I May Have To Move Liberally Lean To Cleburne -- It's Got A Lot Of Material

Marriage Proposal

I saw this a couple of days ago, and I really didn't think much of it. Kind of staged? Maybe.

But if it's real, I don't think it's that funny of a bit -- And I've got a heck of a sense of humor. Is there ever a situation where, as a joke, you want your loved one to earnestly believe you are dead? Noooooooooo. And did anyone in that group ever think to say, "Hey, hoss. It's a marriage proposal, not America's Funniest Home Videos"?

P.S. Check out her "no way" at around the :35 second mark. Sheesh. Now that would make me want to jump off the building.

OK, Boys: Give Me News

- Another wreck on 380 near the Sheriff's Office?

- Cops chasing down a guy on foot in Alvord?

Edit:

- Job related accident in the north part of the county where the JP has been called out (normally meaning a death)?

- There's a new beggar guy in Decatur by Jack In The Box?

Hey, Camera Guy, Get Ready To Pan Out So We Can See Him Take Off!

Okay, we're live! Go!

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• I've never seen a Harry Potter movie or read a Harry Potter book. Absolutely no interest.
• The Update says a winery will sell "wine bottles and glasses" at the Alvord Watermelonfest even though the mayor objected. Is there wine in them there wine bottles?
• There's a new reality TV show called Texas Women on CMT that is filmed in and around Fort Worth. (They were at the Reata restaurant and at a place near Granbury last night.)  It's a knock off The Real World or Real Housewives. I saw five minutes of it and was interested simply because of the landmarks -- and chicks yelling at each other.
• Regarding the rent vouchers in Dallas, some guy on WBAP asked this morning if it were "American" to go running after free rent, and wondered whether the crowd would have ran after "those vouchers if they were job vouchers and not rent vouchers." Wow. Everyone sure is an expert on what it's like to grow up as a minority, poor, and in South Dallas.
• My back is still sore but I was able to jog --- which means it can't be that sore. 
• Fox 4 gals at a birthday party. (Facebook link).
• Speaking of Facebook, Google has launched a competitor called Google+ which is (1) going viral, and (2) is fantastic. They also have a pretty good marketing campaign because you have to be invited by email from a member. "They tell two friends and they tell two friends and so on and so on and so on."
• And a music service that everyone was talking about yesterday (but of which I have no understanding) is "Spotify".
• Nancy Pelosi compared President Obama to Job which got the conservatives all riled up.  But I got sidetracked thinking about how Job may be one of the most disturbing stories in the Bible. God gave Satan permission to test Job's righteousness which ultimately leads to Satan killing Job's 7 sons and 3 daughters. God ultimately rewards Job with a new 7 sons and 3 daughters.  A replacement family made him whole?
• I remember a 20 year old mother in Denton mysteriously disappearing in the middle of the day 14 years ago. The Star-Telegram has a follow-up story today. 
• For Tech fans who are stilled riled up over the firing of Mike Leach and the role that Craig James played, you will be extremely interested in this.
• The Family Puppy has had a cold for a few days. To the Vet today. We boarded her at Man's Best Friend on vacation which might have been the source of the problem. 
• A 26 year prosecutor in San Antonio gets a Boating While Intoxicated and resigns two days later. Seems harsh if he was forced to quit his job. (And he was approached by the cops on the lake when they had no probable cause or reasonable suspicion to do so. Amazingly, that's legal in Texas.)
• I think the Republicans are going to get out-politicked by Obama on this debt ceiling thing.

Thousands Turn Out For Government Assistance

Let the Christian love in the comments begin. (Story.)

Tattoo Thursday: Miley Cyrus and Her Momma

Breaking News and/or Prosecutor "Bashing"

Let me summarize with high tone legal analysis as to what just happened happened.

Judge: "Hey, prosecutor, do not make any reference to any statement of Mrs X where she says she believes her husband, Mr. X. I know that you are going to use the testimony of Mr. X who will say Clemens told him that he, Clemens, used performance enhancing drugs. I'm not going to have Mrs. X improperly bolster her husband's testimony by saying she believes Mr. X."

Prosecutor: "Gotcha judge!!! Sounds fair to me! I'm a federal prosecutor so I'm well prepared and will play by the rules! Promise!"

Judge: "Ok, then."

Prosecutor: "Judge, may I roll that beautiful bean footage of Clemens testifying before Congress? It's great stuff!!!"

Judge: "You, may"

[Tape showing Congressman questioning Clemens]: "Mr. Clemens, Mr. X testified that you admitted to him of using performance enhancing drugs, and I'm holding an affidavit of Mrs. X who says she believes her husband."

Judge (who palm slaps his forehead): "Stop the tape. Get the jury out of here. [Jury removed]. Mr. Prosecutor, you are so dumb. For sure."

Defense lawyer: "Can I have one of those mistrial thingies?"

Judge: "Boom! Granted!"

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• I was surprised by the Casey Anthony verdict because I didn't think we had a rationale jury any more. Yeah, she probably did it. But how can you not have a doubt, and how can that doubt not be a  reasonable one? That, by law, means a Not Guilty Verdict.
• And the "proof" against her is 1000X greater than in the Denton No Body Case.
• Yeah, I dogged her defense lawyer, but I did tweet during his closing argument that he was doing a fantastic job hammering reasonable doubt. 
• And Nancy Grace is mailing it in by running hour long clips of the Casey Anthony jail visit tapes that the jury saw. But it occurred to me those tapes, which provided the prosecution with absolutely nothing, only helped the defense by humanizing Casey.
• Some "task force" is looking into a "suspicious" fire at home in Boyd yesterday. Here's a street view look at the neighborhood. 
• Highway 287 from Decatur to Fort Worth, due to recent paving, may be one of the smoothest highways in the nation right now. 
• The lady who led cops on a high speed chase through Dallas yesterday was kind of hot. (Or at least used to be hot.)
• Had a buddy tell me that there's a scandal brewing in the Dallas DA's office that is so bad that Craig Watkins might end up resigning. Then, lo and behold, yesterday the FBI paid his office a visit.  (Keep his wife's political consulting firm in mind for future reference.)
• Finally saw The Social Network. Verdict: Big thumbs up. And I was surprised as to how much I was on Zuckerberg's side. (There was a strange and passing Baylor reference during the movie.) 
• Hey, if I make a post indicating it's something I missed while on vacation, you don't have to tell me that it's "old news." 
• Decatur's 7 on 7 team will play today in Aggieland.
• UTA is joing the WAC? How desperate is the WAC (they invited Texas State and UT-San Antonio last year)?
• Wait, a second! Britney was in concert in Dallas two nights ago and I didn't know about it? 
• Messed around a little with the Nook e-book reader while away. I think I could get hooked on that thing if I had time to read. Hey, how does anyone have time to read?
• Moody's is considering lowering the U.S. bond rating? What a political hack move. And how they are still in business (after handing out Triple A ratings like candy on sub-prime mortgage bonds during the crisis) is beyond me. 
• I've never been a big fan of the Old 97's, but their first album was called "Hitchhike to Rhome" which wikipedia says refers to Rhome, Texas. Anybody got any background on that? 
• I didn't know anything about the little boy missing in New York that was the subject of the cover of the New York Post yesterday. But, man, what a horrible story.

News I Missed On Vacation -- Want To Make Sure You Didn't

(From Williams' affidavit)

(She's a former Miss Texas. He drops passes.)

Cowboys' Roy Williams mailed a $76,000 engagement ring as a surprise to his girlfriend, the girl won't marry him, and she wouldn't give back the ring. So he filed suit.

If Only She Had Drowned

I'd laugh at the water drop if I could get past how annoying this chick is.  Sheesh.  I think "Boom Goes The Dynamite" guy might have a brighter future in broadcasting than her.

The Bridgeport Index . . .

. . . has really stepped up its photos-on-the-cover. (Source)

Edit: Dang it!!!! Based upon the comments, I should have made this a "Caption This!" post. Maybe it's not too late.

Another Disturbing Cover From "The Texas Prosecutor"

Because it is another "look at me" article bragging about a conviction with little evidence to support it. Check out the sub-headline. (My last complaint with the taxpayer assisted publication is here.)

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

• Sherwood Schwartz, the creator of The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island, died yesterday. His name is embedded in our minds because he would get credit at the beginning of every show with his name, and his name alone, being on the screen.
• Surprising facts if the radio didn't lie to me this morning: (1) Gilligan's Island was only on the air for three seasons, and (2) The Brady Bunch never cracked the Top 30.
• Some lady went all John Bobbitt on her husband.. 
• Mrs. LL went through a drive through for dinner for the two of us and ended up spending $25 last night. [**Head Shake**] But we'll make at least two meals out of it. 
• If someone agreed to fly you and two buddies to New Jersey, give you a luxury suite and another hotel room, a limo ride to Atlantic City, and pay you $10,000 for two hours to sign autographs, would you show up? Dez Bryant didn't. That guy's an idiot. 
• My back is significantly better today. But I've been old-man-with-a-heating-pad for two days. 
• $750,000 house for sale in Decatur.
• I got dogged yesterday for posting about the 1998 Wise County bomb plot? Really? That's not interesting? And I bet most loyal readers had never heard of it.
• Saw the season premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm which debuted on Sunday. Boy, talk about jumping the shark. 
• A bought a book yesterday off of Amazon by an author from Decatur who died of cancer at age 31 and before the book was published. 
• Photo gallery of people hanging out at Northside bars. Wise County has to be representing in there somewhere.
• Nancy Grace has a countdown clock for the hours before Casey Anthony is freed. 
• Costa Rica was by far the best vacation of my life. A four hour rafting journey is still simply indescribable. (Junior Miller talked about his recent visit there this morning on The Ticket complete with an audio of Howler Monkeys.)
• Teenagers lured a Domino's Pizza man to their location in Fort Worth in 2009 and then robbed and killed him. So the guy's widow sues Domino's for wrongful death. The more things change . . . . 
• Coach-in-exile Mike Leach's new book looks delicious. I've said it before: He can't get a job because he's perceived as a Human Resources problem. 

Edit: Alleged Wise County related pics from the Northside photos referenced above:

#13

Dear Former State Rep. And Wise County Native Allen Vaught:

Your Facebook page seems to have been hacked. Or at least someone has all of your same friends, your identifying information, as well as most of your pics. But, you are now very, well, voluptuous. Hey, now.  (All the red markings are mine)

Michael Irvin On Cover Of Magazine For The Gay

And he's in support of same sex marriage:

“I don’t see how any African-American, with any inkling of history, can say that you don’t have the right to live your life how you want to live your life. No one should be telling you who you should love, no one should be telling you who you should be spending the rest of your life with. When we start talking about equality, and everybody being treated equally, I don’t want to know an African-American who will say everybody doesn’t deserve equality.”


Source.

Flashback 1998: The Silly Plot To Bomb Wise County

Texas Monthly article here. (There's a chance it requires a free and quick registration)

Interesting: If You Don't Die, You're Just An "Idiot"

Story.