9.27.2017

Above The Fold


at 8:55 AM

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

  • It's from Wonkette, but this is a crazy story. It has a legal twist, a reference to the Dallas Morning News, and the "Streisand Effect." (Thanks to a Faithful Reader.)
  • Six man football news from last weekend: Campbell 125, Fannindel 122 (and the game was stopped with seven minutes left because of injury.)
  • The University of Maryland has lost their quarterback and their backup quarterback to torn ACLs.
  • If he keeps his job, I'll be stunned:
  • I haven't had the hiccups in years yet I've been hit with them twice, hard, over the last two days. 
  • And Another (Kerrville):
  • Repeal and Replace? Those boys can't get anything right.
  • I finally listened to a Tony Romo broadcast (when I went back to try and watch a recording of 60 Minutes). I thought he would be as boring as all get out. Instead, he is over the top and irritating. 
  • The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says CBS 11 discriminated against Tammy Dombeck. I vote for her. 
  • As I predicted, Crazy Roy Moore beat Trump's selected candidate, Luther Strange, in Alabama last night. Trump then deleted all the tweets of support for Strange and then posted this.
  • As I predicted months ago, the Rangers were eliminated from the playoffs last night. 
  • When I first started to drive, my dad gave me one of his credit cards and told me to only use it in an emergency if my car broke down and it was an emergency. I never used it. 
  • Any chance the jury didn't know the difference between millions and billions? One thing the plaintiffs were mad about was that "the bank took years to release basic interests in art, home furnishings, jewelry, and notably, Mr. Hopper's collection of 6,700 golf putters and 900 bottles of wine."
  • The 660 The Answer radio host Mark Davis this morning on Dale Hansen's Unplugged about the NFL protests: "Who does he think he is!?"
  • The Harris County DA's Office will no longer prosecute drug cases when the lab return says it was only a "trace". 

at 8:38 AM

9.26.2017

That 10% Of My Brain Is Spinning


at 3:59 PM

Bits




I don't know if that is funny or incredibly weird.
at 10:26 AM

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts


  • This is breaking - Oh, my!! Here's the U.S. Attorney's press release with links. I'm trying to go through it since I've not seen a news story summarizing it yet. 
  • Long time NFL player Darren Sproles broke and arm and tore and ACL in one play.
  • And Another (Michigan): 
  • The very conservative, and late, Justice Scalia: 
  • This is misleading. I can't stand the guy but he said they are lucky they don't live in North Korea where they would be shot in the head. 
  • Finally, finally, the State Bar of Texas goes after a prosecutor who withheld evidence. 
  • San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich says the U.S. has become “an embarrassment to the world” since Trump was elected.
  • Trump vs. Cowboys: 

  • I thought the Cowboys handled it very well. I'm stunned Jerry would allow that, though. 
  • Trump, just when you think he could not be more tone deaf, bashed devastated Puerto Rico late yesterday for owing money to Wall Street and banks. 
  • Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (who is insane -- a book could be written about him) pulled out a gun last night at a rally. I bet he beats Luther Strange tonight.
  • Sheesh. The rank and file of the Fort Worth PD have gone to war against their Chief.
  • Sean Hannity smokes during his TV show during breaks. Evidence.


at 8:38 AM

9.25.2017

Life Comes At Ya Fast


at 10:04 AM

Leaf Kills Putt . . .




. . .  and it eventually ended up in a four stroke penalty.
at 9:59 AM

Random Monday Morning Thoughts


  • Mrs. LL and I watched Gentleman Prefer Blondes last night. Neither of us had ever seen it before. Not bad. Not bad at all. (And the innuendos are insane.)
  • In case you missed it (and I don't know how you could), Trump said before a crowd in Alabama on Friday as to any player who kneels during the national anthem that the NFL should "fire" "that son of a b****." He then screamed, for emphasis, "Fire!" He's insane. 
  • Then he followed it up with uninviting Steph Curry to the White House and threatening to wipe North Korea off the face of the earth. It was a stellar weekend for him. Truly, I'm not sure who is less crazy: Rocket Man or Trump.
  • I finally got around to watching the Reagan documentary on CNN. It's really good. His background as an actor helped him a great deal. 
  • College football: (1) Baylor actually hung around with OU, (2) TCU is really good, (3) if the Aggies had lost, that blown call that cost them four points would be the talk of Aggieland. 
  • Puerto Rico is in a state of disaster but no one seems to care. 
  •  State Rep. Phil King, who represents Wise and Parker counties in House District 61, has announced his candidacy to run for speaker of the Texas House. I'm more confused by his photo associated with the story because I don't remember him looking like that. 
  • One thing I found odd on my North Carolina football trip is that they still have Food Lion stores.


at 8:47 AM

9.23.2017

Above The Fold


at 5:12 AM

9.22.2017

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

 You are playing with fire there, buddy. 
 If I had a son, this would be him. 
 Bits are fun. 
 Poor guy. Girls does bit. He happens to sneeze. 
 Misdirection move.

at 2:00 PM

Ron Howard Voice: "No, It's Not."


at 11:43 AM

Get Me These Dogs!




And get me that guy's life!
at 8:50 AM

Random Friday Morning Thoughts


  • Mrs. LL sent me an email yesterday which included the phrase "I would club a baby goat for . . . ." I don't even know her anymore. 
  • Police shot a man at the city hall of Josephine in Collin County. I have never heard of that town. 
  • I completely missed when I was out of the protest in Washington D.C. between Trump Supporters and the Juggalos. When followers of the Insane Clown Posse are making political news, America has gone crazy. 
  • Am I missing something or does every new Fox 4 on-the-scene reporter seem new and young?
  • I think we have a modified Pet Cemetery going on at the house. We have one old dog which I rarely mention who was in pain yesterday and, upon further observation, had a leg which looked obviously broken. Mrs. LL took him to the vet and it had magically repaired itself. (Probably a dislocation that popped back in.) 
  • Someone told me recently, "Pets are great. But the bad thing is they die."
  • Let's check in on Trump's mental health this morning: 
  • The Rocket Man fires back. I think "dotard" is my new favorite name: 
  • I'm looking forward to Texas vs. OU. I'm not looking forward to this weekend's OU vs. Baylor. 
  • Big Tex before he wakes up this morning: 
  • Obscure sports point: The Plano West Tennis Team had a win streak that was so long that only one kid on the team was alive when it started. 
  • "Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has taken at least 24 flights on private charter planes at taxpayers’ expense since early May" at a cost of of over $300,000 when he could have flown commercial. How's that Drain The Swamp working out for ya? 
  • "I'm a man! I'm 40!" occurred 10 years ago today. (I could watch it all day long.)



at 8:39 AM

9.21.2017

Say What?


at 12:36 PM

Pee Wee Football Coach Fight!



Youtube link.

I told you I think America is going insane.

Edit: Video was removed. I'm looking for another one of it.
at 10:14 AM

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts


  • The ragweed count is insane and it is driving me crazy. 
  • Re: The death of the Midwestern State player: "Grays is the second college football player to die this week. Clayton Geib, a 21-year-old offensive lineman at Division-III College of Wooster in Ohio, died after being hospitalized Saturday after complaining he wasn’t feeling well."
  • Someone called me a hypocrite yesterday for posting "Don't play football" after spending a weekend on a football trip. I didn't get offended. It made me think. 
  • Curt Schilling, who is anti-big government, was behind "38 Studios" which took a $75 million guaranteed loan from the government and then almost immediately went belly up. But Fox News values his opinion:
  • This was at a lunch with African leaders. Is he losing it? 
  • The death sentence of John Battaglia was put back on course by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals yesterday. The story is horrific. It drove me nuts that the Dallas Turkey Trot would take you right past the place of the murder of the children every year. (And, side note, one of my many ex-wives was fascinated by the story.)
  • What?
  • The former Tech coach, whom I love, had a weird tweet yesterday. It wasn't an active link: 
  • I'm completely missing Ken Burns Vietnam documentary. I'm tracking it down. 
  • Trump's use of "Rocket Man" is dumb, but it did remind me of what a great song that is.
  • If you don't think Mueller will not end up indicting multiple people, you don't know how the system works.

at 8:45 AM

9.20.2017

Go Ahead. Let Your Kid Play. What Could Go Wrong?

Link.

Mothers are the ones who need to step up.
at 10:00 AM

Above The Fold


at 9:31 AM
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