Ted Nugent Is Going To The State Of The Union Speech

Really.

That Chick That Brent Musburger Was Drooling Over . . .

. . . in the National Championship game is in Sports Illustrated this month.

Sheriff Joe To The Rescue

 The self-proclaimed ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ is joining forces this weekend with action movie star Steven Seagal to train volunteer armed posse members to defend Phoenix-area schools against gunmen. More.

And while he's not using movie stars for trainers, he's driving up the price of sporting goods. 

My deputies are arresting several employees of Sportex apparel Tempe who are using false identification.12 in custody so far.
— Joe Arpaio (@RealSheriffJoe) February 8, 2013

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. 

Blizzard Images

Above The Fold

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. 

Boyd Grass Fire

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.)