More Family Fun At The Ol' Game

It's almost four minutes long, but I promise you won't be able to take your eyes off of it. Never have a white girl and a black man taunted each other so much for so long. And what happens in Obama's America? The white chick gets arrested. Change has truly come. Mrs. Green #9? Link. (Language warning.)

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Can you imagine if the Cowboys had opened the stadium last night on Monday Night Football with the left-outside-Party-Passers stuck in the thunderstorm?
• Speaking of the thunderstorm, I have no idea how it missed Decatur around 6:00 yesterday but it looked like Bridgeport got very, very wet.
• The new Fox 4 morning gal is a Baylor graduate. Yeah, it's only Day Two but she better loosen up in a hurry.
• Fox 4's Dan Henry lost his mind last night saying DFW had the potential for "80 to 90 mile per hour winds."
• If you want to see Tom Delay perform on Dancing With The Stars, here ya go. Awk. Ward.
• One kid runs a go cart into another kid at Texas Motor Speedway, so the Speedway is ordered to pay $11.4 million. (Cue "Little Pink Houses For You And Me")
• I took some heat about posting the pics of the lady fainting in the courtroom last week. I agree with one of the comments: It wasn't the pictures that upset people, it was the captions that appeared to be a bit too flippant.
• There's a new Movie Tavern opening up on W. 7th in Fort Worth? And if you haven't driven that stretch of 7th between downtown and University, you'll be amazed. (Link is to "Hawkeye's" blog from KSCS who I haven't listened to in 10 years, but remember him to be funny.)
• OK, I've got to update my blog list over to the right since Anobiter and Jarhead have reportedly fled to Rio together. I've deleted them and added Crazy Texas Mommy (who has no Wise County connection but has earned a double fake exception because she's funny.) There were a couple of other local blogs you guys mentioned yesterday, but I'm open to suggestions.
• Prosecutors across the state of Texas are headed to Corpus Christi right now for their annual seminar. After they get all worked up about convicting people, they always celebrate with a free kegger on Friday night with a live band. (And I'm not making that up.)
• I think I heard Fall begins today. At least the weather cooperated. And then I powered down when I saw it was going to be 90 again this weekend.
• The Texas Rangers are in dire financial straits (sp) so what happened last night was weird: They allowed Kevin Millwood to pitch, he reached 180 innings for year, and that activated a clause in his contract that guarantees him $12 million next year. For perspective, that's 16% of this year's payroll.
• TCU had a female official, Sarah Thomas, working their football game last Saturday night. I've never seen that before.
• The Ticket talked about the death of the Boyd pastor and his wife yesterday afternoon, and they assumed that it was murder/suicide. Sheesh.
• What exactly is the objective in Afghanistan and how exactly does the mission "fail" if we don't send in more troopers?
• I continue to believe the 9/11 was the result of the equivalent of gang members. It's hard to declare war on a gang.

I'm Predicting Rain In Decatur at 5:44 PM

Edit @ 5:45: Probably should back that time up just a little bit. But this looks nasty.

Channel 11 Here To Cover Boyd Pastor's Death

Credit: Denney Crane

Anobiter R.I.P.

First Jarhead and now Anobiter (formerly Comment4U). What in the heck is going on out there? We've got blogging emotional meltdowns everywhere!

Those Crazy Girl Cage Dancers From The Cowboy Game

I'm sure there's a better pic from last night, but I haven't seen it yet.

Rockwall Bus Goes All James Bond Like

Story and more pictures here.

Press Release: Shocking Boyd News

September 20, 2009 at approximately 6:15p.m. Boyd Police responded to a welfare concern at 457 W. Rock Island, Trinity Baptist Church parsonage. The caller notified Wise County Communications Officers that they were attempting to get in touch with Pastor Robert Worley and his wife Jerry, after they did not show up for evening church service. The caller reported that they had knocked on all the doors, and that they could hear something running inside the garage, possibly a vehicle. Boyd Police Officer Vince Estel was able to make entry with a key to the residence. Estel immediately smelled the odor of vehicle exhaust and discovered a female in the living room area. With assistance from Boyd Fire Department searching the residence, a male victim was located in a back bedroom. CPR was administered to both the male and the female victims at the scene, and were subsequently transported to Wise Regional Hospital in Decatur, by Wise County EMS. The male victim identified as Pastor Robert Worley was pronounced dead at the hospital. Worley’s wife, Jerry, was flown by LifeStar Air Ambulance to Harris Methodist Hospital in Ft. Worth. Although there were no signs of foul play, the investigation continues as a questionable death. Assisting in the investigation with Boyd Police, are the Texas Rangers, and the Wise County Sheriff’s Office. Edit: Channel 11 has a little bit more info, but not much.

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• Beer theft at a Baylor game (link is to a guy taking photos of a gal caught in the act on Saturday.) Edit: Sheesh. They took the post down. Edit (again): Someone grabbed a couple of the pics before the link was taken down.
• A guy or guys snuck into the Wade Phillips post-game press conference last night and asked him if he missed Jessica Simpson. That was an ender.
• Shocking and shockingly random: There are only two district courts in Waco to handle criminal cases.
• Football for Wise County high schools is not-a-good this year.
• Someone told me that Tech quarterback Tyler Potts looks 35 years old.
• I had a rare "I love my life" moment after jogging on Saturday morning and then walking around the block to cool off.
• Went to Bone Daddy's in Grapevine on Saturday. I like that place. But does every girl under 30 have a tattoo?
• Fox 4's morning show debuted Megan Henderson's replacement this morning. I'm not sure what I think about her.
• John Madden and George Bush sat together at the Cowboy game last night. I would have liked to have heard that chit chat. Or not.
• I think Cowboys Roy Williams is spare, but he sure does block down field.
• There were reports this morning that a ton of folks who bought the "party pass" to the Cowboys game did not even get to go into the stadium but had to watch the game on the big screens outside. That's just strange -- something has to be going on.
• Although the judges on the Texas Supreme Court are elected (how silly), as soon as Gov. Perry makes his next appointment to fill a currently vacant seat, it will make six of the nine judges that have originally began their seat on their court by appointment.
• Wade Phillips has a new act: He no longer cheers on the sideline after a touchdown or a field goal. I'll bet money that he has consulted with a PR guy.
• About those attendants that take your money to park around Cowboys Stadium: If you're Jerry Jones, how do you prevent them from robbing you blind?
• The interception that went off Jason Witten's foot last night was bizarre.
• No offense to the the Evil Empire, but your home crowd of 90,000+ is the quietest bunch of 90,000 people I've ever seen.
• The Cowboys have the "Rhythm & Blues Dancers" (read: strippers who don't strip) dancing on platforms above the crowd?
• And 41 people were arrested at the Cowboy game for Public Intoxication? Wow.

The Evil Empire Becomes Evilererer

The best look is at the 45 second mark. Is that a helmet to helmet hit?

It's Ladies Night Here At Liberally Lean

Friday Night Lights: The Carnage Continues

Alvord 8 Windthorst 28 Boyd 21 Godley 38 Chico 0 City View 37 Argyle 30 Decatur 6 Bowie 44 Paradise 6

Swine Flu Confirmed In Chico Elementary?

Getting that report from a pretty good source. Developing . . .

From Last Night: Father Of The Year

Jury Verdict In Wise County Case: 25 Years

But that was the minimum they could give. Then we had sister hugging defendant: Sister passing out: Sister going to be ok:

While We Wait For The Verdict In The Sexual Assault Trial This Morning . . .

. . . I came across this opening sentence in an appellate opinion handed down late yesterday by the Fort Worth Court of Appeals:

Appellant Phyllis Dawn Harvey waived a jury and entered open pleas of guilt to nineteen charges of robbery, eighteen of which were aggravated and all of which were enhanced with habitual counts. She appeals her convictions and life sentences on each charge. We affirm.

19 robberies? 18 of them were "aggravated" which probably means she used or exhibited a deadly weapon? She decided to plead guilty even though she didn't have a plea bargain? And she was a "habitual" offender which means she had been to the pen, got out, went back to the pen, got out, and then committed the 19 robberies. Lordy.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• I've watched that winning Michael Crabtree TD over Texas last year a million times (how can you miss it), but I always thought Brent Musberger had said, "Crabtree! Crabtree!" He actually said, "Crabtree! Pulls free!"
• I don't care what a defendant has done to get himself convicted, I hate watching his family in the courtroom.
• Trust me, our Wise County juries look extremely conservative. But they can surprise you.
• I fear for Texas Tech against the Evil Empire tomorrow. (But the article in the most recent Texas Monthly about Tech Coach Mike Leach is great.)
• I misjudge whether to make a post sometimes. I saw the clip of the little girl throwing back the foul ball two days ago but ignored it. Yeah, it was cute, but that was about it. Since then, everyone has been talking about it and the family ends up on the Today Show. (I blame it on not having kids.)
• In this world of you-will-get-prosecuted-for-anything, a Kentucky high school coach was found not guilty yesterday in connection with the death of one of his players due to (or not due to) heat exhaustion. The crazy prosecutor is one of the most dangerous things known to man.
• From the Update: "NO BIBLE COURSE - The Decatur School Board voted 4-2 to not implement a Bible course at the high school, following the recommendation of the administration." I can't believe that just happened in Wise County. Let the crazy outrage begin.
• WBAP's getting-grumpier-by-the-day Mark Davis got into a debate with co-workers Hal Jay and Steve Lamb this week and retorted that he would re-explain his point with, "Ok, I'll use shorter sentences and one syllable words." Good grief. The arrogance.
• I've always liked Eddie Gossage, the affable General Manager of the Texas Motor Speedway, but little did I know that he has kept it quiet that he is battling cancer.
• Wow. Texas Stadium will be imploded! Good times.
• Very Random High School Sports Note: Decatur's nemesis, Abilene Wylie, played the #9 4A team in the state last week, Wolfforth Frenship, and won 21-7.
• More interesting note: That's exactly how you spell "Wolfforth Frenship."
• Glenn Beck is nuts. Glenn Beck is on the cover of Time. Glenn Beck is about to become the next Rush Limbaugh. There will always be a market for crazy.
• A nudist church in Tyler?

Worst Promotion Ever?

TFI Friday's will give away one order of "Crispy Green Bean Fries" (yuck) during the Cowboys' game if (1) you are in the bar, (2) the first punt hits the scoreboard. Big spenders, aren't they? But somehow this makes it on Fox 4 News tonight. Worst promotion? Let me rethink that. TGIF just got more free advertising than you can imagine. By the way, if you are mowing my lawn while the first punt hits the scoreboard, I'll brink you a free cup of Ranch Style Beans.