Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• I asked a couple of weeks ago if that young mother from Poolville was still missing. Channel 8 did an update over the weekend. 
• I'm not sure what has gotten into Charlie Sheen over the last few days, but he's going on a scorched earth policy. But you have to like a quote like, "I'm on a drug. It's called Charlie Sheen."
• Gov. Perry has blocked some media outlets from following him on Twitter. That's a silly move. (Anyone not "following" him can still view all his boring tweets. The only difference is that his tweets won't automatically show up on your timeline. -- How's that for techno talk?)  
• But that's what KXAS Kim Fisher did to me a while back. I'm pretty sure her career stalled once she did that. 
• I ran the Cowtown Half Marathon yesterday and never felt stronger or faster. And then I find out I ran six minutes slower than last year. I guess there's two reasons: It was a different course with different elevations and, perhaps -- just perhaps -- I'm getting older.
• Wise County Commissioners attorney advisor Thomas Aaberg ran the full marathon at 3:13 which qualifies him for the Boston Marathon. (He had to come in at 3:15 or under.) 
• One frightening sight were five runners who had surrounded and were aiding another runner who had collapsed. They had his shirt up, looking for a pulse, and he was completely limp. I thought he was dead. (But I haven't seen any news reports of even the collapse.)
• That kind of made me think about my own heart as I reached mile twelve. 
• If you look off to the West this morning, it looks like you can see the smoky haze from those incredible West Texas grass fires. 
• And don't drop a match out there today, the whole Southwest Proper will go up in flames. 
• I say it every year: The bang to hype ratio of the Academy Awards is completely out of whack. 
• Harsh but funny tweet last night: "Could Kirk Douglas be the first actor to be a Presenter and 'In Memoriam' in the same year?!?!"
• It's a small news item but I noticed the CVS is seeking a variance for its signs from the City of Decatur. I think it was about 10 or more years ago when the city passed a silly, multi-page sign ordinance and all they've done is grant variances time and time again. 
• Dumb question: Are the four precinct lines for Wise County ever redrawn based upon population shifts? 
• The Star-Telegram had an article yesterday about something I had never heard of: "The Slocum Massacre" wherein 8 to 20 blacks were killed near that Texas town in 1910. (But the comments will make you wonder if we've evolved at all.)