Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• Hey, how about that fog out there?
• The murder/suicide in Sashse on Friday was chilling. A woman lost custody of her child in court that  morning and then went home and killed the seven year old child and herself --- all while the cops and the dad waited outside. 
• One part of that story that needs to be explored is that a jury terminated her parental rights that morning. That's far more than just losing primary custody. 
• Tired Head prose alert: New York Daily News blurb about St. Louis manager Tony La Russa asking Mavs coach Rick Carlisle for advice on how to beat Rangers: "I asked him about what we do to get an edge in this series and he said, 'Hand the ball to Dirk,' " La Russa said. "I said, 'I can't do that.' He said, 'This is Dallas; I can't be telling the Cardinals how to beat the Rangers.'"
• Third Grader In The House question: "If the umpire made a mistake and called the player safe, would he still be safe if he went to the umpire and said, 'No, you're wrong. I was out.'" You know, I'm not sure. 
• Mrs. LL and I walked to a restaurant on Friday evening. That was cool. 
• There was an acoustic singer at that place a couple of weeks ago who was really good. Nice songs. Nice lyrics. Small crowd. Then, out of nowhere, he sang the lyrics "I want to eat the flesh off your face down to the bone". It was just like The Dan Band had possessed him. (We both looked straight ahead and then slowly turned to each other after about 10 seconds with that "Did I just hear that?" look.)
• Cowboy fans might want to tap the brakes before they put DeMarco Murray in the Ring Of Honor. (He broke a Cowboy record with 253 yards yesterday.) 
• Gadhafi's body is now on display in a walk-in freezer at a mall. Feel free to take cell phone pics. (Video.) Sheesh.
• Paranormal Activity 3 crushed the box office this weekend with $54 million. I'm telling you, that "Bloody Mary" commercial was genius. 
• Biggest flop ever?: The Big Year (starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson). After earning a shockingly low $3 million on its opening last week, I couldn't even find it on the chart this weekend. 
• It's probably unrelated but in the upcoming Steve Jobs biography he said, without elaboration, that singer John Mayer was "out of control" and in danger of "blowing it big time." I suppose Jobs was referring to Mayer's lifestyle instead of his medical care, but Mayer had surgery on his throat over the weekend to remove a growth from his vocal cord.
• Delicious: Tonight pitcher C.J. Wilson has a chance to stop talking about what a killer life he has and just pitch. He also has the chance to become a punch line if he gets lit up.  Place your bets.
• A school administrator called the cops on Michael Irvin and had him thrown out of son's football game over the weekend. (Irvin's quotes are almost indecipherable.)
• Shout out to Tech for its upset of OU over the weekend. (I stayed up to watch it.) 

Sunday Ranger Game Observation

Well done, sir. Now shave that 'stache off and get to bed. You had a big day. 

Rick Perry Is A Birther?

Parade magazine interview.

Edit: For those who thought this was "no big deal" -- Drudge posted it on Monday.

Ranger Observations

Clearly he's out. (Led to big Cardinal inning)

"Honey, call the staff. I'll need Mimosas in the morning."

This will somehow turn into a Halloween nightmare for me.

Pujols' homer. Love the reaction in background.

If you bailed on the game, you got see a crazy Hail Mary bring down unbeaten Wisconsin

Bad Helmet Of The Day: Tulsa

It's like those old posters at the mall that, if you stared at long enough, you would see a ship or something. (Which, by the way, I could never see.)

Good Christian Assumptions On Facebook Of The Day

More Crime

What Do You Do?

As the blog post points out, what do you do with that seat if you are the stadium administrator?

You could rope it off, but that's a little awkward for all of those sitting around it. You could tell the ticket holder what happened and give him the option of  taking it or giving the seat up to the first I-Ain't-Scared-Of-No-Ghost fan. Or I guess you could take the extreme measure and shut down the whole section.

Messenger Above The Fold

That Weird Couple Taking You Into The Weekend

Christina Went Shopping. Presumably For Some Pants.

More.

(Thanks, Kat.)

Random Wise County Courthouse Guest Sign Ins

One person (without a watch) was looking "to find hope, help and the Constitution."

Finally!!!

It's Rangers Friday

Headline Coincidence?

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• Am I reading this story in an obscure trade publication correctly? Targa Resources Partners is building a brand new $150 million cryogenic natural gas processing plant in Wise County to begin operation in 2013. Doesn't that mean jobs? Isn't that big news? 
• If that was a "National League" type game last night the Rangers were involved in then give me the National League. I'll take 2-1 instead of 9-8 any day of the week.
• The Rangers 9th inning was a string of "oh mys". Kinsler barely getting his hand on the bag when stealing second. Kinsler being held up at third on the ensuing single. Andrus making it to second to eliminate the force on that same single. Then back to back sacrifice flys. It was a clinic.
• Think I had Tired Head when the Three Females In My House told me after the game they were pretty sure three world series games had been played.
• StubHub page for the next three World Series games in Arlington: $410 is the cheapest seat for Saturday although lots of "standing room only" in the $300s.
• From the Update: "The Decatur Economic Development Corp. ["EDC"] agreed Thursday to pick up the tab to ship the EDC’s trade show booth to [the MGM Grande] in Las Vegas in December." That's taxpayer money. 
• You would think the U.S. would at least make some objection to the outright murder of Khadafy on the streets of Libya. (Sidenote: How many different ways did you see his name spelled yesterday?)
• And Saddam Hussein was executed in much the same way. Sure, they gave him a trial but it was nothing but a sham. Recall his accusers got to hide behind a curtain and weren't identified.
• So now we've got an unstable Libya, an unstable Egypt, a soon-to-be-very-unstable Iraq, and Syria may not be far behind. There might come a time when we wished for the good ol' days of the Ruthless Dictator.
• I came home to find a fake graveyard in my front law yesterday.
• I haven't been through Grapevine in a while because of the highway construction, but it sounds like a beating. Kind of a related note: First Financial Bank, which has three branches in Wise County, also had a branch in Southlake right by 114. As part of the expansion of the highway, the State took the property for $1.3 million from the bank (after tax.)
• "Don't be surprised now when I say it's more fun for us to play on the ROAD than it is at home. At least the opposing team's fans show up, and the game experience resembles what I dreamed about rather than the pee-wee football experience we have here where it seems only the players' parents are in the stands." -Texas college football player in an op-ed printed in the school newspaper. Wanna guess before you click?
• NBA labor talks have broken down. The start of the season continues to be delayed. Clap.Clap. Clap-Clap-Clap.
• October may be my favorite month.
• Weird headline of the day: "Lewisville Basketball Coach Facing Child Trafficking Charge." 

While The Rangers Were Winning

A streaker gets on the field in the Arizona/UCLA game by first posing as a referee. (Streaking, sadly, is off camera.)

Edit: Here's a different version from the stands that show the underwear clad streaker.

Ranger Game Moment: Doesn't Do It Justice

Elvis (background) is on the ground after tossing that ball towards second base. Kinsler will get there in time. I failed to mention that he tossed it with his glove after laying out to get to it in the first place.

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