Hot Chick Wins Contest And Then Told "We've Made A Horrible Mistake"

I've told this story before, but when I was a kid there was a huge Little Miss Bridgeport contestant. When it came down to the five finalists, there was a screwup between the scorers and the announcers.  A "1" written down on the car  could either mean (1") "First Place" or it could mean (2) "Only One Point" out of a possible five.   One little Bridgeport girl was named queen when she should have taken fifth place.

I was a kid, but man that tension in the auditorium lives with me today. The negotiations to fix the situation were so intense we probably could have ended the Cold War if we taken them internationally.

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughs

• Update: Edited a little bit. My wheels were off this morning. 
• Lauren Green is a McKinney High student with a GPA near 4.0 and 30 college credit hours. So far so good. But the district says she is one of 13 kids who showed up to senior prom drunk, on a rented bus. She was ordered to attend a disciplinary alternative school for 30 days, which would make her miss graduation. I never have understood kids like that being banned from the ceremony -- after that, they still get to graduate and get the diploma. 
• Your Fort Worth house is your castle until the cops come by looking for a different house and then shoot you six times until dead while your in your own garage. Looks like the 72 year old dead man used to have a father who pastored a church in Jacksboro.
• I'm all the way up to date on Breaking Bad. Nice touch for them to play "crystal blue persuasion."
• The Texas House passed some huge "water bill" but for the life of me I can't figure out how it impacts Wise County. 
• Mrs. LL is always monitoring my mental health. I'm concerned that she thinks she has to do that. 
• Isn't it about time for the West Nile Freakout?
• Mrs. LL and I played x-box's beach volleyball. We managed to get into a fight. A brief one but we sent each other to our rooms for 15 minutes. That seemed to do it. 
• And it only seemed months ago that the "Economy" was the major issue of every election. 

Missing College Football In May

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• I had always heard about the shocking ending to The Cabin In The Woods, so I finally watched it over the weekend. It was beyond horrible.
• One of life's mysteries is that Mrs. LL sees no humor in Arrested Development. It is so frustrating. 
• But she was locked in to Behind the Candelabra on HBO on Saturday. Michael Douglas is great in whatever he does.
• And now to lower the bar: We saw The Hangover III at the 7th Street Movie Tavern on Saturday. Verdict: They just keep getting worse (with the exception of the last 15 minutes which were shockingly funny.)
• I don't see the Star-Telegram's paywall.  I mean, it no longer appears when I visit the site. 
• The New Puppy In The House is now able to walk and run. Mrs. LL will take it for a short walk down the street and literally stops traffic because of its cuteness. 
• CBS 11 says that the storm shelter business is booming in Decatur.
• There was a moment the other day where I caught myself watching The Kids laughing as they jumped on the trampoline while the dogs were running around in joyful glee. This is life, right?
• I saw a 40 Something lady at the softball park in a sun dress. She was pretty dignified but she had a ton of tattoos. It was one of those "what will she think when she gets older" one of moments. That time has arrived. Yu Darvish struck out 14 and lost?
• Rick Perry paid a visit to the world's oldest WWII veteran (107 years old) yesterday and gave him a bottle of whiskey. I would think the casualty count of The War is high enough.
• The alleged drug cartel hit in Southlake Town Square is more shocking after a few days have passed. 
• Lake Bridgeport is now down 19 feet. 
• "PHOENIX — A federal judge ruled on Friday that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies had violated the constitutional rights of Latinos by targeting them during raids and traffic stops here and throughout Maricopa County." I wonder if Republican presidential candidates will continue to kiss his ring or realize he's hurting their cause as he parades as the last living dinosaur?
• Do young people still go to the Colonial golf tournament? 
• I don't play any online/app games but I almost got addicted to "Dots" this weekend. The most simple of games has exploded over the last month. Remember: Squares begat squares.
• An ice/water dispenser it the door of a new refrigerator? Maybe the greatest invention in the history of ever. 
• Very funny: JC Penney sells a tea kettle that looks like Hitler. Wait. What?
• The legend of Chris Kyle becomes more and more muddied. It seem that his war hero status gives him immunity from being called a liar. 

Rangers Animated GIF/"Jiff" Bonanza

From Last Night (worth the wait.)

Double Vision

This was the back end of a called double play last night. More (with audio.)

Above The Fold

The Color Red Taking You Into The Weekend

Amanda Bynes Watch

In court after her Throwing Away Bong arrest last night.  Pure sexiness.

Next stop: Being on the side of the road with a Walmart bag over her head faking an assault.

Texas Lawmakers. A $20,000 Restaurant Bill. And Lobbyists' Credit Cards.

Story.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• So why exactly did Rick Perry need to immediately release a statement condemning the Boy Scouts for its decision on gay members? It's a private organization. Doesn't that smack of Big-Government-We-Are-Watching-You for him to express his opinion? 
• Random Wise County Facebook post: "I don't believe this; I was a boyscout and now they are going to let sodomy; gays, queers and fags in the scouts. So much for anything pure anymore I think I'm going to go puke."
• Got the new refrigerator installed. I was excited to use the in door ice-maker only to see a handwritten sign from Mrs. LL that read, "Don't use the ice-maker yet." (And its got some funking lights inside. I almost expect to hear some type of heavenly music when I open it.)
• A guy analyzes the final episode of Save By The Bell which just celebrated its 20th anniversary. Funny.
• From the Update: "BALLET PERFORMANCE – Wise Performing Arts Guild’s ballet production of 'The Arabian Nights' has sold out its Saturday, June 15 performance." Arabian Nights? Isn't there some good 'merican play they could perform?
• The most screwed up television sports graphic in the history of ever. 
• "NEW YORK (WABC) -- Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested in Midtown Manhattan Thursday night after she allegedly tossed a bong out her 36th-floor window." That girl's wheels are just flying off in every direction.
• The Jodi Arias jury ended up deadlocked so a new jury will have to be empaneled to decided life or death. And even though they won't have to deliberate guilt/not guilt, the State will still have to put on all the evidence of the murder so get ready for weeks and weeks of testimony. (In Texas, a deadlocked jury in a capital murder trial means automatic life. Probably a good idea.) 
• But the judged declared a mistrial after only 13 hours of deliberations when the trial took five months?
• My dream news story would be Arias and Sheriff Joe having an illicit relationship behind bars which leads to her escape.  
• Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent is back in court today as prosecutors claim he drank alcohol and tried to tamper with his ankle monitor (known as a SCRAM device.) Three years ago I pointed out this article which shows how the "violation reports" from that company can be very, very wrong.  I hope his defense lawyers are aware of that. 
• This is my 15,486th blog post with just under a quarter of a million comments published . I've got my faults but one thing you can say about me: I'm disciplined and dependable. I'm always here. 
• I ask this every three months: Whatever happened to the cop who shot the unarmed guy 40 something times in front of his girlfriend after a chase? Fox 4, where art thou? 
• On the evening of the Oklahoma tornado I decided to listen to an Oklahoma City news radio station via IHeartRadio.com.  At one point, the host let the audience know that the broadcast was being simulcast on various sister radio stations and he listed them off. One was "101.9 The Twister." 
• And in Guys Who Wear The White Hat news . . . 

Hot Chick Fakes Her Own Assault To Get Boyfriend Back

PLEASANT GROVE, Alabama - A woman found on a Pleasant Grove roadside Tuesday with a Walmart bag over her head has been criminally charged after authorities found she made up the ordeal.

Pleasant Grove police today charged 19-year-old Kayla B. Earl with False Reporting to Law Enforcement. The crime is a misdemeanor.

Investigators said Earl, of Hueytown, was trying to lure back her estranged boyfriend with sympathy when she told lawmen she was attacked in a Pleasant Grove cemetery. A Jefferson County sheriff's deputy on patrol spotted the woman about 5 a.m. in the dirt just off the road near Five Acre Road. She appeared unconscious. More.

Oh, it's the same old love story. Guy meets hot girl. Guy dates hot girl. Guy breaks up with hot girl once he discovers there's a ton of cray cray under that hot skin. Girl decides to put herself in the dirt with a Walmart sack over her head in order to get guy back. Man, this makes me long for my younger days.  My exes would use a Gibson's or Kmart sack, but the sentiment was just as earnest. The love of a crazy hot chick is just hard to shake. 

Update: Welcome To The Mean Streets Of Southlake

News 8 has confirmed victim in Southlake shooting is Juan Guerrero Chapa. A mexican natl. believed to work for drug cartel. He's an attorney
— Rebecca Lopez (@rlopezwfaa) May 23, 2013

Obama Prom Pictures Released

The man was owning the place even back then. (Story.)

Random Ad On Facebook For Bridgeport Club

Curious about "Charla Corn" and found this . . .

I Used To Hear Years Ago That Disneyland Was Coming To Wise County

Is this the west Fort Worth "theme park" we've always heard about? Announcement June 1 online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-…
— Bud Kennedy (@BudKennedy) May 23, 2013

There's still a lot of open land in northwest Tarrant County that borders Wise County, and Bud Kennedy wonders if the equivalent of Disneyland is finally coming. I've never heard of The DreamVision Company but it seems like they want to be the next Walt Disney. But, lordy, they need someone who can write a press release!!

The only applicable sentence is this: "The DreamVision Company will officially announce their industry platform including the DreamVision award winning proprietary CGI Animation production studios, global theme park and resort development and family entertainment including music and theatrical."

Montague County Releases Video Of Deputy Shot By Colorado Man Who Was Later Killed In Wise County

If you didn't know the deputy survived, he did.

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• Modern Family is back to being good this season. It may be about the only sit-com I watch.
• I finally watched a 30 for 30 episode on former "Robo-quarterback" Todd Marinovich. Good stuff. He was out of the NFL in two years back in the 1990s and addicted to drugs. "What happened to Todd Marinovich?" the film asks. Easy answer: A crazy over-bearing dad. 
• Finally checked back in on Dennis Prager yesterday. He was laughing about how anyone who takes the Fifth Amendment at trial or asks for a lawyer when contacted by the police could be anything other than guilty. He sounded like a Fourth Grader, and I was actually embarrassed for him. He actually took one call from a guy who tried to explain that those rights are in something called the Constitution, but he cut him off. 
• Congressional hearings are not about truth finding. They are about sound bites. 
• An incredible bridge fire and collapse in Lampasas County. 
• From the Star-Telegram story on prior murders in Southlake: (1) Dr. Scott C. Stone Jr. flew to Southlake in 1999 from North Carolina and ambushed his ex-wife, also a physician, while she was jogging. He then killed himself , and (2) In 1994, Terence O’Regan stabbed his estranged wife because he was afraid that she would reveal his “penchant for cross-dressing.”  They go large. 
• I don't have much of an opinion on the Boy Scouts/Gays controversy. I still believe private organizations can do whatever they want to do. 
• But on WBAP this morning, Hal Jay suggested there just be a "Gay Boy Scouts" group. "I don't care," he said. "I'd by cookies from them." Co-host Brian Estridge said, "They [the cookies] might be better." Estridge, who might be part caveman, would get in a lot of trouble for a lot of his comments if anyone ever heard them on the radio.
• We put a little bell on the new puppy because we're all scared of stepping on her. Then we realized she likes to do gymnastics in the middle of the night. 
• There was lots of publicity of sexual assaults by SMU students over the last couple of years, but one kid was found not guilty yesterday of such an offense in Dallas. I love this part: The prosecutors asked the judge to allow the jury to consider lesser charges (just in case the jury didn't believe the sexual assault charge). The judge denied it telling them, "You do all or nothing here." It's kind of like saying, "You indicted the case that way, now lets see if you backed it up." They didn't. 
• That was a pretty quick "hung jury" note in the Jodi Arias trial. I wonder if we already have a couple of people saying, "We can sit here for years, but I'm not giving that lady the death penalty."
• If you missed the Jose Canseco story yesterday, you've got to read it. He's either crazy or doing the best job of "getting out in front of a story" in the history of ever. 
• Ain't no way I'm running a video camera three feet away from a guy with blood on his hands who is holding murder weapons and talking like a crazy man.