7.10.2014

Crazy Video Of The Day



Thankful she wasn't killed. Confused that no one seemed to be helping. And then a bigger question mark formed over my head when I learned this wasn't a car race.
at 12:54 PM

On The President Not Visiting The Border

 "I'm not interested in photo-ops" - The President yesterday in Dallas
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Today Gov. Perry and Fox News' Sean Hannity:




Edit: Keeping us safe from the children?


at 12:39 PM

That Houston Area Shooting Last Evening



Meet the victims. Only the girl on the left survived. Good grief. The accused "was estranged from a woman related to the couple."

Story.
at 12:32 PM

"Texas In One Vine"




This went somewhat viral yesterday and, honestly, I have no idea what the heck is going on. (I'm guessing its the lyrics and the reaction). But it's oddly hypnotic -- like a great work of art which causes you to see something different in it every time you look at it.
at 9:14 AM

I Get Some Odd Mail Sometimes


That was it.

Irrelevant sidenote: Since the communication deals with "water" and "Rhome", I had forgotten that the top of the city's water tower looks like this from the air.


at 8:53 AM

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts



  • There were thirteen death notices in the Update yesterday.
  • Some guy in our district court, who was either there as a defendant or supporting one, looked at my shoes and said something like, "There's a lot of oil there." What did that mean? Something to do with leather? 
  • These were the two most circulated photos last night: Johnny Football with hot chicks at Fenway Park, and Rick Perry looking like he was about to die sitting across from the President. But probably the craziest one was one of all those police cars that were on the residential street where an alleged killer was on the loose around Houston.
  • My stomach is better. Not perfect. But better. 
  • NBA: Mark Cuban was in a Florida club last night signing an offer sheet with Houston Rockets restricted free agent Chandler Parsons for three years and $45 million. The Rockets will have the absolute right to match the offer which they'll do if LeBron goes back to Miami with Chris Bosh, who the Rockets have a huge offer out to. Then Cuban will have gotten nothing. 
  • Someone wanted me to read a Michelle Malkin article yesterday on the immigration process so I glanced at it and, as expected, it was the same basic rhetoric. But most of her facts on the issue were based on this: "An attorney who worked as a law clerk in the Fifth Circuit shared his firsthand experience with me several years ago." Look at the phrase in the Fifth Circuit and not on the Fifth Circuit court. That could be anyone. Isn't a private law clerk working in Decatur who later gets licensed and moves away "an attorney who worked as a law clerk in the the Fifth Circuit" (since Decatur is in the Fifth Circuit.) Not sure why that jumped out at me so much. 
  • The Family Pig might be the most well behaved of all the living creatures in the house -- human or otherwise. And it likes Cheerios for snacks. 
  • The President had a long day yesterday. And I'll agree that its crazy that we let presidents use so many taxpayer resources on fundraising but they all have done it. 
  • Julian Castro, the Latino mayor of San Antonio, was overwhelming confirmed by the Senate yesterday to be lead the Housing of Urban Development. But Sen. Ted Cruz voted against him. Why? (Cornyn voted in favor of him.)
  • Israel is blowing up the Gaza Strip. Or seems like it.
  • I didn't know until yesterday that Sarah Palin has threatened to leave the Republican Party. With the exception of short interviews on Hannity, she basically doesn't have that big of a forum these days. 
  • I didn't even know the Dallas Morning News had a dual paid website (that they are now shutting down.) But I think it's funny that the News' reporter supposedly interviews the News' Chief Marketing Officer and has to act objective with sentences like, "He declined to provide the paid website’s traffic and number of subscriptions or to disclose the company’s total investment in the project." Hey, that story is nothing more than a press release.  
  • "Google exec’s heroin death on yacht brings arrest of woman police say is call girl." That'll make you do a double take. 
  • If you watch an old episode of Hard Knocks when Wade Phillips coached the Cowboys, you'll be stunned at how uninspiring he was. Or maybe it'll all come back to. "Let the Cowboys ride!"


at 8:37 AM

7.09.2014

Everyone Straighten Up! We've Got A Guest In The Metroplex!


From earlier this week:


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Say What?


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Brazil Reactions From Yesterday








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America



The President shaking hands with a guy wearing a horse head. In Denver.
at 11:21 AM

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts



  • Stomach ache. Day two. This is weird.
  • Missed this yesterday: Wise County was selling around 100 foreclosed property at auction. Is a massive sale the best way to do it? Does that bring out the most buyers or is that too much supply at once?
  • Wise County has suddenly turned into the War on Drugs capital of Texas based upon recent trials.
  • Jesse Ventura's defamation lawsuit against the "American Sniper" is a little bizarre. No question Chris Kyle had trouble with the truth but he's dead. Let it go. 
  • The older I get, the more I hate Texas summers.
  • The right wing went nuts when Costco, for whatever reason, pulled the book "America: Imagine a World Without Her" off the shelves. Wait. Hobby Lobby has rights that deserve defending but Costco doesn't?
  • I know nothing about soccer but that beat down of Brazil by Germany was crazy.
  • I bought some new headphones for jogging. They arrived. They are pink. I have no idea how that happened but Mrs. LL will end up with a new present. 
  • Now we have neighbors coming over to see The Pig In The House. 
  • The Ticket's Craig Miller participated in a triathlon while he was on vacation. He wrote about it at length, and it sounds impossible. 
  • I'd love to hear a conversation between President Obama and Perry.
  • Me the other day to the Sixth Grader In The House: "I'm glad I don't have to put on a uniform every day." Her: "Uh, you kinda do." Dang it,
  • I haven't thrown up this morning. I kind of wish I would.


at 8:30 AM

Above The Fold

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7.08.2014

Not That What They Look Like Makes It Any More Tragic But Whoa


at 3:12 PM

Those Open Carry Folks Will Eventually Cause An Incident - Rightly Or Wrongly



They are technically correct in most states (this is said to be Vancouver, Washington) but, man, this is going to end badly one of these days.  I would think most of these folks are very politically conservative,  but I'm not even sure about that.
at 1:30 PM

Some Gal From TCU Making You Miss The Holiday Weekend



at 1:30 PM

Random Baseball Analysis



This was making the rounds this morning. I may need my Baseball Nemesis to clarify a couple of things.

Is this really a great play by Jeter? Doesn't the shortstop always move to second when the runner at first takes off? Isn't that what the runner expects? And wasn't that guy sprinting to second on this hit-and-run regardless of what Jeter did? I think he would have been thrown out any way even if Jeter didn't do the fake catch.

at 12:40 PM

New Reality Show Has Strangers Getting Married

And they get to decide after four weeks whether to stay married or get divorced. Sign me up! I'll have three divorces in the months but, hey, it's all in the rules.

The contestants . . .
 No question. Might even try to talk her into week five. 
 Three weeks and I'm out. High maintenance. 
I'm sleeping with one eye open. Huge chance of being on the crazy train.
at 12:19 PM

Midland On The Brink!

Story.
at 9:20 AM
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