Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

5.08.2013

Nancy Grace and Ashleigh Banfield Hold Split-Screen Interview in Same Parking Lot

Some eagle eye work there. More.

It's not the most exciting story of the day, but it's a pretty good snapshot of the state of journalism today. Kind of like when any of the local TV news stations throw it to a reporter "in the news room."

Above The Fold

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

Now the home air-conditioner is on the blink. My first thought isn't "I'm going to be uncomfortable tonight" but instead involves dollar signs.
The UIL went 100% on the offensive after the relay-team-disqualified-for-religious-gesture incident issuing this press release which had this quote from the offending kid: "I do not feel my religious rights or freedoms were violated." Greg Abbott, what say you?
Bangladesh death update: Over 800.
"Looking Past Sex Scandal, South Carolina Returns Ex-Governor to Congress." I don't think it was a matter of forgiveness, I think it was a matter of people not caring.
A Toronto pitcher almost got killed by a line drive last night.
It's Benghazi Day in Congress. And there will be nothing new.
From the Update: "The Wise Soil and Water Conservation District was honored as the Outstanding Conservation District last night at the Area V Conservation Awards Banquet in Stephenville." They ought to give out awards for having to sit through something called the Area V Conservation Awards Banquet.
I caught a little bit of a CNN interview with Amanda Knox last night. The interviewer was really challenging her on how propensity to take a long pause before each answer. And then she took a long pause before she answered him. "I'm a writer," she said.
The 14 Year Old In The House has become the 15 Year Old In The House. Time moves shockingly fast.
Mark Cuban writes about saving umbilical cord blood. Once again, trying to demonstrate he's the smartest man in the room.
When I was in my 20s I didn't believe in the Stockholm Syndrome. I absolutely believe in the concept now.
I've heard a lot of people saying the kidnappers in Ohio should receive the death penalty. If all they did was commit a horrendous kidnapping, that can't happen. (Although there is some evidence of a possible murder beginning to surface.)

5.07.2013

A Different Kind Of Pick Me Up

From Youtube on May 6, 2013: Matt Kemp is such a great person. He came over after the game and made one of my best friends night :) he's fighting a tough battle and this was sucha great gift by Matt Kemp ! I'll never forget this.

That's the only description we've got.

Hey, I dog professional athletes all the time. But here's an act of kindness that wasn't done for the cameras.

Wise County and The Internet -- Not Getting Along

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

The story of the three young girls kidnapped about a decade ago but discovered yesterday in Cleveland is beyond bizarre.
And the Internet is about to make neighbor Charles Ramsey a star. “I knew something was wrong when a little, pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms. Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway.”
Hey, instead of telling me to go look somebody up in the "public record", why don't you do it and send me the link. Ain't nobody got time for that.
Bangladesh death toll from the building collapse is now over 700.
I saw Adam Carolla on Fox News last night. When did he become a curmudgeon?
And Fox News has become the Benghazi Channel.
I'm not sure what is more disturbing: Waking up before midnight to find Mrs. LL gone or the fact that the 14 Year Old In The House was up to tell me that she had to run to Walmart for emergency school supplies.
From the email bag: "Don't know if its post worthy, but one of my videos made it on the Outdoor Channel and is going to be on tonight at 10:30pm (towards end of segment) - Marc & Todd's Crazy Clips. They even displayed my web address on the video. All details at www.The HuntingGame.us The video is a prank of an exploding Goat... Sounds bad, but the goat was already dead!"
My Internet in Decatur is really messed up this morning.
That 14 year old that ran off with the twenty-something but was located in Mexico was on the news last night explaining the situation. The ol' "I feared for my life" bit doesn't seem plausible in this case.
The Senate passed legislation regarding the collection of sales tax on Internet sales. For the life of me, I've never understood the "$0.00" on the sales tax line during a web purchase.

5.06.2013

Feel His Pain

"Two Chips" / An Animated Short from Adam Patch on Vimeo.

If there's ever been a PSA for not drinking and joking, it's this video Adam Patch's wife got a little too tipsy one night and turned, like most do, into a stand-up comedian. Her subject of choice? Tortilla-chip bullying.

Fort Worth Has A Drive In Theater?

Link.

Get Me This Baby Duck Who Is Falling Asleep!

Gun Rights Advocate vs. The Police. Who Ya Got?

I've mentioned it before, Texas has bizarre guns laws. You can carry an AR-15 down the street. Nothing illegal about it.

Background from this incident in Temple, Texas.

Holy Moly

Man, this is violent. (Traffic stop begins around 1:00 )

The terrifying moment that a crazed Ohio driver unleashed 37 rounds from an AK-47 was caught on a police cruiser’s dashboard camera. But whatever caused 42-year-old James Gilkerson to spray bullets at cops during a March 10 traffic stop remains a mystery, Middlefield police said Friday. Gilkerson was killed during the exchange of gunfire. More.

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

I've never been in a Costco, but one is coming at 287 and I-35.
My blinker won't automatically shut off once I make a turn. That's a beating.
Another twenty-something with a teenager over the weekend, but this one prompts an Amber Alert.
The mother of Mrs. LL's ex-husband died over the weekend. Despite my fears, she never met me without having open arms and a smile. Gem of a lady.
It's really my first experience with kids around and the concept of death. I'm learning more than I'm teaching.
I think Mrs. LL is obsessed with The Good Wife. From what I've seen, it's a toned down Ally McBeal. And, like most lawyer shows, a case goes from initial meeting to trial in a blink of an eye.
My point of the Joel Osteen post below was that I question his cause and effect analysis.
The guy whose legs being blows away which was famously captured by a photographer opened a hockey game this weekend.
Greg Williams' blog is more scorched earth than I thought it would be.
The Bangladesh death count from the building collapse is now at 622.
I've watched Caddyshack a million times but it still makes me laugh. (It was on one of the cable channels this weekend.)
The Family Cat loves making a bee line for the bathroom whenever the door is open. She likes to sit in the sink. So goofy.
The clouds yesterday afternoon were like the opening of The Simpsons.
From the You've-Got-To-Be-Kidding-Me Department: .The founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, Nancy Brinker, "made $684,717 in fiscal 2012, a 64 percent jump from her $417,000 salary from" the year before. The next time you think about paying an entry fee for one of those races, remember that.

5.05.2013

Random Observation About Joel Osteen

From a moment ago after I turned on the television:

After a couple of examples of thanking God for every day things . . . "Driving into to work. Thanking Him for a safe trip. That's acknowledging God. Before you go into a restaurant, under your breath, 'God help us to have a good dinner and bless this time together'. When God sees you showing your dependency on him like that -- relying on Him in your everyday life -- that's what will cause Him to make your life easier."

Citation needed?