Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

6.19.2012

Just Your Normal Miley Cyrus Fan

"Obsessed" and "Breakout" are Miley Cyrus songs.

Coincidence: I've got "Britney Spears" on my chest.

For the win.

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I'm The Unofficial Update Linker For The Southwest Proper

Today's.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

I've had crazy dreams lately (although that's not unusual.) Last night one started with me and Mrs. LL talking to some park ranger as to whether we had time to take a particular hiking route. "Yeah. It'll be steep and dangerous, but I think you can make it." And so it began.
Try to explain to a Third Grade Girl why the Rangers pitchers are batting in San Diego. And that will automatically lead to a request to stay up just a little later to see Matt Harrison bat. Request granted, by the way.
My car got diagnosed as having a battery on the verge of going out. Not sure I believe that, but I trust the "diagnoser." Every battery I've ever replaced was completely dead, so when you take a wrench to the positive connection of one that still has some life in it, are sparks normal? Or should I grab a hazmat uniform?
And have batteries gone up in price dramatically over the last couple of years?
Creepy: Facebook acquires a facial recognition company from Israel for $60 million.
The story about the guy in Plano who had a bomb go off in his face while apparently trying to blow up a residential gas line is one strange story. I'd be surprised if the FBI didn't jump in on that one. Edit: I meant I would have been surprised if the FBI didn't jump in. Poorly worded. Saw they were out there shortly after it happened.
Bob Costas interview with Jerry Sandusky was historic but it is absolutely amazing that NBC sat on footage which was even more shocking. What were they thinking?
I carry my driver's license and one credit card in an iPhone case and nothing else. (I was going to link to the case made by Case-Mate but I'm not sure they make it any longer.)
Walmart and Aisle-Blocking-With-Cart-By-Oblivious-Customer go hand in hand, don't they?
I don't know if it is a big deal, but teenager Cassie Smith out of Bridgeport is currently second in the West Texas Junior Open.
The Messenger's website is still having problems. Even the home page was gone this morning. (I dont' even remember if the Mineral's Club or Wise County Singles Club are meeting this week.)
The pic below is from yesterday . . . . ?

Rangers Play By Play Man Talks Gibberish. Kind Of Scary.

The bottom of the eighth inning of [last night's] Rangers-Padres game from San Diego turned weird . . . on Fox Sports Southwest as longtime broadcaster Dave Barnett appeared to completely lose his mind, claiming a runner was at "fifth" base and then trailing off into a story about a "botched robbery."

Fox Sports even cut his mic after they realized something was going horribly wrong.

Link. (Edit: A little more about it here.)

6.18.2012

Another Example Of Crazy Prosecutors

And of truly big government. Congress butts in to something it had no business getting involved in and then a bunch of federal prosecutors decide to charge Clemens with lying to a group of habitual liars. During jury selection the overall reaction from the potential jurors was, "We are here over this?"

TCU Slapping Down High School Graduating Seniors Who Turned Into Slackers

College-bound seniors beware: If you slept through your classes this semester and have the failing grades to prove it, your university may soon threaten to rescind your admission this fall.

For students admitted to Texas Christian University, a notice informally known as the “fear of God letter” will read something like this:

Dear Joe:

We recently received your final high school transcript. While your overall academic background continues to demonstrate the potential for success, we are concerned with your performance during the senior year, particularly in calculus. University studies are rigorous and we need to know that you are prepared to meet T.C.U.’s academic challenges. With this in mind, I ask that you submit to me, as soon as possible but no later than July 31, 2012, a written statement detailing the reasons surrounding your senior year performance.

Joe, please understand that your admission to T.C.U. is in jeopardy. If I do not hear from you by the above date, I will assume you are no longer interested in T.C.U. and will begin the process of rescinding your admission.

Please realize that your personal and academic successes are very important to us. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Raymond A. Brown
Dean

(Rest of NY Times article.)

What in the heck is up with TCU? First they start kicking out students for marijuana use, and then they start subjecting incoming students to a very flamboyant "Call Me Maybe" presentation. Now they are slapping graduating high schoolers up the side of the head because they blew off their last semester of high school. What's next? Water boarding?

You just thought government was turning into Big Brother. Ol' private TCU is laying down the law. Daddy's watching. And Daddy is TCU. Now whip out that laptop and write on that virtual blackboard why you were such a screw up last Spring. Just like Bart Simpson at the beginning over every episode. Only different.

Man, ever since they got in the Big 12, the Administration is flexing more muscles than my six pack.

Just An Average Girl Putting On Make Up

Messenger's Update

For those that didn't see it, they've moved it to an ad free location here.

Get Me This Duck!

(First seen on bagofnothing.com)

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.