screens (that are operational yet)?

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Patrick Swayze seemed like a good guy. And Dirty Dancing is both corny and great.
• A Cowboy Stadium observation I forgot to make: All the urinals have flush handles -- meaning they aren't automatic. That's weird.
• I was a liberal this morning: I helped a Hispanic guy with broken English jump start his truck at a convenience store. It'll probably be the best thing I do all day.
• A child, with no previous health problems, died from the swine flu yesterday in Garland. Can you imagine if that would have happened last Spring? Every school in Dallas County would shut down and we would all go into panic mode.
• I had the funniest new client yesterday. Most criminal defendants are stressed (and so was she) but she had just a perfect attitude on life.
• This a complete news story on NBC 5 this morning: "Starting today, you will have to answer more questions when you buy a ticket on American Airlines. The Fort Worth based carrier is rolling out the government's Secured Flight Program which is designed to make flying safer. Passengers will now have to provide their full name as it appears on a government ID, their birth date, date of birth and gender." Really. That was the story. So what's new?
• The Yale student murder is a sad story, but it filled up the first eight minutes of The Today Show yesterday. Not sure I understand that.
• To the guy who keeps accusing me of "not being fair" on what comments go through: The problem is you keep making disparaging statements of fact coupled with being anonymous. I'm not going to post that.
• I let 90% of the comments through.
• Anyone else getting tired of the sign off of, "just sayin!'"
• NFL Note: Has any team suffered more heartbreak than the Buffalo Bills? How in the world did they lose that game last night?
• "Tractor Crushes Toddler On Texas Farm." Man, I just cringe when I see headlines like that.
• You would think "cringe" would be spelled "cring."
• The yellow first down line on football telecasts has been the greatest sports invention in the history of ever.
• It was silly for Decatur to cancel the football game on Saturday. There wasn't any lightening just a swamp of a field. It would have been a great memory for the kids.

Gone

Lady GaGa is Crazy

She wore all of this last night at the VMA's. Mrs. Green #9?

Murder Over The Weekend??

I've got an uncomfirmed (repeat, unconfirmed) report that the alleged victim in this case died over the weekend as a result of the injuries. But there's nothing in the local papers about it so it might not be true. Any law enforcement folks know anything about this? Edit: Got word that the alleged victim is "recovering" and "may be able to communicate in a couple of days."

Close Game Of The Week

And who is the heck is Texas College? Box Score.

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

Exclusive Picture Of My Maid

• Do Hispanics not go bald?
• I went to ZestFest, basically a salsa/pepper convention, this weekend at the Will Rogers convention center because me loves me some salsa. And the place was absolutely packed!
• The right wing is nuts. (Pics of the "Tea Party" in Washington this weekend.) Truly, the Wordkyle's of the world have to be embarrassed by that.
• The History Channel had a 9/11 film called 102 Minutes That Changed The World. It was nothing but amateur footage with no narration. I was riveted.
• Craziness of the Weekend: Serena Williams foot faults and then has to give up match point because of a tirade on a line judge. (Great pictures of it.)
• I haven't seen the CW's Vampire Diaries, but I got a hand full of emails telling me about the female stars pulling a publicity stunt by getting arrested for flashing motorists. The "hey, now" book in photo are here.
• We to El Paseo restaurant on Jacksboro highway and got to watch a little kid defy his dad time after time. "If I give you this chip you better not throw it." Then he would throw it.
• And the couple next to us looked like they were having an affair. There was just something weird about it.
• UVA played TCU on Saturday but the Grand Entrance of a guy on a horse didn't go so well.
• For the millionth time: Just because I let a comment go through doesn't mean I condone the comment. Sometimes we just need to know the craziness, hatefulness, and the bitterness that surrounds us.
• I'm too beaten down to even comment on Kayne West's interruption of Taylor Swift at the VMA's last night.
• For Fantasy Football Fans: Would you feel comfortable if your opponent was starting a Cowboy heavy lineup of Tony Romo, Felix Jones, Patrick Crayton, and Roy Williams? I did. Then I got killed.
• The line on the Texas/Wyoming game was 31 1/2. UT won by 31. That should drive Texas bettors crazy especially since Texas sleep walked through the first half.
• I dreamed I had a black baby of Saturday night. And that's all because a few hours earlier I was watching a football game with someone who said, "Look, there you are" in reference to a player with "Green" on the back of his jersey.
• Saw this tweet from a lawyer I just follow for fun: "Matt Skillern has Agg Asslt trial Monday n 230th Dist Ct. Husband-Wife n mutual knife fight. Good facts & he's well-prepared. Tons o' fun!" Huh? Even if you think you'll win, it's not fun. There's simply too much on the line.
• The older I get, the more I appreciate the weekends.

Southbound and Down

And a pretty crazy picture on the Update.

Touching

At first I thought the deceased girl has won it posthumously. Either way, very nice. Story.

Friday Night Wetness: County Teams Are Awful

Alvord 20 Valley View 41 Boyd 7 Glen Rose 21 Prosper 24 Bridgeport 0 Archer City 47 Chico 0 Decatur Argyle Liberty Christian Postponed to today at 5:00 p.m. Canceled. Paradise 0 Aubrey 41