Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

• Is the Messenger"s Update being published today? Nope. Once again, I prove I'm the hardest working man in show business. 
• News breaks fast these days. I saw Adam Shefter's Romo-is-hurt tweet in real time yesterday, and The Ticket read it within two minutes. 
• And make no mistake about it: He's done for the year. Jason Garrett saying he is "day to day" does nothing but hurt the coach's credibility. And he doesn't have much credibility left to damage. 
• Final sports note: The best I can tell, Chan Gailey is unemployed.
• Worst comedian ever: George Lopez. And since I'm on the subject, Louis C.K. ain't that great. Edit: Someone asked me who I think is funny. I've heard only one bit of his but Aziz Ansari made me laugh out loud.
• I've never read Death to The BCS but from what I've heard it is an indictment of the college bowl system. Not because of team match-ups, but because of the financial robbery that goes on. Case in point: The Dallas Observer reported that the director of the Cotton Bowl Classic made over $1 million last year.
• Is there any chance in the world that Jesus would not be disgusted with what has become of the American Christmas?
• I haven't seen one story about Arlington's Interlochen.
• I've had a cold for two days. I don't get colds. 
• I think the story of the year has to be the "hit" on the assistant DA as well as the DA and his wife in Kaufman County. That story could be a movie.
• Stores staying open 24 hours at Christmas time seems silly. Do they make any money from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.?
• It's so strange to see UPS and the U.S. Postal Service delivering on Sunday.
• I went and visited someone in the jail yesterday. I figured a Christmas week visit would boost his spirits. I'm not sure it worked. 
• The day before President Obama was elected, the Dow was at 9,320. Yesterday it closed at 16,294 -- a record high.  Lots of filthy rich capitalists have gotten much richer during the tenure of that "socialist" President.
• Update on the case of the Central Texas deputy killed while serving a warrant earlier this week: "Hank [Magee], like any homeowner, defended himself and his pregnant girlfriend," famed Houston lawyer Dick DeGuerin said Monday. Hey, DeGuerin has a great reputation, but I would have left out the "pregnant girlfriend" part if I was talking to a reporter. 
• You'll see "skeleton crews" on local newscasts during the holidays. It is just odd when there is one anchor who goes from story to story instead of "throwing it" to another anchor. 
• Reporter Marcus Moore this morning on Channel 8 news: "Retailers get up to 40% of their profits in the final hours of the Christmas shopping season/" That was so ridiculous it caused me to look up at the screen. A screen which had a graphic that read: "Retailers make up 40% of their annual sales during Christmas shopping season." That's more like it 
• Every time I see those Michael Bolton commercials for Honda, I think they are doing a bit. They're not.
• And Apple sucks me in every time with the kid-married-to-his-phone-who-is-actually-creating-a-family-video commercial. But I did laugh when I saw someone tweet, "That Apple kid will always be a second class citizen in that family no matter how hard he tries."