Gruesome Motorcycle Death In Dallas

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This Sounds Familiar

TMZ.

2006:

Al-Qaeda Would Like A Word With You

You know, when the U.S. killed this guy last week with a drone strike, it didn't even dawn on me that we had seen something very rare. The United States had intentionally killed a U.S. citizen without a trial and not on the battlefield.  I don't know if the facts justify it or the law allows it, but it's something you don't see every day.

That being said, the headline of Al-Qaeda complaining is like something you would see on The Onion.

Edit: Comment of the day . . .

Never Thought You Would Need A Helmet For This

Britney and Christina Within The Last Week

The longtime official ladies of Liberally Lean are still out there giving it the what for.

Joe The Plumber Runs For Congress

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Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• I'm in Conspiracy Camp in regards to the postponing of the Ranger game yesterday. Something is up. And I wouldn't rule out Fox wanting to use Sunday night to catch eyeballs for that new Simon Cowell show.
• It took a while, but the "Mormon Factor" for Mitt Romney is now becoming an issue. Well, at least it is starting locally with the pastor of the First Baptist of Dallas who called the religion  a cult. (Side note: There's something extremely weird about that pastor. From his comments to his mannerism, something is not right.)
• Saturday Night Live spoofed Fox and Friends and Hank Williams, Jr. Now that I liked. 
• Mrs. LL was up all night with a sick kid. And from the sound of it, it was a really sick kid. (But I did go check on them at least once.)
• Aggie buses were vandalized while in Lubbock for the Tech game. I still haven't seen any photos of it. 
• Oklahoma is much better than Texas but not that much better. You have three turnovers and you'll probably lose. You have three turnovers returned for TDs, and you're going to get killed.
• I mowed for the final time last weekend. Every year in the Spring, when I mow for the first time, I'll remind myself I'll be doing that until the middle of football season. 
• There's nothing more of a power down than the worker coming through the door during an oil change and saying, "Mr. Green, can I show you something?"  I wonder what their markup is on air filters?
• Seven boaters were rescued from the ocean off the Florida keys over the weekend after spending 20 hours in the water -- including a four year old girl. Wow.
• "Sebastian Janikowski wrote: 'Did you say that 56 yard field goal attempt was WIDE?'" -- Someone posting on the Messenger's live blog of the Bridgeport/Decatur game on Friday night.
• I'm insane now: Hot lady pops balloons to celebrate Rangers victory.
• Picture of the Decatur Church of Christ I took 10 years ago after a tornado came through. Oh, and the First Baptist Church lost its steeple.
• Why in the world would Paul McCartney, 69, get married again? (He did over the weekend.) His last wife, who might have been the devil incarnate, took him for over $30 million during the divorce.

Former Channel 5 Reporter Sighting

(Thanks, Charles.)

Might Want To Calculate That Fuel Requirement A Little More Closely

A twin-engine plane flying to Hawaii’s Big Island from California was forced to ditch into the Pacific Ocean Friday evening local time. The pilot was the only person on board and was uninjured.

The twin-engined Cessna 310 (N23BT) aircraft was about 12 hours into its flight from Monterey Peninsula Airport (MRY) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) when the pilot, a 65-year-old man, according to Hawaii News Now, radioed the Coast Guard for to advise he might run out of fuel about 35 miles east of Hilo and be forced to ditch into the ocean.

A US Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and the Cutter Kiska rescued the pilot immediately after ditching 13 miles northeast of Hilo and transported him to Hilo Medical Center.

Charity Group That Raises Money For Families Of Fallen Troopers Are Thieves

First graph is money received.

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Wise County Crime Reports

Messenger Above The Fold

And if says "Saturday" on the masthead instead of "Sunday" for the first time.

Decatur 30, Bridgeport 16

Helicopter Delivers Game Ball. Manages Not To Kill Anyone.

Did Decatur score on a 64 yard run with less than a minute left?

The Battle Of 76426 vs. 76234 -- This Time It's More Personal Than The Last Time When It Was Really Personal

"Letter From Decatur": Ultimate Fracking Fighters

This couple seems to be everywhere with their Anti-Fracking cause, and the above article comes from this month's Texas Monthly.  Their claims may be true or false, I don't know. But their biggest complaint seems to be something that could happen to any of us. We live on land where the mineral interest is owned by someone else. When they come to exercise that right, it may not be pretty.

At Bay Landing In Runaway Bay

Opening act will be "Fireworks Prohibited." Be sure to tip your waitress.

(Thanks, Emily.)

"We're Liiiiiive From The Cotton Bowl Down Texas Way."

Haunted House Reactions

Genius. (Tons more in the link.)