Liberally Lean From The Land Of Dairy Queen

Rhome Subway Robber Not Satisfied With $5 Foot Long

2009-12-01T08:26:00.000-06:00

Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

2009-12-01T08:17:00.000-06:00

Still like that Fox 4 Fiona gal. A lot.
Congressional hearings are pointless and created for sound bites. Case In Point: The couple that snuck into the State Dinner will be appearing before a panel in the next few days.
(If you get a chance to see that couple on The Today Show, do it. Weird and odd.)
I learned over the holidays that a man from Paradise, completely healthy, almost died from the Swine Flu. I had no idea.
Tony Romo cannot give an interview without saying "we'll work on our mistakes and get better."
Uh, oh. Tony was to Las Vegas over the weekend.
I'm all for Tiger Woods refusing to talk to the police. He doesn't have to. They are not there to help him. And, when all else fails, they'll charge you with making a false statement.
Obama certainly avoids Fear Mongering. You'll never him utter phrases like, "They'll follow us home" or "They hate our freedom."
My Cowboys prediction for their last five games: 1-4.
Some pro baseball player named Grady Sizemore is all bent out of shape because of self taken neekid pics of him posing with a bathroom mirror have made their way to the Inkernet. Note to Grady: You're a guy.
I can't believe the alleged shooter in the Seattle police officer killings got away. Edit: The second after I typed that the news broke that the police shot and killed him (And I'm pretty sure without a trial.)
On the label of my hair gook are the words "Mega Mega Hold" and "X-Treme Savings." Made me laugh.
It's World AIDS Day today so you kids avoid The AID today.
Watched a bit of Into The Wild the other night (again) and it always makes me want to walk away from it all. Of course, the movie would be a bit more motivational if the kid didn't die.
I can't imagine anyone getting excited about the Mavericks. In April or May they'll be bounced in the first or second round of the playoffs. I know it. You know it. What's the point?
College football is more fun when A&M is good.
Fox and Friends, I'm told, had Victoria Secret Supermodels on this morning. I'm sure it had something to do with family values.

Google Can Do Anything!

2009-11-30T17:22:00.003-06:00

In searching the breaking news story of an escaped Texas inmate, I came across the "sponsored link" on the right.

Funny.

World's Tallest Bikini Model In History Of Ever

2009-11-30T15:25:00.002-06:00

This gal's pic has been all over the Internets for two weeks, but I refused to post it because I smelled photoshopped. And, if anything, I have a pretty good team of lawyers in my Quality Control Division to screen out that sort of thing.

Until a youtube video came along to back it up.

Monday Afternoon Pick Me Up

2009-11-30T12:55:00.002-06:00

This is Nicole Bahls. And that didn't help me identify who she is at all.

Random Messenger Update Observation

2009-11-30T11:44:00.001-06:00

Are there that many impacted by polio?

Random Monday Morning Thoughts

2009-11-30T08:09:00.001-06:00

Did you see pictures of I-30 on fire this morning in Mesquite? Yep, a tanker truck had a wreck causing the fuel on the highway to catch fire. I-30 was shut down both ways which we make me want to off myself on a Monday morning commute.
I don't think anyone needed to get reprimanded over this billboard.
I looked at the movies this weekend and there was nothing worth seeing. Is it just me, or are they just bad this holiday season?
Baylor almost beat Tech on Saturday and Tech only has there self to blame.
TCU is predicted to play two-loss Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. That's a lose-lose proposition for the Frogs. Win it and you're supposed to win it. Lose it, and a tremendous season comes crashing down.
It's Christmas time again which means we should all buy our spouses a Lexus -- complete with a bow on top of it in the driveway.
Tiger Woods has been a media genius. Up until now.
And the girl he is allegedly having an affair with (hawt) has hired celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred. Allred only knows about getting in front of the camera, and nothing more.
Great panaramoic view at Kyle Field from the Texas game on Thanksgiving night. (Credit: TV Tan Line.)
New Moon won the box office again this weekend. I don't know what they paid those kids, but whatever it is they might have been ripped off.
Funny New Moon related poster with some truth to it.
Angels & Demons kind of petered out, didn't it? As did the Michael Jackson movie.
I've gotten into the habit of going to be early and waking up early --- even on weekends. Old Man Syndrome?
I jogged with a big dog on a leash for the first time this weekend. Sheesh. The thing was dragging me down the street.
I bet "Cyber Monday" is no different than any other online shopping day this time of year.
And someone on the Ticket this morning asked if "Cyber Monday" is the day that we all stalk our exes online. Not a bad idea.
The Dallas Morning News had an article yesterday naming the 50 Greatest Dallas Cowboys in honor of the team's 50th anniversary. That seemed weird since I've heard no hoopla over a 50th season. Even though formed in 1959, isn't 1960 the team's first official year since that was when they played their first game?
Uh, oh. The Washington State cop killer was granted clemency by ultra-conservative Gov. Mike Huckabee years ago?

Wise County Crime Reports

2009-11-29T17:18:00.003-06:00

. . . has a Big Brother feel to it this week. (But there are some good ones in there.)

High School Football, Please Forgive Me

2009-11-29T16:56:00.004-06:00

Since I was in the area without a whole lot to do, I stopped by to see unbeaten Pilot Point and unbeaten Godley in a 2A playoff game in Saginaw yesterday. Observations:

$5 admission and free parking? I had forgotten what a deal it is.
And can I dare say I was a thousand times more entertained than going to the Cowboy game last weekend? It ended with Pilot Point winning on a last second field goal as time expired.
Pilot Point has no band but 22 cheerleaders.
At halftime, they go out and do some gyrations to a rap tape mix.
They sell $1 hot dogs?
I had forgotten how fast the game goes. But without commercial breaks, things move along in a hurry.
When did this Read Option become so vogue? (You know, snap the ball to the quarterback in the shotgun who stands there and either hands it to a running back that crosses in front of him or takes off running?) Both teams ran it a million times.
I was under the impression every team ran the spread these days.
Case in point: The Godley quarterback ran it 31 times. That's a whole lot of snapping it back to the QB who then just takes off running. Looked very back yardish -- effective, but back yardish.
After hearing a cowbell I had an urge to yell, "More cowbell!" And then I just sat there smiling way too big.
The artificial field turf made me think of you guys.
During the game it dawned on me that I had no idea where Godley was. But their uniforms were cool: They had LSU colors.
The last non-Texas Stadium high school game that I had been to was a Bridgeport playoff game in Graham in 1996. That's almost pathetic.
The Pilot Point fans weren't very passionate. Very surprising.

Cold Front Any One?

2009-11-29T16:31:00.003-06:00

Link.

Robbery At Rhome Subway Sandwich Shop This Morning

2009-11-29T11:20:00.003-06:00

Developing.

Edit: Totally unrelated, but did you see that four officers were shot dead in an ambush in a coffee shop in Washington State?

Season Over

2009-11-28T06:14:00.002-06:00

Graham 28
Bridgeport 23

Trust Me

2009-11-27T20:31:00.003-06:00

I don't know how exactly I stumbled upon this movie this evening, but I want you to do one thing this holiday season: Rent it. I promise you one thing, you cannot believe how bad it is. It's the kind of bad that as you are trying to accept the impossibility of the plot the director clubs you over the head with a cliche.

It is so bad that I couldn't stop watching it. I can't believe what I just saw. It's so horrible, that it's good.

Denzel Washington. John Lithgow. Ice-T. Kevin Pollack. Lindsay Wagner. John Amos. Yep, that's the cast.

It is now in my Top Five for worst movies ever. Easily.

News About A Guy Who Rarely Makes News Off The Golf Course

2009-11-27T14:03:00.007-06:00

Developing. Fox News is using the term "seriously".

Edit: So odd. All the reports keeping calling it a one car accident but that "charges are pending." Huh?

Edit #2: At 2:28 p.m. CNN says that he has been released from the hospital.

Edit: Very brief police report. PDF.

Edit: Since it appears he is OK, the first funny line being circulated is, "He should have used a driver."

Edit: Woah. TMZ says the injuries were caused by his wife. Double. Woah.

The Great Aggie Kiss Diss From Last Night

2009-11-27T12:23:00.002-06:00

Pretty funny.

Abbreviated Random Thoughts

2009-11-27T08:12:00.001-06:00

I'm thankful on Thanksgiving that I don't have to travel a long distance for the holidays. That would be a beating.
Unless you are dying to see a reporter in a mall this morning, don't turn on the local TV news.
I ran the Dallas Turkey Trot yesterday morning (8 miles in 1:08:57). I started doing that a little over 10 years ago and kick myself for not starting it 20 years ago. I absolutely love it.
Nothing is funnier than spotting the guy running in speedos, feathers attached to his butt, and holding a big American flag on a pole. He's there every year.
A&M scared the Evil Empire last night. And that A&M quarterback should give you Aggies a lot of hope for the future.
Fun facts: No eventual BCS National Champion has ever given up as many points or as many yards as Texas did last night in a regular season game (without overtime.)
Funny thing I read yesterday: If we never order turkey when we go out to eat then why do we have it for special holiday occasions?
No way I'm getting up and going shopping at the crack of dawn when I'd have to fight the crowds.
The Who is the halftime entertainment for the Super Bowl? What demographic are they going after?
A high tone couple snuck into the State Dinner the other night with the gal getting her picture taken with Joe Biden? Secret Service fail.
The last time TCU won the National Championship they beat Carnegie Tech in the Sugar Bowl. Carnegie Tech? Yep. And it still exists.
Jerry Jones sure did cave in a hurry in hanging an American flag in the new stadium. I think he sensed that the story could blow up into an actual controversy.
But is we are all so patriotic and love the flag so much, how come we just noticed there wasn't one there until two weeks ago?

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-25T19:47:00.003-06:00

Where I Sit (2008)

And my annual call back to my 2005 post.

At Least I Think I Influenced It

2009-11-25T11:29:00.002-06:00

Someone with a big brain over at the Messenger figured out that the Wise County Sheriff's Office weekly crime reports, which are huge crowd pleasers, deserve their own web page.

Decatur's Mike Lee Hot Dogs It. Bull Takes Offense.

2009-11-25T10:36:00.001-06:00

My Strange Pet Peeve

2009-11-25T08:45:00.000-06:00

I'm convinced that local newscasts, which are financially strapped, are sneaking in ads disguised as news stories. This morning I saw this one on Channel 8 where the segment was opened up with "We've done some comparison shopping for you." Then the anchor read the screen and the whole segment lasted about 30 seconds -- the time of a paid commercial.

That's an ad for Kroger, right? I mean, why just compare Kroger and Tom Thumb? Why just show three items where Kroger wins every time?

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

2009-11-25T08:36:00.008-06:00

Edit: I've learned this is a repeat. But a good repeat.

Crown Royal had an interesting marketing idea. Have a bunch (?) of vans available for free rides home in big cities, including Dallas, on Thanksgiving Eve to combat drunk driving. Pay Jimmy Johnson a ton of money to be the spokesperson. And then make Jimmy available to sports talks shows across the nation for a free segment so long as he can spend a minute plugging the Crown Royal Free Ride Home program. If you listened to the radio yesterday, you heard him.
The concept was based on Thanksgiving Eve being a "major party night." I don't think that's true.
Although I did see a conga line composed of a party of Germans break out at Billy Miner's in downtown Fort Worth about 20 years ago on that night.
The State Dinner for the prime minister of India last night looked like a pretty good gig. But they had Jennifer Hudson sing? Why?
I hope Obama doesn't ramp up the troop level in Afghanistan but instead starts bringing them home. All the Taliban will do is run off into the mountains of Pakistan where we aren't allowed to go. Yep, we can't have troops in Pakistan.
Not a whole lot of minorities at the Sarah Palin book signings.
Have you seen the story of the guy that was thought to be in a coma for 23 years but was really aware of his surroundings? Call me crazy, but I don't believe it. And the video of the nurse typing what he wants her to looks ridiculous.
Limited interest: Want to see Baylor's new freshman girl basketball sensation dunk a ball during a game? 25 second mark.
My hot sports opinion that A&M beating Texas would be the greatest upset in the series history? Yeah, I'll stand by that. The Longhorns are a 25+ point favorite and never, ever, has a season been laid out for UT to get to the national championship game. For the Aggies to ruin that, it would be remembered forever.
The lack of a stationary U.S. flag at Cowboys Stadium is a silly controversy. A color guard during the national anthem is sufficient.
Ugh. President Obama will continue the tradition of "pardoning" a turkey today. Fail.
I wrote the other day about learning of a friend's marriage breaking up by his absence on her Facebook page. Now, the man writes about it. It's a bit more shocking than I realized. Edit: It was a blog post on the Dallas Observer but the paper "yanked" it shortly after it was published. Dang it. Edit #2: But Google caches things in a hurry! Page 1. Page 2.

Ole Miss KKK Rally Last Weekend

2009-11-24T17:39:00.002-06:00

Language warning.

And if you can get past the bubba in the crowd who is pro civil rights, you'll hear the voice of a girl in the background who may be the voice from that "Cause I'm a pothole" commercial.

But, overall, the entire scene is amazing. Simply amazing.

I Want This Guy As A Client

2009-11-24T14:50:00.002-06:00

One of the first things you learn in Crime Committing 101 is to not leave any evidence behind. Evidence is bad. Evidence can get you convicted.

So what does this bank robbing guy do? He eats the bank robbing note. And he doesn't do any of the ol' panic and make a big scene out of destroying evidence routine. Nope, he's cool about it. Fonzie cool.

Source.

Little Kid Linebacker Terrorizes Other Little Kids

2009-11-24T10:57:00.002-06:00

Two plays here. The first one shows a QB holding the ball on a busted play only to get waylayed by the second coming of Lawrence Taylor. (It happens pretty fast.) The second play is self explanatory since you'll see what I call the "Launching Of The Running Back."

But, uh, aren't these kids a little small to be playing tackle football? I mean, it looks like most of them are on the verge of falling down when they attempt to simply run.

Pick Me Up: Katie Couric Giving It The What For

2009-11-24T10:14:00.003-06:00

Scoreboard for the Liberal Media.

Source.