Random Monday Morning Thoughts

• I'm not sure how it can be misting in Decatur this morning with the temperature at 29 degrees. 
• Does everyone else think it's ridiculous when someone seeking a state elected office has an ad which says "I'll stand up to Obama."
• I'll never not like Aerial America.
• With the end of football, I watched too much TV this weekend. But I'm glad I did. I'm three episodes into House of Cards which, based upon politics and the media -- with an edge, is beyond fantastic, Despicable Me made me laugh out loud at times. And the documentary Mitt, about the two Romney presidential campaigns, is a must see for any political junkie. Finally, I've got the CBS Beatles special from last night on my DVR.
• More thoughts about Mitt: (1) From what I've heard, he pretty much let a friend film non-stop. That's what makes it great. It seems so real. (2) We should all have a family like that. (3) He never seemed to get angry whenever he faced harsh criticism. (4) There was a scene of him listening to the This American Life podcast. That was pretty surprising. (5) During any presidential campaign season, CSPAN or CSPAN2 will just follow a candidate or a candidate's wife during a campaign stop. No narrator. Just film. I recall watching it six years ago as Mrs. Romney went into some Podunk coffee shop to meet with about 50 people in New Hampshire. What a beating. I thought about that a lot as she teared up several times at the end of the movie. (6) It was fascinating watching the Romneys' say good-bye to their Secret Service bodyguards. "Thanks for protecting her," Mitt said after his wife hugged one guy.
• "The Wise County Republican Party will host a candidate debate 6-8 tonight at the Decatur Civic Center." A debate? With all the candidates? This has potential for comedy gold. Someone record it!
• I warn you Tarrant County, you do not want Sharen Wilson as D.A.  Dallas County has Henry Wade in its history. You don't need her. (That being said, one of her opponents has the most horribly written web pages in the history of ever.)
• A Dallas district judge, already accused of domestic assault, is (maybe) in the news again. The Dallas Morning News reported that a sexual assault allegedly occurred at his condo but carefully danced around saying he was involved.. (Oddly, there's a lawyer "representing" both the domestic assault and sexual assault victim even though they technically don't need representation. The State is in charge of the prosecution.)
• The lawyer fees in the American Airlines bankruptcy are ridiculous. I've worked in a "big firm". I've seen how it is robbery.
• There was a link on the Drudge Report this weekend to the Jacksboro gas/heating problem (the local CBS affiliate got the jump in web traffic). Someone commented as to whether a Wise County town had ever made Drudge before. Good question.
• Shout to a guy in the Wise County IT department who pretty much hacked, with the prosecution's permission, a DVD for me with surveillance tape video on it. Smart guy.
• The Messenger had a story of a former Bridgeport football player, Blake Mahon, who broke a vertebrae during his freshman year. He signed with Baylor last week. I had no idea.
• Someone explain to me this Twitter picture from the Bridgeport men's team basketball victory on Friday with the caption "Flint, Michigan Mega Bowl Champions"
• The Olympic opening ceremony was fantastic. That floor which served as a video screen was fascinatingly bizarre.
• The finish line of the women's biathlon (the odd combo of skiing and shooting) looks like all the contestants have been taken out by a sniper. 
• A college football player who should be drafted comes out as being gay. Yawn. 
• Great lines from an article on the death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman: "Heroin addiction, like a lot of addiction, is secret. Addiction is like a secret club where you don't even know the other members until something bad happens to them."
• Complete Time Waste: The Family Pup vs. The Family Turtle.