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In Honor Of Thanksgiving Weed -- Edit: Uh, "Week" (That was kind of funny, though)

It's two minutes of silliness which is oddly fascinating.

And it kind of reminds me of one of those goofy pre-game rally talks by the Cowboys' Keith Brooking.

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• According to the Messenger, a Newark city council member, upset at the potential recall petition and the allegations that have swirled around it, stood up and broke out in song in her defense at the last council meeting. Sounds normal. 
• Jon Kitna's 29 yard TD run yesterday tied Roger Staubach's Cowboy record.  Couldn't he have fallen down at the 1? (And if anyone has a link to the video of Roger's run, I'd love to see it.)
• The Star-Telegram has started a short series focusing on a Keller man who lost his job in his late 40s. Chilling. Edit: Part II released this morning (which isn't near as good.)
• Tweet from a Wise County church yesterday morning: "If you are discontent with life or what you have, join us . . . ." What you have?
• A "Jeers" from the ST's "Cheers and Jeers": "To the fan at the TCU-Utah game whose sign read '2 things I hate: Texas and Christians.' - Martha Fikes, Fort Worth."
• I'm going to kill the Family cat. Who said kittens were adorable? All it does is tear up everything it can get its paws on. I can't wait until that thing turns into a grumpy old pretentious cat. 
• I'm apathetic to everything John Wayne, but the remake of True Grit looks fantastic.
• Despite the flags, there are more helmet-to-helmet hits than ever before. Someone crazily suggested that if faceguards were removed, then football would be played more like it was intended (Hey, that's kind of like a Tea Party football argument.)  And, yep, it's crazy but that's exactly right. 
• A bunch of local hot media gals on a bed before Saturday's "Margarita Ball" in Dallas. Wait, what?
• And another one from the party. I wonder if NBC 5's Kim Fischer will wear that dress at the next high school pep rally?
• Idiocracy: Justin Beiber winning a bunch of American Music Awards last night.
• Still hawt: Christina Aguilera at the AMAs.
• My turkey trot run in Dallas is looking a little crazy: There's a major front blowing through and, as of now, it looks like it will hit that morning. Running in cold weather can be fun. Running in cold 30 mph winds is not. 
• The world's most disturbing book-in photo. (And I'm not joking.)
• Football craziness: A report circulated last night that Nebraska's stud QB Taylor Martinez had quit the team because of his crazy coach. (Video of the sideline incident included in link.) 
• Weird: Two people have accidentally fallen to their deaths at a high rise downtown Dallas apartment building.

That Aggie Should Work For The TSA

Good grief.

And that was some (justifiably) violent kicking that the Nebraska player issued in return.

Edit: But the biggest cheap shot came from Oakland's Richard Seymour attacking (and that's the right word), the Steeler's Ben Roethlisberger.  (I'll find the video, but turn on the NFL and you'll see it pretty quickly.)

I'm Calling The Messenger Out On This One

Some company sets up shop in a local Decatur hotel (dicey proposition?) and offers to pay cash for your rare coins (dicey proposition again?) Ok, they may be legitimate. Who knows. But they were also willing to spend big bucks for a two page ad in the Messenger in today's edition. I don't blame the Messenger for printing it. If they wanted to throw money at me, I'd give them a banner ad if the price was right. (Psst. Call me.)

But what I wouldn't do is promote the company as legitimate news in the "Business Section" of the paper which conveniently followed their two page paid ad. There was not one critical or cautious thing said about the process, and it even referenced how one of the customers came in after seeing the ad in the Messenger. I've been a supporter of "the local paper" for years but, journalistically, you simply can't do that.

Looking Around For Funny Wise County Crime Reports But . . .

. . . came across this.

That ought to be it's own story instead of blurb, right?

Just Found The Wise County Tea Party Twitter Account

Here.

Uh, and for that tweet, every pastor might also want to check out section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code before they jeopardize their church's tax exempt status.

Playoff Beat Down

Complete stats for Bridgeport game here.

Kid Being Attacked By Ghost?

Video Summary: Two instances of a kid either doing some Academy Award winning acting OR he's being attacked by a freakin' ghost!!  (Oh, yeah, and those two scenes are surrounded by people talking who cannot possibly be understood.)

Rumor Mill: Nike Cowboys Uniform for 2012

All teams (through the reliability of a message board) here.

I Told You That End Zone Looked Dangerous

... so it was just announced . . .

I've never heard of anything like that.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• I've never seen a Harry Potter movie nor will I ever, but I'm aware there's a new one being released this weekend. According to Fox 4 this morning, the movie had a midnight showing at Dallas' Northpark Mall  on 15 screens (!!) last night and they were all sold out. Money. Machine. 
• Because of class project, there was a miniature race car being built in my kitchen last night out of nothing but fruits and vegetables. I suspect the competition will be dominated by some kid whose dad is an engineer. 
• Do you know you'll get carded for trying to buy Super Glue? Did you know I had to go to the store to buy Super Glue twice last night? Did you know Super Glue works on fruits and vegetables?
• The Fort Worth cop on trial this week for Intoxication Manslaughter change his plea to Guilty in the middle of trial, but the jury still gave him the maximum of twenty years.  I thought it was interesting that there was evidence of surveillance tapes from the bars of him drinking -- you would think evidence like that would be commonplace but that's the first time I've ever seen it.
• Deadspin ranked the 100 worst NFL players of all time and a Cowboy came in at #3. (The Fan's Richie Whitt chose the same player about a month ago in his Cowboy Worst Quarterbacks Of All Time list.) 
• Showed the 2nd Grader Google Streetview last night to let her see where I grew up. I'm not sure she batted an eye at that technology. 
• Is it any surprise that the bakery at Walmart looks more enticing than your run of the mill community "bake sale"?
• The Ticket's Gordon Keith gets to nominate someone for "Texan of The Year" for the Dallas Morning News and it is surprisingly touching. 
• Man, when I said "get read for a Royal Wedding beat down" the other day, even I underestimated the hype. Once it gets here, it'll be 24/7 coverage.
• We are doomed if this is for real.
• I've signed up to run the Dallas Turkey Trot again this year -- I've done it for over 10 years and it's still one of my favorite things to do. (Although the early projections show a massive cold front coming through on Wednesday.)
• If the Evil Empire loses to Florida Atlantic this weekend, we might here Austin implode. 
• I've discovered a college football talk show channel on satellite radio and it seems like every call is from the South, and they normally want to talk about Auburn and Alabama. They take it serious. (Or is it "seriously"?)
• Time magazine's list of the finalists for Person of the Year is here. My guess: The winner will be the American Unemployed Worker. (The award is normally given to the person who has had the most impact on the country.) About three years ago, when social media was just beginning to explode, the winner was "You". 
• Days since last win: Tiger Woods (369), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (887), Danica Patrick (943)

This Country Is Not Going To Make It

Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler Is Not A Smart Man

"This bill is necessary because we have a president whom the American people don't know whether he was born in Kenya or some other place," Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, said in reference to President Barack Obama and of House Bill 295. "If you are running for president or vice president, you've got to show here in Texas that you were born in the United States and the birth certificate is your proof."

Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/birthers/2010/11/17/texas-republican-files-birther-bill#ixzz15eef22KA

More Pulitzer Reporting By Me

For those intersted in the Eva Longoria and Tony Parker split because Parker allegedly had an affair with ex-teammate Brent Barry's wife, well, here's a pic of the wife. Hey, now.

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• Cop training video about Satanic rituals with a chick playing dead while wearing a bikini. Because we all know there are lots of Satanic cult murders to solve.
• A .45 blood-alcohol concentration. And he's convicted of a 9th DWI. What could the sentence in Parker County possibly be?
• One of these days, I want to be on an expert panel for DWI law reformation. 
• Still don't support him, but if you want to see a touching picture between George W. and Laura at the groundbreaking for his library, you have to see this. Edit: Link fixed here.
• I really like Modern Family - I laugh out loud every time. 
• Had a plumber come to the house yesterday who fixed two leaks for $200. Considering that I was certain the shower leak was going to require the ripping out of a wall of tile, I've never been so happy to spend $200. 
• I looked up last night and saw the end of Hell's Kitchen. That show looks like an absolute beating.
• The Federal Government announcing it was considering taking action over Four Lokos (it contains alcohol and caffeine!!!!) borders on Idiocracy. I guess next they'll ban Red Bull and Vodka. 
• Boyd's new stadium and turf is bringing in an odd playoff game for Saturday: Amarillo Arbor vs. Hall Sacred Heart --- a TAPPS Division IV. (Sacred Heart is in Crosby just outside of Houston.)
• WBAP dedicated a whole segment this morning to "how not to gain weight over the holidays" complete with an "expert" being brought in.  I've got some advice: Don't be a pig. 
• Yep, I was first with the story of the Carter-Riverside teacher having a naughty relationship with a student. I wonder where I'll put my Pulitzer?
• It's good to see Sarah Palin's daughters acting so mature on Facebook. I had heard about the incidents but didn't know how bad it was.  That family is much closer to being the Osbournes than the First Family. 
• From the email bag: "I would like to nominate Brittny Gastineau, new girlfriend of Michael Phelps and daughter of former New York Jets Defense end to be tomorrow's (or today's) 'hey, now'".
• Sir, I trump you with Natalie Portman epic pics from yesterday.
• Football fans, you have to see the football field layout in Wrigley Field for this weekend's game between Illinois and Northwestern. Someone is going to die. 

And Another . . . Hey, Now

Just got a tip that this gal has left her teaching position at a Fort Worth high school after being arrested today on a sexually related offense involving a 16 year old student.  And it appears that some of the inappropriate contact occurred in a hospital after the kid was taken there after an athletics injury -- oh, my.

There are good odds that Fox 4 News is all over this one tonight.

Edit: Star-Telegram has jumped on it.

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