8.01.2023

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts






That tweet is still up.

  • Hey, I thought Paul Reuben's Pee Wee Herman character was funny. Flashback: He was at Cowboys training camp in San Antonio in 2011.

    That's Jerry.

    • And don't forget he had a roll as a California drug dealer in Blow.

  • Kind of a weird story

    • But his spokesman was quick to volunteer information regarding a question she knew we were all thinking. 

  • That does it. I will never vote for Hunter Biden.

  •  Filed under F21-1760-462 and F21-1761-462 over in the Denton County records.

  • I got sidetracked thinking about what a cushy job it would be to be "the DA of Martha's Vineyard."

  • Elon Musk continues to stumble over his own feet.  He put up a massive flashing "X" sign over Twitter's building in San Francisco over the weekend, and then had to take it down yesterday because he didn't get the proper permits. 
    Before

    After

  • If he is going to try and "relaunch" or "reinvent" himself, this is the wrong way to do. You've got to instead say stuff like, "We are going to take away the Bitcoins from the Mexicans and give it to you." 

  • Who wouldn't want to watch two hours of soccer at 2:00 o'clock in the morning just to see a 0-0 tie?


  • Legal nerdy stuff: Yesterday a capital murder case was reversed because the felony jury trial was moved to a courtroom in the same building as the Medina county jail. The court included pictures of the courtroom entrance next to jail the info center, and it looks pretty much like the set up Wise County has out there for one of its JP courts. 

  • Any news on the merger of the Decatur hospital with HCA?

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7.31.2023

Random Monday Morning Thoughts




Ten years ago we had a drought, too. It's a little hard to see the caption, but 
that's a photo from Lake Bridgeport on the front page back then.

  • Decatur made it to Jeopardy on Friday. But the answer gave rise to a horrible response from one of the contestants. Video.

  • Those two guys, who are for some reason have not been named, lost some good gigs. (I was surprised to learn that Southlake has 65 full time officers.

  • Sure, it's summer, but come on!

  • Anyone else a little nervous about drones bombing Moscow? I mean, if you are worried about "escalation." Drudge is certainly worked up about it. 


  • There's not a civilian in America who wouldn't be criminally prosecuted for this. 

  • The new judge takes the place of Judge Jack McGaughey who for some reason resigned mid-term.  I don't know anything about the new judge, and I'm not sure she's held any office of any type before. This judicial district covers Montague, Archer and Clay Counties.

  • Wise County will have its bi-annual Texas House rep election next year year:
    • This billboard has gone up against the incumbent. This is just weird. Paxton is corrupt and the movement to impeach him was led by the normal Republicans in the Texas legislature. The only ones unhappy about it are the ultra-MAGA extremists.

    • Stucky's opponent has bragged about raising $52,000 in "grassroots donations." But I notice, according to campaign finance filings, that his largest expense is paying himself back for a loan. Nothing illegal or unethical about this, just noteworthy. 
      • Summary.

      • Loan payback itemization.

  • It's been a while since I looked at the database of state employee salaries from the Texas Tribune. I was surprised to see the $300,000 man hasn't had a raise in the last year. Maybe the new budget hasn't kicked in yet. 

  • On the campaign trail
    • Another awkward video of DeSantis showed up. They guy just seems to hate people in general. (Watch the walk away.)

    • I actually found RSBN on the Internet on Saturday in order to watch their pre-rally coverage of Trump speaking in Pennsylvania. Let me tell you, it's wild. It's a full on Trump Campaign Channel. The "reporters" will actually say things like, "Isn't Trump great!" (One got in some hot water.)

    • New New York Times poll this morning. Incredible.  

  • Kind of legal nerdy stuff:
    • #1: If you want to see how AI if frighteningly good, look at these examples. I didn't even understand the questions.
    • #2: The judge might have made a big mistake in denying it. 

    • #3: The Star-Telegram just published this story. I don't have any trouble with the sentence (5 years probation with 90 days as a condition on the State Jail Felony of Criminally Negligent Homicide.) It was an accidental shooting through a dorm room wall. 

  • University of North Texas: Apogee Stadium will be renamed to Denton-Area Teachers Credit Union Stadium. 

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7.28.2023

It's Friday -- Let's Get Out of Here

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Random Friday Morning Thoughts




This led to a lawsuit (Cause no. CV13-08-682) which was settled, but I don't have the details. 

  • The indictment in Miami against Trump was amended yesterday to add new charges. And all eyes on D.C. to see if an indictment will come down because of January 6th and all that led up to it. 




  • This is amazing way to start of an address to a "prayer breakfast" by a congresswoman from South Carolina.  Video. (It's a cringey as you think.)

  • The Texas Senate gears up for the impeachment trial of Ken Paxton.
     

  • This got a rebuke from both Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer



  • A wreck in Garland shut down I-30 yesterday and, while that's not big news, I couldn't get over the number of trucks on the road. 


  • Tesla workers in Austin got a very specific warning this morning that turned out to be a false alarm. 

  • On the heels of Mitch McConnell freezing mid-sentence, comes Sen. Dianne Feinstein being told what to say. (She clearly was in favor of the bill, she just didn't understand that it was just time to vote instead of stating her reasons why she supported it.) Video.  
     
  • A crazy story with few answers so far. 


  • Colorado officially joined the Big 12 yesterday and the conference fired off quite the press release. And that's a little bit of a shot at exiting UT. (Now rumors all circulating about Oregon joining the Big 12 or Big 10 right now which would be a major coup.)

  • Flashback: The time Jerry Jones kicked off a tee in training camp. (1999.)

  • Very legal nerdy stuff for criminal practitioners: Yesterday the Austin Court of Appeals reversed a DWI conviction for failing to submit a necessity defense instruction -- there was evidence the defendant was fleeing an abusive boyfriend that night. 
  • Time which has passed since the Wise County Sheriff's Office, despite having a full male DNA profile, has failed to solve the murder of Lauren Whitener in her home at Lake Bridgeport: 4 years and days.


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