Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• Sarah Palin was on the Today Show this morning. When did she get so angry? (Oh, and she'll be at Costco in Plano later this month!)
• Amazingly I've never seen it, but I caught most of the first episode of the Band of Brothers series. Men in their twenties fighting in combat in World War II are worthy of all the credit they can get.  
• I've kept away from the Richie Incognito controversy but did watch his Fox interview yesterday. What a meathead. I'm thinking about compiling of list why I hate the NFL.
• Texas has 2 losses. Oklahoma has 2 losses. Texas beat Oklahoma. Oklahoma is ranked above Texas. Ummkay.
• High school football Idiocracy:  There are nine teams which qualified for playoffs with just two wins. And two teams who made it in with just one win! Schedule
• Greg Abbott "knocked on doors" on Saturday. That has to be a publicity stunt because it certainly is not a practical way to campaign. 
• "I thought smoking pot was illegal. Everybody's smoking pot. What's up with all the pot?" - Kellie Rasberry tweet while attending a music festival this weekend. 
• Two more earthquakes near Wise County over the weekend. I can't believe I even type a sentence like that. 
• I read most of the Texas Monthly issue on the current Texas oil boom over the weekend. Fantastic stuff. Midland rising. But the last place I would want to be is in that city's Petroleum Club hanging out with those oil guys. 
• If rolling out affordable health care doesn't go smoothly and initially costs me a bunch of money so that people in the future have coverage, I have no problem with that. How can anyone have a problem with that? 
• That being said, I do laugh at all those who scream "My premiums are going up!"  Hasn't that been said every year for the last twenty years? The last forty years?
• Saw the elder George Bush and Bob Dole on separate newscasts over the weekend. Both seem to be in their last days. 
• Whatever nutcase posted yesterday that Ted Cruz will be the next president, can we bet on that? A far right winger will never win the presidency and will never even get the Republican nomination. It's a no-brainer. 
• "What do you think about Ted Cruz?" should be a starting point for any friendship/relationship. There may be no better and quicker way to size up a person. 
• I took the under on the Cowboys wins being less than 8.5, and I was beginning to get nervous. Not any longer. But in their defense (pardon the pun), when half of your defense is injured you don't stand much of a chance. 
• Tyrannosaurus dance celebration!
• Johnny Football's stats are better than last year at this point. I have no trouble with that man being handed the Heisman.
• While jogging my normal path over a normal bridge over a normal creek yesterday, I spotted eight ducks casually swimming by. I stopped down and just watched. 
• UT had a defensive lineman have his knee destroyed (watching his face was heartbreaking) and had their star running back blow out his Achilles. In addition, I bet I saw three to four concussions over the last two days which left players motionless on the field. I love the sport, but it is getting harder to watch. 
• Lee Harvey Oswald's wife has been remarried for over 50 years and lives a quiet life in Rockwall. 
• I loved Game Change - a book about the 2008 Presidential campaign. And now everyone is reading the sequel about the last election. It's driving me crazy that I'm behind. 

Cowboy Game On. I Came Across This.

I find this more interesting.

Edit: I retract that. This from the Cowboy game is weirder.

Ted Cruz At Harvard Law School

From the Boston Globe's article today entitled "Harvard Law outsider became Tea Party hero".

Perfect photo.

Above The Fold

LSU Taking You Into The Weekend

One Last Baylor Note: The Most Chaotic Moments Of The Game

Some OU player almost got killed. That bench reaction made you think he might have been killed. The Baylor player was assessed a personal foul and was ejected.  And then Baylor's immediate angry outburst led to two more fifteen yard penalties. Then we had the ejection overturned but the three personal fouls were allowed to stand.

The line of scrimmage went from the Baylor 47 to the Baylor 7 after the penalties were assessed (and half the distance to the goal was calculated). Then OU turned it over on downs.

Afternoon Rural Texas News Of The Day

Just saw a wild piglet running down HWY 287 near Sunset TX. He had a fried chicken box in his mouth. Nobody's safe, y'all!
— RD Copeland (@RD_Copeland) November 8, 2013

The "Daddy" of "Daddy's Baby Girl" Is Dead

What a crazy life.  Story.

Good Thing I Didn't See That "60 Minutes" Report on Benghazi After All

Because it wasn't true.

We Spend A Year Establishing Credibility . . .

. . . and this guy is recreating an episode of Glee or something in the stands.

(And check out the guy on the far right. Doing his own little dance, turns to Mr. Born Showman, and then gives that little head nod of approval.)

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

. . . Will be delayed.

A great night at Baylor/OU. Stuck around after the game to soak it all up. And found myself in a jam packed I-35 on the way back.

Edit: And I'm back

• Even when I think about sleeping a couple of hours later when I have the freedom to do it, I can't.
• Some Baylor game thoughts upcoming since it pretty much consumed my afternoon and evening yesterday. 
• I hadn't planned on going but sports talk kept telling me what I already knew: It would be the biggest game in Baylor's history. And I never dreamed I'd have to spend $100 for an end zone ticket at Baylor. 
• It was fantastic. Packed stadium. Raucous crowd. I actually yelled. I'm hoarse this morning. And I spent so much time just taking pictures and looking around thinking "I never believed I would see this."
• Student seats are general admission. There have been many games in the past when they didn't have to worry about getting a decent seat. Not last night. There were easily 8,000 (maybe more) lined up for the gates to open at 5:00 and all were in their seats at least an hour before the game. And all wearing black. 
• I'm not an AC/DC fan but even I had to smile when the audio system blared the lyrics of "It's been too long I'm glad to be back." 
• But I still fear this will all come crashing down over the next four weeks. 
• One lady, probably about 30, brought a hastily written "We Want 'Bama" sign to the game with the ESPN logo written on it. Unfortunately, the game was on Fox Sports One. Doubt if she got any TV time.
• Man, I sat really close to a nice elderly guy but he was Loud And An Over-talker. It was like a guy doing color commentary who had nothing to say. 
• I also sat next to a young girl who had a heck of a football IQ. She tipped me off to the position of the safety seconds before the snap of a play. (I'm still not sure what she trying to tell me.)
• I-35 seems to have been under construction my entire life. 
• Callback funny: Baylor's Ahmad Dixon was asked before the season if Baylor could win the Big 12. His response was, "Can God save a hooker?"
• Driving home late at night it occurred to me I rarely drive after midnight anymore. 
• I got a Subway sandwich in some off the road convenience store on the way to Waco. I think my Sandwich Specialist might have also been a Meth Specialist. 
• Another earthquake last night near Springtown. 

  

I couldn't resist

From Last Night

Total of 3 quakes in Greater Azle-Boyd-Newark: a 2.1 earlier tonight before the 2.7. Has anyone heard from Jim Marrs?
— Bud Kennedy (@BudKennedy) November 7, 2013

Fracking?

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• Watched Dennis Miller on The O'Relly Factor last night. He is so bitter that the segment was awkward. (He also just turned 60 which might explain is "angry old white man" issues.")
• I'm not sure about the mental capacity of a lady on trial for murder who was removed from the courtroom yesterday in Fort Worth. 
• Protesters at the President's appearance in Dallas yesterday. Sheesh. 
• Today is the tenth anniversary of the release of Love, Actually. Still one of my favorite movies.
• Time heals most things it just doesn't seem fair to have to wait.
• I had a four minute message left for me yesterday about my Jerry Jones/Tom Landry statement. 
• Sen. John Cornyn was borderline vicious yesterday when asking questions of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. That is 100% due to the influence of Ted Cruz. 
• The Pope embracing a disfigured man should melt your heart. 
• We've got a regular Bush v. Gore race going on at Paradise ISD. It's too close to call per the Update. 
• Is the Blockbuster in Decatur still open? If so, it won't be for long. 

I Love Russian Dashcams

Tuesday Morning Pick Me Up

From the Dallas Observer.

This Was Called Intentional Grounding In The End Zone Last Night

Story.

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

• She kind of looks like a happy Kellie Rasberry.
• There was an editorial in the SMU student newspaper yesterday urging girls not to get drunk in order to avoid potential sexual assault. Fox 4 interviewed the author who didn't want to show her face on camera. That is so bizarre to me. 
• I've never understood the criticism of Jerry Jones over the firing of Tom Landry. He flew down to Austin and told him face to face. What more could he have done? 
• There was a small earthquake near Azle last night, and the news spread like wildfire. There was also one in North Richland Hills late Friday afternoon that no one heard about because no reporters were working. (That's why companies and politicians always release bad news late on a Friday.)
• Chris Christie won the governorship of New Jersey again last night. There is speculation of a presidential run but he has absolutely no chance of winning. But he has a greater chance of winning than Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann or Rich Santorum. 
• I didn't get one comment yesterday about my statement that verbal abuse is a very close second to mental abuse. Apparently, once in awhile I'm right.
• It's specifically spelled out in the Texas Penal Code that it is not illegal to flash your headlights to warn oncoming motorists of a cop in his future. Edit: For the person who foolishly questioned my expertise, See Texas Penal Code § 38.15(c).
• Houston voters decided last night not to save the Astrodome. I have a vague memory of being there as a child but also being carried to the car because I was sick. I was sick a lot as a kid. I'm rarely sick as an adult.
• There are a lot of tormented souls in this world. 
• The temperature in Decatur dropped 20 degrees between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. last night. 
• ESPN's Game Day had a live interview with Art Briles on Saturday where he disclosed he was in Marble Falls on a recruiting trip.  Quick research revealed that the only player worthy of recruiting in Marble Falls was a white boy receiver who had already committed to Texas. (At least I've heard he is white. I don't see color.)
• By a 2-1 margin, Kaufman County voters rejected funding the "Hasse-McLelland Justice Center [which was] to be named after Mark Hasse, an assistant district attorney gunned down Jan. 31 near the courthouse, and District Attorney Mike McLelland who was shot in his home with his wife, Cynthia, on March 30."
• I'm not sure about the details, but an 18 wheeler struck a bridge support in Big Spring on I-20 (possibly overnight). That's a crazy scene. Story. Facebook picture and picture.