Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

10.02.2012

Personal Responsibility vs. Cops' Duty To Protect and Serve

We've got a collision of values.

(It looks like a wrecker driver ratted out the cop who allegedly made the decision to not arrest the girl. But the story says the wrecker driver wanted his voice disguised because he "works closely" with the police. Hey, hoss, if your story is true then the chances of your identify being discovered are about 100%. )

Story.

"The Thrilla In Philidelpha"*

I saw this thing floating around but didn't watch it until I saw that it was about a half a minute long. (That passes my ADD threshold.)

I'm not sure what's going on her but those cops in the blue shirt sure seem to be distancing from the guy in the white shirt who is pre-disposed to throw haymakers.

Story.

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*Horrible headline, I know.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

Why in the world do people pay that much money to go to Cowboys Stadium to watch that?
I'm surprised Dez Bryant can remember which route to take home.
Is ABC color commentary guy Jon Gruden on crack? He kept bouncing off the walls last night and at one point went to bizarre references to the Outlaw Josey Wales. (Which is kind of odd because I mentioned that movie out of the blue about three weeks ago.)
The defendant on trial for the murder of the Arlington pastor going on right now is wearing shackles. They better make sure the jury doesn't see them or that's a good way to have to do it all over again.
I watched the 20/20 episode on Friday about the Mansfield school teacher. I was struck by the prosecutor who seemed to think this was the crime of the century.
Dallas night club "Hey, nows"
Well, your Texas Rangers have to win one of the next two games against Oakland to avoid the one game wildcard playoff. That would be an epic meltdown.
Unless something weird happens, I've got oral arguments at the Fort Worth Court of Appeals this afternoon. Hate doing that.
The Right Wing is in the weird "Don't believe the polls!" mode right now. It's like they are trying to convince themselves.
Weird things are happening at American Airlines, but if one of its planes were to go down right now, we'd never see the AA logo again.
I think the housing bust is over.
Does anyone believe Ranger pitcher Derek Holland that his twitter account was hacked moments after he was pulled from the game Sunday night? A gay slur was posted. That guy is 100% knucklehead.
What did happened to the 29 year old from Boyd listed in the Update?
Last spring I quoted this sentence: "When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever, leaving something in its place I have traded for it." I just loved the concept of how we make a choice to trade a day of our lives for something else. It came from this story about the relationship between former Alabama coach Bear Bryant and his driver. A driver who died yesterday.

10.01.2012

Fire at Fuzzy's!

Plot To Kill Federal Judge John McBryde?

Well, even though he was unsuccessful, that's one way to get that judge off your pending criminal case. He'll have to recuse himself. Well, he should recuse himself.

Story.

Edit: In other news, this doesn't make me feel very good about the justice system.

Bold Move

I've long said the Oscars isn't that great of a show, but this is pretty bold for them.

Story.

Skateboarder vs. Deer

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

I got to find out how fast the Doberman could run this weekend. Oh, my.
And that dog is obsessed with the Family Cat.
In case you missed it on Saturday, Baylor scored 63 points and lost. And, yes, that's football. (And that West Virginia quarterback is fantastic.)
Sounds odd: A four year old was allegedly shot while riding in a car on a Fort Worth freeway.
I think if the Ryder Cup was promoted differently, it could be one of the biggest sporting events of the year.
I think I laid down for a nap late yesterday afternoon and didn't wake up until this morning.
Radney Foster played a small concert in Dallas on Friday night. I think I would have seriously considered going to that.
Why in the world does a television network show a car chase? A local affiliate, I can see. But a network? And I bet Fox News may stop doing so.
The Supreme Court gets back to work today after their annual ridiculously long vacation.
A ball boy at an NFL game really bit it yesterday. And on a sad note, the Colts head coach has left the team after being diagnosed with cancer.
Forgot to mention that someone put a UT sticker on my car a few weeks back. A full scale investigation is underway.
I watched Money Ball this weekend. Meh.
I tried to watch Dances With Wolves for the first time, too. Didn't make it through it. I don't think Kevin Costner can act.

9.29.2012

I Don't Always Call Bad Plays . . .

. . . but when I do, I remind people of that National Championship.

(I hate that dark streak screwing up the photo, but that was some gold on the screen.)

Messenger Above The Fold

9.28.2012

Oregon Cheerleaders Taking You Into The Weekend

This Afternoon. Oh, my.

"Get off it!"

If you air those car chases long enough, you knew this was going to happen. Link. (Graphic warning.)

The Most Ironic Picture You'll See All Day

Source.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

I made fun of Eddie Money playing at the Runaway Bay Country Club a few years back, but he is funny in that new Geico commercial. Just the look on his face when he does the last "wooo ooooo oooo".
One of my lawyer buddies got held in contempt for being late to federal court and was fined $50. He showed me the printed receipt after paying by debit card and it said "Fine/Contempt" at the top.
The Rangers have been in critical games over the last two weeks and they've been money every time. But I stick with my prediction of not winning a playoff series.
The Tarrant County teacher convicted a couple of months ago of Improper Relationship with several students (who were not minors) will be the subject of 20/20 tonight on ABC. My DVR is fired up.
The Springtown teacher arrested for meth possession yesterday demonstrates the idiocy of our drug laws. Cops claim she has used the stuff for ten years while the school says she has taught there at "least 10 years and has received awards from the PTA and fellow teachers." She was turned in by a snitch trying to save her own skin. Had that not occurred, she would continue to be a successful teacher and none of us would have a problem with her.
The Israel Prime Minister might be a bit of a Drama Queen -- he bangs the war drums far more loudly than the Israeli people care to. But the Obama haters will never accept that.
We are "dog sitting" the big Doberman again. Not sure what I think about this.
And Mrs. LL told me that she'll be a chaperon at a school function tomorrow. "It lasts from 6:00 a.m. to midnight," she fired off in an email. Uh. Come again? I guess the big dog and I can tear up the town.
Jim Knox interviewed a Ranger fan after the game yesterday and immediately got pelted with an F Bomb from a gal who also wished her mom a happy birthday.
Got a report of some road rage with guns south of Decatur on 287 yesterday evening.
There needs to be much more detail to this, but one Fort Worth police officer is under investigation for behaving very badly.
The Tarrant County DA's office is having a bake sale today but appears to be engaging in socialistic pricing.
Mrs. LL is going to be in a crowd scene of an upcoming Dallas episode. Filming today.
There are a lot of sports talk people who are really bent out of shape about the announcement of a Victoria's Secret store opening at Cowboys Stadium. That doesn't bother me a bit.
It may be true, but the story in the Update about the man shot after allegedly surprising burglars sounds a little suspicious.