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Random Monday Morning Thoughts

Edit: I was accused of the Random Girl being a repeat.  Just in case . . .

• Kim Jong Il is dead and all I can think about is Team America: World Police.
• The Fantasy Football league up at the courthouse (which includes the DA, CA, and others) is about to be won by the only team managed by females. 
• I keeping adding lights to my yard - so much so that I tripped a fuse this weekend.  Looking at a fuse box is never a good thing. 
• I'm thinking of doing something I've never done: Seeing the lights at Interlochen in Arlington. Worth it or a beating? 
• How did the Russians not scream like school girls in this video?
• Girl in bikini at Denver/New England game yesterday. Hey, now. 
• If you haven't already, you'll get an email of a photo of guy and an elk and something scary in the background.  It's fake. 
• There was a big fire in Runaway Bay over the weekend. (Doesn't it seem like there's a huge structure fire out there about once a year?) 
• And it was just a tiny blurb on the news, but a nice house in Keller was destroyed by fire over the weekend as well. Someone actually sent me a picture they took of it.  It's a little blurry, but that's one nice house being destroyed.  
• The boys on WBAP were discussing the Bob Seger concert at the AAC on Saturday. The man-whose-name-I-won't-mention said that he would have absolutely wanted to hear "Old Time Rock and Roll."  Is there more of a Power Down than the opening chords of that song?
• Did you hear the Texas Panhandle was supposed to a foot of snow tonight with blizzard conditions? I wouldn't mind that at all. 
• Deion Sanders asked Tony Romo a very odd question on Saturday night. It's already a Ticket drop. It was only outdone by a St. Louis lineman saying something you cannot say in an open mic.
• I guess it's about time for the Wise County Messenger's "top stories of the year." I'm guessing the Paradise murder will be #1. 

Spot The Serial Killer

Oh, My

Wow. Who would have known the Video Of The Year would make an appearance at the last minute? I love the guy who ends up in the passenger seat of the golf cart, steers it a little bit, and then bails out like nobody's business. I'm right there with ya, buddy! I'm no hero, either. Save yourself! And then there's the fat boy in a white shirt who gets tackled by the turf for no reason. Worst. Hero. Ever.   Finally, there's the guy who shows up at the end like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible XIV. After saving the day by shutting down the cart, he just stares forward in defeat. You know what he's thinking, "I'm so . . . . "

I smell Best Documentary. I could watch this more than the Zapruder film.

Edit: The black guy who is near death reminds me of Stanley from "The Office."

Edit: Woah. Who arranged those pylons like the Twin Towers at the end of the youtube clip? Coincidence?

Messenger Above The Fold

Tennis Shoes Taking You Into The Weekend

Three Posts In One

Since I'm torn as to whether they deserve their own:

• Dang it, Britney is getting married! (But what is she wearing above?)
• The fancy West 7th area in Fort Worth has two patrons robbed and a bar owner going after the crooks ala Charles Bronson and exchanges gunfire
• Worst high school pep rally prank ever (if you think kissing your parents is wrong)
• In cat humor . . . 

For You Political Types: Texas Will Have No Influence Over Republican Presidential Primary

Story.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• I've seen on TV a lot of folks who have had lower leg amputations being able to run with those high tech J-shaped foot replacements. But I have never seen one in real life despite the the ten half marathons I have run in. 
• I watched the first half of the Fox Republican Debate last night, and I actually felt the frustration experienced by the conservatives. That group will drive you insane.  (And I've never seen so many candidates simply ignore a question completely and begin with "What we really should be talking about is . . . . ")
• And for those that watched it, wasn't that the longest and most confusing question ever thrown at Rick Perry -- the one concerning something that happened when he was Agricultural Commissioner? 
• I heard that the infant abuse investigation in Boyd is going no where and that it would be surprising if charges were filed. 
• This morning I looked down at the Family Cat's water bowl and saw a Christmas ball floating in it. That feline has upped her game. It's gone to Taunting Level. 
• The Feds are after Sheriff Joe in Arizona for discrimination. I'm torn on this one. I'm certainly inclined to believe the charges are true, but I also thinks the Feds are picking on him for being a conservative outspoken redneck.
• That was a pretty genius comment that first appeared under the Boyd  car vs. train wreck blog post yesterday -- something like, "I didn't even know my momma got out of prison."  (At least it is if you get it.) 
• There's a chance this "I want to be Tony Montana" drug case against Sam Hurd implicates a bunch of NFL players as well. This could be really, really big. 
• I got a letter from DPS telling me my license is up for renewal but that I've got to renew it in person and bring my social security card.  And to think I almost got away with being an illegal alien after all of these years. 
• I would think a miscarriage would be so emotionally devastating that it could cause serious long term issues if not dealt with properly. But society doesn't even seem to give it the same level of sympathy as even a divorce.  
• An acquaintance of mine posted a "I hate the holidays" post on Facebook. I replied underneath it with some of my world renowned comedy gold. Then I got an email from a close friend of his saying, "Call me and I'll tell you what is going on between he and his wife. You'll freak."  Uh. Oh. 
• I think this is the aspiring Paradise, Texas model.
• Sports Idiot?: I love ESPN's 30 for 30 documentaries and had been seeing quick promos for the new one about Todd Marinovich. It wasn't until this morning that I learned that I had mistakenly thought the documentary was about Tony Mandarich.
• Current Events Idiot?: Seeing lots of remarks about the death of Christopher Hitchens this morning. I'm thinking, "Who?"
• The Update has been referring to former Cowboy Walt Garrison making an appearance around here and kept mentioning he was named one of "The Top 50 Dallas Cowboys Of All Time" in 2009.  I figured that was probably true, but I wondered what list they were talking about. The only one I could find was one from the Dallas Morning News. Garrison came in at #47.
• The Update also has a funeral listing for a 23 year old out of Mineral Wells. Turns out she was a shooting victim. What's the Wise County connection?

Calling All Restaurant Accountants

From the Update:

If my meal at Pizza Hut is, say, $8.00.  How much is the "per meal profit" of which 20% goes to the "Eagle Dolls."  And what do you think the average daily sales are for a Thursday?

Breaking: Car Just Got Hit By A Train In Boyd

That's all I know. (Thanks emailer, Shawn.)

Developing . . . .

War On Drugs Horsecollars Ex-Dallas Cowboy

Sam Hurd Being Pursued By Undercover Agent

The Feds have nabbed Sam Hurd: 

According to the complaint, Hurd told an undercover operative that he wanted up to 10 kilograms of cocaine and a half ton of marijuana per week "for distribution in the Chicago area."

 Hurd told the undercover that he was willing to pay $25,000 per kilo of cocaine and $450 per pound for the marijuana, the document states.

Well, if you gotta go. Go large.

Very Quiet Political Season In Wise County

Today is the deadline for filing.
DA - Greg Lowery. I haven't heard of an opponent.
CA - James Stainton. Ditto.
Constable in Decatur - Tom Bishop.  I think Dennis Hudson has filed for the position he once held.
County Court at Law #2 - Stephen Wren.  There was news that Marilyn Belew was going to file but I'm not sure that has happened. Edit: Ms. Belew has filed.

Edit: The deadline has been extended to Monday because of a bunch of liberal judges who, no doubt, are trying to make law from the bench instead of interpret law have been meddling with Congressional redistricting.

And Another

Story. We've got a strong charge at the end of the year.

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• Great lightning show this morning. (Hey, I spelled it correctly!)
• More about it later, but the guy on trial in Wise County for a sex crime received probation yesterday. Absolutely the right and measured verdict in a case with unique facts.  Common sense lives.
• I wonder how business is in the new CVS in Decatur?
• I like high school football, but the "controversy" over the Southlake onside kick against Dallas Skyline gives me Tired Head. It's over. Let's move on. But I did laugh about Dallas City Councilman Dwaine Caraway calling for an investigation because of the "children". (Ticket callback joke.)
• We are officially out of Iraq: Final U.S. Soldier death count is 4,487.  I'm proud to say I was against it from the start. (But on September 10, 2002 I wrote that I didn't think we would invade the country because the public support wasn't there.)
• What would happen to a Poolville man who was on parole after a 25 year sentence for his fifth DWI conviction and then got arrested for DWI again in Parker County and had an alcohol concentration of .32? Mr. Foreperson of the jury, have you reached a verdict?
• Bud Kennedy loves Boyd's Gogo Gumbo.
• Wasn't "High School Musical" a big Christmas player just a couple of years ago? What happened? Everyone graduate?
• What happened to the Boyd child death investigation from two days ago? I haven't heard a word. 
• That wreck in Arlington (post below) was insane yesterday. And it really can't be classified as a wreck. More like a maniac on the loose.
• One guy was killed in that incident while trying to be a Good Samaritan. The risk these days of coming in contact with a nutcase seems to be getting greater and greater, and I wouldn't blame anyone for keeping their distance and calling for help on a cell phone. 
• Sports intensive: Tim Tebow is on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and if you haven't followed his story in the NFL this year you are missing some bizarre entertainment. I first pointed him out to Mrs. LL when he was in college. I knew she was locked into his story when, during the UT/Alabama Championship game, Colt McCoy went down with an injury. She laughed out loud when she read an immediate post-injury tweet of, "Maybe McCoy's shoulder can be cured with Tim Tebow's tears." 
• Starting today, nine (!!!) Texas State Championship High School games will be played in Cowboys Stadium and all of them will be televised. 
• Of all the kinds of death I fear, an Elevator Death had not been on the list . . . 

This sounds crazy in Arlington

Edit: Star-Telegram is doing updates.

Birthers Target Closed Stadium

From last weekend. Story.

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