Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

• Breaking: Bridgeport ISD Superintendent seems to be leaving. 
• Mrs. LL is better. Me? I not so sure. I tried to cut her a deal to use her medicine last night but was denied. (And now I just learned that someone in my office building is going home sick.)
• I've mentioned before that one of my guilty pleasures is the movie Executive Decision. It's even greater now because one of Trump's many ex-wives, Marla Maples, is in it, and at one point the Secretary of Defense, who is facing the decision to shoot down a U.S. commercial jet, say, "Get me the President on the line. It's and executive decision now."
• I know most of you aren't inclined to watch a Sean Spicer news conference, but I beg you do so. No one takes a bigger beating than him. Yesterday, a really smart reporter asked in connection with Trump's ridiculous claim that Obama had bugged Trump Tower, why he wouldn't release the information of the basis of his claim if he is also calling for a Congressional investigation. Basically: Why have Congress figure it out if Trump already knows?
• I saw the highlights of Dirk hitting the 30,000 point mark last night, and I saw how Cuban tried to make it all about him. (And he didn't draft Dirk.)
• Trump really, really lied this morning: 
  
• Special note to the guy who called me an appellate "novice" yesterday. My last three PDRs have been granted. How 'bout dat? (But you were right about there is still a need to file ten hard paper copies in the Court of Criminal Appeals in addition to e-filing. I find that amazing.)
• I actually got sucked into The Bachorler the other night when everyone in the house was asking, "What do you think about her?" I told them she was trouble, and he needs to keep away from her. He then gave her a rose, and I threw my hands up. (Then I went to bed in shame for watching that dumb show.)
• The Panhandle was on fire yesterday:
  
• I watched Fox 4 News again last night. Steve Eagar flubbed two lines in the first four minutes.
• That missing guy by Grapevine Lake is a bizarre story. His boat was found on shore and his two year old was found wandering. But he is still missing. 

I've Never Heard Of This Guy

GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz: Low-income Americans will have to choose health care over iPhones https://t.co/orZVA7OoCS pic.twitter.com/Lt5vnKAPeg

— CNN (@CNN) March 7, 2017

But he is taking a beating today for the comment. As is the GOP's healthcare proposal.

Edit: Oh, my.

Lol are you kidding me? Chaffetz also spent $738 of his campaign donor's money at the Apple Store. Hmm https://t.co/SNb7X7VNEz pic.twitter.com/LDLgKnivKK

— Lee Fang (@lhfang) March 7, 2017

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Mrs. LL may have the flu. That puts me at home and praying I don't get the flu.
• I've never seen so many people sick this winter/spring. I learned yesterday a gal at the courthouse had pneumonia. 
• And winds of 40 miles an hour during blooming season doesn't help allergies. That was insane yesterday.
• Trump, after his goofy "tapping" tweet, pretty much has hide from public view for two days. 
• Jimmy Buffett is opening up a Margaritaville Retirement Community. First restaurants. Then hotels. He's been a cash machine for those willing to hear and buy into the same crap for years. (Seriously, how can people pay money to listen to Margaritaville for the millionth time?)
• At the same time the College Freshman Not In The House is home for spring break, Mrs. LL has placed an envelope next to my recliner that is from "fedloan." I don't want to open it. She's a master of getting me to agree to stuff when I'm not paying attention. 
• Alleged Fort Worth bad cop.  
• The Republicans have released their replacement for Obamacare. It includes pre-existing conditions. The concept is great but that is not a viable business model for the open market. I said it a couple of weeks ago: Write down what your premium is now and what your deductible is and check back with me in four years. Both are going to explode.
• Banking in Wise County has become very creative based upon an ad in the Update. 
  
• I feel sorry for copying companies. I filed a Petition last week in Austin by e-filing. Just five years ago I had to go get 10 copies, bind it, and mail it. It's like the scene from Michael Scott in The Office when he tells a class of college students "Write this down. Paper is the future." and then the camera pans to the students who all "write" it down on their laptops. 
• But there are just a handful of e-file companies who are approved by the State of Texas and they are making a fortune. There has to be so much corruption there to get that deal done.
• I'm beginning to wonder if the prosecutors in the John Wiley Price trial know what they are doing. It took two hours to read the indictment and they have bored the jury to death during the first week. You don't win cases that way. 
• Weight loss ads are the worst. I actually heard a radio ad this weekend which said, "If you experience too much weight loss from [the pill], just cut the dosage in half!" Come on. That's fraud. And the morning guys of WBAP should be scared about being sued for fraud -- they have consistently promoted weight loss programs that are worthless. 

Don't Get Me This Alligator!

Alligator strolls across a golf course in Florida to show off the huge fish it just caught. https://t.co/dZf9pjTnmu pic.twitter.com/VnhERDbnzs

— ABC News (@ABC) March 6, 2017

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• He's lost his mind: 
  
• I'm just glad he seems to be unaware of North Korea missile testing.
• I lashed out at someone on Twitter this weekend because of something a guy said to me. Mrs. LL later: "You STAY in your three point stance." 
• They are going to build an IKEA at 287 and I-35W.
• Arkansas plans to execute eight men in ten days. There's no way an Arkansas jury and/or prosecutors got something wrong, right? 
• There was a 7-alarm fire near Preston Road and Northwest Highway which destroyed all 60 units in the complex on Friday -- it was about as massive of a fire I've ever seen. 
• I'm going more and more off the grid on weekends, and it is fantastic. 
• Keller High School used an interesting character in one of its tweets this morning:
  
• I went by downtown Fort Worth for the first time in a long time and saw a massive fenced in area east of 35. 200 feet tall? Is that a golf driving range?
• I stumbled on Jaws this weekend and had completely forgotten how great it is. 
• I'm still doing my boycott of Fox 4, but I think I found another station I can cross off my list: 
  
• Donald Trump doesn't have a dog. 

Above The Fold

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

 That technology is hard for today's youngsters 

 Hang on, baby! I'm coming to rescue you! 

 Hang on, baby! I'll just stay right here and laugh. 

 And we wonder what our kids do up in their rooms.

Doing a wrestling move to stop a robbery. Genius. 

This Is Right Out Of A Quentin Tarantino Movie

Every Friday I look at opinions handed down by the Fort Worth Court of Appeals. Admittedly, most are boring. But the facts of one handed down today involving the Aryan Brotherhood reads like a novel.

And there are some interesting tidbits:

The Official Liberally Lean Girl Just Killed It

Just doing my own runway show 🌺🌺🌺 pic.twitter.com/GYQQfgiC99

— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) March 3, 2017

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• So Trump's AG admits to lying in front of Congress and recuses himself from any Russian investigations. This Administration is going very well.
• The lie occurred in response to a question by Sen. Al Fraken. Make no mistake about it, that guy is brilliant. (I first discovered that when I saw him on Celebrity Jeopardy, and he consistently destroys witnesses in a Senate hearings.)
• But at that critical moment where the AG lied, we've got an intern staring at her phone in the background. 
  
• Mrs. LL says I speak with the cadence of Kevin Spacey. 
• I'll get in Twitter fights from time to time and sometimes I get killed. When that happens, a guy from Bridgeport will post this:
  
• This is a crazy story right by the Saginaw cutoff: "James K. Brantley, 24, was killed and Michelle R. Morris, 50, was injured in what deputies called a domestic love-triangle shooting. Her estranged husband, James Lee Morris, 53, then shot himself. He died later Thursday." But another aspect of the story is that Fort Worth has annexed so much land it is hard to get an ambulance to some locations. 
• "YOUNG PROGRESSIVES – The Wise County Democrats’ Young Progressives Meeting 'First Friday at Fuzzy’s' is 7 tonight at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in Decatur. Attendance is limited to progressives in high school and up to age 30." Hey!!!!
• TCU football has kicked a player off the team for assault. 

Deleted But Not Forgotten

This is the White House Press Secretary. The guy in charge of communicating correct information.

We're doomed.

$30,000 Per Appearance?

How 'bout dat?

Story.

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• So AG Jeff Sessions lied to Congress about contacts with Russia and he gets to decide if Trump is investigated for alleged contacts with Russia? Makes perfect sense. 
• "If you're explaining, you're losing." - Ronald Reagan
• Pete Delkus has to be the worst weatherman in DFW history, right? 
• I heard the term "parallel investigation" the other day. Basically, it means the feds are doing something illegal in an investigation and then tip off state authorities to have them make it look legal. I'm 100% convinced I'm in possession of a video where DPS made it look legal. 
• This is disturbing. Not only do we have 16 police officers who are liars but they miraculously escape prosecution by Tarrant DA Sharen Wilson.
  
  
• If I ever hear a New Order song, I trick myself into believing it is brand new. (I actually saw them at Starplex back in the day - or whatever it is called - and that was one insane dancing crowd.)
• Man, I do a bullet point that I've heard a political rumor and my phone rings off the hook.
• There's a guy at the courthouse who hates Matt Lauer. How can you hate Matt Lauer?
• "Judge issues $11,111 bond for Grand Prairie mom who got 8 years in voter fraud case." What's up with that amount? Are judges starting to do bits? 
• The Ticket's (Bob and Dan) spent an entire segment yesterday on how great Chick Fil A is. That's an ad. Later in the day the Hardline spent a segment promoting some spare new HBO show. It was an ad. I think Cumulus is trying to kill that station. 

Above The Fold

I Need The Back Story!

Guy decides to avoid a police road block in Louisiana. pic.twitter.com/qZKMcnMKUl

— The Darwin Awards (@AwardsDarwin) March 1, 2017

This Is Wordkyle's Book!

You can buy it here. (It's cheap!) Buy it.

And if you want to hear his voice, listen here for a radio interview.

Be nice to him in the comments. He may be the most faithful reader I've ever had.

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

• I'll say it: Trump was great last night in his speech to a joint session of Congress. The tone was perfect. He was presidential. Let's see is he can keep it up. (Giving up his Twitter account would also help.)
• But I want to know who wrote that speech. He's hired someone new and someone who could convince him to stick to the script. 
• Wow: "BREAKING: YouTube to launch  $35/mo. TV streaming service in a few months, which will carry 40+ channels including major broadcast networks."
• I hated that Trump used the widow of the Navy Seal, who died in a horribly constructed plan, as a prop. 
  
• I heard a political rumor yesterday making the rounds in Wise County which is shocking. I'll get back to you on it. 
• Trump's wife is 46? That's a hot 46. 
• The older I get, the more I love the Family Pups. One of them sits in the window seal sill in the afternoon waiting for someone to come home. One of life's great joys. 
• I'm boycotting Fox 4 News since Steve Eagar blocked me on Twitter. I'm checking out Channels 5, 8, and 11 to figure out which one I'll go to. (And I won't link to Fox 4 either. His boss needs to call him in and give him a copy of What Would Google Do?)
• The Dallas Morning News is ramping it up on there their home page this morning: 
  
• I think Wordkyle wrote a fiction book. I'm trying to confirm it and would definitely promote it. (I heard an interview with him from a radio station and he sounds nothing like you would think.)

Johnny Football Back In Court

I'm making an assumption that the guy with him is his lawyer. Let me make some suggestions: (1) Lose the hat unless you are going to film a remake of Lonesome Dove, (2) Lose the belt buckle unless you are going to film a remake of Urban Cowboy. This might have been cool in the 1980s, but unless you are Gerry Spence sporting a ridiculous outfit, you can't get away with that.

(3) What is up with that? You don't own a briefcase? Plus, this is a simple hearing where all you are going to do is beg. You don't need three inches of documents. And even if you did, ever hear of an iPad?

Shout out to Johnny Football. That is a spiffy look.