Condor Gets Loose At Hockey Game

Lots of comedy there.

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• I made Mrs. LL watch Hustle and Flow this weekend and she made me watch 8 Mile. Both of us didn't regret it. 
• We also rewatched The 40 Year Old Virgin to see if we would notice any characters that are now somewhat famous.  We noticed Mindy Kaling and Carol the realtor from The Office, and I didn't know Kat Dennings went on to be on Two Broke Girls.
• The Pope announced this morning that he will resign.  I didn't even know he could. 
• Mrs. LL is playing a month long (or more) game of tag with about five friends. You never know when one of them will show up and surprise her. 
• Turned on the Grammys for a second last night and saw a cool collaboration between Sting and Bruno Mars.  And did you know Mars was a four year old Elvis impersonator in Honeymoon in Vegas?
• Katy Perry "hey, now". 
• Seems like there is lots of infighting amongst Republicans about becoming more inclusive vs. abandoning "core values." 
• Fort Worth police killed a man this weekend. Dallas police killed a man this weekend. 
• For the first time ever, I played a stranger online with the XBox.  That is surreal. And I kept getting killed in volleyball.
• Three shot at a Delaware courthouse this morning. 
• Teri Buhl and the "no tweets are publishable" controversy. 

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Jodi Arias Taking You Into The Weekend

This gal is on trial for murdering her boyfriend, and Nancy Grace has been dogging her for two weeks straight. All we've seen are photos from the trial. Little did I know she had different looks. (And, I'm telling you, a google search on this trial reveals a gold mine.)

What A Curious Case

Story.

Wise County Piglet

I'm not sure about the details of this pig hunting contest, but we've got a new leader in the clubhouse.

Edit: Info here.

And Another - New Jersey

Story.  2013 better pick it up.

Kid Has Chance To Close School For A Day

Blake Harper, Mater Dei School first grader, must make a foul shot for the student body to get the day off from school on Super Bowl Monday.

The bad news, kid, is that it's all downhill from here. 

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• The Wise County Jury sentenced that kid in the Criminally Negligent Homicide case to the maximum of two years in the State Jail last night. That's day for day with no parole. That shocked me. The jury had sent out a note the day before saying they wanted to sentence him to 9 months in the State Jail followed by five years of probation. However, the verdict wasn't in the proper form and couldn't be accepted. 
• I wouldn't mind being in a cozy home in Boston this weekend as the two to three foot of snowfall approaches. Of course, on Monday I would want to get out of there with no inconvenience.
• When did we start naming snowstorms?
• No cameras, purses, or backpacks will be allowed at Chris Kyle's memorial service at Cowboys Stadium. Man, that's going to be a mess at the entrances.
• Picture of the hand of the man who lost a finger at the Perot Museum. 
• Courtney Stodden is at it again. 
• With UT sports struggling in multiple areas, I wonder if we are on verge of seeing the end of Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds. 
• When I asked the other day about Wise County kids going on to play college football, you guys came through with a bunch of names I didn't know about.  If I were smart, I'd go back and compile a list for the future. Not a lot of Wise County historians out there. 
• It's been ten years since "In Da Club" came out. Whatever happened to 50 Cent?
• The sound of hairdryers running in the background is a big player in my life.
• The cop on the loose in California left a manifesto which included messages to Larry David, Charlie Sheen, Gov. Chris Christie, Ellen Degeneres, Tim Tebow and Christopher Walz. Yeah, he's stable. 

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Saved By The Bell Mini Reunion

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I totally agree with BagOfNothing.com (who I stole this from), Kelly Kapowski does not look happy to see Mr. Belding.

Cool

A representative from Heritage Auctions in Dallas was with the Ticket this morning and brought along two items that will soon be up for bid: Curt Schilling's blood sock from Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series, and Mike Eruzione's jersey/sweater from the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" game against the Ruskies.

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• The WBAP crew was shocking as they discussed gays in the Boy Scouts shortly before 7:00 a.m. this morning: "Scout leaders would lead meetings wearing pink" and "It'd be hard to earn that Interior Design badge" to name a few. And they weren't laughing. 
• The jury in the Wise County criminal negligence trial deliberated all day yesterday and went home without reaching a verdict. Based on the jury notes I saw, I think they know what they want to do but are having logistical trouble. I'll explain after the verdict. 
• The Ticket has made a drop out of the goat scream from the Super Bowl Doritos commercial, and I laugh every time.
• The fact that the post office delivers mail to the door of every home in America is really mind-boggling.
• I turned over to see the final few minutes of TCU's upset of #5 Kansas last night after I learned the score had been 22-13 at halftime. (But, man, there were a lot of Kansas fans at that Fort Worth game.)
• From today's Update: "REMEMBER NOT TO FORGET — The North Central Texas chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association meets 10 a.m.-noon today at the Decatur Civic Center."
• The crazy Westboro Baptist Church might picket Chris Kyle's memorial service at Cowboys Stadium.  I think we might actually see violence if that happens.
• The Family Pup had her boyfriend over yesterday. Mrs. LL sent a pic.
• A former Los Angeles police officer is on a killing spree in that city.
• I've heard more than one person say that the CSCOPE curriculum in school involves "Muslim indoctrination."   Mainly from Tea Partiers. 

A Twist On "And Another" - Cop Style

Story.

(Thanks Keith.)

This Guy Has A Tough Life

At 17, he became one of the youngest stars in the industry and posed in Calvin Klein ads for jeans, underwear and the Euphoria fragrance. He has graced the pages of Esquire, GQ and Vanity Fair, to name a few. 

But a lucrative and glamorous modeling lifestyle isn’t Crosby’s dream.

He’s putting modeling — and the money and fame that’s come with it — on hold to focus on college football. Crosby, 18, will sign a national letter of intent Wednesday to play football for SMU.  More.

Remember the old Seinfeld episode where Elaine is dating the good looking guy who goes rock climbing with George but falls off the mountain?  When Elaine hears of the accident and the injuries to his body she asks George, "His face?! His face! Tell me about his face!"  That'll be ol' Myles Crosby's modeling agent when Myles is down in a crumpled heap on the field.

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

• The AP is reporting that the U.S. Postal Service will announce later today that Saturday mail delivery will end. The Messenger concerned about this?
• It's National Signing Day. Any Wise County kid signing with a smaller college? And has any kid ever signed with a bigger school than TCU?
• Interesting case going on at the courthouse. The kid involved in the multi-death crash a couple of years ago has pled guilty to Criminally Negligent Homicide and is going to the jury for punishment. The range is 180 days to two years but the jury could grant probation. The families of the victims have been very vocal during the case's pendency. 
• The new Klyde Warren Park in Dallas (over Woodall Rogers freeway) will get a synthetic ice skating rink this fall. I have never heard of that. 
• The preacher calling out the guy in church video I posted yesterday reminded me of the time I was sitting down front as a teenager with one of my buddies and we were yucking it up. In the middle of the sermon my dad got up, walked down to the pew behind me, and motioned me to get up and come sit beside him. 
• The kinkajou story made not only Fox 4, but Channel 5, and the blogs of D Magazine and the Dallas Observer. 
• I watched a PBS show the other day on the Texas Board of Education, its powers over the content of text books, and some of the nuts who are on it. 
• Thirty school superintendents in  Texas made over $250,000 last year. 
• I've completed the four week Nike program on the Xbox (28 sessions.)  It now will put me through another test and design another four week program. Really cool.
• Ron Paul sure is catching a lot of heat for his "die by the sword" tweet about the American Sniper, Chris Kyle. By the way, Kyle's memorial service will be held at Cowboys Stadium on Monday. 
• Drive 287 into Fort Worth and you can see that the housing boom is on again. 
• The President's office released a photo of him firing a gun last weekend which immediately backfired as it was photoshopped beyond belief. 

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