Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• The killings in Juarez went to a shocking level over the weekend. And I do mean shocking.
• And in other uplifting news, 41 died in Iraq while you were sleeping. Sheesh. It wasn't this bad when Saddam was in power.
• I had a surprise not-really-your-birthday party this weekend. Good times. I don't spend enough time with friends. (But did we really debate the age of Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates?)
• Former football color commentator Pat Brookshier died over the weekend. Before John Madden, he was Pat Summerall's right hand man. And us old timers can remember both of them hosting the hour long program "This Week in the NFL" at a time when it was next to impossible to see NFL highlights.
• ESPN's Winter X-Games, which will probably be more popular than the Olympics in 50 years, can be mildly entertaining. At least the crashes can be. That snowboarder that looks like Carrot Top really smashed his face this weekend.
• I TIVO'd the Grammys but haven't watched them yet. But it sounds like I can look at a picture of Beyonce and Taylor Swift and pretty much get the idea.
• The governor debate on Friday evening was pretty entertaining. But it was tense when the panel began asking Jeopardy-like questions to the three candidates. (i.e. Who was the first governor of Texas? What is the average salary of a Texas teacher?)
• And Kay Bailey Hutchison pretending to be pro-life while supporting Roe v. Wade is just silly.
• As is Rick Perry pretending to be tough on border security but supporting same tuition rates for illegal immigrants to attend Texas colleges.
• Is there anything more confusing than waking up from a weekend nap and momentarily thinking you've overslept on Monday?
• Jarhead is going underground again. (Although we really haven't heard much from him lately.)
• Avatar won the box office again for the weekend. Sheesh. I'm going to have to see it.
• I've always considered Joe Montana the greatest quarterback ever, but I think Peyton Manning has overtaken him.
• For some reason, I don't consider the Lord of the Rings series or Harry Potter series to be "movies" at all. And I really don't have an explanation for that at all.
• Over the weekend Miss America was crowned. She wasn't from Texas. And she wasn't white.
• On ESPN last night, one of the hosts issued the line "Barney Rubble! What an actor!" I wonder how many people got the movie reference?