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That's A Bad Look

"Tech's home uniforms this season will look something like Iowa State, with red jerseys and red pants. Tech hasn't worn all red in about 35 years. - Star Telegram

It's Not Classic If You Spoil It For Me

I love the ESPN Classic Channel for basically one reason: It will replay, in a condensed format, a great college football game. However, one things drives me crazy: Whenever the station is about to cut to a commercial during the replay of a game, it shows a highlight of the biggest play that will be shown in the next segment - thereby ruining all the drama. I know the game has already been played, I know the winner has already been determined, but sometimes I don't exactly recall who won a Florida - Miami matchup in 1993. Just wanted to rant as I saw part of a 1997 Nebraska v. Missouri game this morning.

Well This Completely Changes My Weekend Plans

The U.S. has lowered the Terror Alert Level from "high" to "elevated".

Any Press Is Good Press. Huh?

Channel 8 had a news story tonight on a pretty big grassfire near Decatur. Not particularly exciting, but you always do a double take when you see "Wise County" on the screen.

Hurry, George, I'm Freezing Out Here!

This picture was taken yesterday in Crawford, Texas. Is that a winter jacket Cheney, the second from the left, has on?

Well, we had a reasonable doubt a second ago

"MIAMI (Reuters) - A Mississippi judge on Friday granted bail to 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klansman Edgar Ray Killen, who was sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers in a case that inspired the 1988 movie 'Mississippi Burning.'" One of the oddest things about the June trial (that involved allegations over 30 years old) was that the jury, after just four hours of deliberations, announced to the judge they were hopelessly deadlocked 6 to 6. The next morning they quickly reached a unanimous verdict of guilt.

Atheists Beware

One of the oddest aspects of criminal law in Texas is that a DA has the sole discretion of whether to seek the death penalty in capital murder cases. If the DA "waives" the death penalty, then a defendant is automatically sentenced to life in prison in the event he is convicted. But there is no set standard as to why or how a DA comes to the decision not to seek death. Take for example what happened in Victoria County this week. The DA, M. P. "Dexter"Eaves, waived the death penalty on a guy and explained his reasoning this way: "There is always hope for everybody. If there is hope that they will find God, then I won't go forward with the death penalty." The right wing stuff is getting confusing.

Time Waste #2

I'm insane again.

Time Waste

A silly game for guys.

Random Thought

I bet Al Roker, the Today Show's jovial weatherman, really knows very little about the weather.

Betting He'll Be Sacked

"Gary Hogeboom, the one-time Dallas Cowboys quarterback, is one of 16 new contestants vying for a $1 million payoff in Survivor: Guatemala, where players are pitted against each other amid ancient Mayan ruins in the jungles of Central America." I haven't heard that name for quite a while. He started two seasons for Dallas (in 1984 and 1985) throwing 12 touchdowns and 21 interceptions.

Giddy Up

There is a huge headline and story in the Sports section of the Morning News today that reads: "Decatur cowboy up for run toward NFR". (We cowboys know that stands for National Finals Rodeo). It's a long article about "three time world champion" Trevor Brazile. He may be the most famous Wise Countian no one really talks about.

We Just Want To See "Hometown: Bridgeport" on TV

This article from the Dallas Morning News indicates that Bridgeport's Phillip Daugherty is currently at third string in his bid to start at quarterback at Texas Tech. Redshirt freshman Graham Harrell from Ennis is pushing to be the starter - which could be bad news for Daugherty who is a redshirt sophomore.

Ouch Again?

I'm not sure about this (at all), but the feds do some type of yearly school evaluations (called AYP) in accordance with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. If I am reading the new report correctly, I think Bridgeport High School may have taken another hit. The above is a screen shot of a huge pdf file for all schools. But I've received no confirmation of this. Also, I think its possible the feds consider the TAKS results which could explain this ranking.

Cats Are Forming A Protest March As We Speak

The Texas Rangers are, and I am not making this up, having a Bring Your Dog to the Ballpark Day. If you are interested, you have to fill out an application (available here in pdf format). This picture, I promise, is on the application.

Her Wheels Are Off

"Less than one month after a failed suicide attempt and just a few months after she was beaten up by a jealous boyfriend, country crooner Mindy McCready now faces an arrest warrant for her flaky behavior involving a drug probation violation. Last month, McCready did not show up in a Florida court to face charges of violating her probation stemming from a drug charge involving illegally trying to fill a forged OxyContin prescription in Tennessee. Though she had apparently tried to overdose on pills and booze just a week before the hearing, her lawyer failed to produce a doctor's note excusing her from the hearing. That, coupled with the fact that McCready has now twice violated her probation, was enough for a judge to issue a warrant. "

And I Bet He Even Had His Own Room

Did you see the crazy story of Noel Devine, the 17 year old high school football star out of Florida. Deion Sanders (yep, that Deion Sanders) brings him to Texas, enrolls him in Prosper High School, and files the paperwork to become the kids legal guardian. But that plan went south three days ago. "Sanders told The News-Press that Devine drove himself to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Monday and boarded a plane headed to Fort Myers, leaving the keys to Sanders’ SUV in the vehicle."