Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• I like fireworks, but there seems to have been no improvements in them in the last 30 years. You think we could have tricked them up a little bit by now.
• "Two Mexican Midget Wrestlers Killed by Fake Prostitutes." Heck, my weekend was better than that.
• The Wimbledon Finals aren't the same since NBC booted announcer Bud Collins two years ago.
• Serena Williams, who won the women's title on Saturday, was photographed two years ago at the beach. Big girl.
• The Wimbledon final yesterday was great. But, as I've said for years, if they were forced to use wooden rackets, thereby increasing the number of volleys, the game would be better. (Or is it "racquet"?)
• And don't cry for runner-up Andy Roddick. He is married to her.
• Where's the best place to buy home grown tomatoes? I just don't see the roadside stands like I used to.
• Craziest Michael Jackson photo ever?
• And if you are sick of Michael Jackson coverage, get ready for tomorrow.
• The guy the suffered head injuries at the Rainbow Lounge, a gay bar in Fort Worth, was on Fox 4 last night to defend himself. Except he uttered the phrase, "I probably was drunk" which doesn't help his cause. (And then there was the weird whisper from his side that said, "But not to the point of alcohol poisoning.")
• ESPN did a show the other day about the "10 Greatest Dallas Cowboys" and the Star Telegram yesterday had an oddly themed column called "The Greatest Living Cowboys." Emmitt Smith never gets close to #1.
• Hadn't thought about this in a while: Of all those offices in the outfield at Ranger Stadium, how many are occupied? (I remember the Troy Aikman Foundation -- or something like that -- officed out there when the place first opened.)
• Sarah Palin can't stand the heat? How about another woman that has endured far more fire who never quit: Hillary.
• And I don't understand her constant whining about the press always picking on her.She loves attention but then complains when she gets it.
• After all the self inflicted wounds, Wordkyle may be the only Republican left for the 2012 election.
• Kinda hot black girl gets booked in Denton yesterday. Then again, I don't see people in colors.
• Simple graph of the unemployment rate over the years here. That should scare you to death. The economy and your job depends on people having money to spend.
• If you click on the "+" sign besides Texas in the above graph, you can see the unemployment rate for Wise County.
• OK Magazine reportedly paid $500,000 for the last photo of Michael Jackson? I promise I saw this photo on Fox News hours after his death.
• And Entertainment Tonight had the same photo shortly after the death.