Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Let's check in on the President's security briefing this morning: 
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• The Oakland Raiders moving to Las Vegas is really a great idea. However, the NFL once again scams the public by having them pay for a state of the art stadium. 
• Shout out to two young deputies who were involved in a couple of driver's license hearings in Denton with me yesterday. The effort to shake my hand after you were through testifying is an act of professionalism I've not seen in years. 
• When you talk to a client to wrap up what has been my most gut wrenching case in years, and that conversation occurs on a cell phone as you walk up and down the street that you grew up on, played kick the can on, and rode bikes on, it will be a memory you never forget. And it will cause you to sit on the curb for a very long time. 
• Greg Abbott on why Texas and not cities should make rules and regulations: "We are the United States of America and not the United States of Municipalities.” Is he OK?
• The Mavericks are now guaranteed of a having a losing record. This will be the first of a long string of many.
• Uh, oh. I got followed by these boys on Twitter:
  
• Had a reunion in the district courtroom yesterday with two others. We were all rookie prosecutors in the Tarrant County DA's office in 1991.
• I can't do it justice, but from the video I saw of the closing arguments in the "butt injection" murder trial I came to the conclusion that both the defense lawyer and prosecutor are awful. They could barely utter a complete comprehensible sentence. 
• We've got five guys sentenced in a sex trafficking case in Dallas. And, yes, I'm posting this simply because of their names: Audry "Spud" Lane, Alvin "Spank" Lane, Chad "Ocho Hood Fame" Johnson, Deon "Spanish Fly" Bonner and Stanley "Pee Wee" Johnson.

One Sad Thing About Getting Older

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— Todd Dracula (@ToddDracula) March 24, 2017

When I was in my 20s, I can't tell you the number of times I was stopped by strangers who told me I looked like Michael J. Fox.

Forgot To Post The Leaderboard

Full list.

In Case You Missed It

That was a crazy finish to the North Carolina/Kentucky game.

Video.

And Deadspin has a collection of Kentucky fans watching it.

Edit: And the kid shows up for his 8:00 a.m. class:

@DavidGrzyTV yes I do pic.twitter.com/qpHIM0xJM6

— Jack Sewell (@JackSewell_) March 27, 2017

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• It was "And Another" city in the metroplex on Friday. Trophy Club and Mansfield.
  
  
  
  
• The Republicans failure to change Obamacare proves they have no idea what they are doing. 
• I don't know the Hicks brothers or their parents from Decatur, but they get my attention. I noted a while back that Parker put up 60 in a basketball, and I saw this weekend that Wilson threw a perfect games against Bridgeport.
• An amazing and stunning video of a Tulsa police officer running over lady who pulled a gun on them. 
• What's up with the graphics going on with local news organization tweets? We really need that?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Sometimes, after a very hard and difficult day, you just need someone to talk to. It gets harder when there is no one. 
• I'm giving this guy a pass just because of the make-up. 
  
• I get sucked into The Rifleman every time it comes on. I think the entry scene does it. Nothing but a guy firing a rifle a crazy rifle, then the twirl of the rifle, followed by the camera panning out with Chuck Conners just staring you down. 
• If you listen to talk radio on the weekend (KRLD, WBAP, etc.) there is nothing other than financial infomercials. And they are beyond stupid and border on fraud. 
• TCU's Trevone Boykin was arrested last night after his girlfriend(?) drove up onto a sidewalk in Uptown. 
  
• Larry, Moe, and Curly: 
  
• One of my greatest attributes is that I don't care about food. I eat only because I know I have to. 

Above The Fold

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

 So no one thought about the aftermath even if successful?

 I guess the answer is no.

 Me opening up new Random Thoughts comments every morning 

 After careful study, this may be the greatest faceplant of all time.

"Hey, look! A ball pit! I did this as a kid!"

It Just Kept Coming

Some 20,000 people are being evacuated after a series of explosions at a massive arms depot in eastern Ukraine described by officials as sabotage.

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Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• The Bridgeport Pre-Parole Transfer Facility might close. 
• There are reports that the "Cash me outside" girl charges $30,000 to $40,000 per appearance. That cannot be possible. I hope. 
• The healthcare vote today will be high drama. It should take place mid-afternoon.
• Trump says that if they fail to pass the bill, he'll just drop the whole project and move onto something else. And we all know how much his words mean. 
• Horrible news this morning with a disturbing photo: 
  
• This is insane:
  
• These are the nosiest places in the metroplex. I think I see a pattern: 
  
• Trump in the 18 wheeler yesterday acting like he was driving it and honking the horn was very, very funny. He rarely puts him in situations where photos can be taken of him looking silly. 

Let's Go For A Motorcycle Ride

Not what you want to see heading towards you. pic.twitter.com/yVcGSEhG5L

— Car Crash TV (@Crashingtv) March 23, 2017

Well, This Isn't Going Well

By all accounts, TrumpCare is going down in flames and the House may not even take a vote as promised.

And in the meantime, the GOP can't get out of its own way:

He quickly realizes, "I made a big mistake."

This is him:

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• Rick Perry, in a Houston Chronicle op-ed piece, questioned the legitimacy of the election that gave Aggieland its first openly gay student body president.  As new Energy Secretary, you'd think he'd spend his time learning about the Department of Energy instead. 
• Texas Tech's new football practice facility, under construction, caught fire yesterday. It looked worse than it was. 
  
• If you think  House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes said that Trump was intentionally spied on, you might want to read what he said. 
• Jumping off Rufe Snow Drive bridge onto 820 sounds like a horrible way to commit suicide (not that there is any good way.)
• Wow. The Baylor case that started the entire scandal.  
  
• "The geographic size of a country means nothing." - Dennis Prager yesterday. Sheesh. I can think of a handful of reasons. 
• Both Channel 8 and WBAP did quick stories about students "protesting" about the resignation of a coach in Cleburne. Neither report threw in a sentence to explain why he resigned. 
• Trump gave an interview to Time magazine:
  
• June Bugs are active little things once they get going. But it makes the Family Cat happy if one sneaks in. 
• It looks like the Wise County Courthouse is getting a new Texas Historical Marker but it's covered up right now on the East lawn. Anyone know what it is about?

I'm So Confused

We got a full video jdisksjssb pic.twitter.com/0XYWTaRksy

— TERRELL (@iamterrell) March 21, 2017

But suffice it to say, she does not have cat like reflexes.

"Nooooooooo"

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

• "As opposed to the state having to take multiple rifle-shot approaches at overriding local regulations, I think a broad-based law by the state of Texas that says across the board, the state is going to pre-empt local regulations, is a superior approach." - Gov. Greg Abbott. That is a bizarre statement. 
• Let's check in on the gallery at the legislature.
  
  
• Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch handles himself very well. He's almost more like a politician than a judge. (I read yesterday that he would be the first Supreme Court Justice ever from a state that did not border the coast. True?)
• Mrs. LL misplaced her car keys at a softball practice. The car was running and locked. 
• No way TrumpCare passes.  How the GOP didn't have its ducks in a row is amazing. 
• Good for TCU to get to the NIT Final Four. It's a stepping stone for a team that has been beyond awful in the Big 12.
• The boys on The Ticket talked about this this morning: I-35 down to Austin has been under construction all our lives. 
• WBAP's Brian Estridge claims in an ad to have lost 16 pounds in one week on a weight loss program. 
• Chuck Barris of The Gong Show has died. As a kid I remember watching that show with the biggest smile on my face and the biggest question mark floating over my head. 
• MADD posted on Twitter a Teddy Bear for $35 which would be donated to young victims. I asked them how much they made off of each unit. They replied they didn't know because they didn't know the cost of the Teddy Bear yet. Uh. Say what? 

I Can't Stop Laughing At This Photo

(He was actually lowered from the rafters at the Dallas Stars game last night.)

Spring Break At Port Aransas

Looks like a safe and healthy environment.

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• There was a police chase in Dallas this morning where they eventually fired tear case into his car and still didn't get out. 
• And another:
  
• I don't think that coat of green dust on my car is a good sign for my allergies.
• Gas is cheap and has been cheap for a long time. 
• "TEA PARTY – Bridgeport Parks and Recreation is having its third annual Mother-Daughter Tea Party 1-3 p.m. Sunday. The theme is 'The Candy Shop.'”  I hope that's not a 50 Cent theme.
• Anyone seen Melania Trump lately?
• This one is a little short today because, frankly, there doesn't seem to be that much going on.