Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Wrong way driver on the Dallas tollway last night. It ended  in a head on collision with both driver's being arrested.
• That 3-0 Cowboys game last night was brutal, but I couldn't believe ESPN's Mike Tirico threw it to halftime with, "That was 90 minutes of your life you'll never get back."  He's right, I just can't believe he said it. 
• Nakedness!: Last week it was Randy Travis and now some MMA fighter named Mayhem Miller was arrested after being found naked in a church. Now some 25 year old guy in Grapevine decided to go strolling around in the buff on Sunday.
• One of the Kids in the House is playing select softball this fall. I saw the schedule this morning.  Man, that looks like a beating -- I kept seeing "at least four games guaranteed" on weekends.
• Buy a tent?
• I know the new Batman movie has a character named "Bane" or "Bain" in it, and I swear I dreamed/dreamt last night that I was in that movie with Mitt Romney and a plot that kept referencing Bain Capital. So odd.
• I tried to kick an extra point barefooted last weekend while Mrs. LL was the holder. I'm lucky I didn't break my toe.
• I heard on the radio this morning that Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as VP has "electrified the party." Might want to tap the brakes on that.
• If you didn't hate Ryan Lochte already, look at the shirt he's selling.
• C.J. Wilson is 0-5 with a 5.36 ERA and seven home runs allowed over his last eight starts.
• There were a lot of Aggie parents freaking out yesterday. 

Wowsa

Story.

Near Aggieland

Miley Cyrus Chopped Her Hair Off

Countdown to crazy in 3 . . . 2 . . .

Shock

LONDON — Shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus became the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the London Olympics after her gold was withdrawn Monday for doping. The IOC says Belarus shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk, competing in last Monday’s final, tested positive for the steroid metenolone.

Afternoon pick me up?

More Proof I'm A Sports Genius

Last week I predicted Chad Johnson would be cut from the Miami Dolphins which prompted one commenter to tell me I had no idea what I was talking about.

Oh ye of little faith.

Scoreboard.

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• The closing ceremony of the Olympics was either a move towards pop culture or Idiocracy.
• Richard Bland made an appearance singing a Beatles song? I'm surprised Ricky Gervais didn't make an appearance -- which I would have supported.
• Me to Mrs. LL: "Who is Jessie J?"
• Me to Mrs. LL: "That Jessie J needs to put some clothes on."
• Me to Mrs. LL: "Who is Tinie Tempah?"
• Picture of a dock at Eagle Mountain lake that floated away yesterday afternoon due to the winds.
• Rio De Janeiro has both the World Cup and the Olympics in the next four years?
• I had an In-N-Out burger over the weekend. Verdict: I'd take a Sonic burger over it but not bad.
• I watched a documentary on Bobby Fischer on Sunday. The older I get, the more sympathetic I am. That guy was a genius who simply had no control over his mind.
• Oddity: Mrs. LL and I both heard the recorded voice of people from out pasts this weekend that we had never heard before. And both of us were stunned. 
• Odd  instructive third sentence in today's Update:   "The Chico ISD website is www.chico.k12.tx.us. Users who are still trying to go the “chicodragons.org” are no longer being redirected to the new website. The new website has to be typed in and saved."
• I visited a client in the Wise County Jail on Friday. We fist bumped through the glass as I left. If you ever want moments that stop you down . . . . 

I Think We Just Felt Some Wind

That is all.

Weekend Inspiration

I was prepared to make fun of this but, to my surprise, I was ready to bust out "Pass It On" by the time it was over. That transformation into a jet was A+ video graphics.

Unfortunately, Dr. Shine is on a highway to the danger zone.

Messenger Above The Fold

Robbing Peter

OK, my headline technically made no sense but that's all I could think of at 7:41 on a Saturday morning.

Safe choice. No big news. He's a Tea Party favorite. But I suspect his supporters were already going to vote and vote for Romney.

Not a Game Changer.

P.S. Who announces a VP pick at 7:30 on a Saturday?

Edit: I love the Internet.

Edit:

Romney: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States..." #whoops
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 11, 2012

Italian Politician Taking You Into The Weekend

Nicole Minetti.

I don't care if she had the political beliefs of Sarah Palin, I'd vote for her.

"McKayla Maroney Is Not Impressed"

More.

(Thanks, Wayne.)

Motorcycle Death Lawsuit

I don't do personal injury law, but this one seems like a stretch. (Dallas Observer story.)

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• "Fox News poll: Obama's lead grows as Romney's support slips." But I agree with the comment from yesterday that the national polls are irrelevant since it is all going to boil down to the electoral college. A relatively few states (and few people) will decide the election. 
• The girl who walked into the propeller last Christmas was on the Today Show yesterday.
• Other Hurricane Harbor observation: Kids are wearing sunglasses as big as the regular glasses of Buddy Holly.
• RG3 went 4 of 6 for 70 yards and a touchdown last night. (Video). Craig Miller on The Ticket this morning said his delivery was "weird", "high school like", and "reminds me of Vince Young his first two years."  That's the craziest thing he's ever said. 
• It's not the point of the Star-Telegram story, but there's a $10 million estate off of Blue Mound Road pretty close to 287?
• The story on the local news last night was a cop body slamming a teenage girl after an "end of summer" party got out of hand. He took her down pretty hard, but we kind of need to know what prompted it before passing judgment. 
• I think there was a Pet Glamour Shot session that broke out in the house last night. (And I get a little nervous with a Fourth Grader walking by me with a Nikon camera with the words "Remember is is not a toy!" echoing in the background.)
• Hope Solo is no fraud.
• There's a difference between the SuperPAC Romney-killed-my-wife ad and the Dewhurst Chinese ad.  The Chinese ad was paid for by the Dewhurst campaign. (There was a late Cruz-killed-my-son ad but that was from a SuperPAC.)
• But, man, the right wing is going crazy over the anti-Romney ad. 
• I don't understand Usain Bolt letting up on the 200 yesterday even though he won the gold. It's the finals. It's the Olympics. It might be the last time he's ever on that big of a stage. Why not go all out?
• Dwight Howard to the Lakers? Mav fans need to prepare themselves for a decade of mediocrity. 
• West Nile Virus over sold?
• Neighbor woke us up around midnight to alert us that our garage door was open. I probably was a little overcautious having Mrs. LL stand behind me with a baseball bat as I cracked the door open. 

OK, Who Wasn't Guarding Our Borders?

The Messenger is reporting there has been a confirmed case of the West Nile Virus in Wise County. No information as to whether that person is West of the Big Sandy.

Edit:

Can't Trust Those Girls

 "Whack"

Kind of looks like the singer Pink

Fear The Pole Vault

I gotta admit, I fear this happening every time I watch the pole vault competition -- and I fully expect one of these days for the jagged edge of the bottom broken portion to flat out impale the guy. Gruesome thought? You bet. But I think its my duty to warn those folks over in London because once I have a dark thought, it tends to come true.  It's the only honorable thing to do.

P.S.   In Junior High in Bridgeport back in the day, the school was so bad off that we used a metal pole for the pole vault. I bet that thing was three inches in diameter, weighed a ton, and it wouldn't bend an inch. I remember us taking it to a meet in Joshua one time and some other kids saying, "Look at that thing. I'm glad our school isn't that poor."  I should have slapped that kid down right there and told him to keep a lookout for the term "Robin Hood Plan" in the future. Need to keep those one percenters in check at an early age.

Edit: We also had a cane pole. A real cane pole which was wrapped in tape from top to bottom. I have a vague memory of one legitimate pole but I think there were some strange limits on who could use it. Maybe only 8th graders?