• There was a commercial before the National Championship game which featured the actor who played "Rudy". I mentioned it to Mrs. LL. She was confused because she thought I was talking about Rudy from the Cosby Show.
• There are rumors floating around that RG3 will need knee surgery and will be out 12 to 16 months. In this day and age where the NFL proclaims that player safety is its number one priority, I'm beyond angry. 
• Alabama's quarterback seems like a nice young man with a hot girlfriend, hot mom, but one freaky chest tattoo.
• In case you haven't heard, we might want to build an ark based upon the amount of rain we are about to get. 
• I think the Little Kid In The House (who is staying until Friday!) and Mrs. LL are about to go to war. They can only stay cute for so long, right?
• It was announced yesterday that our state government has an $8.8 billion surplus. Thanks for the conservative Texas GOP for not taxing us too much. 
• If you heard the Al Roker story from yesterday, you may never want to watch Al Roker again. That is beyond bizarre to tell that story.
• The Eighter From Decatur apartments caught on fire yesterday. That wasn't the first time. 
• Just think: President Obama's second term hasn't even started yet. 
• The Family Unit bought some Dance Game for the X-box.  Let me tell you, it ain't American Bandstand. It's all set in a club of your choosing. And let me tell you, it's not Frilly's or Bono's.
• The 911 operator who took the call from the guy in Grapevine who said he "might have two dead teenagers in his house" sounded like he almost passed out from shock. Don't blame him. (But they will never be able to tag the other surviving kid in the house with Criminally Negligent Homicide for not getting help in time -- there's just not going to be enough evidence.)

Is That A Trooper Car In A Handicap Spot At The Whataburger In Decatur?

Edit: That's one tricked up paint job. Maybe it's just an old handicap space.

And Another

2013 comes out the blocks fast. Story.

Very Random Federal Appeals Court Opinion Issued Today

Excerpt from it:

A prosecutor named Luke Skywalker? Really? Yep, he changed his name from Stephen Peters after seeing the original Star Wars.

Calling All English Minded Folks

The editor of D Magazine just posted this on Twitter with the caption of "Dangling modifier of the day."  Lord knows I can't see it. You? Teach us.

LeAnn Rimes Bringing in 2013 In Cabo

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• Up until I tore my Achilles a few years back, I used to brag about never having spent a night in the hospital. Over Thanksgiving, I learned I was admitted to Cook's Children's Hospital when I was 18 months old. 
• X-box with the kinect is amazing technology. I'm giving big thumbs up.
• Sports: (1) RG3 had no business being on the field after the first quarter yesterday because he was so hobbled. If he hasn't torn his ACL or MCL, I'll be shocked. (2) I've watched a ton of college football in my life, but I've never seen a better performance than Johnny Manziel against Oklahoma. (3) Hockey is back? Meh. (4) I bet the Aggies will open up in the Top Five next year. 
• Two Southlake teens died of an overdose. I bet they "got hold of some of the wrong stuff."  And another guy was arrested in the incident who has one crazy book in photo.
• I mentioned my buddy Robert Wagstaff last Friday. His hunting accident made the Abilene news. He's lucky to be alive. 
• I've never had a flu shot. 
• There are lots of headlines about a Cleburne pastor having acted in prior porn films. His actual quote was, "Me and my ex-wife were in porn, we were in the booze and the drugs.” I think that's an admission of watching porn, not starring in it. (And after seeing his interview last night on the news, he was pretty easy to forgive.)
• The Ticket/Cumulus ran a radio ad a month or so ago advertising for a position in sales for females who were also young. Uh, you can't do that. I heard it once and have never heard it again. I'm guessing someone pointed that out to them. 
• And Another.

Tonight: Johnny Football In Oklahoma Casino?

Above The Fold

As you might recall, my in-laws "gave" me a goat for Christmas which was to be delivered to a starving family in Africa. Of course, the goat would open a Twitter account. (Seriously, I have no idea who is behind this.)

This Was BEFORE The Game

Aggies and Sooners Taking You Into The Weekend

Go Sell Crazy Somewhere Else. We're All Stocked Up Here.

In the ever increasing wasteland of what is Facebook, the above graphic is beginning to catch on fire.  Yesterday, only the part below "Sand Hook Actors" was circulating advising that Sandy Hook parents in news interviews weren't parents at all. Instead they were actors from Florida brought in by President Obama to beef up sympathy for gun control.

Today the graphic is expanded and we learn that the same lady also posed as the lawyer for the shooter in the Aurora Massacre.

This conspiracy runs deep!

President Obama Being Informed Of Sandy Hook Shooting

Official White House Photo.

I just knew when I saw this that his haters would go unjustifiably crazy.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• A "Hey, Now" K-State fan from the game last night after the opening kickoff was returned against them.
• Also from the game last night: What happens in the bizarre situation of a blocked PAT that ends up in safety? Nothing? 2 points for kicking team? Answer. I had no idea.
• We've got a little girl in the house for a couple of days who apparently hasn't warmed up to me. When I came in last night in my suit and overcoat and hung around in the kitchen for a few minutes, a cute little voice asked Mrs. LL, "Why is that weird guy still here?"
• The Cowboy who was the victim in the Intoxication Manslaughter case against Cowboy Josh Brent had an alcohol concentration of .056.  That's much lower than I expected. 
• Former partner of Hal Jay at WBAP, Dick Siegel, died yesterday. I really didn't listen to them back in the day but apparently Siegel would broadcast as both partner and helicopter traffic guy. And get this: He flew the helicopter at the same time.
• Man, their are a lot of people catching the flu out there. Edit: OK, I screwed it up. I talk to my editor and copyright people.
• Wonder how my goat is doing. 
• The Navy's anti-bath salts video is Reefer Madness for 2013.
• For you hard core political fans, check out this article about the "Hastert Rule" and how Speaker Boehner decided to ignore it in order to get the Fiscal Cliff to a vote. 
• If there was ever an example of First World Problems, it was the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting in Southlake last night where a bunch of rich white people were arguing about whether high tone lights should be installed in a high tone high school baseball stadium next to a high tone neighborhood.
• I don't understand that first item in the Update.
• (Personal note: Many close friends of mine are also friends with attorney Robert Wagstaff out of Abilene. He's apparently fine, but I got a heck of a message last night about an incident he was involved in yesterday. You might want to check on him today.)
• Edit: No way I'm watching this: Prosper senior Torii Hunter Jr. and Notre Dame commit snaps his leg in an all-star game practice. Everyone says it's beyond horrible.

Texas Government Won't Offer Directions To Gun Shows

More.

Countdown to Perry, Dewhurst and Corning coming over the hill to stomp out communists at TxDot in three, two, . . .

Ted Cruz Off To A Roaring Start

Sen. Ted Cruz, sworn in today, confirms his first bill will be an Obamacare repeal. Called bill's chances "bleak."
— Aman Batheja (@amanbatheja) January 3, 2013

Introducing legislation that has no chance of passing.

We Are Getting A New Channel

Heard someone on the radio host ranting about this story this morning (fake laughing with a "I thought this was a joke!!!" diatribe) followed by crazy right wing callers saying that America will be infiltrated with a message from those who want to kill us.

Hey, goofballs. Al-Jazeera is owned by the country of Qatar which may be the most progressive (and richest) country in the Middle East. Now that may not be saying much, but it understands that it is surrounded by instability and has been a generous host to the U.S. Military. Hillary Clinton has said this about Al-Jazeera: "Viewership of Al Jazeera is going up in the United States because it's real news. You may not agree with it, but you feel like you're getting real news around the clock instead of a million commercials and, you know, arguments between talking heads and the kind of stuff that we do on our news which, you know, is not particularly informative to us, let alone foreigners."

I think it'll be interesting to get a different perspective.