Former Cowboy Sam Hurd To Be Sentenced Tomorrow

I've just skimmed it since it is loooooong, but the article looks really good. Your government is trying, and very well may, lock him up for life. Insane. 

http://mmqb.si.com/2013/11/12/sam-hurd-cocaine-bust/

(Oh, and Century Link will be here sometime before 7:00 pm to fix my office Internet connection.)

Very Random

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Random Monday Morning Thoughts

-This will be limited since my office Internet is down and writing this on an iPad is a beating. 

-My assistant just came in and gave me a copy of "Double Down". Love her. 

-I've got "Killing Kennedy" DVR'd. 

-I watched an old episode of "The Brady Bunch". It was about the family going to the Grand Canyon. I stopped down with the scene of all nine family members (Alice included) in one station wagon. ---They were all singing and as happy as could be.  Oh, the 70s. 

-Some of the comments lately have been oozing hate. I don't know how some of you live that way. But it's ironically entertaining. 

-I could sleep all day listening to the cold wind. 

-The most evil prosecutor in the world who intentionally withheld evidence that caused Michael Morton to be wrongfully imprisoned for 25 years has agreed to give up his law license and serve nine days in jail. Nine days!

-Watched some Vietnam documentaries yesterday. Incredible bravery by those guys in a foreign land. 

-I really like Sting's "Fields of Gold"

Finally

I've been on a rant about this case since it happened. A cop fired 41 shots into the vehicle of an unarmed man after a chase.

But manslaughter?  That's the "reckless" killing of another individual.  In its simplest terms, it means that a person didn't intend to kill another (that's murder) but instead killed another by doing something so stupid when he knew there was a risk of that death occurring but made a decision to disregard that risk and continue on with his stupidity. Example: Driving through a school zone at 90 mph in a school zone.

I'm pretty sure the officer meant to kill the guy.

Story.

Storu.

DFW Knows Better

Everyone is jumping on the "she was drunk" bandwagon regarding the Michigan president because of a halftime speech.

Nope.

There is some weird phenomenon that happens sometimes when speaking in a stadium/arena and the speaker gets caught up in the feedback.

It happened famously at UNT.  And at TCU.

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?