1.23.2024

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts




To post this back then, I must have thought meat sold in a parking lot was curious. But what gets my attention now is the gas price.

  • After avoiding COVID for the last few years, it finally got me yesterday. At least that's what a home test and a crappy feeling body tells me. This will be an abbreviated version Random Thoughts.
    • It involves chills, achiness, and congestion. I wouldn't say it is as bad as the flu, but it ain't fun. 
  • On my best day, I'm never going to the Cotton Bowl to watch a soccer match in 40 degree weather and drizzling. 

  • This will drive a lot of people nuts, but even a right wing Supreme Court knows that the borders belong to the federal government. The ruling was 5-4 yesterday.


  • I have no idea. Video.

  • No one trusts anyone.

  • I'll be glade when the Kelce brothers are gone from my TV.
  • I apologize for this illness generated effort. 


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1.22.2024

Random Monday Morning Thoughts




That's Dallas Cowboy's Josh Brent. The jury opted for a sentence of probation, but the judge ordered 180 days in the Dallas County Jail as a condition of the probation. The probation was for 10 years so that means it should end this week.

  • A lost cause.

    • We should of known it was over the moment he showed up with this footwear.

  • If Kenneth Paxton thought that he would avoid a deposition in his Whistleblower Cases simply by filing a pleading admitting liability, a judge told him on Monday afternoon he was mistaken.


  • I don't know who the prosecutors are, but they might be as dumb as I've ever seen. This makes no sense. 

  • Trump had a stellar weekend:
    • He wants full immunity and, if a president goes "rogue", there's nothing you can do about it.  Video

    • He resurrected his "very fine people" line as he referred to the worst dictators in the world. Video.

    • Trump then confused Nancy Pelosi with Nikki Haley and said that Haley was responsible for January 6th.  He's getting worse. Video.



  • The Business Second™ from Friday afternoon.

     
  • NFL Update.

  • Sports Illustrated is all but dead after every employee was laid off on Friday.


  • A 20 year old amateur golfer won a PGA event this weekend. But because of his amateur status, he can't collect the winnings of  $1.5 million. (The last person to do it was Phil Mickelson in 1991.)



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1.19.2024

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

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Random Friday Morning Thoughts




It was sold at the annual convention of The Dallas Safari Club, and made national headlines. He would shoot the animal in the following year.

  • I don't think I've ever heard of a defendant in a civil suit filing a formal Answer admitting that all the allegations in the Plaintiff's Petition are true.  That doesn't even happen when there's a settlement in a case (the defendant normally doesn't even admit responsibility.) Yet that's exactly Ken Paxton did that yesterday in the Whistleblower case. So what gives?
    • Most people think that Paxton admitted the allegations to avoid having to give a deposition. That's probably right. 
    • I don't see how this just "ends" the proceedings like Paxton claims. He didn't admit or stipulate to how much in damages the Plaintiffs are owed, so that still needs to be determined.  
    • Paxton gave an interview late yesterday where he gave the best explanation: "The end result is the Legislature has already . . . said they’re not paying anything and so there’s no reason for us to let them harass my office when we’re dealing with all these immigration issues and suing Pfizer and we’ve got this huge Google lawsuit." Story. So the State of Texas can just refuse to pay for damages under the Whistleblower statute? That seems wrong, but I'll defer to any governmental law experts out there.

  • What the heck?

  • Tell me that didn't start to read that thinking there had been a major plane crash yesterday afternoon.

  • Scenes from a funeral:
    • Man, Barron is tall.

    • The next season of Succession: 

  • I don't think I've ever heard of a trial where statements made during the trial (outside of court) are admitted as evidence in that trial. That's a fast turnaround in Trump's defamation trial.

  • The judge in the Georgia election tampering case has ordered a hearing concerning the D.A. allegedly hiring a boyfriend, with little or no experience in high stakes criminal litigation, to bilk the county out of a fortune in fees that she, in turn, benefited from.   What a colossal poor decision on her part to involve this guy. And this hearing will be televised. 

  • I love the technology, but they run $20,000 a piece? And who would have guessed White Settlement would lead the way?


  • Didn't expect the Innocence Project to get involved with this guy. I'm interested.

  • Let's check in on Fox News.

  • 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 207 days.

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1.18.2024

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts




There were rumors of how Derek Holland hurt himself -- playing with his dog or during an amateur hockey game. The latter, most thought, would mean that Rangers wouldn't have to pay him for lost time. So Corby said "everyone" would lie and say it was due to the dog instead of hockey if it meant $3 million. That still bugs me. 

  • WFAA had a big piece on the tragic news out of Wise County.


    • This YouTube video, sent to me by a faithful reader, looking at the flight data is really interesting.
    • This is a photo of the actual plane taken from that video:
  • We now have campaign finance reports which have been summarized. Source 
    • The lady challenging Jacksboro's David Spiller isn't exactly lighting it up. 
    • Wise County's Texas House rep is easily outraising his challengers.
  • Attorney General Ken Paxton disclosed in his reporting that he paid his impeachment defense fees out of campaign contributions. Additionally we learned, for what they provided, the lawyers are stealing. That totals to $2.3 million.

  • Trump's favorite lawyer had a tough time in court yesterday.



  • Trump wasn't doing much better in New Hampshire last night. Debank? Video.

    • And he was begging the Supreme Court in the middle of the night for "ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY" even when he "CROSSES THE LINE". (Big all caps night for him.)
  • This makes no sense. They are just refusing to play? And, despite the headline, they have enough players to field a team -- it says in the story that "The Horned Frogs were down to six scholarship players after a number of players sustained injuries in practice Tuesday."
    • And if you have a kid at TCU and want her to get some exercise:

  • Anyone got any better ideas?

  • Fun coaching quick hits:
    • UT great Major Applewhite will be the head coach of South Alabama.
    • Jerry Glanville, yes, 82 year old Jerry Glanville, will be the coach of Division II Northwestern Oklahoma State

  • The college football transfer portal has been out of control this off season.  I don't blame players for chasing dollar but, at the same time. I loved the illusion that players cared for team and school as much as I did.  
  • Messenger: Above the Fold


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