Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

8.02.2010

Wise County Referenced In Today's NY Times

Link.

(Thanks, commenter.)

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

Bud Kennedy has a pretty good column about the weekend of the crash at DFW in 1985.
And WBAP played the cockpit tapes from the crash this morning. Wow. I had never heard those. You could hear emergency warnings going up and a computer voice saying "Pull up. Pull up."
I did "family grocery shopping" for the first time last night. Oh, my.
Lindsay's free!
I can't tell you how disappoinged I at at McAfee Security. After buying their virus protection program two weeks ago, I was hit with one yesterday. And a full scan now doesn't even detect it.
Got to see the inside of an apartment/condo at the converted Montgomery Ward off of 7th Street in Fort Worth. Not bad.
They are going to try the "static kill" on BP well this week. That could make the temporary fix a permanent one.
The second story in the Update makes it sound like DPS can't test blood for marijuana. It can, just not at that lab in Garland.
I haven't heard any updates on the Montague County Judge's death. If it turns out to be a suicide, we are in the midst of an epidemic of them.
Very funny picture: Dad poses with barracuda and daughter after the barracuda took a piece out of the girl's arm.
Drove a Uhaul truck this weekend without incident. But the check in line in Fort Worth was ridiculous. After waiting 30 minutes I was reminded that I hadn't filled the big rig up with gas and there would be a $30 refueling fee. But I was given the chance to get out of line, wait for the truck to be pulled back around, fight Saturday traffic to find a gas station and come back and stand in line. Nope. I'll eat the $30.
All of Weatherford will be without water temporarily this morning.

8.01.2010

Why Facebook Is Great

Someone finds an old picture, "tags" you in it, and you discover something you've never seen before. (Even back then I was wearing a suit. Lower left.) (Thanks, Jon.)

7.30.2010

Bloom! The House Is On Fire

Kinda reminds me of that "It's fun to do bad things" kid.

Rankings Released: Is Our Children Learning?*

Search on your own.

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* Proof that this is correct grammar

Boom

Tornado Kick To The Head

Kevin | MySpace Video Once the kick lands, he does a walk which is exactly like something I've seen on TV before. But I just can't place it.

Email News

Edit: I'm getting some reports questioning the suicide angle.

Weiner Goes Crazy

We need more of this. The Brit's have it right.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

(Bonus pic since the one below is apparently a repeat)

Is this a mistake? Jarhead's blog is open to the unwashed masses!
I rarely mention it but, Crazy Texas Mommy's blog is funny.
I'm driving a small U-haul truck this weekend. I expect tragedy.
A story that makes me cringe every time: Toddler run over in his own driveway in Saginaw. I cannot imagine.
Shocking Time cover this week.
Hottest weekend of year coming up. Then next week will be a beating as well.
You know, if you attach one of those broom stick handles to your paint roller, it makes your job a heck of a lot easier.
I mentioned the crash of Flight 191 at DFW Airport a couple of months ago but I was reminded this morning that it killed the driver of a car on highway 114 when it crashed. (It's the 25th Anniversary.)
The UIL tested 3,308 high school students last year for steroids. The results released yesterday: Not a single one tested positive. Can we stop the testing now?
Gary Cogill says Inception is the best film he has seen in two years. (The director also did~~Momento~~ Memento so I bet it will make your head hurt.)
I'm craving home grown tomatoes. Are there any sellers in Decatur?
Richie Whitt ranks the Top 50 "Power Brokers" in DFW sports.
The Collin County District Clerk and a lot of her staff get indicted for Organized Crime? If every county employee were indicted for campaigning on county time, we wouldn't have much of a county government left.
Remember that NY Giants' receiver in the Super Bowl who caught the desperation pass from Eli Manning against his helmet? That was his last catch. Ever.

7.29.2010

Book In Photo Of The Week

Nothing like driving with three kids in the car and three times the legal amount of alcohol in your system to give you Pouty Lip.

Wreck

Got a report about yet another wreck by the Sheriff's Office on 380. Hey, one of you guys in the building run out there and snap a pic and send it to me. Chop! Chop!

Thursday Afternoon Pick Me Up: Work Out Edition

Wise County Pee Wee Football

If you want the impression of how a recently transplanted city gal thought of her first ever attendance at a Wise County Pee Wee Football practice, go here. Pretty funny.

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

Reports from the Dallas Cowboys training camp are extremely boring. And I seriously doubt if some reporter truly knows if a backup tackle "struggled with his footwork in the morning session."
Fox 4 News at 9:00 has started experimenting with live debates with Steve Eager playing a major role. Sometimes it's great, but last night's heavily edited one (obviously not "live") covering the Arizona law was awful.
OK, painting was fun but I'm ready for it to be over.
I'm insane now.
Shout out to contractor/Wise Countian Scott Chapman who has bent over backwards helping me solve some home improvement problems.
Vintage 1975 NFL photos. (You've got to an older guy to enjoy those, but there are some pretty good memories in there.)
There was a time I would eat a cheeseburger and cheese fries at Snuffer's on Greenville Avenue. (The Morning News just published their "best burgers" article.)
Homeownership rates had steadily risen since 1995 but now they are plummeting -- currently the rate is 66.9%.
I'm absolutely convinced there is NO WAY Jane McGarry is writing for her twitter feed. Maybe a son? Daughter? Young producer at the station?
Everyone is catching "Ranger Fever" but few remember that the last time they made the playoffs in the 1990s that they didn't even sellout their home playoff games.
I looked for the handout comparing the budgets for Wise County Departments for last year and this year online but didn't see them.
Sports Media News: Fox's Daryl "Moose" Johnston and Jay "I Spoke With The Coach A Second Ago" Glazer are moving to the NFL Network.
Mexican violence bleeding over into the U.S.? Not so fast. As of May 26th, the number of murders in Juarez had reach 1,000 this year. The number across the border in El Paso? One. And it wasn't even drug related. (Texas Monthly, August 2010, p. 111)