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- This is actually one of a series of pics posted yesterday by Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders who were trying on outfits in preparation for their annual photo-shoot. More here on Facebook.
- The Supreme Court hears arguments regarding gay marriage today and tomorrow. This has a 1950s feeling similar to that of segregation and Brown v. Board of Education.
- Omen?: Exactly ten years ago, the Supreme Court hear oral arguments in Lawrence v. Texas, the case that ultimately struck down the Texas law making homosexual conduct a crime. Side note: (1) That's a fascinating case regarding the "behind the scenes" lawyering which was documented in a book, (2) Even though the Texas law was declared unconstitutional, it is still on the books because Texas lawmakers won't pass legislation to officially repeal it. It has no effect. It just sits there.
- Baylor Lady Bears basketball fact: Since the 2010-2011 season, they are 106-4. That's insane.
- There was a crazy case in Mesquite yesterday morning where one guy follows another guy very closely for a long time believing the guy who he is following is drunk. The Followed Guy isn't, is calling 911 saying some guy is following him, and then both cars stop. The Followed Guy then fires 15 times into the car of the Following Guy. No life threatening injuries occur, and then the Followed Guy goes to the police station. Followed Guy is then charge with Aggravated Assault. Bottom line: That case is a prosecutor's nightmare.
- I think I just invented a new prosecutorial standard: If a case takes six lines to explain, you've got a problem.
- Funny: Assistant hockey coach takes something off his head, throws it over his shoulder, and then it lands in a fan's beer.
- I lost my DWI case last week, but it was a tough one with a breath test of .128 and .136. And that might have been the most conservative jury I ever had to deal with (I had to take a police officer's wife because the other options were worse. But she seemed so spunky and independent that I trusted her. The facts doomed me. Not her.)
- By biggest mistake in the trial: I'm allowed to strike three jurors off the panel for any reason. In a moment of complete idiocy as I jotted down those three names to turn into the clerk, I somehow wrote down the name of a juror I wanted to keep which caused the person I intended to strike (a lady who had a niece killed in a drunk driving accident) to initially be seated on the jury. As the jury was being seated, I was able to freeze the proceedings and get a quick conference with the judge and the prosecutor. That prosecutor then allowed me to amend my strike list and fix my error. It was a professional thing to do although I think he also feared for my health: "Dude, you looked like you were about to have a heart attack," he said.
- Ugh: The Family Pup and the Pup Rescued From Death Row have had a few crazy fights. It's like a Yorkie Ultimate Fighting match -- neither one will back down. I'm not sure this is going to work out.
- I don't think Mrs. LL loves a movie scene more than the one in Bridesmaids where Kristen Wiig goes into first class on the plane.
- I saw bits and pieces of the post-NASCAR fight last weekend and Tony Stewart's post race rant about fellow driver Joey Logano: "He's nothing but a little rich kid who's never had to work in his life." Man, if there was more of that, I might watch it.
- I've got a handful of complaints that WiseCounty.com is down. It's not. Apparently, CenturyLink did something which impacts DNS resolution by some computers. I have no idea what that means but someone is going to provide me with a work-around later today to solve the issue. I'll let you know.
