Rolando McClain’s $1.5M home in Alabama burns down http://t.co/KY8C0y3w64 pic.twitter.com/OH8tV2A6pr
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 23, 2014
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12.23.2014
Dallas Cowboy's House Burns
Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts
- Mrs. LL is sick but was smart enough to go to the doctor immediately. But now I'm not feeling very well. Maybe just sympathy pains? Naaaaaa.
- Christians are fatter than atheists? There would be nothing more ironic if that is true.
- Cowboys are in the playoffs and gas is under $2.00. Hello, 1990s!
- The Sixth Grader in the House was dressed so crazy for church on Sunday that I told her she looked like Cindy Lauper. I shouldn't have been surprised when I got a confused look in return.
- The Wise County Courthouse is closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Huh?
- If anyone disagrees with my hatred of Joe Jamail, watch this. And to think the University of Texas has his statue side by side with the great Darrell Royal.
- Former Bridgeport resident Allen Vaught is in the Dallas Morning News.
- I'm so conflicted about that goofy Texas Supreme Court Justice. He's no idiot. Yet he's not that smart. But he's definitely a nerd on Twitter. And then he upped his game on Friday when he dissented in a decision by quoting Ferris Bueller (in a decision saying that the court should interpret how much protection bloggers have.) He did it only to get publicity and it worked. Crazy like a fox?
- The Dow just broke 18,000 this morning. It was 7,949 when the President took office.
- "North Korea’s fledgling Internet access went dark Monday, days after President Obama promised a 'proportional response' to the nation’s alleged hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment."
- I failed to mention it yesterday, but the fact that one of the Wise County Sheriff's Office's servers was crippled by a hacker is the story of the year. A $500 ransom? In Bitcoin? You're kidding me!
- I'd like to have an accounting from the Salvation Army.
- This is my 17,924th post. That's insane.
12.22.2014
This Could Be A Christmas Card Nightmare
The great Roger Staubach. Jordan Speith. And, uh, some goofy Dynasty guy.
Random Monday Morning Thoughts
- We had Mrs. LL's side of the family over for the weekend for Christmas. One of them hates me beyond belief and just bludgeons me with passive aggressiveness. I spent most of the time trying to do the facial expression of, "Oh, no, you didn't!"
- I finally got around to reading the article in Texas Monthly about Joe Jamail. I have a very short list of people who I think are miserable human beings but he's close to the top of it. The University of Texas should be embarrassed to be associated with him.
- I almost want to see American Sniper but I'm afraid it does nothing but glorify the guy. I think everyone now agrees, after having lied about Jesse Ventura and lying about shooting two guys to death in a gas station in Texas, that he had a little trouble with telling the truth.
- I just looked up and saw Madonna on the news (she's releasing a new album). At 56 . . . dare I say it . . . still pretty hot.
- I've convinced the Sixth Grader in the House that upon my death I should be cremated, my ashes mixed with glitter, and then shot out of a cannon from the Wise County Courthouse bell tower. She gives me a look and a smile of, "That is so weird but, between me and you, I'm keeping this in the back of my mind because it's insanely funny."
- Shout out to Messenger sports editor Richard Greene. I had noticed that he ran the Dallas Marathon and finished at four hours and a few seconds. As much as I respected the guy for finishing the race, I wondered how he didn't gut it up and finish under four hours. I got my answer: In a column this week in the Messenger he revealed it was a malfunctioning running watch.
- I've finished 11 half marathons but cannot comprehend turning around at the finish line and going back to do it again.
- Cowboys. Cowboys. Cowboys. But the game could have been completely different if that guy would have caught that fake punt pass in the first quarter. A crazy gamble that should have worked.
- That field goal block by a Rams' player was crazy. He jumps over the center and then jumps again to block the kick.
- Mrs. LL wakes up with an alarm that plays weird Zen music which slowly gets louder.
- Mrs. LL got mad at me this weekend for watching the 30 for 30 episode on The University of Miami Part 2 without her. That's so weird. That's so hot.
12.21.2014
Someone Blew Up Aggieland!!!!
Or maybe they are just doing renovations which will cost more than Baylor's new stadium.
My First Bowling Green Post
Because they look like thugs . . .
And then they win with a little over a minute to play . . .
Linemen got into a fight and this was the best angle: https://t.co/TH23EtZUUw
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 21, 2014
At least one player earned a suspension for their first game of 2015 thanks to targeting + kick-catch interference: https://t.co/4tksV2UJjC
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 21, 2014
And then they win with a little over a minute to play . . .
BGSU had a 78yd pass with a minute left to take the lead almost as soon as they'd lost it: https://t.co/f4Br5NAOaG
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 21, 2014
12.20.2014
12.19.2014
Pat Robertson Speaking Truth And Speaking Crazy
We start off with a question from a gal in some crazy church. They can't date? At all? Ever? And Pat gives her some pretty good advice: That church is crazy so get the heck out of there.
But before that, for a reason that can't be explained, he throws out the hot opinion that gays will die out because they can't reproduce. Hey, I'm no scientist, but I think there's a flaw in that theory.
Random Index 1969
- Bobcat killer
- Were the "Harlem Stars" anything like the "Harlem Globetrotters"?
- Sudden death of County Clerk
Random Friday Morning Thoughts
- To me, there's a distinct difference between the hacking of Sony and the threats if the movie was shown. The Interview was pulled because of the threats, not the hacking. The killing of the movie could have occurred because of the threats alone.
- But all of this North Korea controversy reminded me how shockingly funny Team America: World Police was. I remember talking to a Wise County prosecutor shortly after it came out. He thought the movie constantly made fun of liberals. I thought it constantly made fun of the Right Wing. It actually did both.
- The way ISIS has been quickly beaten back, they really were the J.V. A vicious little J.V., but the J.V. nonetheless.
- My outdoor Christmas lights have yet to blow a single fuse or trip a single breaker. It only took me five years and a billion extension cords to get it right.
- Mark Cuban is spending 90% of his time on social media this week promoting a silly app called Cyber Dust which is destined to fail.
- I get Slumped Shoulders when anyone involved in American sports yells "We just shocked the world. baby!" after a win.
- The Star-Telegram has an editorial today encouraging a smooth transition between the outgoing and incoming Tarrant County DAs. What's the point of an editorial like that? Is there someone who desires the opposite? It's like encouraging civility during Christmas, respecting your neighbor, or safe driving. Not exactly a hot opinion.
- The Junior In The House had a female friend over last night and then two boys showed up. (Ugh.) I was feeling pretty good about them until I went outside and realized they had arrived on skate boards.
- I'll be throwing up later after I read the new Texas Monthly article on Joe Jamail entitled, "The Greatest Lawyer Who Ever Lived."
- Sports (1) Evil Empire news: I don't know who those two high school kids are, but the fact they announced they were signing with Texas caused my Twitter timeline to blow up this morning. (2) It looks like all the remaining Texas high school championship games will be broadcast on Fox Sports Southwest, (3) The Mavs trade for Rajon Rondo is the equivalent of going all in. If they don't win this year, it will be considered a stupid move. And they only win if Tyson Chandler stays healthy and Dirk doesn't peeter out. Good luck with all that. (4) Watched the end of the Notre Dame/FSU again last night. Notre Dame got screwed. The announcers even incorrectly guessed at who was called for interference. Edit: The penalty wasn't on the receiver pushing straight back. It was on the receiver running the slant.
- Hey, they stole my catapult!!!! (If my catapult had turned into a functional monster) . . .
12.18.2014
"Elizabeth! I'm Coming To See Ya!"*
Two Florida men were dying to own a Barbie car so desperately that one of them faked a heart attack to create a diversion to allow the other to steal it from a Walmart. Tarus Scott, 30 and Gerard Dupree, 27, were arrested after their alleged ploy to steal the girl’s toy was caught on tape, reports Wesh.com. Surveillance footage from the Lake Wales Walmart on Tuesday shows two men loading a cart with a power wheel Barbie car, a Leap Frog tablet, and a Barbie Glam vacation house before trying to dupe store security. Scott appears to roll the stolen goods out of the store as the man who police have named as Dupree fakes a coronary to distract customers and employees from the theft. Concerned passers-by stop to help the suspect in apparent distress and one even appears to make a 911 call.
Story.
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*Very dated Sanford and Son reference.
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