3.26.2013
Road Rage 101
Language warning.
You know, I think this video is fairly educational and thought provoking.
- If you get into it with another car, don't stop. Back off. People are crazy. (I had to remind this to Mrs. LL on our Florida trip as she almost engaged an Alabama redneck. She gets behind the wheel in the Gangsta Mobile and all of a sudden she thinks she's Lil' Kim.)
- Two against one always violates the rules of Fight Club. Fight fair, boys. This is America.
- The older guy's wife hands him a gun? Really? This is really the point of this post. The fight was over when she did that, so is that really the smart thing to do? The guy has to be ramped up and pissed off, and I'm amazed he didn't pull the trigger.
Edit: I'll be dang. There's an update. "Deputies say what's not seen on the video is the husband firing several rounds into the pickup truck as he left."
Random Tuesday Morning Thoughs
- This is actually one of a series of pics posted yesterday by Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders who were trying on outfits in preparation for their annual photo-shoot. More here on Facebook.
- The Supreme Court hears arguments regarding gay marriage today and tomorrow. This has a 1950s feeling similar to that of segregation and Brown v. Board of Education.
- Omen?: Exactly ten years ago, the Supreme Court hear oral arguments in Lawrence v. Texas, the case that ultimately struck down the Texas law making homosexual conduct a crime. Side note: (1) That's a fascinating case regarding the "behind the scenes" lawyering which was documented in a book, (2) Even though the Texas law was declared unconstitutional, it is still on the books because Texas lawmakers won't pass legislation to officially repeal it. It has no effect. It just sits there.
- Baylor Lady Bears basketball fact: Since the 2010-2011 season, they are 106-4. That's insane.
- There was a crazy case in Mesquite yesterday morning where one guy follows another guy very closely for a long time believing the guy who he is following is drunk. The Followed Guy isn't, is calling 911 saying some guy is following him, and then both cars stop. The Followed Guy then fires 15 times into the car of the Following Guy. No life threatening injuries occur, and then the Followed Guy goes to the police station. Followed Guy is then charge with Aggravated Assault. Bottom line: That case is a prosecutor's nightmare.
- I think I just invented a new prosecutorial standard: If a case takes six lines to explain, you've got a problem.
- Funny: Assistant hockey coach takes something off his head, throws it over his shoulder, and then it lands in a fan's beer.
- I lost my DWI case last week, but it was a tough one with a breath test of .128 and .136. And that might have been the most conservative jury I ever had to deal with (I had to take a police officer's wife because the other options were worse. But she seemed so spunky and independent that I trusted her. The facts doomed me. Not her.)
- By biggest mistake in the trial: I'm allowed to strike three jurors off the panel for any reason. In a moment of complete idiocy as I jotted down those three names to turn into the clerk, I somehow wrote down the name of a juror I wanted to keep which caused the person I intended to strike (a lady who had a niece killed in a drunk driving accident) to initially be seated on the jury. As the jury was being seated, I was able to freeze the proceedings and get a quick conference with the judge and the prosecutor. That prosecutor then allowed me to amend my strike list and fix my error. It was a professional thing to do although I think he also feared for my health: "Dude, you looked like you were about to have a heart attack," he said.
- Ugh: The Family Pup and the Pup Rescued From Death Row have had a few crazy fights. It's like a Yorkie Ultimate Fighting match -- neither one will back down. I'm not sure this is going to work out.
- I don't think Mrs. LL loves a movie scene more than the one in Bridesmaids where Kristen Wiig goes into first class on the plane.
- I saw bits and pieces of the post-NASCAR fight last weekend and Tony Stewart's post race rant about fellow driver Joey Logano: "He's nothing but a little rich kid who's never had to work in his life." Man, if there was more of that, I might watch it.
- I've got a handful of complaints that WiseCounty.com is down. It's not. Apparently, CenturyLink did something which impacts DNS resolution by some computers. I have no idea what that means but someone is going to provide me with a work-around later today to solve the issue. I'll let you know.
3.25.2013
Paradise's New Football Coach Announced
Paradise has officially named Wellington assistant Brit Hart as thier new head football coach #txhsfb
— Texas HS Football (@texashsfootball) March 26, 2013
Wellington on a map.
And here's an article that Hart wrote about the head coach.
And check out their school mascot: The "Skyrockets". Cue the Starland Vocal Band.
All The Windows In The Courthouse Are Sealed
But it looks like that is being remedied today. Never again will a kitty be stranded on a balcony.
Never forget.
Liberally Lean Tourney Update
Ain't no party like a Gulf Coast party
Well, look who's lurking around at #34. We all knew it was a matter of time before my Expert Sports Brain would lead me to a Liberally Lean National Championship. I may start filming myself over the next couple of weeks because this is going to make a great documentary.
Full standings.
By the way, over at ESPN.com, "4 brackets out of 8.15 million entries in the Tournament Challenge got 15 of the 16 Sweet 16 teams right."
Full standings.
By the way, over at ESPN.com, "4 brackets out of 8.15 million entries in the Tournament Challenge got 15 of the 16 Sweet 16 teams right."
Random Monday Morning Thoughts
- A new proposed Texas law will outlaw Voyeurism. I was prepared to make fun of it, but I don't think I can based upon the way that it is written. (Except for the binoculars/telescope part which seems to be a little over the top.)
- The female Texas trooper who intimately searched the two women after a traffic stop a couple of months ago has been indicted for sexual assault. That's insane. The male trooper was indicted because one of the women said her bottle of prescription medication was missing after the traffic stop. I hope they have more proof than that.
- If this story is true, it may be the most horrific crime I've ever heard.
- I created a website using Godaddy.com this weekend. As goofy as their ad campaigns have been, it is a fantastic product.
- I don't know much about Ole Miss basketball player Marshal Henderson other than people told me to watch him because he was like a cocky Eminem. (He's pretty funny. One reporter asked him if his off-the-court persona was "calculated." He responded with, "I'm not very good at math.") But I just learned he used to play basketball while in school at Bowie, Texas.
- What a fun group at JerryWorld this weekend for the next round: #1 Kansas, #4 Michigan, #3 Florida, and everyone's new favorite, #15 Florida Gulf Coast (a school that is only 16 years old and which only began playing Division I basketball two years ago.)
- More importantly, the wife of the coach of Florida Gulf Coast was a huge Hey, Now back in the day.
- Decatur ambulances were dispatched to a medical emergency at Allsups this morning. Turns out a guy was simply asleep in his car "after working all night."
- We've got too many dogs. I'm not pleased. And I swear I looked up on Sunday and saw they were all wearing diapers.
- "Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me." That has to be the most ignored of all of Jesus' words, right?
- Sheriff David Walker in a Chicago paper pointing his finger at his head.
- I don't know if it is true, but I read yesterday that Subway now has more restaurants than McDonald's. I believe it. You can't go a mile in the metroplex it seems without seeing one.
- A Baylor student died during a half marathon at the school this weekend.
- I turned on one of the ESPN channels on Friday night and saw a soccer game between the United States and Costa Rica being played in Denver -- and in a snowstorm. Pic. It was beyond bizarre. I think they switched from a white ball to a colored one so they could see it.
- I watched the 30 for 30 documentary on the North Carolina State 1983 Championship Team: Survive and Advance. For a subject I had no interest in, it was fantastic.
- TCU's new 8-foot Horned Frog statue is more intimidating than things that are intimidating.
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