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Miguel's leap over the audience was one of the most exciting moments of Sunday's Billboard Music Awards. Unless you were the fan he accidentally landed on.
The Adorn singer's right leg caught a woman as he came down, knocking her against the stage. More.
And the big chick gets the hug?
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5.20.2013
Random Monday Morning Thoughts
- I finally watched the 8 mm home movie I found at my parents house and converted to DVD. Let's just say that when Mrs. LL came in the room, unaware that I had watched it, she said, "Are you OK?" It was a wonderful two minute journey back into
1959early 1957. I can't wait to process the rest of them. - Incredible condo fire in Dallas this morning. (And look at all the firefighters lined up as the body of one of their brethren is about to be removed.) Edit: People keep saying the link is screwed up but I don't see it.
- Our refrigerator is on its last legs. The freezer is producing ice on the sides like Antarctica and the regular portion is keeping food at a degree that can only be described as lukewarm. But I'm not sure I've ever seen the kids so giddy when I told them that The Mom can "knock herself out" when she goes shopping for another one.
- I got in trouble for changing the channel off of college softball this weekend.
- I do have a belief of buying extremely high quality on something that is is used constantly (i.e mattress, air conditioning, refrigerator, television). Everything else, let's go cheap.
- Britney Griner was quoted by ESPN The Magazine as saying she was told to keep her sexuality secret by coach Kim Mulkey. Now Baylor is taking heat for its student manual which basically says "don't be a gay" or specifically, "It is thus expected that Baylor students will not participate in advocacy groups which promote understandings of sexuality that are contrary to biblical teaching." I knew this was coming. I could have sworn I posted something about three years ago about a female player leaving the team about that issue.
- Kid-In-The-House this weekend: "Mom says you think you are going to die in the next ten years." I wish I had had a camera on my face at that moment.
- Yahoo! is buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion. The dumbest company in the world? Here's a list of all of their high priced acquisitions -- led by lottery winning Mark Cuban with the stupid money of $7.6 billion.
- Oklahoma State is limiting where their young quarterback can transfer to after he announced he was going to leave school. A coach can go anywhere at the drop of a but they are going to restrict where the kid can go? Sorriness.
- A very good article in the Messenger this weekend said that the Tarrant County Water Board would stop releasing water from Lake Bridgeport into Eagle Mountain lake in early July. Even if they are telling the truth (doubtful), it'll be ugly by that time.
5.19.2013
I'm Applying For A Job As The President's PR Guy
You cannot allow that visual to happen. You just can't.
(But for those who have seen the pictures of Bush, Reagan, and the Queen holding their own umbrella, you might want to tap the brakes.)
5.18.2013
While Strolling Through the Dallas Morning News' Website
I have no idea what that fashion show was about, but I did notice this couple. And since their names were listed on the side, I thought I'd check them out. I learned they had a dinner party earlier this month.
Opulence, they haz it.
(Although I don't know which I hate more - - their pretentiousness or the reporter's fawning.)
In Today's Horse Racing News
The @preaknessstakes infield: A 10am Bikini contest sponsored by @jagermeister_ twitter.com/PreaknessStake…
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) May 18, 2013
5.17.2013
Pat Robertson Tells Cheated On Wife To Stop Her Whining
Man, I wish they would have panned over to his co-host during that spewing of knowledge. That gal deserves hazard pay to have to work with him.
Faithful Reader Just Spotted This In Fort Worth
A quick search revealed that the display used to be the property of the now deceased David Hall of the Texas Patriot Guard. I'm not sure who is using it now.
Random Friday Morning Thoughts
- Is that a repeat? I'm not sure.
- There's a Fort Worth car dealership radio ad that constantly plays which features the voice of the owner's kid. Please. Stop. It. It might make you proud, but its not going to make us buy a car.
- It occurred to me that for every one civil case tried to a jury in our courthouse there are ten or more criminal jury trials. I promise you there are a ton of silk suited lawyers in big civil firms who "specialize in litigation" that have never tried a case. And never will.
- The "Michael Morton Act" was signed yesterday by Gov. Perry which requires prosecutors to [insert shock sound] allow defense lawyers see the reports and evidence against their clients. These times, they are-a-changin', but I suspect most of you are shocked to learn that wasn't already the law. (That'll have little impact in Wise County where the prosecutors have had an "open file" policy for as long as I can remember.)
- The Office finale and retrospective was fantastic last night, but I've still got twenty minutes of it to watch because we had company come over. (The term "company" sounds a little outdated, doesn't it?)
- There was The Office going on and Darvish vs. Velander at the same time and I then noticed Mark Davis was live tweeting American Idol. (That from a guy who said this morning that no "self-respecting man" would go see The Great Gatsby unless it was "date-influenced."
- Headline: "The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted tea party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for [Obamacare]." Merry Christmas to the Far Right -- you just received a big ol' package.
- I may do a blog post on this later: Finally got the upstairs air conditioner fixed but not after almost being a fraud victim by the first company who came out and took a look at it. The first company said the compressor was shot and needed to be replaced at a cost of $2,424 but, since it was that much, that I might want to consider getting a whole new unit -- they could send over a "comfort specialist" to talk about it. We then called a Decatur guy (Burl Cash) for a second opinion who came out and had it up and running like a charm for $301.55. A lot of crooks in the HVAC business?
- Speaking of, there's a chance Locks of Love may be no better than those companies.
- I'm not sure what to make of the commentor who compares me to Price Daniel Jr. but I love his efforts: (1) Baylor law graduate, (2) diminutive, (3) Napoleon Complex, and (4) had a younger second wife. But I've got more! I Googled Daniel yesterday and also learned this: His second wife, a former Dairy Queen (!!!!) waitress, was accused of his murder but was acquitted after being represented by Racehorse Haynes (who my dad introduced me to in Dallas during a trial of a man from Boyd.) And for the final bit of weirdness: I received one scholarship while at Baylor and it was the result of a donation by Price Daniel, Sr.
- I've been meaning to do this: Shout out to the Wise County District Clerk. The felony court case settings are now online.
- Will Cruz, Cornyn, Abbott, or Dewhurst go to Granbury after the tornadoes That's a comparable disaster to West, Texas, right?
- Science fiction prediction: Like the new "Google Glasses", we'll all have similar devices in the future which will have facial recognition technology allowing us to learn important info about the person we are looking at. (Think I'm joking? Transport someone from 50 years ago into present day and their mind would be blown by the technology around us.)
- I still haven't watched the 50+ year old home movie of my parents. I'm just waiting for a quiet time this weekend.
- Local talk radio note: Rarely heard J.D. Wells is horrible at his craft. Forced righteous indignation can be seen a mile away. And the guy is not very smart.
5.16.2013
How Was I Left Off This Dairy Queen List?
It's some crazy national list about how Dairy Queen is the greatest place on earth. It has junk like this on it:
Nothing could keep you from your sweet Dairy Queen.
And I'm left off? The most associated product with Dairy Queen since the Dilly Bar and I don't even get a mention? Yet another example of the mainstream media not covering an important aspect of American culture. I'm gonna call MSNBC about this.
It wouldn't have taken much . . . .
People even blog from the humble confines of its home
(Side note: If I could find it, [Edit: Mrs. LL did], I'd link to the letter I got from the assistant general counsel of Dairy Queen a few years back "suggesting" that I cease and desist using Dairy Queen in the title of Liberally Lean. Seriously. It was official and everything. But I never heard from him again. I'm assuming Liberally Lean was Item #1 on some high level Board of Directors meeting where someone made a motion of "Let's not mess with this guy" followed by swift and unanimous approval. I've got to find those minutes - they just have to exist.)
Edit: On a darker note, this is the DQ in Ennis this morning:
Edit: On a darker note, this is the DQ in Ennis this morning:
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