Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• Dez Bryant was supposed to be on Fox 4 last night but apparently didn't show. Sports anchor Mike Doocy said on camera that he should invest in a GPS next time. I think Dez is a big time knucklehead.
• Anyone else think Jim Furyk wearing a "Five Hour Energy" cap at the U.S. Open was a little cheesy? (But not as cheesy as someone yelling "get in the hole!" which was tiresome 10 years ago.)
• And I was really rooting for the 17 year old Beau Hossler. Then he broke out his University of Texas gear on Sunday and faded away. (Interesting note: When Tiger Woods won his first Master's, that kid was two years old.) 
• Mrs. LL and I went to a batting cage on Friday. I took one turn and mentioned I hadn't swung a bat in 20 years. "You're not going to hurt yourself, are you?" she said. I didn't but it was close on one swing.
• Wrong  way driver kills a woman on I-35 on Saturday morning. It destroyed two cars.
• Fox 4 had a story of how and off duty cop was a "hero" for breaking a window out of a vehicle where a baby had been locked inside. I was more interested in how the driver and others tried to get the baby out of the vehicle for 10 minutes before the window was broken.
• Man, the Republicans are fearful of angering the Hispanics. Romney won't denounce the President's new immigration policy.
• I ate at P.F. Changs yesterday and got slapped on the back followed by a "keep up the good work on the blog."
• Adam Sandler's new movie, That's My Boy, bombed over the weekend. His comedy days may be over. 
• Beginning to think the "starter" is going out in my car (which has been trouble free for two years.) But that means I'm driving the Gangsta Mobile as Mrs. LL takes care of it. I'm stylin'.
• Hal Jay actually had a funny line this morning when he learned that Dale Earnhart Jr. won the NASCAR race yesterday: "Everyone else wreck?"
• Mrs. LL and I have been landlords for a bout year. Good tenants = Basically hassle free. 
• Peaster ISD employees allegedly force 8 year old to bathe. Get sued. Who knew cleanliness was next to the courthouse? 
• The Messenger is having major trouble with its web site. Your "Above The Fold" will be delayed accordingly. 

And It Kind Of Looks Like Steve Carell From "Anchorman" In The Background

I Mentioned Watching The LA Riots Documentary And Look What Happens

He was only 25 at the time of the beating.

And, nope, we still can't all get along.

A Two Hour Special For A Death Defying Act!

But he will be wearing a harness! You've got to be kidding. Your drive home from work is more dangerous.

Edit on Saturday morning: This is all over the news this morning. Uh, did I say, he had a harness!!!!????

Random Pic After Googling "Lake Lewisville Party Cove" Taking You Into The Weekend

WFAA Reporter Publishes Picture of Victim In Wise County Case

Original.

Wheels. Are. Off.

Story.

Remember This From Earlier This Week?

Well, today comes this . . .

Can't trust anyone, can you?

The Most Amazing Thing . . .

. . . is that all incoming freshman in the audience didn't make a beeline for the exits, get in their cars, and head southbound on 35.

Rock The Vote: Immigration Just Got Interesting

Story. Edit: Rumors are that those eligible must be under 30 and brought to the country when under 16.

And, in a coincidence (?), this is Time magazine for next week:

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• Motorcycle death in Arlington.
• During the storm early this morning I woke up to find Mrs. LL looking at her phone. Me: "You looking at the radar?" Her: "Yes." Me: "Whats it show?" Her: "A big red blob over us."
• That new Dallas ISD Superintendant won't last long.
• The punishment phase of the stand-your-ground killer's trial in Houston has been delayed until June 25th. That's inexcusable. 
• The cover of Dave Campbell's Texas Football has been released. Note to magazine: The world does not revolve around TCU.
• Mitt Romney is beginning a five state bus tour. I wonder if that is the first time he's ever been on a bus.
• I don't know why there's such a hubbub about the opening of a Trader Joe's.
• More catering to demographics: Fox and Friends has Def Leppard this morning. The Today Show has Justin Bieber. (But the thought of Ann Curry and Bieber side by side is enough to ruin a weekend.)
• I couldn't complete a sudoku puzzle to save my life. 
• The Rangers are so out of pitchers that they'll start someone on Saturday who was born in 1988.
• It's amazing that you used to be able to bring coolers into old Texas Stadium. I bet that's what Jerry Jones thought, too, when he realized that was the policy
• It's still amazing that the same rule still applies for the Texas Motor Speedway and even more amazing they don't charge for parking.
• Coco on a bike.
• After I wear out tennis shoes, I convert them to lawn mowing shoes. That is, until last week when I actually bought a pair of "work shoes." 
• Random crazy soccer fans video: The banner was bizarre and then they add fireworks(?) to it.
• I wonder why Miley Cyrus thought it was a good idea to get a tattoo on her rib cage.
• The Messenger's web site is really screwed up this morning. I was getting a "404 Not Found" error. How are we going to learn about all the fundraisers this weekend?

Incredible

As the State is close to resting after another day of shocking testimony, Jerry Sandusky is photographed leaving the courthouse.

(Credit.)

I Didn't Follow This Tarrant County Case That Just Became A "Not Guilty"

But that's the official Tarrant County DA twitter feed.  If anything, Lisa Mullen should get an award for working "baby-mama-drama" into the closing argument.

Somebody Save This Puppy

He's so depressed, he wouldn't even chat.

"Ricky, Don't Lose That [Fame]. It's The Only One You've Got."

If you’re under the impression that kickball is just an elementary school pastime, this video may change your mind. See 0:40 for the lead up to the play.

During 8th-inning overtime (official kickball games are 7 innings, or up to 55 minutes), extreme kickball player Ricky Laforge lands an incredible victory for his team, the New York Shower Hammers, by diving into a somersault to home plate. He manages to dodge the ball thrown in from the field, and safely grab the plate to score.
I saw this thing a couple of days ago, and I'm so conflicted by the whole scene. Who knew there was adult kickball leagues? Who knew there was adult coed kickball leagues? Who knew there was an "extreme" coed kickball league where people actually cared about the results? I don't know if it is silly or fun.

But ol' Ricky might want to bring it down a notch. Thinking he must be the second coming of Bo Jackson, he is now selling t-shirts at rickyflies.com to commemorate his play. And I'm a little suspicious of his claim that a "portion of the proceeds will be donated to the US Military Endowment."  Define "portion" for me there, flyboy.

Side note: What's the rule in kickball? Obviously, little Ricky would be out if he was hit by the thrown ball while heading for home. But in the earlier portion of the video it looks like the runners on base would only be out if tagged out or forced out. Why not just bean the guy who almost got caught in the rundown between second and third.

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• It's bad enough that four people were arrested in the 82-year-old-man-tied-up case. But it ought to be embarrassing to them that it took four of them to pull it off.
• "DPS hopes to speed driver's license process with megacenters." I bet they screw it up. 
• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter makes my brain want to explode.
• The guy in Houston who videotaped him killing a party-goer from his noisy neighbor's house (I mentioned it last week) was convicted yesterday of murder. I'm kind of surprised.
• There was a "perfect game" last night in the Giants/Astros game. And former Ranger R.A. Dickey had a one-hitter.  When did pitching become so easy? 
• The Dallas Morning News has a big story  (which is really interesting) on a gal who allegedly faked having an SMU law degree  but I'm not sure how it's newsworthy because she hasn't tried to practice law with it. 
• I wonder why it took almost a year to indict the kid who was the driver of the vehicle that resulted in the death of four teenagers last year in Wise County. And it seems like there are more and more criminal charges being created for things that used to be called traffic accidents.
• Mark Davis has an interesting theory: If the Supreme Court declares Obamacare unconstitutional, it could actually help the President in the election.  Those that are inclined to vote against him because of the health care reform lose their incentive to do so.
• I'm almost done with my Khalid Sheikh Mohammed book. It's not the theme of it, but I've come to the conclusion that the CIA and the FBI waste a ton of money. It can't be cheap to fly all over the world and spend months in hotel rooms. 
• The Sandusky trial is so seedy that most of the media doesn't know how to report on it. And his lawyer at least needs to come up with some theme of defense. He seems clueless.

Dallas Had All Hail Break Loose

Lots or car windows busted out. Skylights at Northpark Mall punctured.

Still doesn't hold a candle* to the hail storm during Mayfest in Fort Worth in the 1990s.
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*I have no idea what the saying of "hold a candle" means without checking The Google. I'll do that tomorrow.

"Have you stopped beating your wife, yet?"

NBA Commissioner David Stern was on Jim Rome's talk show today when Rome asked him if the NBA Draft Lottery was fixed.  Stern said "no" and then followed it up with "Have you stopped beating your wife?"

Well, the Internets are freaking out because everyone is saying Stern accused Rome of literally beating his wife. Heck, I think Rome even took it that way. I think we have some generational gap thing going on.  I absolutely understood that Stern was saying "that's a loaded question just like if I were to ask  'have you stopped beating your wife'".  I've heard that example for over twenty years. Maybe more. But so many people are taking it literally. Silly kids.