Ellis County Tea Party Meeting

(From Bud Kennedy's Facebook page.)

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Dallas Cowboy Marty B. thinks it's a good idea to photo himself neekid. Hey, kids. That's always a bad idea.
• And I think that guy is a huge spare.
• If Home Depot doesn't turn a profit this quarter based upon my purchases alone, something is wrong.
• Someone that hypothetically drives to work with me might always hypothetically put on makeup in the car and she might have hypothetically forgot her makeup bag this morning meaning she's very natural this moment at work. I laughed. She didn't.
• The Star-Telegram's web site officially went down this morning.
• Fox 4 News web site goes Idiocracy?
• There's a Commissioner's Court meeting on Wednesday where they will provide a handout of each county department's budget from last year compared to their proposed budget from this year. Somebody send that to me. I want to publish it.
• Eighteen year old from Bridgeport killed in car crash.
• This Dez Bryant/Roy Williams shoulder pads thing is silly.
• It's the 30th anniversary of Caddyshack. Fans will probably appreciate this piece. If you don't, you'll get nothing and like it.
• When I was a kid, every dog in the neighborhood was neither fenced in or on a leash. And none of them ever ran off and got lost.
• Random "Hey, now" mug shot.

Proof Of A Slow News Day . . .

. . . when I'm posting some crazy frisbee game but, I have to say, that may be the greatest catch in the history of ever.

And the fact that he has a balding head makes it awesomererer.

Let Me Guess: This Will Drive You Crazy

Someone Kill Rowdy

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• Dez Bryant balks at the concept of rookie hazing by refusing to carry Roy Williams' shoulder pads. Good for him. (But there is a heck of a split of opinion on this based upon radio chatter this morning.)
• That Mineral Wells girl is still missing. That is not promising.
• "Bring your dog day" to the Ballpark in Arlington doesn't look to appealing to me. At all.
• Miami Heat Dancers tryouts.
• I found free "Video On Demand" on my TV system which, after looking around, included Season Four of The Wire. After watching four episodes of it, I'm prepared to back off calling it the greatest drama ever after Season One.
• And this week will be another year in my streak of not going to The Wise County Reunion.
• Let's have a nice lunch at a NYC patio restaurant. Wait! Look out for that flying chair!
• Watched a little of The Jersey Shore last night on MTV. Are all those reality shows the same?
• I've got two pleas this morning where defendants' are going from bond to short prison sentences. Man, I hate doing that but it's the only realistic option.
• Paris Hilton on a boat. She's still got it.
• Cowboys open training camp and it's Big 12 media days this week. Good times.
• One bird caused Kings Of Leon stop a concert over the weekend. They don't make bands like they used to.
• Painted, mowed, and cleaned on Saturday. Didn't move much on Sunday.

Amazing Story

Link.

But this is so similar to a well publicized case a couple of years ago.

Hey, Now

Channel 5's Jane McGarry on vacation in Montana.

Wow: Over The Weekend - Ejects Seconds Before Impact

Story.

Goose? Maverick?

A Faithful Reader Sends In More Lady GaGa Concert Pics

Man, that's a scene.

(Thanks, Cindy.)

Edit: And this DMN video proves the "police tape" outfit was popular.

Cover of Messenger's "Welcome To Wise" Edition

Here's A Tip: Leave The Bison Alone

But if you look closely, someone hits the animal with a stick. I support the bison.

Update On Prosecution Time Waste

Story. (Which includes this crazy sentence: "A dramatic point in the trial came when Grant shared a story about how he himself, at about age 18, had been sexually abused, tied, gagged and left on a roadside by two men. Grant said he was able to work his way free and walk to the nearest police station, where he reported the incident. He said the men involved in the assault were later arrested and convicted.")

I originally wrote about the charges here.

Doh!

Link.

Of all the places that the little bunny could have hung out, he decided to wander onto a dog track. (But he managed to get away.)

Allegedly From Lady GaGa Concert Last Night In Dallas

Source.

Edit: But confirmed pic of chicks that attended the GaGa concert. Hey, now.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• I think the Texas Rangers bankruptcy judge is enjoying the spotlight a little too much. Yesterday, after he made Manager Ron Washington testify for a whole seven minutes, he said, "We don't have as much money as the Steinbrenners. I can't help that, but I'm not going to make the team give up their jet and ride a school bus." Huh? Hey, hoss, focus on getting the creditors their money.
• I got a new work computer yesterday. Windows 7. Office 2010. Let the learning curve begin.
• The Cowboys training camp begins this weekend with the "State of The Team" press conference on Saturday. Last year Wade Phillip jazzed the metroplex by proclaiming, "Let's gets going!"
• A Decatur gal is in London for the summer and blogging about it.
• I almost got in trouble for cleaning the house too much.
• The weather folks are so hungry for a hurricane that they won't shut up about Tropical Storm Bonnie.
• Katy Perry went to the beach.
• Walmart will start using electronic tags on its clothing and other products next month. It's amazing it took them this long considering they get robbed blind all the time.
• Someone asked me if I had seen the crazy Quizno's commercial with the cats. I haven't.
• I ran into former Texas great Earl Campbell in a restaurant in Austin 20 years ago and coaxed him into recreating the last five seconds of this famous commercial. "Skoal, brother."
• New Ranger pitcher Cliff Lee is fantastic.
• Monica Lewinsky turns 37 today. Last I heard, she was in London. Maybe the Decatur girl referenced above can track her down and give us an update.

At least it's not before a playoff game

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• Whale attacks boat. (I wouldn't believe this photo, but it certainly is being accepted as real by every news organization.)
• The Irving mom who killed her two kids gave an explanation why she did it on her 911 call. I don't know if she is evil or as crazy as a bat.
• Anyone know of anyone that can replace a section of underlying flooring in a pier and beam house? Like for money?
• I don't have any trouble with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich not taking the stand in his bribery trial, but his lawyer might want to take back "point[ing] dramatically to his client across the courtroom and pledged to jurors he'd take the stand" during opening statements.
• I was under a house yesterday. It's been a long time since I had done that.
• Jessica and Ashley Hart in bikinis. Who are they? Don't know.
• In the Texas Rangers bankruptcy court today, General Manager Ron Washington will testify. Uh, why?
• Greg Williams and Richie Whitt on The Fan yesterday (great show by the way), were talking about the crazy last meal that a prisoner executed in Texas this week ordered. But I can't find the story online anywhere.
• The Ticket's Gordon Keith ran into writer Stephen King while in Boston. (Pic.) I've never been a fan of King's books (other than Different Seasons which contained four novellas - three of which became movies.)
• Five horrific X Games crashes (and I don't watch the X Games.)
• Extended unemployment benefits (now available for two years) were reinstated by Congress this week and they will also be retroactive back to the first week of June when they were suspended. That's a pretty big check. Unless you're unemployed.
• Since adults are having trouble finding jobs, how in the world does a teenager find a summer job? Is that even possible anymore?
• Everyone predicted the exodus of Texas Tech fans after the firing of Mike Leach. But yesterday they announced they set a record in season ticket sales.