11.03.2014

Annual?

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I Don't Care About The Mystery




. . . but TCU should go back to that logo. I've never seen that before.
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Index September 1974



  • Squirrel!!!!!
  • The Sheriff not only won the lawsuit against him but avoided criminal prosecution.
  • Demanding an "immediate increase in milk prices to 90% of parity". What does that mean? 
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Random Monday Morning Thoughts



  • I had the house to myself of Saturday. I cleaned out the refrigerator (including taking out shelves and drawers and washing them), mowed the lawn (for the final time), cleaned out the top shelf of my side of the closet, did touch up painting in the kitchen and the living room, and went and bought flannel sheets (washed them and put them on the bed). And that was all before 1:00 p.m. And then I did nothing the rest of the weekend.
  • I'll never buy another refrigerator with a stainless steel front. Or at least I won't buy one while kids are still in the house. What a mess.
  • I always have mixed emotions when I see the A/C guy show up at a neighbor's house. Sad for him. Glad it is not me. 
  • I thought Brittany Maynard, the "death with dignity" gal, was beginning to have second thoughts about ending her life. But she did it yesterday.  What a horrible story all the way around. 
  • If you want to see the BagOfNothing guy in drag (and who doesn't), check out this morning's blog. Hey, buddy, throw on a bikini and stand by a body of water and I'll make you tomorrow's Random Thought Girl.
  • Baylor allowed Greg Abbott to do the coin toss for the game on Saturday. Might as well have been an official endorsement. And he was at the Texas NASCAR race yesterday.  (But I'm not sure why he is campaigning in places where he already has 99% of the vote.) 
  • Bad Austin cops.
  • Sports: (1) College football is a razor thin game. If TCU misses that field goal at WVU, they are out of the top ten and and become an afterthought. He makes it and now everyone argues whether they should be in the top four. (2) That TCU/WVU game was a carbon copy of the Baylor/WVU game: WVU turning the ball over left and right without being harmed, going conservative in the fourth quarter, and still staying ahead. Except TCU was able to execute at the end. (3) Tony Romo's injury is exactly the same as Baylor's Bryce Petty earlier in the year. Petty missed one game. But there is something still not right about him. (4) Bet the house: OU is a 4 point favorite over Baylor. Take the Sooners. And I'm going to make that a triple play.  (5) Last year I fulfilled my promise of not watching one second of a Mavericks game. The same rule is in effect this year.  (6) Observation regarding the brawl between drivers and crew after the Texas NASCAR race: They fight like girls. (7) Ole Miss has to be reeling: Lose your best receiver and the game on your final play. (8) "Seventh-grader commits to play basketball for UT"
  • Low unemployment, no inflation, stock market at all time high, home sales booming. Blame the socialist Democrats. 
  • I knew the guy mentioned in the first paragraph of the Update. Worked for James Wood. Well liked. 
  • Associated Press story: "Border Patrol agents can stop and search vehicles without a warrant within 100 miles from the border." I had never heard that in my life, but it is in fact a federal statute. A statute which is clearly unconstitutional 
  • Another example of that goofy Texas Supreme Court judge on Twitter. 
  • I've got no control over the word verification for comments. Blame Google which cares very little about its blogger platform. 
  • After last week's rocket crash, I wrote that maybe the private sector isn't as good in space travel as the government. Someone commented that the private sector had never had a death in that endeavor. On Friday, it became one death for the private sector. Way to go.
  • Over the weekend, I had my "school dream" and dreamed I was the coach of a football team on camels.





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11.02.2014

Crazy NFL Play Of The Day


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11.01.2014

I Didn't Care One Iota About Maryland vs. Penn State




Now I want Penn State to demolish them.

Incredible.
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For The Win


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10.31.2014

Above The Fold

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The Most Random Tweet Ever For Halloween




I have no idea how I came across this, but the fact that Tarrant County has a hold on a guy named Fester Uncle Addams on Halloween must be be posted.

Let's pretend this is the book-in photo:




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Halloween Cheerleaders Taking You Into The Weekend








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Index This Week: Snakes Running For Election?


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Parenting 201


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Parenting 101

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Index - 8/8/74



  • A quick draw competition?
  • Another pageant
  • Meet the Teacher but leave your kids at home. 
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It'll Make You Smile



Kid has to make a layup, a free throw, a three pointer, and a half court shot to win a $10,000 scholarship.
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Random Friday Morning Thoughts



  • How in the world did any adult approve that Arlington Martin football t-shirt.
  • Regarding the crooked Pink Stripe on the Decatur Square that I mentioned yesterday, I got called out by email: "The line is painted, not by a machine, but by the hands of women in our community, each taking a turn and is an emotional and empowering opportunity for each of them.  I have attached a picture so that you can see the faces of the women we celebrate: the moms, aunts, grandmas and friends, for enduring such a difficult time."  Duly noted. 
  • I've received a couple of complaints about Wise County on the Web being down. It's not. It's a local computer issue. A few years back I suddenly couldn't get CNN.com or The Drudge Report despite the fact they were up and running. I had to tinker in a way I wasn't comfortable with.  This discussion is similar to something I used, but if any of you have any simple solutions, post away.
  • Nightcrawler is getting great reviews.
  • Funny bit I found out about last night while watching the Florida State/Louisville game. When your fans are so distraught that they put both hands on their heads, they are in the "Surrender Cobra" position. 
  • I think we had a real live Doomsday Prepper in the comments yesterday. 
  • The Crazy Homophobic at the DFW Airport was said to be charged with Class C Assault - Offensive Touching (punishable by fine only) as opposed to Assault Bodily Injury - Causing Pain (which carries jail time.)  I don't understand that. 
  • Bridgeport's Colin Jones got a sack of Drew Brees last night in the Carolina/New Orleans game. Photo. 
  • From the Update: "Rabbi Marty Cohen of Bedford will bring ancient Old Testament manuscripts to the 10 a.m. service at the Bay Community Church in Runaway Bay Sunday." What exactly are these "ancient Old Testament manuscripts"? I'm guessing he's not driving around with the Dead Sea Scrolls in his trunk. 
  • Are we never going to hear what really happened to Ron Washington? 
  • Random thing found on the web: "Douglas Patrick of Bridgeport, Texas, says his ’49 Willys CJ-3A has provided counseling during and after his divorce. His 'Beast on a Budget' build has a ’58 Hurricane F-134 engine, the original T-90 transmission, a Dana 18 transfer case, a Dana 25 front axle, and a Dana 44 rear axle." I certainly understood all of that. 
  • And in today's "There's No Racism In America" news . . . 



at 8:38 AM

10.30.2014

Last Thing From The Index Below


The Index would also print the Bridgeport High School student newspaper. In it, there was an advice column called "From The Bull Pen ".   This is the complete answer to a freshman boy's question.

Gold.
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Bridgeport Had A Liquor Election In 1971

Those opposing it in a two page ad in the Index in 1971:


During jury selection on DWI cases in Wise County, I normally bring up the old heated wet/dry elections to point out what a hot button issue alcohol can be for some people. But as time goes by, I'm beginning to get looks of "There you to be heated elections about that?" 

Ad in the same paper: 


A pro-wet ad (that could have used some jazzing up.)


And two pieces of gold on this page (one just for me). Check out the Chamber of Commerce "report". They don't take an "official position" but could they be any more obvious?  And I never knew my dad took out an anti-drunk driving ad back then.  (And, as I always say in jury selection, "No one is in favor of drunk driving.") 


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