Northpark Mall Is Getting Dangerous

But, wow, find the sentence in this story that jumps out at you.

Something Is Going On At Terminal E At DFW

No one is really sure yet.

Edit:

(I bet that Cynthia Vega is the same one who used to work at WFAA.)

And Another: Virginia

2012. Just killin' it.

But to call the "victim" a "victim" in this case might be stretching it according to Gawker.

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• Wow: Newsweek will go all digital at the end of the year. The print version of the magazine will be dead.
• Liberally Lean will do the same. 
• The same bar (I think) where Josh Hamilton allegedly got drunk and had a tryst was also the location of a murder/robbery last night. Victim is 20. Suspect fled.
• A trooper shot a DWI suspect in Dallas last night as he drove away. (But there was an altercation before he took off.)
• This article is long (and very Dallas Observer like) but if you think you might be interested in a reporter spending a few days with the very wheels off Democrat nominee for DA in Houston, you'll really like it. And, due to straight ticket voting, there's a chance he might win in November. 
• I'm having a full physical this morning. If I told you the last time that happened you'd personally escort me there to make sure it happens. 
• I think I might actually have a personal escort. 
• The "local" Tea Party in Wise County has disbanded?
• From Facebook this morning: "Since when did Attorney Consultations become $75 or more.. Is it a Decatur thing or what! Geeze I remember when it was free. WTH."  Probably depends if it is just a one-time meeting for advice or if it is an initial meeting to determine if it will lead to long term representation. 
• Those anti-Wendy Davis ads are just weird. 
• I dreamed I was bullied in McDonalds by three guys. That is also weird. 
• Someone wrote about hearing gunshots in Bridgeport last night around 9:00 p.m. 
• A small reference about Bridgeport, Texas in a New Mexico paper.
• Kind of a slow news day. If you don't believe me, take a look at today's Update.

Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss

Whether a Republican or Democrat is in charge, it's the same old, same old. The details aren't out yet but let me guess: The feds find some dumb guy on the Internet who likes to type "Death to the USA" and then they suck him in, set him up with what looks like a complicated bomb that he never in a million years would be able to create himself, and then arrest him when he tries to detonate the fake bomb.

It's the same routine used in Dallas a few years back.

I first heard of this "catch the dumb guy as part of the War on Terror" trick on This American Life.  I listened to that episode about it three or four times and I was always struck with how over-the-top zealous the U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case sounded. It was only when I went back and listened to it the last time that I caught his name: Christopher Christie. Yep, that Chris Christie.

And Another: Sealy, Texas

Story.

2012 has a pretty good resume for the "And Another" annual competition so this one qualifies as just running out the clock.  2012 didn't need a big comeback, just has to hold the lead.

(But she gets bonus points for being from Sealy -- home of the great Eric Dickerson.)

Hey, look at this guy mugging for the camera. We've got an educator in the hoosegow and this kid just wants to get into the fray. Run on home to momma, Caleb.  Nothing to see here.

 

Wednesday Afternoon Pick Me Up: Right Winger Edition

Hey, Our Texas Attorney General Is Grandstanding Again

Greg Abbot will probably ride into town on a horse.  He's a David Dewhurst starter kit.

And for people to say that those signs are exclusively controlled by the cheerleaders is malarkey  You think they can put anything on there without consequences? Curse words? Racist remarks? A nude picture? No way. There has to be a school censor (and that means "the government") who has the authority to control the content of those signs. And if there is a school censor, he or she  is approving of the bible verses by not taking any action.

What was it I heard the other day? They are trying to turn Texas into Teapartyistan?

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

• "Breaking: US home construction jumps 15 percent in September to 4-year high of 872,000." Told you I thought the housing crash had bottomed out.
• I had to remove a wounded mouse from the garage yesterday. I would have preferred that it already be dead. 
• I watched one of the Paranormal Activity movies (the second one I think.) As simplistic as those things are, I really get a kick out of them.
• The guy who killed the Arlington pastor received a death penalty verdict yesterday and then went nuts and flooded the courtroom. There's a fine line between evil and insane. I mean, that guy appears to be a monster but was he just born a monster?
• Working. Resentment. Relaxing. Guilt.  Anyone else understand that? 
• It's harder to follow the Aggies since they've joined the SEC. And that's just weird. But there's something about Tech, UT and Baylor not being on their schedule that takes them off the front page. (But they do have a fantastic freshman quarterback who has been nicknamed "Johnny Football.")
• If you are interested in the mindset of anonymous commentors referred to as "trolls" and the dark areas of the Internet, you might be interested in a story about an Arlington man who was "outed" by Gawker.com and who was fired from his job yesterday. 
• Major cold front coming in later. 
• Whatever happened to the Garland officer who fired 41 shots at a an unarmed guy and killed him after a car chase in August? (By the way, the guy shot by the Denton County deputy a couple of days ago has died.)
• Dark days for Lance Armstrong. As evidence now mounts that he was involved in doping during his Tour days, Nike has cut ties with him and, shockingly, he has stepped down from "Livestrong". Cut off your yellow bracelets. 

Messenger Above The Fold

We Haz Entertainment in Debate: The Sequel

"Socialist!"                          "You gonna bet me $10,000 on that?"

Conversation is made up but you get the idea.

Edit!! Look out guys, I'm a game changer!!! Last question of the night!!!

Well, That Should Do It

(If interested.)

Wrong Way Driver Mugshot

Hang on, girl. I'm coming to help! (Story).

Penn State May Be Cursed

Story.

Afternoon Pick Me Up: Britney In A Wig

Let's go to the Internet for a reaction . . .

It Sank?

How does a 26 foot boat "sink" because of a "large wave" in Eagle Mountain Lake. And even though there was an obscene number of people on it (at least 12 passengers), you wouldn't think that would cause it to go under.

Civil Trial Going On In Decatur

This photo will not win a Pulitzer

I have no idea what it's about, but I bet I counted twenty lawyers, paralegals and/or participants.  I'll try to find out what's going on but I've got a vague memory that has something to do with oil and gas.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Del Frisco's Restaurant Group reported a quarterly loss of $2.3 million. That can't be good.
• That's awful (and strange) that they can't find the body of the kid at Possum Kingdom Lake. 
• A deputy shot a guy near Krum  yesterday but for some reason we don't know the names of either the shooter or shootee.
• I finally watched the end of the Cowboy game after everyone was yelling about the time management. Holy, cow. I see why.
• But someone came up with this Flavor Flav idea to help Jason Garrett with time management. 
• I watched Bernie over the weekend. If you grew up a protestant in a small Texas town, it is a must see.
• If you looked up and saw that the Chargers led the Broncos last night by a score of 24-0 and went to bed, you'll be very surprised by the result.
• Do some people get ill so gradually that they don't realize it?
• For some reason, I'm not particularly interested in the presidential debate tonight.
• The Family Pup got a high tone haircut. She almost pulled a John Edwards yesterday. 
• The Mavericks suspended a player for going haywire in the locker room during a preseason game? That had to have been bad.
• I heard once that if a helicopter lost power that it could still be landed safely. I wonder if that is true? Not all the time of course, but that it could be done.
• Just how many people attended those Wise County Fossil, Rock and Mineral Society meetings?
• Last week a couple of kids were mauled by some Rottweilers in Fort Worth. The headlines the next day were that the dogs "might" be put down. Might? Is there any question.
• This so called "Libya-gate" just won't get any traction and deservedly so.  I bet every embassy everywhere routinely asks for more security.