
7.22.2006
I'll Take "Tired Head" For A Thousand

Banned Commercial
From Yahoo's Most Viewed News:
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Japanese carmaker Nissan said Friday it has pulled a raunchy commercial starring "Sex and the City" actress Kim Cattrall from New Zealand television after complaints over its content. (more)
And, of course, you can see it on youtube.com. (It's suggestive, but far from "shocking")
7.21.2006
Valuing Life

Car Washes
But What If I'm Jewish And Have Some Termites?

And The Guys In The Background Are Pretty Funny

7.20.2006
Big 12 Media Pre-Season Prediction
South Division (points)
1. Oklahoma 163
2. Texas 144
3. Texas Tech 106
4. Texas A&M 81
5. Oklahoma State 49
6. Baylor 46
North Division (points)
1. Nebraska 160
2. Iowa State 128
3. Colorado 93
4. Kansas 85
5. Missouri 82
6. Kansas State 40
(Source)
Great Question

I Didn't Even Know Wise County Had An Entry
If You Are A . . .

Ashlee Simpson . . .

(More pics).
Very Odd Sports Note

7.19.2006
Makes You Pause

"Lady In the Water" . . .

When I'm Stupid, I'm Stupid

I Thought It Was Just A Monty Python Bit

I Was Here In 1980

But My Name Is Ezekiel!!!!

Kellen Winslow is a Soldier (You know, the kind that has no chance of being killed)
I'm always looking for guys to cheer against, and Kellen Winslow is one of them. This clip was from his final year of college before he was drafted in the first round of the NFL draft. Year One went badly because he broke his leg after a couple of games. Year Two was worse since the nutcase blew out an ACL during a motorcycle accident before the season got started.
Bring on Year Three.
And I love his first line, "I don't give a hell."
We Have The First Bush Presidential Veto

Oil Dipped Below $73 A Barrel Today
From The Window To The Wall

News
Senate approves embryo stem cell bill.
I'll be honest, I don't understand stem cell research - I had trouble with chemistry and biology in school.
But the word "stem" in "stem cell" reminds everyone of "brain stem" - that contributes to the controversy.
7.18.2006
How You Doin'?
I received another "Nigerian letter" tonight offering me 25% to help them transfer funds to my bank account.
I always respond with an email that says, "I'm so excited! Do you need my bank account number or anything?"
A portion:
"My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on Febuary 12 2003 he called me and disclose to me that he had a sum of the Twelve million, Five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$12.500,000) deposited in a suspense account with one of the local banks here in Abidjan, IvoryCoast. He also said he used my name to Deposit the fund with the bank as his only daughter, as well as the next of kin to the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money to and use it for investment purposes."
Oh My!
I noticed on the news this morning that Airport Freeway had been completely shut down due to a car hitting a pedestrian. (For those that know the area, if you drive east on 820 past Northeast Mall you'll eventually come to the exit for Grapevine/North Entrance of DFW Airport -that's the area of the accident). Anyway, like I said, all lanes were shut down.
Now we know why:
It is not clear how long Elna Kitchens may have waited for a ride after her treatment at Harris Methodist HEB Hospital in Bedford. After being discharged at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday, the 77-year-old Haltom City woman was apparently trying to get home when she walked away from the hospital, police said. Less than an hour later, Mrs. Kitchens wandered into busy traffic in the 2400 block of Airport Freeway.
She was struck and killed by a car around 5:30 a.m.
"We are not sure how she got where she was, but she was walking northbound across the westbound lanes of [State Highway] 183," said Bedford police Lt. Kirk Roberts.
(Full Story)
Woody Hayes Career Ender
I was Jonesin' for some college football when I came across the punch that ended coach Woody Hayes' career at Ohio State. There is not play by play to this clip but I saw it on ESPN Classic a couple of years ago. Commentator Keith Jackson never, not once, acknowledged to the audience that Hayes had struck the player (which comes at the 12th second).
This Is Boring
But it's possibly a great story for the Messenger.
There is a great, infuriating, and very long story in today's Washington Post. It's about drought relief the feds gave out to ranchers who didn't need it, some of whom live in North Texas. An excerpt:
No state did better than Texas. In the end, all 254 of its counties qualified. Ranchers in counties without droughts collected $45 million in 2003, on top of the $67 million that had flowed to the state in 2002. In northern Texas, Cooke County ranchers qualified for $906,000 in 2003 on the basis of an ice storm that hit the area more than two years earlier. Tim Gilbert, former head of the USDA county office, recalled that "there was no damage in Cooke County to the crops or livestock. Maybe a few pine trees got knocked down."
I wonder how Wise County did? Skip, get after it.
Makes You Want To Buy A Condo In Downtown Dallas

7.17.2006
Drives Me Insane

Hmmm
And We Wonder Why Kids Are So Screwed Up

We Have A Record
Channel 8 News' first two stories tonight featured Wise County. I'm working on the video.
Edit: Got it
"All you want to do is Talk, Talk"

Incredible

Guaranteed News Item Tonight
One, if not all, of the local stations will tell us tonight to:
- Drink plenty of water
- Avoid strenuous exercise outdoors
- Take plenty of breaks if you must work outside
- Stop immediately if you become light headed or feel faint
And they'll say it as if those words have never been uttered before.
105
Bush Unplugged

Armor of God

Puppy Love
"FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Texas says it will take temporary custody of more than 200 confined dogs from a suspected animal hoarder in Wise County, who is also an animal control officer." (Story here).
If It's Real, It's Cool
Oops. I accidentally deleted this one.
I'm an idiot. I'll try and find the source tomorrow.
7.16.2006
Walk The Line
Check Out . . .

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