I'm a little late on this one, but this gal pled guilty last Thursday in Wise County and received 25 years in prison by agreement. Background.

Monday Afternoon Pick Me Up: Ladies Edition

The reaction from Meredith is the same reaction I get every time I walk through Bill's Dollar Store.

Did You See This On Friday?

I know no one watches baseball in DFW and I wouldn't have either if not for the krillion high-def screens at Flips on Friday night. Because of that, I just happened to see this play although the ump with the best view in the world did not. Even a random guy just walked up to my table and, noticing I was looking at the screen, asked, "Did they call that foul?"

Random Monday Morning Thought

• I had my school dream last night. This time I was desperately running from Bridgeport to Decatur to get to class.
• The Cowboys, despite the win, are simply bad. Really bad.
• Texas is only a 1 1/2 point favorite over Oklahoma. Hot Sports Prediction: Oklahoma wins.
• I'm still a fan of Fox 4's Fiona Gorostiza. And I would have made her the co-anchor of the morning show.
• The White House Communications Director said on Sunday that Fox News "is not a news organization like CNN."
• Noticed this morning at the Shell Station across from James Wood: A trooper, a Denton County Sheriff, and Decatur police officer all getting gas.
• I've heard the phrase "off the snide" about 20 times in the last month. I know what it means (to get on the right track) but I really don't know what "snide" means.
• I like watching TV football more when it's cold where I am.
• Great new PeopleOfWalmart page.
• Anytime someone in the news "is here with his lawyer" on a morning show, I power down.
• U2 is at Cowboys Stadium tonight and Channel 8 said there were still $30 "party passes" available.
• Miss Pregnant Contest.
• There was a story over the last few days about a golfer who had his arm bit off by an alligator. All I can think about is Carl Weathers character in Happy Gilmore.
• Oprah is at the State Fair -- I bet she has an entourage like nobody's business. (Photo that kind of proves it.)
• I can't stand "throw back" uniforms. It's simply unstable to see the Kansas City coach wearing a "Dallas Texans" jacket while playing Dallas.
• I finally made it to Flip's over the weekend. That place is huge. That place is packed.
• I bought a lottery ticket on Saturday -- first time in about a year.
• Heard a couple of people that have said Obama should accept the Noble Peace Prize "on behalf of the U.S. military." That doesn't make any sense to me.

Strangest Sign Ever In Bridgeport Window

(Stolen from Facebook. Thanks, Mike.) Edit: Not photoshopped. Spotted in window of Eastside Grocery.

Friday Night Lights

Millsap (5-0) 12 Alvord (3-2) 20 Bridgeport (1-2) 50 Burkburnett (3-2) 23 Chico (0-5) 0 Boyd (1-4) 58 Iowa Park (2-3) 34 Decatur (0-4) 28 Paradise (0-5) 27 Jacksboro (2-3) 39

Randomness

Decatur DPS Fail

Thanks emailer.

We Need A Car Chase Channel

Apparently, all the local DFW Channels have been covering a two hour chase today. Edit: He ended up in the drink.

Lindsay Lohan At The Beach Pick Me Up

Somebody Crashed In Front Of The Decatur Lowe's This Morning

- Submitted by the Double Fake Tammy Dombek

Obama's One Word Twitter Post

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• I'm assuming everyone hasn't floated away. Good grief.
• While you were sleeping, the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to President Barack Obama. After nine months in office, he leads George W. 1-0, in that category.
• And did you know he gets $1.4 million for winning that?
• Nebraska and Missouri played last night in the monsoon that would eventually blow through here. I went to bed after seeing Nebraska not being able to score through three quarters. I woke up this morning to see they won 27-12. What happened?
• I saw where Gov. Perry appointed the first Hispanic to the Texas Supreme Court yesterday. I'm sure race played no role in his decision.
• And she's hawt. Here's a picture of her right before she started making out with Perry. (Trust me, click on that.)
• What does the Governor do all day? That'd be a good gig.
• Ever present TV car salesman Clay Cooley reminds me of Rick Perry.
• We can launch a couple of missiles into the moon this morning, but we can't keep 114 from flooding near Texas Stadium?
• I wonder if Jarhead and AnObiter are still blogging since they shut out the unwashed masses and made their blogs a protected gated community?
• Nancy Grace vs. That Jon Guy, Round 2. If I had been Jon, I'd jump out of my chair and launch myself at her like a spider monkey.
• I haven't been to a Friday night high school football game in forever, but tonight is the perfect weather for it.
• Does The Home Depot have a new policy where every employee must say "hi" to you? I was almost greeted to death yesterday.
• And they had Christmas trees up.
• I haven't heard an update on Kendall Hill who was hurt in the plane crash this week.

State Bar Of Hubba Hubba

The story of the Grand Prairie, Texas lawyer who tricked up her State Bar profile is here.

Secret Footage Of Neighbor Confronting Me About My Loud Music

Everybody On The Dance Floor

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• Term I'm not familiar with but should be: "Skinny jeans". Edit: Someone sent me a pic.
• Band I'm not familiar with but apparently should be: "Kings of Leon."
• Funny show I was slow to find: "The Soup" on the E! Channel.
• I get forwarded a lot of emails which are so obviously fake that I've given up trying to convince the sender to wisen up.
• I like saying stuff in the office like "The Swine Flu can't touch me" just to watch my co-workers freak out.
• Are there baseball playoffs going on?
• How long do you think it'll be until every DVD player is Blu-Ray? Five years?
• On Wednesday night, a flash flood watch was issued for Thursday evening through Friday night. I'm not sure I've ever seen one issued that early before.
• Grace Baptist Church in Decatur installed some stained glass windows last week. (Those windows had been covered up with plywood for months.)
• Worst. Mortician. Ever.
• Local news: The Update reports that Justice of the Peace Mark Autry won't seek another term. I know another JP that needs to follow his lead.
• I've lent (I think "loaned" is incorrect) out my DVD set of the British version of The Office three times. Each time my friends have kept it for months. Each time they never watched it.
• I can't tell if Zombieland looks good or awful.
• I saw that one of my friends on Facebook posted that she went to a Dallas Mavericks preseason game the last week. Who would possibly do that?
• The new Fox 4 morning show gal needs to loosen up. Please.
• Baby Daddy Levi Johnston, last seen being exhibited at the Republican National Convention as the poster child for family values, will pose for Playgirl.
• Incredibly obscure song that I like: ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky."
• Yesterday's Viral Video: I only watched a couple minutes of it, but it was pretty amazing to see Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry in an infomercial promoting Windows 95. Yep, Windows 95.
• That awful looking 2012 movie is directed by the same guy that directed Independence Day. Now it all makes sense.

New Federal Nominees Revealed For Positions in Texas

• U.S. Magistrate Judge Diana Saldaña for U.S. district judge in the Laredo Division of the Southern District of Texas;
• Marina Garcia Marmolejo, a partner in Austin’s Diamond McCarthy, for U.S. district judge in the Laredo Division of the Southern District of Texas;
• El Paso County Court-at-Law No. 3 Judge Javier Álvarez for U.S. district judge in the El Paso Division of the Western District of Texas;
• 144th District Judge Catherine Torres-Stahl of Bexar County for U.S. district judge in the San Antonio Division of the Western District of Texas;
• Michael W. McCrum, of counsel in the San Antonio office of Thompson & Knight, for U.S. attorney in the Western District of Texas; and
• Jefferson County Criminal District Court Judge John B. Stevens Jr. for U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Texas.

Hey, am I seeing a pattern here? Oddly, there was no nominee presented for the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas (which includes Wise County.) And we haven't had anyone formally hold that position since the first of the year. (Note to Obama: waive that FBI background check and I'm available.) Source.