7.10.2024

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts




I noticed that Israel was bombing Gaza ten years ago.

  • Holy cow. The District Attorney in Montague County has been indicted for felony theft and "booked in and out of the Montague County Jail on Tuesday, July 9, 2024."  


    • The Bowie News obtained a copy of the indictment. It says the victim is Montague County and the theft involved money in 2022. Legal nerdy stuff: Noticeably absent, however, is any language that she committed the theft while as a public servant which would increase the range of punishment by one degree. 

    • But she responded on D.A. letterhead:

  • More than a couple of Houston folks contacted me yesterday to let me know that things down there are a heck of a lot worse than it would appear. 
  • What's up with judges these days? This one is out of Tarrant County.



  • The story of the arrest was in the news a couple of days ago but we got a photo of the officer yesterday.  But that cop is also smart enough to not wipe the blood off at all after the incident.  It makes for a better photo for prosecution. 

  • Greg Abbott, who is on the other side of the globe, got defensive yesterday.


    • It was in response to this: 
  • Ted Cruz has learned his lesson about running off to Cancun during bad weather. 

  • At the Big 12 Media Days, OSU coach Mike Gundy defended his star running back after he was arrested for DWI.:
    • Shot. 

    • Chaser.

  • "The deceased individual was found unresponsive on the Bright Angel Trail. Park officials were notified of the incident Sunday, July 7, around 2 p.m. MST. The hiker was discovered about 100 feet below the Bright Angel Trailhead."

    "Majority of the upper part of Bright Angel trail is
    visible from the canyon rim."

  • I don't know if I'm more surprised that he would say, “I don’t think he can serve four more years,” or if you can just catch Stephanopoulos casually walking along the streets in Manhattan. Video.


  • A story I can't believe is real but is.  Here's the text of the petition.  It's pretty amazing. I'd love to see a picture of these two (Fred Brunner and Melanie Sterling)

  • Bonus extremely nerdy legal stuff: The indictment in the Montague County D.A. case alleged the theft occurred "by deception."  There is no legal reason to put that in the indictment, and I know of at least four cases in the last 20 years that have been reversed because of that State screw-up. The most recent one was just last year.

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7.09.2024

Random Tuesday Morning thoughts





President Obama came to Dallas and met with Mayor Mike Rawlings and Gov. Rick Perry. This photo got a lot of press because of Perry's expression as Rawlings and Obama yuk it up. 

  • The Houston pictures are misleading.  The areas that flooded are routinely flooded during major storms. And don't the Astros have a home game tonight that hasn't been postponed?

  • If Alec Baldwin is convicted then I'll be convinced that juries have become 100% unpredictable.

  • What's up with the matching suits and ties?  History teaches us to fear white guys who dress alike and who target a specific group of people. 

     

  • Wait, this is Jones' lawsuit against the alleged daughter? You want confusing, I've got you some confusing.   Here's what I think is going on:

    • The "daughter" sued in state court to establish paternity. (I've said a million times that I don't understand why she did this because it's not about money.) 
    • Jones denies it and called it a money grab and either said or implied that she was an "extortionist" or "shakedown artist." (Which is weird because, once again, she wasn't asking for money.) 
    • The daughter then sued Jones again but this time for defamation because of the comments. Somehow, and I'm not sure how, that lawsuit ends up in federal court in Texarkana.
    • Jones countersued in that federal court for breach of contract for the original non-disclosure agreement  (which is weird because the daughter wasn't a party to the contract that momma signed.)
    • The federal judge then dismissed the defamation claims but since Jones has countersued, that countersuit was still pending. It is the only claim left and what is now set for trial.
  • On a more serious note, what happened here?

  • Boeing can't get out of its own way.  (Not to mention that Boeing's first manned mission to the space station, which launched on June 5th and was only supposed to last a week, is still up there because of mechanical problems.) 

  • In the Northwest ISD.
     


  • "Gilmore met the child’s mother at the hotel pool only about five hours before the July 6 incident, police wrote in an arrest affidavit."




  • Dateline Burleson. I'll admit that I have no idea how a gift card, stolen from a store but not yet activated, works.  


  • He's 47 years old and screwed up a lifetime appointment. And the judicial report (PDF) is very detailed. Oh, my.    

  • I finally saw "And Leave The World Behind."  Thumbs up. 

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7.08.2024

Random Monday Morning Thoughts




Another mass shooting you probably have forgotten about. Wikipedia article here. 

  •  The hype around a Category 1 Hurricane is over the top.  In the end, the windstorm that hit the metroplex at the end of May will have caused more damage.    

    • I would say that Dan Patrick is pulling an Alexander Haig, but I'm not sure many people would know what I was talking about.

    • Over-reaction example.

    • Another example:
    • We've got the obligatory weatherman standing in the wind this morning. 

  • I've complained about how metroplex news coverage is getting worse and worse. Case in point: It looks like there were two drownings on Grapevine Lake the extended holiday weekend, but they weren't reported on any of the local TV news stations. Edit: Fox 4 finally reported on the most recent one this morning.
    Friday morning

    Last night

  • But Fox4Terry was working last night. 

  • Here's what the lady looks like who had half her calf torn off by a shark in South Padre Island. She's from Celina.

  • For the Vegas trip planners:

  • She is so dumb. 

  • You knew this was coming. The order came out of Saturday.


  • Pretty interesting story out of Hood County where a district clerk position had to be filled by appointment from the local Republican Party. The winner was the person who cast the deciding vote for herself in executive session. (Side note: The district judge down there talks too much.)

  • Legal nerdy stuff: The Dallas Court of Appeals reversed a conviction on Friday. You can't do that:

  • Trump mad this morning.

  • Other than a video of Trump on a golf course, we've not seen Trump in public in 11 days. 

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7.05.2024

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

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