
9.03.2005
ABC Meltdown
Bizarro world. As I'm sitting here watching the A&M/Clemson game, the audio cuts out and then suddenly I get to hear three minutes of Keith Jackson call the Notre Dame/Pittsburg game (while the video is still on the A&M game).
As I love to say: "The wheels are off".
ESPN's College Game Day

Educational Tidbit
Is New Orleans under "marital law"? What is "martial law"? A quick article explains it.
Thanks But No Thanks
Three nuggets from the Dallas Morning News:
- The City of Denton turned down Dallas' request for refugee help "because they don't have the resources or personnel to run such an emergency shelter, city spokesman John Cabrales said."
- "Collin County has asked its five largest cities to take in at least 2,000 evacuees. Plano, Frisco and Wylie were considering setting up shelters."
- And Mayor Laura Miller said this: "I'm amazed at the lack of help we're getting," the mayor said. "The state has done zero to help us, the governor has done zero to help us – besides coming here for a photo op."
9.02.2005
Just When You Think Everything Has Been Invented
I've heard of Chinese Finger Cuffs but this thing creates far more questions in my brain than answers. (Warning: A tad bit sensative).
Edit: I don't know if it will remain there, but the initial advertisement under the photo was for Yahoo Personals. A bit ironic.
Christian Indian Football Update
Sam Houston State beat the Bacone College Warriors 77-7 last night.
"Bacone College is a four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the American Baptist Church embracing a historic educational mission to American Indians."
Spam Spam Spam
Thank You, Sir. May I Have Another?
9.01.2005
His Wednesday Was Better Than My Wednesday

While The Poor Struggle In New Orleans . . .

"Don't Buy Gas If You Don't Need It" - Pres. Bush

Race and Class

He Has Some Good Tips If They Have to Pursue a Car In An Oval
A One Day "Gas Out" In Response to the High Gas Prices
If I get another email asking me (and presumably millions of others) to "Participatie in 1-day boycott of gasoline" in September so oil companies will "choke on their stockpiles and bring down the price of gasoline", I might go crazy.
8.31.2005
Random Thought About God

Thousands Dead?
AP - New Orleans - The mayor said Wednesday that Katrina probably killed thousands of people in New Orleans — an estimate that, if accurate, would make the storm by far the nation's deadliest hurricane in more than a century. "We know there is a significant number of dead bodies in the water," and other people dead in attics, Mayor Ray Nagin said. Asked how many, he said: "Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands."
And it looks like New Orleans is completely under water. Today, people are being told to "abandon" the city.
Get Ready
A caller on WBAP's Mark Davis show this morning said he had just left Abilene and gas prices were $3.09 a gallon. With the hurricane coming through, I think we are about to get hit hard.
To The Astrodome

Not The Best Photo Op Considering We Have A Natural Disaster Going On

648 Dead, 322 Hurt . . .

8.30.2005
Sin City

Have These Guys Ever Served On One Of My Juries?
Video clip: Ok, here are two guys re-enacting William Tell (the guy that shot the apple off a guy's head with a bow and arrow). Except they decide to use a handgun and a beer bottle.
Caution: (1) Multiple F Bombs will be dropped and (2) The first time you see it you will cringe when the gun comes into view.
Things I Have Learned From "The Blog"
Hot topics: Gays, the confederate flag, "Sissies", and teenage heat exhaustion.
I've learned that there are some "commentors" that have a heck of a sense of humor and some that scare me a bit.
I'm surprised by the number of people that read this. And I feel and odd pressure to post something every day even when I'm really busy or simply don't want to.
I still hear from people that are mad that I haven't updated "The Muse" in a while.
I've finally developed a thick skin (after years of having an onion thick skin).
Stating The Obvious
I just watched ABC's World News Tonight (without Peter Jennings) - I record it every day. Anyway, I finally saw the "day after" effects of Hurricane Katrina. The damage is astonishing. New Orleans is under water and the coastal portion of Mississipi has been blown away.
More Proof That A Hurricane Makes People Cranky

Well, We Know One Group Thankful For Hurricane Katrina

All That Starbucks Gay Posting Below. . .
. . . . got me thinking. I wonder if Wise County would support a new business?
Don't Drink and ....
..... walk out onto an unstable awning 10 stories above the ground. (Star Telegram story)
I Wonder How This Will Go Over In Decatur?

A Hurricane Can Make You Testy . . .
. . . especially this weatherman. (Video clip that takes a little bit of time to load, but worth it).
You Are A Sorry Individual . . .
.... if you take advantage of a disaster (i.e. the massive damage in the wake of Hurricane Katrina) and become a looter.
8.29.2005
I Never Thought About Using A Weedwacker In A Wrestling Match . . .
. . . But this guy did. (Video: Warning, it looks painful).
Well, It's Kinda Like Meeting The President

And Al Sharpton was there as well.
And I Wonder If She Owns A Crazily Painted Bus?

There Are Dreams and Then There Are Dreams
I always cringe when I hear some high school kid talk about how he expects to play in the NFL. It's a tough climb.
Take for example Taylor Stubblefield. He is 6'1" and was recruited by Purdue who is known for its passing offense. During the three seasons at the school, he catches 165 passes. No one, and I mean no one, has ever caught that many passes at the highest level of college football. He's the all time record holder.
So, unlike your regular high school kid, you would expect him to play in the NFL. Right? Think again. Last April, not a single team drafted him. So he signs as a free agent with the Carolina Panthers.
Last weekend, he was cut.
If You Are Missing an EMT . . .
Since U Gone Something
And in news not hurricane related . . .
HONEY GROVE, Texas - A man walked into a church yesterday and opened fire, killing two people and wounding another, before shooting two women dead outside and taking their car. Honey Grove is in Fannin County.
8.28.2005
Jeers to the Cheers
I always get a kick out of the "Cheers & Jeers" section of the Star Telegram every Saturday although I admit to skimming over the Cheers in order to read every Jeer. (For some reason they are more fun). But I noted that Wise County Commissioner Mike Richardson received a Cheer this Saturday from Woody and Joyce Reynolds of Decatur for "doing a fine job of paving our road".
More High School Ball
I hate how much the Messenger dedicates itself to Northwest ISD (althoughI understand why), and here I am doing the same thing.
I noticed that in the Texans 48-21 win over Granbury on Friday that sophomore Drew Ashley rushed for 200 yards and four touchdowns in the first half.
And I Bet There Was A Time When There Were "Whites Only" Drinking Fountians
It's About Time

Now That's A Ton Of Pot

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