Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

6.20.2011

Vancouver Rioter Cries Like Little Girl

Cry me a river, brother. I'm not saying you shouldn't be provided all the rights that Canada assures you of (whatever that may be), but don't be a baby while the process is ongoing. If you're going to shove rags down a gas tank to create a massive fuse for your own little cop car bomb, then prepare to suffer the consequences. Man up. Nobody likes a weeping anarchist. They're the worst.

Megan Fox Pick Me Up

Tattoo on ribs reads: "There once was a little girl that didn't believe in love, until she met a boy that broke her heart."

"Jackass" Star Is Dead In Wreck. Posted Pic Of Drinking Hours Before.

From TMZ. (I don't know who this guy is because, other than a quick HBO flyby, I haven't seen the Jackass movies.)

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

This software for this blog now allows you to read it in a mobile-friendly format. Or so they tell me. Edit: Getting a couple of negative comments on this, but I thought it looked pretty spiffy on the iPhone.
Got the sweetest hand crafted gift ever yesterday. I didn't tear up. Much. Ok, maybe a lot.
And then the Family Cat almost caused it to go crashing to the floor later in the evening.
Former Dallas City Councilman Al Lipscomb died over the weekend. The only time I did a double take on the story was when I saw an interview with a blast from the past: Diane Ragsdale. If you know those names, you remember some crazy times.
There's a new mayor-elect for Dallas, and the Morning News lead headline today says his priorities are for "Growth, Schools." Schools? Someone want to enroll him in Local Government 101?
Heard that current mayor Dwaine Caraway told the Mavs' parade crowd that he wanted them to "two-peat." As someone on The Fan said, "Don't we already have a word for that?"
There was some type of extravaganza on the courthouse square in Decatur on Saturday afternoon. Unless it was a glacier themed water park, it had to be a beating.
Did I see Fox 4 say the actual highs for Saturday as 111 for Wichita Falls and 114 for Vernon?
On a sleepy, late Saturday night, Mrs. LL and I started to watch Inception. Uh, we'll get back to it.
Had the "next Tiger Woods" win the U.S. Open this weekend. I have a question: Why does the NBC logo and the Golf Channel logo appear on top of one another in the corner of the screen?
Still not exactly sure what happened on Friday to cause the The New Teenager In The House to get her phone taken away for a week, but Mrs. LL seemed to be more traumatized about it than her.
P.F. Changs yesterday. Thoughts: (1) Not bad, (2) Oddest comment by waitress when someone in our party indicated that they hadn't been there before: "We're not Panda Express", and (3) Do some people roll out of bed and go to a restaurant?
A line of thunderstorms was going through Jack County as I type this line at 8:05 a.m.
Tuned into catch the last minute of the Miss USA contest last night. Here's your winner, Miss California. Just okay. (Did you know Miss Texas won that pageant five times in a row in the 1980s?)
Gov. Perry sure did sound like he was running for President over the weekend as he gave a speech in Louisiana. And he harped on new (but largely meaningless) legislation which was perfect to jazz the right wing crowd: Voter ID and Tort Reform. If you thought he wanted the new laws only for a presidential campaign, you were right.
And if he's the savior for the Republicans, they got big trouble.

6.19.2011

They Still Have Raves?

The Story (Edit: It now identifies the dead man as a 19 year old out of Argyle. This Facebook page bears the same name and lists him as studying at College Station)
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Rumors of multiple deaths at the event were greatly exaggerated on Twitter, however:

Pics I could find from last night. Edit: the Observer has a wacky slide show up.

6.18.2011

Chico Tree Meets Its Maker

Hail in Chico. Almost Artistic.

And, it's small, but this trailer has holes in it like it was hit with giant buckshot.

Chico Hit By Big Winds And Big Haul

Pics coming.

Barry (from iPhone)

"Ned The Alien" At Aurora Fundraiser

6.17.2011

The Most Confusing Theft Story Ever

Feel free to sort it out.

Britney's New Concert Tour Taking You Into The Weekend

More.

Random Interesting Man

James Goldstein who made a fortune in real estate, attends most Laker games on the front row (even though he's not a team fan), and can be seen at a different NBA playoff game anywhere in the country almost every night (once again, on the front row.) He also has a cool house that was featured in Charlie's Angels.

And more of the girl here. (That pic was from Mavs/Lakers Game Two.)

Dear Mrs. LL:

I'll be home a little late tonight because I've joined eHarmony and taking this girl out on a date. I know that sounds crazy, but trust me on this one. Oh, yeah, The Family Cat is going with me.

Problem. Solved.

"English. Do You Speak It?"

USA TODAY - During testimony at a committee hearing this week in Austin, a Texas state senator [Chris Harris from Arlington] interrupted a Spanish speaker to say that it was "insulting" that he was not addressing the panel of lawmakers in English. Antolin Aguirre, of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition, was testifying against a bill that would help crack down on illegal immigrants in Texas, KTRH radio reports.

Aguirre, who came to the United States in 1988 and speaks some English, spoke through an interpreter.

(Right around the 40 second mark is when things kick off.)

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

Edit: Repeat picture? No way.
If aliens had landed this week, a huge question mark would form over their heads when they saw the the riots in Vancouver and the parade in Dallas. "Explain to us again what you are so emotional about?"
It's amazing there were only three arrests in Dallas.
"There sure aren't any lawns in Dallas being mowed right now." - The Ticket's Gordon Keith's (fake) claim of what Fox 4's Mike Doocy said off the air during the parade.
The picture of the couple "making out" (if that's what you kids are calling it these days) during the Vancouver riot sure is getting a lot of play. (And then some claim to have evidence that it was staged while others say it is real but not what it appears to be.)
Haven't watched a lot of the Casey Anthony trial, but I have seen enough to know the defense lawyer might have thought about the word "strategy" at some point.
Is Charlie Sheen still alive?
Diamondback fan pries a baseball away from mildly hot woman. (I think she gets it back when he drops it.)
Obscure sports broadcasting name that I haven't heard about in a long time: Van Earl Wright.
"It's Friday. Friday. Gotta Get Down on Friday," has been pulled off youtube. That song is a big player in my house.
ESPN has begun promoting the debut of its Longhorn Network. ESPN has an inherent conflict of interest here, don't they? They are paying UT a fortune to produce the network, so they want UT to succeed so they can sell advertising. But if there happens to be a scandal break out at the Empire, it would be in ESPN's best interest to not report it.
Gov. Perry has 1,170 bills on his desk that he must sign or veto before a Sunday deadline. (And he'll be going to New Orleans on Saturday to give a speech.) I'm sure he'll give careful deliberation to each one. Edit: I'll be. A bill will become law in Texas unless the governor vetoes it. I had no idea.
A panel on the Fifth Circuit ruled this week that illegal immigrants do not have a Second Amendment right because that particular amendment gives the right to bear arms only to "the people." Where else does the phrase "the people" appear? In the Fourth Amendment which protects against illegal searches and seizures. Chances Wise County supports the decision: More than 98%.
Aurora is having a fundraiser this weekend for its ballpark with an appearance by a special guest: Ned The Alien from the 1897 spaceship crash. Now this, I like. Who has a picture? And kudos for generically naming him "Ned".