9.12.2016

Almost Missed This From Over The Weekend




An arrest was made.
at 11:20 AM

Random Monday Morning Thoughts


  • Once the details come out about the murder of University Park fire captain while in Royce City, it will be a Lifetime movie.  Guy was shot in the head. Wife calls it in. She gets arrested for "conspiracy" to commit murder. Another guy is picked up on the murder charge. 
  • I think I would like a job of the person(s) being in charge of Hillary's PR yesterday. Trying to decide where to take her and whether to have her walk out (and what to say) two hours later would have been the result of some intense conversations. 
  • I don't know what to think about her pneumonia diagnosis but I was surprised by the number of conspiracy theories that popped up yesterday. 
  • The WBAP boys were discussing who the vice-presidential pick will be of Hillary's replacement on the Democratic ticket. Yes. They did.  Hal Jay even said that was, "A good question."
  • As I continue my WBAP dog-pile (with only listening to five minutes this morning), they also reported they had a "different angle" of the Hillary collapse, and Hal Jay immediately inquired "Upskirt?"  (I am not making that up.)
  • Cowboys: Terrance Williams says he knew to go out of bounds yesterday. I don't believe that. I bet he is too embarrassed to admit that he didn't know the clock would continue to roll. (But, you know, under college rules the clock will stop briefly after a first down.)
  • That so oft mentioned sun, coming in from the west into Cowboys Stadium, met Jason Witten yesterday. 
  • Jerry's reaction as time ran out:
  • SMU pants:
  • I had to find the particular size bolt to fit into the back of a TV (for a TV mount) this weekend. I just had it narrowed down to 1/4", 3/16", #12 or #10 when I learned of 5M and 6M.  That project took 100 times longer than it should have. (I've got some extra bolts if you guys need any.)


at 8:40 AM

9.11.2016

News Of The Day: Hillary May Not Be Well


She left the 9/11 Ceremony after feeling "overheated".  This person tweeted the footage and the major news organizations are begging to use it. Gazda said "fine".  When I was looking in the comments to the tweet, someone posted this angle (or is it just enhanced?):
Edit: A better view:


Waiting for the Trump tweet.
at 11:54 AM

9.09.2016

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

 Bold Vision. Poor Execution.
 Bow to your Sensei. BOW to your Sensei!
 Kid was headed to an alternative universe for a second

 Perfect horizontal position for a moment despite huge obstacles
 Whatcha say? Black lives don't matter?
 “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” - George McFly

My failed former dating technique demonstrated.
at 2:46 PM

In Demographic News

 Story.

Why North Dakota?


at 10:25 AM

East Liverpool PD in Ohio Fighting Crime Via PR

Story.

You know, it's probably one of the more effective campaigns.
at 10:18 AM

Random Friday Morning Thoughts




  • That Arochi trial is a must follow. (DMN reporter does it here). And I'm beginning to think the prosecution doesn't know what they are doing. After not prepping the missing girl's parents the day before, they tried to start the trial out by calling the missing girl's boyfriend as a witness to prove he didn't do it. You kidding me!? The boyfriend -- who is in federal prison for drug dealing -- pleaded the Fifth. What a cluster.
  • That boyfriend is doing time after an undercover investigation revealed he was connected to drug deals and a club in north Dallas which had all night dance parties and where one young lady overdosed one night. (Fox 4 staked out the club to catch the partygoers leaving after dawn.) But get this: It was revealed yesterday that during the undercover investigation the boyfriend had sold dope to an officer eight times. 
  • There is a Samsung virtual reality commercial showing people's reaction to watching whatever it is that can be broadcast in those headsets. Once that technology explodes, we are going to live in one very, very weird world. 
  • "Virtual reality" is perfectly named. It's fake real. Literally.  
  • It seems only yesterday there was the first flat panel TV commercial which for some reason demo'd a TV mounted on the ceiling above a bed. Right? But I remember thinking then that flat panels would never take off -- too expensive.  
  • So much going on here . . . 
  • A Baylor University football fan and an administrative assistant at First Baptist Church of Nacogdoches is suing Baylor for over $1 million because she fell into the Brazos River outside of  the school's McLane Stadium last year.
  • Very random yet great article I read about an NFL player who has seemingly and quickly dropped out of sight: Former Oklahoma State great Justin Blackmon.
  • Billboards in Waco have some people worked up . . . 
  • A "Tammy from Paradise" called The Ticket this morning to be a "guest picker" for football games. I'm certain she's called in before. (She said she was on her way to work in Irving which has to be the biggest beating of a commute.)


at 8:38 AM

9.08.2016

After I Got Offended . . .



. . . I couldn't get over Mark Dice telling me why I should be offended. I would have never figured it out.
at 4:32 PM

I'll Admit It




Presidential candidate Gary Johnson is getting beat up today for not knowing that Aleppo was in Syria.  Hey, I'll admit it: I had no idea. And I try to watch/listen/read more than an average amount of news.

But what gets me is every media guy is doing the, "Can you believe this? Everyone knows about Aleppo!"  I'm not so sure about that. We might have an Emperor's New Clothes situation going on.
at 9:48 AM

Donald Trump Jr. Smells A Conspiracy!


(And if you know who Alex Jones is then you know how insane it is to use him as a source.)
at 8:55 AM

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts



  • That kidnapping trial of Enrique Arochi for the alleged kidnapping of Christina Morris is going to be very interesting. At this point, the prosecution may be in over their heads. (How that occurs is beyond me. If you can't spot a bad case, you don't need to be a prosecutor. And many times a "bad case" actually means you might have the wrong guy.) Buy we'll see what they've got. 
  • The parents of Morris stormed out of the courtroom yesterday when the judge correctly told them that they could not be allowed to watch the trial because the prosecutors had designated them as witnesses.  The parents didn't know this was coming? How did that question not come up between prosecutors and victims?)
  • Decatur will play at The Star this weekend but you apparently must buy tickets from Ticketmaster? What's the cost and service charge on that baby?
  • BagOfNothing fact of the day: All MLB stadiums do not have the home team on the first baseline and visitors on third baseline. I had no idea. And I'm a certified stadium connoisseur.
  • Is this really a good tip -- you want to keep your most important numbers within the one item which is, at some point, likely to be lost?
  • Draft Kings is now advertising on The Ticket again. I thought our esteemed AG ran them out of Texas?
  • Ryan Lotche was suspended for 10 months. I was didn't care enough to find the answer to my question of "Suspended from what?" 
  • Wise County's CenturyLink internet service is oft criticized but what are the alternatives?  I've heard of Vyve and believe DirectTV can provide internet. What do the masses out there know/think?
  • Every time I see any quote from any historical figure on the Internet I instantly think, "Did he really say that?"
  • I think things like this are paid ads -- Toys 'R Us in this context of what should be the WFAA news feed:
  • Sully is coming out.  The moment the plane went into the Hudson, I -- being the hardest working man in show business --posted this about how a pic from Twitter of some plane in the water was circulating at warp speed.
  • There was a head-on wreck around Aurora this morning. In this day and time, you know someone took a picture of it an uploaded it immediately. But I don't know how to find it other than a Twitter (not there), and Facebook's search function is useless.
  • The New York Mets just signed Tim Tebow.  ESPN must be in a mad scramble in the production room for the coverage for which we are about to be subjected to.
  • The death penalty may go away without a single law having to be passed:
  • Odd story out of the Olney newspaper business . . . 



at 8:38 AM

9.07.2016

Free James Webb

Imprisoned by The Man
Arrested in Louisiana for not showing driver's license and insurance?  You can't do that to a first class private sovereign American national of the Mississippi Free State Republic. That's Constitutional Law 101. And his card was still valid!


at 1:45 PM

Rick Perry Displays His Moves


at 8:51 AM

Above The Fold


Full readable page.
at 8:51 AM

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts



  • Random question: The dress that Marilyn Monroe wore when she sang Happy Birthday to JFK is up for auction. Guess the expected price it will bring. (Answer at end.)
  • I forgot to mention that our governor doesn't know the meaning of Labor Day:
  • The Star-Telegram has an odd story of a homeless ex-NFL player (probably behind a paywall here). I thought it would have to do with concussion or other hazards of the job. Nope. The one year NFL player for the Oilers had a great business but which, much to his surprise, ended up in bankruptcy. And I really can't find a cause of his struggles other than "it's hard out there."
  • There's a Pinterest convention in Arlington. That may be the greatest place on Earth to pick up women who you wouldn't want to pick up.
  • Chipotle caught a little heat for trying to be a little hip:
  • I had one guy, a Texas fan, contact me to disagree with me about whether Swoopes was booed on Saturday. Obviously, he said it was not boos. However, he says he was booing because he's a smart fan and understands that it is Buechele or bust. But he disagreed with me because he didn't think the rank and file at the stadium were that smart -- like people who do the wave. 
  • The U.S. health-uninsured rate has fallen to an all time low based upon news reports this morning.
  • Trump, like Hillary in other deaths, must immediately be considered a suspect:
  • UNT issued a crime alert this morning after a robbery and brief abduction last night. (I do not believe Trump is a suspect in this instance.)
  • I mentioned Burning Man and yesterday people trying to leave the Black Rock Desert in Nevada were delayed for over 24 hours after a  17-year-old girl went missing. It looked like a mess.
  • The Dallas Morning News endorses Hillary saying that "There is only one serious candidate on the presidential ballot in November."
  • The auctioneers believe Marilyn Monroe's dress will bring between $2 and $3 million. It was last sold in 1999 for $1.26 million.  (For you math whizzes out there, what's the average yearly return if you bought it in 1999 and it goes for $2 million.) 
  • That lady behind Hawk (to the right) looks familiar . . . 





    at 8:38 AM

    9.06.2016

    I Presume There Was A Reason For That


    at 4:03 PM

    Perhaps The Oddest Jerryism Ever


    at 2:46 PM

    Tech Loves Bits




    "The team gathered around a makeshift ring at the conclusion of drills and watched two assistant coaches, Scott Salwasswer and Adam Hymel, go head-to-head in faux-WWE match."
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