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- I have no explanation why people get so excited about Alvord ISD post yesterday, and it completely caught me off guard. Every time I think I know my audience, I learn something.- Odd: In a dissenting opinion from a Texas Supreme Court case last Friday, a justice in a footnote cited a youtube movie clip of a Pink Panther movie. (Footnote 7.) What's next? A "hey, now?"
- Want to see a Celtic's fan get attacked while a huge crowd in Los Angeles gathered to watch game two of the NBA Championships?
- Fox 4 tells me McCain has a lead over Obama in Texas by a 52% to 39% margin (with a margin of error of +/- 4%). No real surprise there.
- Feel kind of stupid about my On The Border/NASCAR comment yesterday. Yep, there was a truck race at the Speedway that night.
- You can see the new hotel in Decatur (being built behind McDonald's) from a long way away. And I'm at a loss to figure out why Decatur is the Budget Hotel Capitol of Texas.
- If you saw Yolanda Munoz (who left her son at DFW Airport) on Fox 4 last night, you would diagnosis her with this very technical medical term: Bat Arse Crazy.
- The new Michael Myers movie has a preview showing him getting hit in the crotch. That's all I needed to see: I'm out. Edit: But in real life, it's funny.
- Dallas is trying to figure out what to do with Reunion Arena. Here's an idea: Sell it to some "fellowship" church.
- Sad story you probably didn't hear about: Two girls, 11 and 13, found shot to death in a ditch near a town in Oklahoma (a town with a population of less than a 1,000.)
- The Chicago Bears got rid of ex-Evil Empire star Cedric Benson after his second alcohol related arrest in the last month. I always thought he was incredibly overrated - and that's not just Evil Empire Hatin'. I still think Vince Young is the greatest college player ever.
- Saw most of I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry this weekend by accident. Marginal at best. But Jessica Biel is smokin'.
- And do I believe that Fox 4 replayed the Ron Washington "validify" comment last night - complete with Steve Egar specifically mentioning the word - simply because I pointed it out yesterday? Sure.
- The sole in one of my dress shoes is wearing out. That's a beating.
- Want to see what Charles Manson looks like at age 71? I remember watching Helter, Skelter at a friend's house when I was in high school and then had to walk the back way home after 10:00 p.m. in Bridgeport. One of the first times I was truly scared.
- I've been watching Empire of the Sun since one of my courthouse buddies told me it was "great." Uh, I'm still waiting for the great part.
- And why does it take me so long to watch a DVD? I watch it when I jog on a treadmill which means every other day in increments of 39 minutes.
- Described the last 20 years of my life last night in an email to an old college friend. That was depressing.
- "The Dallas Morning News plans to launch home delivery Aug. 27 of Briefing, a free newspaper aimed at nonsubscribers who want a 'quick-read' newspaper." This comes on the heels of the announcement that the "regular" paper will go to 75 cents a copy. They may be in panic mode trying to figure out how to survive.
- The Major League Baseball draft was last week. Made me wonder where the Ranger's #1 pick from last year was playing? Blake Beavan, a high school senior who received a $1.5 million signing bonus, is pitching for the minor league Clinton LumberJacks. That's in Iowa, I think.
- WBAP's Hal Jay this morning explaining why Big Brown didn't win the Triple Crown: "That mile and a half track is a long way." The more that guy talks . . . .
- I feel safe in saying that I'm cooler than every person on stage in this video.
- Other baseball thought: I was in the official Seattle Mariners gift shop (uh, in Seattle) in the mid-1990s when Ken Griffey, Jr. and Alex Rodriguez were both playing for the team. I saw an autographed bat signed by both of them for sale for $60. Should have bought it. (I mention this only because Griffey hit his 600th home run last night.)
