Aggie Billboard Goes Up In Florida

Source.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Former WFAA anchor Debbie Denmon has now been hired as "Director of Communications" for Dallas County District Attorney's Office. I guess they have learned from the Tarrant County DA's office. 
• Clint Eastwood was only supposed to speak for three minutes at the Republican National Convention. 
• At 7:57 a.m. on Sunday, I was watching the first pitch of a softball game. While we were driving to the game, the sun broke the horizon prompting Mrs. LL to say, "What is that thing?" Funny. 
• Somehow I've become the official scorer at any softball game -- everyone comes by to ask or verify what the score is. An opposing coach even came up to me on the other side of the fence and said, "Substitution. 26 for 2." 
• D Magazine is doing its annual "Most Beautiful Woman In Dallas" contest.  Mrs. LL suggested that I do one for Wise County but stressed that I would have to publicize that she would be in charge of it so people would actually take part. I'm not sure what that meant. 
• I really don't watch ESPN's Sport Center that often but when I do I always wonder why they give so much "analysis" instead of simply showing highlights. Man, they talk a lot.
• H.E.B. grocery stores has bought 24 acres in northern Tarrant County. Those stores make me think of Waco. 
• I took the tollway from north of DFW Airport to Frisco this weekend. I now proclaim that to be the greatest freeway in North Texas. 
• I hung some hooks on the garage wall this weekend but made a horrible measuring mistake. Mrs. LL told me it "looked good." After reading this, she's now headed to the garage for a giggle. 
• College football quick hits: (1) SMU's quarterback Garrett Gilbert is awful, and I find it odd that he has graduated from UT, (2) Alabama's freshman running back TJ Sheldon is going to be a star, (3) the catch of the year was by an Ohio State receiver, (4) back in February I railed against Oklahoma State playing Savannah State -- they won 84-0 on Saturday, (5) Savannah State plays Florida State this weekend, and (6) One UT player killed another UT player allowing Montana State to score on what would otherwise be a short pass play (and I can't find the video.) 
• I think Anthony Bourdain is cool. 
• Mrs. LL this weekend: "When I saw the place, I knew it wasn't a good sign." Me: "I don't know, I thought the font on it outside was kind of neat." Her: [Just looking at me.] Me: "That's a little typography humor for you." Her: "It's come to that, has it?"

Someone Explain This Story To Me

This led Fox 4's 5:30 newscast. Mrs. LL said, "Wait, what happened?"  I hit replay. We watched it twice. We still have no idea what went on.

Who is "him" and who is "witness"?

Green Mile Actor Had Died

When I first saw the headlines, I thought Courtney Stodden had gone crazy. But, no, it is not her husband.

Clemson Player Baptized After Practice

Story.

And speaking of how all have fallen, Mississippi State had a little trouble with their entrance through the fog on Saturday:

From The Email Bag

"House burned to the ground off 51. It was a really large and nice looking house. You could see the flames shooting in the air from the club house at Fossil Pointe Shooting Grounds."

Edit: You've got to see the photo. (Facebook.)

Edit: And another. Apparently it was not occupied?

Messenger's Very Unstable High School Box Scores

Source. Edit: Now corrected.

Someone Needs To Marry This Girl Immediately

Boise State cheerleader gets crushed. Can't stop laughing.

Bridgeport's Colin Jones Will Get To Hang Out With Cam Newton

Cue "Lights" by Journey.

Story. (Which includes salary info.)

College Football Taking You Into The Weekend

Afternoon Pick Me Up

Britney, I'll never turn on you.

In Case You Don't Know What All The Clint Eastwood Talk Is About

Cutest Thing You'll See All Day

Baby gorilla reacts to cold stethoscope.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• The Clint Eastwood "speech" last night at the RNC was one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen. Who came up with that bright idea? There is no way that could be classified as "good" or even "OK". 
• And I have to note that I brought up Eastwood's name here out of the clear blue about ten days ago, and today he's the most talked about man in America. I'm magic.  
• Mrs. LL said last night that the only way the Eastwood performance could become more insane would be if he introduced a hologram Ronald Reagan. 
• Mitt was Mitt last night. Good not great. 
• Metroplex police killed another citizen last night, and this one sounds like it has some iffy justification.
• Last night in college football had a guy return a fumble the wrong way for 58 years yards.
• A middle aged man playing on an escalator at a Houston Texan's game last night had a worse night because he fell to his death. 
• Mrs. LL repaired our scratched floors (damaged due to the doberman) yesterday.  It looked like she had tried to create an atomic bomb based upon on the different products and waxes she experimented with before finding the right combo. 
• Former Bridgeport resident Michelle Simpson (Tuegel) has taken part in some incredibly high profile criminal cases in Waco. She's involved in one now. 
• I, on the other hand, made a rare appearance in Justice of the Peace court yesterday. Kind of fun.
• Out of habit, I stood every time I spoke. The judge told me to stop doing that.
• The Longhorn Network is now on ATT U-Verse. I was beginning to wonder if it simply was going to die a slow death. 
• The trooper in the stalking case in Tarrant County received probation. I don't have any problem with that. He might be a nut, but he didn't deserve to go to prison. 
• Courtney Stodden turned 18 and promptly lost her mind.
• Turned on the TV last weekend and got sucked into O Brother, Where Art Thou? What a fantastic movie. (Someone quoted from the movie this week in the comments. I bet they ran across it last weekend, too.)
• The Decatur Eagles play Trinity Christian tonight. If you didn't know they were a private religious school, I wonder if you could tell simply by the way the team conducts itself.

Prime Time

Umkay.

Get Me This Dog!

What happens at the 10 second mark would be repeated all day long.

(In other news, firefighters rescued a cat in Boyd this morning.)

Flashback From Last Week's Law Lesson

More.

Remember last week's video of the wise guy kid trying to bait the cop into arresting him for doing something not illegal -- carrying an AK-47? Well, Dallas cops might need a lesson (if the story is correct.)

But they are probably in the clear here . They certainly could have arrested him for Disorderly Conduct for waving the gun around in downtown Dallas. That's more than just carrying it. And the search after that arrest is legal so the dope charge will also stick.  But there is no separate crime of  "Displaying a Firearm". There is one for "Unlawfully Carrying A Firearm" but that doesn't apply here. That guy could have strolled down downtown with that weapon if he'd just done so calmly.

The Thought Of Almost Being An Official Liberally Lean Gal Must Have Got To Her!

Story.

Edit: TMZ has made a retraction! Hang on, baby! I'm coming to represent you!