Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• "Michael Flynn is a wonderful man. I think he's been treated very, very unfairly by the media…as I call it the fake media.” -- Donald Trump yesterday on the guy he fired for illegally talking to the Russians
• Is there a betting line in Vegas on whether the Russians actually have a seedy video of Trump? 
• Indicted Texas AG Ken Paxton was the first to file a voluntary brief in the case challenging Trump's Muslim Ban. 
• The Eighth Grader in the House and I had a discussion about the concept of light years. She was pretty good. Then I told her, "The stars you see in the sky are nothing more that a snapshot of what space used to look like." It took a second, but she understood. 
• I watch a ton of DWI cop videos in Wise County, and I've noticed a pattern when the cop is kind enough to let the guy being arrested call his wife: They always seem to be kind and sad and loving and apologetic. And the wife is always not pleased. (Note to people being arrested: If you are in police car, you are being recorded.) 
• I think we are still at DEFCON 2 or watching a sequel to Top Gun in real life.
  
• Great question yesterday: Who is the most famous person you have came within 10 feet of? The best I could think of is when George W. came through the Wise County courthouse posing for pictures left and right before his presidential run. 
• Let's check on Trump's mental health this morning. Yep, he is still scared of the free press.
  
• Decatur's basketball team won a coin flip to determine post season playoff seeding. That's right out Friday Night Lights.
• I just saw that one of my favorite teachers of all time from Bridgeport has died: Joyce Witty. She was an English teacher, and she would torch me for my grammar. But she was fascinated with my writing style and with the content of any fiction essay assignment I submitted to her. And, more importantly, she encouraged me to no end.
  

I've Never Needed More Information In The History Of Ever

Crackheads are the real Super Soldiers. pic.twitter.com/jntz6hzkf1

— #FREEGATES (@ThaGodMiller) February 15, 2017

What happened here?

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Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

• If I hear an ad that says, "Deals too low to advertise", I will never buy anything from you. 
• Prediction: Trump's Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, will quit within three months. He has the worst job in the world. 

  

  "I've made a huge mistake."

• And I'm not sure Kellyanne Conway won't leave as well.  (And I'll say again she looks like she is on meth.)
• Mrs. LL learned about the "County Law! County Law" video yesterday. It is still one of my favorites. 
• The Ticket spent a segment mocking Fox 4's "Viewer Feedback" yesterday. And I loved that it started out with the host saying,  "I'm always scared Steve Eagar will turn on me when we do one of these." 
• The Westminster Dog Show has just concluded which always makes me think about the great movie, Best In Show.
• You know what jumps out me about Abbott's quote below. His arrogance and elitism of referring to a human being as "low level" employee:
  
• Let's check in on the President's mental health this morning.  He doesn't care about the truthfulness of the information. He cares about being exposed as he attacks our coveted government agencies: 
  
• But wait! There's more!:
  
• Trump won in Wise County with 86% of the vote.
• Mrs. LL works in the front office of a school and during her first Valentine's Day there she was responsible for delivering every set of flowers sent to every teacher. I didn't send her anything to the school. Man, did I pay for it. And I learned my lesson. 
  
• Hot opinion by the Dallas Morning News:
  
• Bad mom.

This Is The Guy Who Trump Just Fired For Conspiring With The Russians

If you need your faith in karma renewed, here's Michael Flynn accusing Hillary of being a security risk and leading a LOCK HER UP chant. 💁 pic.twitter.com/3DjzHXceap

— shauna (@goldengateblond) February 14, 2017

I feel sad for Saturday Night Live and Southpark and other shows. Real life is now hard to believe.

"If a did a tenth of what she did I would be in jail."

(And I say he was fired. Press Secretary Sean Spencer said he resigned despite all the evidence to the contrary.)

Good Lord

Story.

As one of the craziest news days I've ever seen is unfolding with the news about Russia, conspiracy, and blackmail, we get this story. (Not to mention an Armed Service Committee member just mentioned the word "Treason" in regards to Trump on CNN. That's a bold statement.)

And I cannot remember a day I've heard "What did the President know and when did he know it?" more than today.  Fox News is even asking it.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• So we wake up to learn that the National Security Adviser has resigned because he contacted the Russians about removing sanctions before he took office? The destruction of the Trump Administration begins. (Kellyanne Conway said yesterday that Trump had "full confidence" in him.) He has been in office less than 30 days. What a cluster.
• Mrs. LL this morning: "You want to know the big news? There will be a black Bachorlette!" (I told her she just made a bullet point. She laughed out loud.)
• And you know why the NSA guy had to resign? The press. This time being the Washington Post doing its job. Or as Trump calls it, "FAKE NEWS!!"
• Go to Fox News when a scandal like that breaks and it takes them forever to report it. 
• What a gloomy Valentine's Day. 
• Fox 4's Steve Eagar. blocked me on Twitter. I have no idea why, and he's only the second guy to ever do so. What is he thinking? His job depends on exposure from viewers and people talking about Fox 4. How does someone in the media not understand that? (And the feedback I got over that guy's arrogance once I announced I was blocked by him was shocking.) 
• Gola Mae Fleming, 103, of Bridgeport had a segment on Fox 4 being a Dallas Mav's fan.  
• Man, the "cash it outside" girl from Dr. Phil is getting famous. Idiocracy. And it's on all of us. 
• The Canadian Prime Minister met Trump yesterday.
  
• And Trump is already golfing more than the retired folks out at Runaway Bay.
• As I continue to watch more Continuing Legal Education videos, I loved one lady from Carrollton who said time and time again, "Know your county. Know your judge."  She was talking about knowing nuances, the judge's staff, and most importantly the judge's view of disputed issues of the law. That's why I've never understood the out of town lawyer who stops me in the courthouse hallway and asks, "How's this docket thing work?" 
• Never before in the history of America do every single one of us, no matter in what aspect of our lives, need to ask ourselves, "Are we being conned?" 

Look What A Guy Just Did To Me After Today's Random Thoughts

@TheFamilyPup I think we found a camera that belongs to you. Here are the last two images. pic.twitter.com/PzgbHxuc0Q

— Jrod (@Jrod940) February 13, 2017

I'm No Music Guy . . .

FULL "Bruno Mars" Tribute to #PRINCE at the #GrammyAwards #Grammys
#brunomars #MAGA "BEE GEES" #GrammyAwards "Bruno Mars" #PRINCE #Trump pic.twitter.com/iXUgvjGu19

— McCracken Software (@lotterypicker) February 13, 2017

. . . but even I think this is pretty good.

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• For some reason I watched re-watched The Cable Guy (which is beyond fantastic once you realize all the now famous actors who show up in it) and laughed out loud. I then watched This Is Us and the movie The Descendants -- both which are great. I think I'm at the point in my life where I'll stick with The Cable Guy -- it's easier to take.
• While trying to get a picture of either a police raid or an eviction in my neighborhood on Friday the Family Pup ate my Sonic burger with not one bit of remorse. Edit: And I'm getting killed before 9:00 a.m. for the wording of this sentence. Deservedly so, but still. 
• Alvord wants a $13.6 million bond package. If you don't think government runs the economy, you're wrong. 
• The special prosecutors of AG Ken Paxton want a change of venue out of Collin County. Translation: We can't get a conviction in Collin County.
• I been watching Continuing Legal Education videos because my mandatory deadline is due. It is so easy to spot from the start those who actually know what they are doing. 
• The Trump Administration trotted out some 31 year old guy named Stephen Miller for all the Sunday morning talks shows and he was destroyed every time. (He would have been more believable if he would have broken out into Take The Money And Run.)
• The President of the United States decided to attack Mark Cuban yesterday. Incredible. 
  
• What a crazy story about the pilot who was set to fly from Austin to San Francisco.
• We've entered Idiocracy even further as the U.S. Department of Education proves it is not that smart.  (Uh, that's supposed to be W.E.B. Du Bois.)
  
• And then they followed it was this:
  
• That Bridgeport shooting that leads the Update sounds very complicated. 

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

The Family Cat and I  will have a talk tonight about doing bits. 

Wise County? Trinity River? 

I'm not sure they are doing it right. 

Who amongst us does not like Randy's Donuts?

Get Me This Blind Dog Playing In The Snow!!!

At Least It's Friday For Her

This poor #UCLA cheerleader took TWO hard falls! pic.twitter.com/FM7WbZ7LCR

— Funhouse (@SportsFunhouse) February 10, 2017

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• I walked out of the bathroom this morning ready to go to work, Mrs. LL was in bed, she's on her phone, and she's looking at Deadspin. I've created a monster.
• The Eighth Grader in House thinks I'm crazy because, as I was dropping her off for school, I was laughing out loud at The Ticket talking about how it would be a great idea for Major League Baseball to put a cow in the outfield to trick it up. 
• The 9th Circuit, as everyone with a brain could predict, overturned Trump's Muslim Ban.
• Let's check in on the Toddler-In-Chief. Buddy, you lose every time in court. (And he went ALL CAPS. You never go ALL CAPS.)
  
• Oh, and he's after the New York Times again this morning. #YouOwnHim 
  
• My goal for him remains the same: Don't get all of us killed and I'm good. 
• There's no way I can explain it, and I can't find it on Fox 4's website, but Steve Eagar reached a new low interviewing a $30,000 millionaire last night at around 9:10 p.m. . Anyone have a link? It was gold. I'll devote a whole post to it if I can find it. 
• And speaking of horrible reporting, this Channel 5 reporter refers to Dallas as "D-town" (you ever heard of that?) and thinks that it can become a farming community. 
  
• Random Obit: His "life served no other obvious purpose, he did not contribute to society ... and he possessed no redeeming qualities."
• There's a chance disgraced Baylor President Ken Starr could join the Trump administration. That's all Trump needs: Someone with no sound judgment. 
• "We won't be . . . 

What The . . . ????????

Grand Prairie woman sentenced to 8 years prison, $5,000 on each of 2 counts of illegal voting. Guilty of voter fraud https://t.co/tgpi7jTy6y

— Mitch Mitchell (@mitchmitchel3) February 9, 2017

The Tarrant County DA's office once cut a deal of five years for a Wise County woman convicted of solicitation of murder after the jury sentenced her to a twenty-five years.

D.A. Sharen Wilson needs to fix this.

Edit: The Texas AG's office prosecuted this case? The guy under indictment?

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• I received a comment that two very active commentators from a long time ago were now divorced from their spouses and now married to each other. Is that true? (Email me.) If true, I truly hope they are happy. ("Liberally Lean -- bringing people together for almost 10 years.")  Edit: This sentence has been edited after a commentor called me out on how horribly worded it was originally. Thanks. But maybe that commentor will also find love someday. 
• I love all you guys who thought that just because Zuzu was buried in a shallow grave means she was murdered. Think, people. Think! 
• This is the guy who shut down  Sen. Elizabeth Warren reading a letter from Coretta Scott King during a debate on Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
  
  
• All cops in Wise County are mic'd up these days and recorded on DVD for any case that is filed. Some irrelevant conversations that are recorded give me great entertainment. Example: When a guy who was arrested started talking about a great Mexican restaurant a cop replied,"Was it Pulidos?"
• Let's check in on the Toddler in Chief this morning. He's attacking a war hero for no reason. Incredible. #IfYouVotedForHimYouOwnHim: 
  
  
  
  
• Eighth Grader in the House to me last night: "You know that 'immigrant' can be spelled with an 'e' and it means someone leaving the country, right?" Me: "That's not true." And from there, it all went downhill as she and Mrs. LL did a happy dance. 
• Kellaynne Conway looks like she is on meth. 
• Jane McGarry might rival Christie Brinkley: 
  
• I forgot to mention that I correctly predicted Jerry Jones would get into the Hall of Fame. Once again, proving I'm a Sports Genius. 
• On Friday, I posted a censored comment of someone who was very angry with me. Someone commented on that post that the guy had to be crazy and I that should look out for a "truck full of fertilizer" showing up. This is what was outside my always vacant parking lot by my office this morning.
  
• Funny tweet I saw yesterday: Which will come first? Trump being impeached or committed? 

I Might Have Seen Him In Walmart. Not Sure. Could Have Been Someone Else.

U.S. Marshals need help tracking down convicted sex offender released in Virginia, failed to show up in Texas:https://t.co/Qv7CO2uaZu pic.twitter.com/qIEbdet1AE

— FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) February 8, 2017

I like the way he tricked up his skinny beard. That makes the whole facial scene come together.