Great Moments In Television Fainting

This one was posted a couple of days ago. I wonder if she lived?




But nothing beats this old classic clip from the old Glenn Beck show.  That guy warns Beck a couple of times that he is going to faint and then finishes it off with a "Gone" (at the :23 second mark) before he hits the deck.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Polls indicated yesterday that the presidential race was tightening up and all the Right Wingers who last week were saying the polls were wrong suddenly were embracing them.
• The former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader, who comes in second place behind Debra Lafave as the greatest "And Another", pled guilty yesterday but will avoid prison.
• A skydiver is attempting to break the sound barrier this morning. I fear for his life.
• Gruesome: The aftermath of a car wreck in Dallas, which included flames, was caught on tape. The video was played on Fox 4 last night with the story being the slow response time of the fire department (9 minutes.) First, nine minutes seems pretty quick. Secondly, they were given the wrong address.
• How in the world did Texas Tech start out as only a four point underdog to West Virginia?
• If you turned on sports radio yesterday, it was all Josh Hamilton talk all the time.
• Mrs. LL recorded Access Hollywood yesterday because Courtney Stodden was on it promoting something called Couples Therapy. But I haven't watched it yet. 
• I don't know who CM Punk is and I couldn't find RAW on my television if I had to, but Mr. Punk slugged a fan on that show right now. 
• Now there's a pet turtle in the house.  
• The killer of that Arlington pastor sounds like one bad, bad guy. (And I realized yesterday he was part of a sad Dallas Observer cover story about another man who died in the Tarrant County Jail.)

I Had Never Heard Of This

Story from Star-Telegram.

I'm Posting This Before I Watch It

Because everyone tells me it's great. We'll see.

Look What They Did In Romney, Texas

In case you were curious where Romney is on a map:

Love This Picture

Wedding Bliss

Philly.com – A man died of heart attack after an all-out brawl broke out at a Society Hill wedding early this morning, and part of the melee was caught on video. Police had little information on the wedding fight, which occurred at the Society Hill Sheraton on Second and Walnut streets, but a video posted by a hotel guest to YouTube this morning shows a chaotic scene with guests fighting police and a woman letting out blood-curdling screams. At least seven police officers can be seen on the video, one of whom repeatedly uses his baton to strike a wedding guest. The person who took the video, who says that it’s his birthday and he wishes the wedding guests would just go to bed, at one point asks “Did they just deck the bride?” Police said a 57-year-old guest, reported to be the uncle of the bride, was found unconscious outside of the wedding at 2:06 a.m. He was taken to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead of a heart attack at 2:51 a.m.

I tried to break this video down like the Zapruder film to try and find when the bride got decked. There's just too much going on to keep track of her.

And the uncle died?

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• I wonder if any Wise County pastor took part in "pulpit freedom" Sunday by endorsing a particular candidate. I would think the answer would be "no". 
• The small plane crash that killed members of that Southlake family was simply awful. I fear the small plane.
• All heck broke out this weekend in MLB when the "infield fly rule" was called when a ball was hit to the outfield. Apparently most people didn't know, including me, that the rule can be invoked when a ball can be "caught by an infielder with ordinary effort". It doesn't say that the infielder has to be in the infield, however. 
• There was a Denton DWI "Hey, now" on Saturday followed by another one.
• TCU learned they weren't in the Mountain West this weekend. Even lowly Iowa State can put up a fight. 
• Someone posted a picture of Mount Rushmore this weekend. I don't know what it is about the photo, but it stopped me down as I thought about how amazing that monument is. 
• Mrs. LL participated in some "mud run" this weekend.    And I think she wore at tu-tu while she did it. 
• Ticket Fans: If you haven't seen a cross dressing Junior Miller interrupt Channel 8's morning show, you can do so here. (He walks across the screen in the beginning and reappears at 1:06). Edit: Link fixed.
• The doberman is gone. And the Family Cat acts like she has been released from prison. 
• Saw a kid in high school bobble the snap as the holder on a game tying extra point in the final seconds this weekend. I must be getting old, because all I could think about was how awful I felt for him. 
• That three part series in the Star-Telegram on the alleged murder of a Fort Worth attorney is pretty good. But the site is weird: I read part one yesterday without any trouble but this morning it is behind a paywall.

Predictions Revisited

Well, I feel your pain but I predicted the Rangers wouldn't win a post season playoff series. If they had won this game, I was prepare to argue that it wasn't a "series". Alas, I didn't even have to worry about that.

And what about this quote from Josh Hamilton about being booed :  “If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you in your hometown, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet.''  For those who understand the reference, I hope you are shaking your head as much as I am.

Actual Post-Game Locker Room Photo

What was my other prediction? Oh, yeah, President Obama wins re-election.

If only I lived in Vegas.

Messenger Above The Fold

USC Song Girls Taking You Into The Weekend

And Ohio State's third string quarterback had some words of wisdom today:

Into Thin Air: The Mysterious Case Of Jeanne Rysiewicz

In Fort Worth for older sister's wedding reception last month. Then off to the airport with her family to return to Indiana. She's in line to board the plane and then . . . gone.

Those Trophy Club Hooligans

But I'm not sure where the "Filing A False Report" comes from. Those boys were just doing a bit. They didn't call the cops, did they? It's not even clear that they were interviewed.

Probably more to the story.

More.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• Breaking: U.S. unemployment rate falls to 7.8%. Boom!
• The Republicans have had so little to cheer for during the presidential campaign, they were absolutely giddy yesterday about a debate that didn't even have one single memorable moment.
• Based upon the pitching matchup tonight, the Rangers should absolutely win over the Orioles. But the fact that they should win is what makes everyone nervous.
• What would be the ultimate blow is a loss caused by Chris Davis -- a good guy who could never cut it with the Rangers but who has 33 home runs for the Orioles this year. 
• Father and son at a bar in Dallas. Woman there to. Woman's ex shows up. Son now dead. Dad wounded. I just had to look up the bar on Google Streetview.
• That 911 tape in the kid-shoots-family in Aledo case may be the creepiest thing ever. 
• Saw a woman up at the courthouse who was getting probation in a misdemeanor case --- and she was crying hysterically.  Lady, grow up. 
• If you know who Beano Cook is, keep that name in mind. Based upon his disappearance from a podcast I listen to, I fear he is in very bad health.
• Yay temperature change!
• No question that the American Airlines pilots are jacking with those seats.  That is so unnerving. 
• Bridgeport has a Homecoming Queen that has a Korean origins. Pretty girl. 
• That Doberman is still with us. We just glare at each other a lot now. I think tomorrow is his last day. 
• TCU suspended there quarterback indefinitely after his DWI arrest. That has to be for the whole season, doesn't it? 

Aledo Killer (Allegedly)

This story broke this morning but I keep waiting for something to be released that at least makes one iota of sense. That hasn't happened. This 17 year old kid allegedly killed his mother and teenage sister last night in Aledo.  The mom was a former Aledo teacher and assistant principal. After the kid shot them to death, he calmly called 911 to report it.

911: Is there any reason that you were so angry with your mother and your sister?

Caller: Uh, I don’t know. I wasn’t… it’s weird. I wasn’t really angry with them, it just kind of happened. I’ve been kind of, uh, planning on, uh, killing for a while now.

911: The two of them or just anybody?

Caller: Pretty much anybody.

Edit: Not that it matters (I have to say that), but they lived in a huge house based upon the report tonight on Fox 4.

Look At This Guy Celebrate The A's Win

America: Baseball, Hot Dogs, and Apple Pie.

Thank goodness the Rangers have a guy from Japan pitching tomorrow night to make the world right again.

Random Wise County Billboard Pricing

Coach Gary Patterson Has A Huge Problem