Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

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• Is the killer of the Kaufman County prosecutor going to get away with it? Maybe. I wonder if it was murder-for-hire.
• It was sleeting this morning for a bit.
• There was a weird lawsuit filed in Texas by a 16 year old girl who claimed her parents were coercing her into having an abortion against her will. Everyone came to an agreement.
• Talk show host Mark Davis called her parents "evil" this morning and said the girl should marry her 17 year old boyfriend and "get into church and start listening to God."  He wasn't that religious when at WBAP.
• Sports: The self-important Jean Jacques Taylor tweeted this weekend: "Romo threw only 83 passes when ahead last year. Tom Brady threw 335 passes when ahead. Wow." He basically called me stupid when I asked him how many more minutes the Patriots were ahead than the Cowboys. 
• Bill O'Reilly had two lawyers on a panel last night who said to have a successful lawsuit against Carnival Cruise the plaintiff would have to prove the company "knew" the engines would fail. That couldn't be further from the truth.
• On the home page of the Star-Telegram this morning: A photo spread of the Twin Peaks restaurant's "Lingerie Week". Scantily clad women to promote a web site? Who would stoop so low? Oh. Wait.
• According to the Update, Bridgeport is considering artificial turf for its stadium. That'll cause someone in the comments section to go crazy. 

Above The Fold

Boyfriend Gives Girlfriend Puppy

Her dog of ten years had passed away.

Get me this dog!!!

Good Grief

 The Wife

The Counselor

On Monday [morning around 11:00 a.m.]  jurors in Judge Ruben Gonzalez’s court found defendant Sheila Loven guilty of sexual assault. Loven, a marriage counselor, counseled a couple whose marriage was in trouble, encouraged the wife to file for divorce and then had a sexual relationship with her husband.  She was convicted of using her position of authority to have sex with a client who was emotionally dependant on her. The punishment phase begins at 1 p.m. Assistant District Attorneys Betty Arvin and Sean Colston are prosecuting the case. 

Hey, Mrs. LL . . .

. . . remember last night when I looked on our lists of recorded shows and saw that I recorded the 6:00 p.m. newscast of Fox 4 news? Remember that I told you that I wanted to show you something but, after scanning through it,  I couldn't remember what it was because I'm going senile? This is what I wanted to show you. Two bobcats in Carrollton yesterday.

The news had an "expert" on who said these animals are absolutely no threat to humans. What.Eva.Er.

The President's Golf Weekend Is Over

His golf weekend in Florida at an exclusive community is over. He golfed with Tiger Woods. Hung out with the boys. Relaxed as he prepares for the next four years.

(Is this post the equivalent of pouring gasoline on the floor, dropping a lighted match, and saying, "Fire? Who me?" Why, yes. Yes it is.)

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• There was a huge Internet rumor yesterday of Tony Romo being in a car crash and breaking both of his legs. I never saw it, and first heard about it on the way home when both The Ticket and The Fan were talking about it simultaneously. Apparently the rumor was engulfed by the Facebook World and never got traction in the Twitter World.    
• Bud Kennedy last night with a picture of Greg Abbott addressing the Tea Party in Kingwood: He didn't know what the speech was about, but he doubted it concerned voting rights or diversity. Funny.
• Sports: (1) #1 Baylor women beat #3 UConn on the road last night, and I watched every second of it, (2) Johnny Manziel is only taking online classes this Spring because he's become such a distraction in Aggieland. Kind of defeats the college experience, doesn't it? (3) Josh Hamilton got everyone fired up because he said Dallas was not a "baseball town". He may be dumb, but he's right about that, (4) The only college football teams to go for it on fourth down more than they punted it are Air Force and Army. That seems fitting. 
• Ted Cruz is getting roasted by being the new "bad boy" of the Senate. I respect him for taking the positions he said he would, but he will be incredibly insignificant and irrelevant for doing so. 
• Tim Tebow is going to speak at the First Baptist of Dallas but now the national media is finally focusing on its crazy (and, my words, "ambiguously gay" pastor.) "Agreeing to speak at intolerant church is Tebow's greatest sin" reads the headline.
• Mrs. LL made a call back joke the other day to the Geico commercial of, "Because I'm a pooooooothole." Loved that commercial. 
• Ticket fans only: Did former Tech coach Spike Dykes record that commercial in a well? 
• From the Update: "Senior citizens ages 55 and older are invited to an enchilada lunch with all the trimmings noon Thursday at the Decatur Senior Citizen Center." 55? Woah! Woah! Woah! Let's tap the brakes on that minimum age!
• The jury in Fort Worth returns today to deliberate the guilt/not guilt of the female counselor accused of "sexual assault" by using her position to seduce a husband of another women. Hey, sue her if you want to but the State of Texas prosecutes that as a crime?
• Something I read in 2011 that stuck with me: The federal government does not have the budget of the typical American family. During times of a recession, if the government does not spend more than it has, the country might not pull out of it. 
• All the Girls In The House are convinced the Family Pup is pregnant. 
• If I ever read a headline about a shooting in or outside of a metroplex club, I have to click on the story to read the name of the place. There was one last night in Dallas. The name of the club? "Chocolate City".
• What I refer to as a "Hey, Now", TMZ says "Great Googly Moogly!" I may like their saying better. (In reference to a new pic of Katherine Webb, the Alabama QB's girlfriend.)
• I finally watched Duck Dynasty last night after everyone told me that I would hate it. I didn't. But I didn't like it either. It's more scripted than a State of the Union speech. 

Craziest Photo Of The Day

Katherine Webb (girlfriend of Alabama quarterback and object of Brent Musburger's affection) and Kareem Abdul Jabbar (former NBA great.)

Edit: And this just happened - Dirk with Olympian Gabby Douglass.

Burger King Twitter Account Hacked

Think they are scrambling over at corporate headquarters?

Wise County Guy Makes It Into New York Times

Link.

Down Goes The Ump! Down Goes The Ump!

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• For some reason I read an article about the assassination of Robert Kennedy this weekend. I had no idea that NFL star Rosie Grier was the first one to get to Sirhan Sirhan after he open fire. 
• Per the Update, Rhome has a "Full Armor Biker Church"?
• Explain this to me: NFL commission Robert Goodell made more than $29 million from the NFL in 2011. 
• I finally saw Mumford and Sons this weekend when I recorded VH1's Top Twenty Countdown. I'm not sure what I think. They aren't bad but they sure are over-singers. 
• The prisoner on the run in Grapevine was shot and killed this weekend. The cops justification for the killing? He was armed with "sticks". It was an unnecessary killing by the police that no one will care about. 
• Mrs. LL eats the potato skin of her baked potato. That's weird, right?
• Saturday Night Live had a shocking skit this weekend which was a biblical take off of Django Unchained.
• Danica Patrick won the pole position for Daytona. That is absolute and definitive proof that NASCAR drivers are not athletes. 
• Mindy McCready dead of suicide at 37. Her wheels have been off for a long, long time. 
• Mrs. LL and the girls watched a coming of age movie called Sleepover this weekend.  For a movie I would have never have watched five years ago, I was teary eyed by the end of it. 
• Nothing like spending a Saturday afternoon watching a cup stacking competition.
• Channel 11: "Good Deed By Boyd Girls Gets Noticed"
• How in the world could the Die Hard sequel win at the box office this weekend?

Above The Fold

Congressman's Secret Daughter Taking You Into The Weekend

He was tweeting her during the State of The Union and everyone thought the single congressman had a girlfriend. In order to stop the rumors, he had to admit he had a daughter.

And Another - Georgia

Bad on the looks but big on the effort.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• "MOSCOW (AP) -- A meteor that scientists estimate weighed 10 tons streaked at supersonic speed over Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday, setting off blasts that injured some 500 people and frightened countless more." What? Must see videos.
• Mrs. LL predicted what would happen in a scene in The Office last night seconds after she saw the premise of the scene. She has a crazy knack for that. 
• The CEO of bankrupt American Airlines will receive nearly $20 million after the airline merges with US Air.  Explain that to me. Please.
• The new president of UTA is named Vistasp Karbhari.
• Language warning, but an entertaining fight video in a hotel lobby between a fat and drunk white guy and a little black guy is here. It's worth watching the whole thing but the fight starts at around the 2:20 mark. 
• I keep hearing good things about The Americans and House of Cards.
• I was watching CNN last night while the anchor was talking to a 14 year old girl who was on the stranded cruise ship. When she responded that she was most looking forward to eating "greasy food" upon her return, the anchor said, "then your situation can't be that bad." After the next question, she started crying which gave rise to some great awkwardness. 
• A lot of people are saying the passengers of the cruise ship have a great lawsuit against Carnival. Not so fast. You were inconvenienced for three days. Yeah, you deserve a little compensation but it's not like your spouse was killed or you've got permanent brain damage.
• The Dallas DA did not appear to testify in a hearing yesterday accusing him of, in essence, prosecuting someone at the request of a big donor (Lisa Blue, whom I despise). His lawyers said that he was sick but the DA was seen in the courthouse earlier that day.  Rumors are circulating that the FBI is after him, and I predict a big scandal is forthcoming. 
• The headline in my trial of "Jury Gives Maximum Sentence" is a little misleading. He was acquitted of the charge in the indictment (which carried life in prison without parole), acquitted of a lesser charge of Aggravated Sexual Assault (which carried a possibility of 30 real years before parole eligibility), but convicted of a second degree felony (parole eligible after 10 years.)
• That being said, it was gut wrenching to be in the courtroom post verdict with the family. 
• The defendant handed me a letter on the last day of trial. "I just want to thank you." As much as criminal defense is an emotional business for those who care about what they do, there are some good moments. But there are a lot of bad ones. 

Billy Joe McAllister?

This photo was just posted on the Messenger's Facebook page with sketchy details of a man who apparently jumped/fell/whatever off the Big Sandy Bridge between Decatur and Bridgeport.

Edit: Wow. The Messenger now says it was a Jeffrey Curry of Fort Worth. I wonder if it is the same Jeffrey Curry who the subject of this story!:

Edit: And a man of the same name an age was arrested in December in Fort Worth for forgery.

Oh, My

BREAKING: Coast Guard official: Disabled cruise ship stopped off coast of Ala. because of broken towline
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 14, 2013

Riveting 1st person account of life on the crippled cruise ship on @brookebcnn show.LIVE on CNN."I don't think I can describe the smell"
— Wilson Surratt (@SurrattCNN) February 14, 2013

Edit: First Photos