12.09.2015

Buzzer Beater



Random thoughts:

  • That's a big ol' boy at the free throw line
  • What's up with that voice at the end?
  • Oman Oman? Keep an eye on him. (See Sirhan Sirhan)


at 12:24 PM

Random Wednesday Morning Thought




  • I received an insurance check yesterday for roof repair on our rent house payable to "Barry Green and Katrina Green and United States of America."  Explanation? Do I have to have President Obama endorse it?
  • Anyone know any roofing contractors in Decatur?
  • The Ticket's Gordon Keith doing a Mark Levin impersonation makes me overjoyed. It is spot on. 
  • As nerdy as I am, I have never had even a remote interest in Star Wars. And I've seen all of the movies to try to get interested.
  • BagofNothing posted a picture yesterday of a Monday Night Football game.  I had one and loved it. I would try and explain how it worked but it's almost impossible. (But I do remember if the defense called a blitz and the offense called a draw, "TD" would light up.)
  • The Seventh Grader In The House is sick. I hope I'm not the reason for it because I'm still at 80% and I can't kick this thing. 
  • The Dallas Morning News had an article on how Winstar is killing DFW concert venues with concerts. They bury the artists in money and then have a provision in their contract which basically say "you can't play in Dallas before or after this" for x number of days. 
  • "German Chancellor Angela Merkel named Time's Person of the Year." Honestly, I'm not sure why until I read the article.
  • Donald Trump immediately responded: "I told you @TIME Magazine would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite They picked person who is ruining Germany."
  • Idiocracy.
at 8:36 AM

12.08.2015

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts



  • I always thought it was true, but yesterday I learned that this blog can kill a political campaign if the readers want it to happen. (Maybe I possess those elusive weapons of mass destruction.)
  • I meant to mention yesterday the Arizona Diamondback signing pitcher Zack Greinke to a 6 year and $206,500,000 contract.  That's  over $34 million a year. If he falls down the stairs this morning and blows out his shoulder, he still gets the money. 
  • Despite my sickness (I'm upgrading myself to 80% or perhaps 79%), I put out Christmas lights on the lawn yesterday evening. The fact that there were no lights out there drove me crazy. 
  • Baylor's bowl game will be in Orlando. Since the announcement, this song has been stuck in my head (despite the fact that Disney Land is actually in California.)
  • In a campaign statement, Donald Trump called for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on". He got a standing ovation. If he wins the GOP nomination, you will see this biggest beat down since Reagan won 44 of the states in 1980. And Trump wouldn't be on the winning side.
  • Radio guy Mark Davis said this morning that Trump "might have won the presidency" with that statement and theorized about how the policy could be implement. Buddy, you have lost your freaking mind.
  • Special note to my Courthouse friends which includes the County Attorney's Office, District Clerk's Office, County Clerk's Office, County Judge's Office, Sheriff's Office, Maintenance Staff, and Probation Office: If one guy does not walk away he may cost his boss, who is a good guy with a wonderful family, his job. Buddy, walk away. Do the right thing. After all, you are a Protector of Children. This is all about you. 
  • I'm beginning to realize most people have never seen me pissed off before. Honestly, it rarely happens. But when it happens ..... Oh, my. 






at 8:12 AM

12.07.2015

Breaking: Man Has Been Called By God To Run For Wise County Sheriff

Photo stolen from the great Joe Duty

Excerpts from this week's Messenger:

On deciding to run for office "He didn’t hear anything for a few weeks, but while driving back from his mom’s house in Slidell one day, listening to a Christian program on the radio, Brandon Davis said he got his answer. “It said this was the platform I want you to use to spread my Gospel,” Davis said. “And I can’t argue with that.”

 “If God wants me to be the sheriff, I’m going to be the sheriff, it doesn’t matter who votes. That’s just the bottom line. And it may not be His mission for me. But nonetheless, I’ve been called to do it,”

(Credit to the person who emailed the article with the subject line being: "Welcome to Crazy Town")

P.S. Everyone go buy a copy of the paper in order to keep them from suing me.
at 10:30 AM

Random Monday Morning Thoughts


  • The Senior In The House walked by the  TV while I was watching Pulp Fiction and saw the long haired John Travolta. She asked me, earnestly, "Are you watching Dracula?"
  • Watching President Obama address the nation last night and thinking that Trump is the leading GOP candidate made me also think the election is already over. 
  • The Star Wars promos intertwined with commercials for Christmas is getting beyond painful.
  • I think I'm becoming obsessed with Keith Craft and his Elevate Life church. In my opinion, that guy is a fraud of the highest order. And, by the way, a horrible preacher (and a worse dresser).
  • It sounds like there was a huge Police Presence at the Toy Run yesterday in Wise County. Law Enforcement and Santa. What a very odd mix. Edit: The Update says that DPS brought a helicopter. 
  • Sports: (1) That 22 play Michigan State drive may be one of the most amazing things I've ever seen, (2) Hey, it broke my heart to see the Empire beat Baylor, but I'm not sure I've ever been more entertained. Baylor had no quarterbacks left and had to just line up a running back or receiver in the shotgun and have them just take off. And Baylor would have won the game but for a fumble, (2A) The brawl in the Texas/Baylor game had me on my feet. Yes. I was entertained! (3) I actually got interested in the NFL yesterday because of some wild finishes. (But I only watch the Red Zone channel which drives Mrs. LL crazy), (4) I told you Michigan State would replace Iowa in the final four and everything else would remain the same. #SportsGenius. #TakeMeToVegas
  • Special message to the Troll who mentioned my mother yesterday in a comment: Keep your head on a swivel. I know who you are. (You are an Internet idiot. I, on the other hand,  am an Internet "pioneer" and know how to track an IP address down. ). Someone is coming to visit with you.  There are some people in this world you do not screw with. And one of those is me. Get ready. In my business, I have, let's say, connections.
  • Ok, I feel better.
  • I watched more of Fargo. Fantastic. And it is very Pulp Fiction like in that it constantly references "things of the day" from back in the day.
  • "A federal judge has ordered the state of Texas to pay more than $600,000 in legal fees after losing the court fight to preserve its ban on same-sex marriage." I don't know if I'm more offended by the amount of legal fees or the State of Texas for fighting a battle they could not win. 
  • Liberty University's president Jerry Fallwell, Jr.: “If some of those people in that [California Massacre] community center had what I’ve got in my back pocket right now, then…Is it illegal to pull it out?" OK, very John Wayne like. You are a Baptist bad ass! But does he have anything else? Oh, yes. He does:  "I always thought that if more good people had concealed-carry permits, then we could end those Muslims before they walk in and kill."  Like father. like son. 
  • I don't talk on the phone much, but I spent over 30 minutes yesterday with a former employee of Wise County who worked on the second floor of the Wise County Courthouse. I did so while walking outside in wonderful weather, but I think I may have scared some of the neighbors by saying too loudly, "Are you kidding me??!!!" time and time again. 



at 8:30 AM

12.06.2015

Cat On Ralphie Violence!


Edit: So I check the post online to make sure it loaded, and The Family Cat becomes enthralled with that cat attack . . .




at 1:27 PM

Be On The Look Out For The Waco DA!




He might arrest all of you (including reporters) for being involved in Organized Crime!


at 1:04 PM

12.04.2015

Maybe My First NBA Post Ever




What a beast.
at 11:37 PM

It's Friday. Let's Get Out Here.

Not smooth:

Smooth:

at 3:29 PM

The Making Of A Political Ad



This one focuses on Ted Cruz, but they all have to be a beating to make. (And note: They are all ineffective.)
at 9:47 AM

Get Me This (Drunk?) Panda!

at 8:53 AM

Random Friday Morning Thoughts


  • New CNN poll released this morning: Trump, 36%. Cruz, 16%, Carson 14%.  That is a mind-boggling lead. And it is December!! (Here is a fascinating grid of every candidate's share for every month since June. Trump had 12% in June.) 
  • Sports: (1) I told you take take the under on the number of Cowboy wins. Winner! (2) I've got a witness up at the courthouse who I told in August that OU would win the Big 12. Winner. (3) I missed the over/under on TCU but it came down to double-over time and being short by a yard on fourth down. So Close To Being Winner. (4) This Vine of Rajon Rondo getting ejected is great.
  • I received in the mail a "prescription card" offering savings "up to 75%" for prescription costs not covered by insurance. There was no catch in any of the literature -- nothing to sign up for and nothing to buy. I was so confused that I researched them. I'll be dang. It's legit - although the 75% is a rarity. Apparently the company, American Prescription Discounts, makes money from drug companies every time the card is used for one of its products. I still don't understand how they can make money, though. Edit: Maybe not as good as I thought, and they are in the business of selling your private info once you use the card. 
  • A friend of mine and I were talking yesterday and we both had the same observation: There seems to a dramatic increase in the number of people who are suffering from so much anxiety that they are almost crippled by it. It's almost as if something weird is going on out there. She had a great sci-fi theory: That the country won't be attacked by bombs or troops but by contaminating the air or water supply to slowly disable the population. (That could be a movie.) 
  • "Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland dead at 48." That news was everywhere this morning. I wouldn't have thought it would have been that big of deal. 
  • The Rhome Police Chief has filed to run for Sheriff. You'll remember him from that city council meeting from earlier this year. The other candidate is former Texas Ranger Lane Akin.
  • I don't think I've ever felt as ill as I did on Thanksgiving Day. And I still think I'm only 75% now. (There's something unique about someone telling you that you "look awful". You don't want to look awful but it is re-assuring that you are in fact sick.) 
  • Police killings based upon population of county across the nation: Dallas County comes in 7th and Tarrant County comes in 9th. Wow.
  • The Feds are now officially investigating Irving PD over the arrest of the Clock Kid. 
  • Ticket fans only: Look what was found in Bowie.
  • I'm not very familiar with Fox News Kimberly Guifoyle but I saw her work late at night during the California Massacre. That girl could barely ask a coherent question. But she was hot. 
  • Man, the Daily News goes full throttle . . . 


at 8:33 AM

12.03.2015

Our Lt. Governor Redesigned The New York Daily News Cover




They prayed for people to be shot?
at 4:23 PM

This Kid Is A Moron




It's not enough to get his "probation" revoked, but it might be enough for the case to be transferred to adult court which the DA's office had already indicated it wanted to do.


at 1:16 PM

Trump!



at 11:06 AM

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts




  • Well we have another act of mass violence . . . once again by a government employee who is a U.S. citizen.
  • Just because the California murderers have Middle Eastern names, Fox News seemed to big over backwards yesterday trying to speculate that is was ISIS related. 
  • And why does Fox employee Mark Fuhrman as a crime expert? He is the most famous incompetent detective in U.S. history.
  • The point is, we don't know what motivated the California Killers.  Fox and Friends had a former FBI guy on today who said he would "rule out" simple "work place violence" because, in part, "how many people have AR-15s?" Heck, I know three people with AR-15s who are as conservative as the day is long.
  • SBPD Chief Jarrod Burguan gave a press conference around midnight. He's smart. He's no fool. I was impressed.
  • I went to a funeral yesterday where Acts 20 was discussed (it was pretty funny - the son of the deceased mom had used it to instruct the person conducting the service to "keep it short"). But, as much as I know about the Bible, I'm not sure I had heard of Paul raising someone from the dead. Is that the way that most people interpret that passage?
  • 660 Answer's Mark Davis' support of Donald Trump and his belief that Trump could beat Hillary is disturbing. And credit for Fox 4's Tim Ryan confronting him this morning on TV by asking, "You want someone with no self control to be the Commander and Chief?" (And then I turned on the radio and heard Davis emphatically refer to the California shootings as "Global Jihah".)  Good lord, man. 
  • "Reports: Internet-famous ‘adorable drug kingpin’ [based upon book in photo] busted in College Station is daughter of DEA agent".  My head exploded once again. 
  • If you watch any of the business channels, you'll see from time to time Chris Faulkner who is a big fan of fracking and the president of Breitling Energy. I've always been suspicious of that guy especially because he has owned at least one failed business and comes across, to me, as a snake oil salesman. I checked Breitling's stock price.  It has gone from $15.00 a share in 2011 to yesterday's sensational price of 5.4 cents a share.
  • Man, this newspaper cover is full throttle . . .










at 8:34 AM

12.02.2015

Breaking: We Have Another Mass Shooting



12 dead in California. More shot. Could be more than one shooter.

Developing.


Edit at 5:57 p.m. Two alleged domestic terrorists dead on the street and one guy has barricaded himself in a home -- and it is not his home. Insane. And there is also mass media confusion

And this is offered without opinion:


at 1:45 PM

Random Wise County Political Announcement From 1984


All I can think of is "We're the Flying Elvises! Utah Chapter!"
at 1:00 PM
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