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6.20.2014
287 Traffic Question
That's what it looks like right now between Decatur and Rhome. Northbound traffic is backed up. Is that because of a wreck or is that a daily occurrence now that they've taken 287 down to one lane for construction project south of Decatur?
(Mrs. LL would like to know. She's stuck in it.)
But It's On The Internet
I had never heard of the North Texas Pigeon but it didn't take me long reading this article to figure out it was satire like The Onion. But the number of comments where people actually think it's real is staggering. And entertaining.
'Merica: Viral Photo Of The Day
A handsome mug shot of a Northern California man arrested on felony weapons charges has gone viral on social media, attracting more than 33,000 "likes" and drawing comments praising his high cheek bones, chiseled face and striking blue eyes.
Jeremy Meeks, 30, a felon, was arrested Wednesday on five weapons charges and one gang charge, according to Officer Joseph Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department.
"I have not seen that many likes for a photo before," he said. More.
Did Attorney General Greg Abbott Just Cost You Over $1 Million Because He's A Bad Lawyer?
This is complicated, and I may need someone smarter than me to interpret it. But it looks to me that when the defendants in the lawsuit that the State of Texas brought in connection with the Voting Rights Act prevailed, they then sought attorneys fees. They filed a motion to get the money and Greg Abbott basically blew them off. The court awarded the fees because the State's response was so bad that it was the equivalent of no response at all. Look how this opinion, released two days ago, begins:
Wow.
And this may get some press because one of the parties who was awarded attorneys fees was none other than Wendy Davis who had intervened in the case.
Edit: The Austin American Statesman is on it.
Random Friday Morning Thoughts
- Jimmy Buffett played in Fort Worth last night. In the early 1990s, I proclaimed my head would explode if I ever heard Margaritaville again. He's like a musical demon to me who won't leave.
- 193 pics in the Star-Telegram of the Miss Twin Peaks contest held in Dallas this week. (Ticket fans will see a familiar face on #84)
- The O'Bannon vs. NCAA trial is going on and it is putting a huge and fresh spotlight on how crazy the current system is in allowing schools to exploit athletes. The immense financial impact that RG3 was to Baylor, Johnny Football to the Aggies, or Vince Young to the Empire, yet none of those players could receive a dime. We'll look back one day and be in disbelief that the current system existed at all.
- Pete Sessions gave an answer to a question while visiting a high school class which makes you think he's a 9/11 Truther.
- Any radio or TV ad which has a theme of "we accidentally over-purchased from the factory and now we've got to clear out warehouse space" tells me the company not only lies but also doesn't think its customer base is very smart.
- I slowly drove through the remnants of the gravel spill mentioned in the Update during the clean up stage and, because I was behind a rock truck, I couldn't see more than five feet in front of me. It was amazing. I can't imagine what it was like immediately after the spill. (And we don't know who spilled it.)
- I've never met the BagOfNothing guy but we share a weird sense of similar interest. Last night I teared up while watching the NBC Evening news when it showed footage of when the President called the most recent Medal of Honor recipient to tell him he would be receiving the award. (It was filmed from the vantage point of the honoree with his mother in the background.) I just looked at Bag's blog and he wrote about the same thing (although he prefers the CBS Evening News.)
- We may be the only two people left who actually watch the national evening news of one of the big three.
- I've never had a desire to see The Jersey Boys.
- TV shows I don't know if I'll ever get around to watching in their entirety (number of episodes I've watched in parenthesis): The Americans (2), Game of Thrones (0), Rectify (0), Fargo (0), Dexter (0), Sons of Anarchy (0), Mad Men (3), Veep (2), 24 (0), Orange is the New Black (0), and House of Cards (5). I've heard they are all great. How do people have the time?
- There's an 11 year old girl who is competing in the U.S. Women's Open in golf this week, and she's fantastic. But I'm a little suspicious that her PR team might be a little out of control when they had her show up for her post first round press conference eating ice cream.
6.19.2014
Fargo 911
Man, I think this is funny. A golf course. So many cops. Golf clubs in the foreground. Golfers running in the background. A helicopter for good measure!
And I just picture this lady leading the chase . . . .
Dick Cheney Before He Became Insane
This really is incredible. After the first Iraq invasion, he explained why the U.S. didn't go forward and bring down Saddam Hussein. The guy was exactly right. Of course, he did a 180 a few years later.
This video surfaces in light of Cheney forcing himself into the news again as he criticizes the President about the current state of Iraq. Harry Reid had a great zinger yesterday: "If there is one thing we can all agree on here, it’s that we should not be taking advice on Iraq from Dick Cheney."
Edit: I missed that Fox's Megyn Kelley was all over him, too.
Random Thursday Morning Thoughts
- I guess I can't dispute these reports of an influx of women and children illegal crossing the border but, if true, shouldn't there be a shocking number of reports of dead women and children that are found dead from heat stroke and lack of water?
- I wrote the above point last night, and then on the news this morning I heard that all of these folks want to be caught because they believe they'll eventually be allowed to stay. That makes sense.
- But maybe the above revelation hasn't hit Rick Perry yet who yesterday announced that DPS troopers will be deployed to the border at a cost of $1.3 million a week. No question they'll spend 95% of their time catching those who made it across than preventing the crossings. That's not solving any problems.
- And the last time I checked, DPS is not a group of women and men who signed up to be deployed like an army at the whim of someone who is trying to mount a presidential campaign. Say goodbye to your spouse and kids for awhile.
- I was completely unaware of the Dane Lancaster incident mentioned in the Update. Here's a Facebook page on his recovery.
- State Rep. Jonathan Strickland might want to worry as much about gluttony as he does about telling others what to think. (The Tea Party darling has for some unexplained reason become a Fox 4 darling over the last couple of days.)
- This "Redskins" thing is really weird. Why even fight about it?
- Putting on my headset hooked up to a ridiculously small iPod Shuffle and hand watering the lawn is one of my favorite things to do. (And I'm not a fan of the Shuffle. The thing is too small. It's almost impossible to clip to your belt while playing without accidentally hitting some button that screws everything up.)
- I bought a burner cell phone to have for emergency purposes. (Although I'm going to have to have Mrs. LL figure out how the whole concept works.)
- Heard Dennis Prager say the other day that we shouldn't call those who who have gone to college "educated" but instead call them "the indoctrinated." Incredible.
- The young Dallas sportswriter whose death I mentioned yesterday died of an aneurysm. And I also learned his wife is pregnant. And, from what I've also heard, if any one was involved in "clean living", it was him.
6.18.2014
Random GIF: "Hey, I Caught You With A Sad Face On TV!"
Edit: This is a few years old, but I had never seen it until yesterday. I think it is really funny. After I posted it, the BagOfNothing guy sent me this as some background on it.
New Opinion This Morning
In the area of statutory rape in Texas (sexual contact with someone under 17 years of age*), it is no defense that the "victim" represented herself as being 17 years old or older. And the fact that the defendant truly believed she was 17 years old or older does not matter.
The case was a constitutional challenge which criminal practitioners had been waiting on. The opinion, that is. Not the result.
But the case is noteworthy because I've never seen "jailbait" and "16 will get you 20" in an appellate opinion before.
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*Most people think the law pertains to victims under 18 years of age. Nope. Under 17 is the law.
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