Shark News. Yep, Shark News.

I'm still skeptical about the stowaway kid who hitched a ride to Hawaii, and earlier today I learned yesterday's story of the guy who got "carried across the finish line" at the Boston Marathon didn't really happen.

And now I'm supposed to believe a guy fishing from land caught an 800 pound shark? Well, maybe. Video and Houston Chronicle story.

Supreme Court Infringes On Your Freedom Again This Morning

An anonymous 911 caller can tell dispatch that he saw you commit a traffic violation and, he says, is of the belief that you are drunk. That, without more, now allows the cops to stop you.

I only wish First, Second and Tenth Amendment lovers cared as much about the Fourth.

From the dissent.

Drunken driving is a serious matter, but so is the loss of our freedom to come and go as we please without police interference. To prevent and detect murder we do not allow searches without probable cause . . . . . We should not do so for drunken driving either. After today’s opinion all of us on the road . . . . are at risk of having our freedom of movement curtailed on suspicion of drunkenness, based upon a phone tip, true or false, of a single instance of careless driving.

And that was Scalia!

Link.

Edit: Good grief people. The two keys are (1) anonymous call reporting (2) one incident of bad driving. 

Those Big Power Lines In Wise County Are In The News

 Story.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Burned ponies recovering in Decatur per WFAA.
• Prosecutors used to make a small fortune on collecting on hot checks and receiving a fee for their efforts. With checks going the way of the dinosaur, those days are over. (And that "fee" always seemed seedy to me.)
• Earlier this month: The lawyer who has hired Bon Jovi, Sting, and Miley Cyrus to play at his Christmas parties won a verdict of over $9 billion. Idiocracy reigns. 
• Someone commented last night that the Star-Telegram will make a major announcement this week. I have no idea if that is true. But if it is, you heard it hear first.
• Troy Aikman's new girlfriend. Hey, now. (I learned that from Busted Coverage but I hate that site because it makes my computer grind to a halt.)
• That David Dewhurst attack ad on Dan Patrick isn't bad. Back in the debate, Patrick's bankruptcy came up and I thought then that would be an issue with the Hard Right.  (Because, after all, you just have to work hard and money will coming flooding in. Right?) 
• Mrs. LL is repainting the kitchen. Right now it looks like Hiroshima in 1945.
• Sports: (1) No nemesis update. We both agree on Yu Darvish. (2) "Colts place [former Cowboy] Phil Costa on 'Reserve/Retired' list. Signed 2-yr, $2.75M contract on March 14 that included $450k in guaranteed money." I don't know if he gets any of that money. (3) "Baylor sucks" - Texas Linebacker. (3A) "We will not be in the national championship game.” - UT Head Coach Charlie Strong (4) That shot by Kevin Durant last night was insane. (5) Mavs coach Rick Carlisle is a miserable human being. Last week he was being interviewed by the Musers when George Dunham asked him a harmless questions about him playing the piano. "What does that have to do with playoff basketball?" Carlisle said. Jerk. (9:50 mark.)
• Mrs. LL is concerned that she's older than Bubba Watson. I'm concerned she's older than Emma Watson. (That's a joke. Baby? Honey?)
• Hey civil lawyers: How is that Dallas fracking lawsuit filed in a county court at law when they are "asking for more than $9 million" in damages?
• That teen stowaway story may be true? There's footage of him getting in the wheel well in San Jose. I still can't believe it.
• Pat Tillman died ten years ago today. His brother's remarks at his funeral are still as shocking as when they were uttered -- grieving or not. (I've read Tillman's mom' book but, somehow, not Jon Krakauer's book.)
• How do we have a baseball playoff for second place with Bridgeport and Decatur playing each other and the winner then having to beat Krum twice? 
• I began watching the 30 for 30 episode on the Hillsborough soccer tragedy. It was great. But I had to turn it off after Mrs. LL yelled at me for watching it with the Fifth Grader in he House. 

Boston Marathon Photo

At our best. RT @WesleyLowery: Runner falls short of finish. Four others pick him up and carry him. via @marciaherold pic.twitter.com/Hsu4BdjTAn
— Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelCBS) April 21, 2014

As a guy with at least some half marathon experience, the last thing I want is to be carried.

How Many Dallas Police Does It Take To Arrest Someone?

The guy in front might be wanted by the cops. Maybe. Just maybe.

Live link.

Edit: The guy is dead. Cops shot him for some reason.

And Another -- Collin County

Story.

Edit:

Personal Foul. Tripping. Fifteen Yards On The PO-leece

Dallas – After the dramatic penalty-kick shootout victory by Austin Vandergrift over Trophy Club Byron Nelson in the 4A girls soccer title game Saturday, students from the school jumped down from the stands and ran on to the field to celebrate. Just before they did, the public-address announcer reminded all fans that they were not to go on the field after the match. But seeing all the fans along the rails in front of the stands, I knew they were headed to the field. Sure enough, after the win was secured, kids ran on to the field and celebrated. They were back off the field in less than five minutes. No harm done, right? Not by the students, anyway. But check out the actions of the Georgetown police officer in this video as the students run on the field. Tripping one, trying to trip another, pushing another. I’m not sure what measures he was told to take if fans came on to the field, but this did not look good.

Kid In A Liquor Store

I'm not sure why this video is so popular today. Maybe it's the Crocs that kid is sporting.

But how can you take a toddler into a liquor store and let him walk towards a bunch of glass bottles? That's just irresponsible.  You gotta keep the kid in the car.  Parenting 101.

Moose v. Snowmobile

There's a gun involved. I was rooting for the moose at that point. It ends peacefully.

Video.

It's The Anniversary of the Battle Of San Jacinto

Isn't this painting hanging in the state capitol?

And, do I dare question, is it any good?

And Another - Florida

Story. (Edit: Fixed.)

(Thanks emailer Mark.)

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• The picture of the vet examining a 14-year-old male orangutan has been everywhere, but it still makes me laugh. 
• I did some touch up painting this weekend and dang near destroyed everything I came in contact with. (Just picture Mrs. LL walking in and staring in stunned silence.)
• I wonder what Willie Nelson fans think about him endorsing Wendy Davis. 
• My Sports Nemesis battle: On Friday, Perez pitched a complete game and gave up no runs. Advantage (extremely to) my nemesis.  On Saturday, Lewis went six innings and gave up one run. Advantage nemesis. On Sunday, Ross went 5.1 innings and gave up seven runs. Advantage me. Don't get too cocky, buddy.
• The fact that Shin-Soo Choo's walk up music is Turned Down For What makes me giggle. 
• The Mavs lost? Does anyone care?
• There's a justice on the Texas Supreme Court, Don Willett, who is active on twitter and basically just whips you with "dad jokes". I'm trying to find out if he tweets while on the clock on while using a government issued phone or computer. 
• I went through Grapevine yesterday. There's a toll road now?
• A Dallas lawyer who had knee surgery wore a pair of shorts to court and got kicked out. Here's a tip: Find a better pair of shorts. 
• Resume (for a job) and Resume (to continue) are spelled the same way. (Just noticed that while looking at the Update.)
• Neil Young was at the Meyerson Symphony Center this weekend. If you offered me $100 to go see him, I'd turn you down. (I'd rather listen to my cat scream --- which,  basically, is the same thing.)
• News this morning: "A 16-year-old apparently hitched a ride from San Jose, California, to Maui, Hawaii, in the landing-gear wheel well of a Boeing 767, Hawaiian Airlines said Sunday."  Tap the brakes on this story. I'm not sure that's humanly possible. 
• My parents gave me a Makita drill for Christmas twenty years ago and it was one of the few times my dad actually mentioned the price. The batteries (finally) wore out this year, and I  replaced it this weekend. I now know why he complained about the price. But that thing is fantastic.  
• Mrs. LL went to see Beauty and the Beast last night with her mom, and I was put in charge of the Girls in the House. It went pretty smoothly. In fact, there were some pretty insightful discussions. 
• It makes sense, but sports talk radio is mainly concerned with the demographic of "men 25-54." (Local results here.)
• The Bag of Nothing guy is back! (Man, he had a lot of pent up thoughts based upon his "I'm Back" post.)

Get Low

Views of Lake Bridgeport which is 21.67 feet low as of this morning:

 North of the 380 bridge looking east.

 Same area - little further north

 Twin Hills

 Just north of the dam looking north

 Further north looking east. (We got a beach!)

 Wise County Park. Oh, my!

El Lago (I used to live there).

Above The Fold

Houston Texan Cheerleader Tryouts Taking You Into The Weekend

More.

Sean Hannity Was Doing a Disney World Promotion

Alice did not like me pic.twitter.com/iQpTBWZm6t
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) April 17, 2014

Look at that shirt.

Look at that hat/shirt combo.

How Much Do You Think These People Were Paid To Hawk A Bad Movie?

And this reminded me of a thought I had about the kid-who-thinks-he-went to heaven who was on Hannity the other day. That segment was so bizarre that it had to be nothing other than a commercial for the movie Heaven Is For Real.  Just a paid promotion disguised as "news".