7.29.2024

Random Monday Morning Thoughts




That turned out to be Joe Mixon who went on to, and remains, in the NFL.  It wasn't until two years later that the Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered the bar's video released.  I don't know how he survived that scandal. 


  • I felt the earthquake on Friday but didn't notice the one of Saturday. They were both pretty much from the same location in West Texas. Blame fracking and water injection.



  • Kudos to the Star-Telegram doing a great job covering our area:
    • The feds went after an Alvord man.

    • They didn't say foul play was involved.

    • Landfill issues. "Wise County officials are concerned that a proposed construction waste landfill planned for a a rapidly growing near Boyd and Aurora could affect the West Fork of the Trinity River, a major water source for Fort Worth and other cities. When Wise County Judge J.D. Clark learned about the proposal, he began to ask questions." 


  • Local churches seems to be in a news loop.
  • Trump ear updates:
    • The FBI changed courses on Saturday and released an unsigned statement which simply read: “What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle."
    • Then a photo over the weekend taken by Alex Brandon of the Associated Press on July 27 and shared by photojournalist Pete Souza on Twitter shows a completely healed ear,

  • Trump mind-blowing quotes over the weekend:

    • Pandering to Christians and promising to install a dictatorship: “Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. I love you Christians. Imma Christian. I love you, get out, you gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again, we’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.Video.
    • “[Kamala Harris] doesn’t like Jewish people.” Video Uh, she is married to a Jew. .
    • He is still election denying and is planning another Insurrection: "If they do not cheat, we win this state [Minnesota] easily. They have no shame, they cheat. You understand that, you crooked people. They cheated in the last election, and they will cheat in this election, but we are going get them." Video. That's dangerous.
    • He doubles down on abortion: "I want to thank the six Supreme Court justices, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett for the wisdom and the courage they showed in overturning Roe v. Wade." Video.
    • Good lord, he brought up Hannibal Lector again on Saturday. Video.
    • To a Bitcoin conference: “Have a good time with your Bitcoin and your Crypto and everything else you’re playing with.” Video. He has no idea what crypto is.
    • Another weird thing said at the Bitcoin conference: "If they win this election, every one of you will be gone. They will be vicious, they will be ruthless. They will do things that you wouldn't believe. But right now, because of me, they're leaving you alone. So please say thank you." Video.
  • Fox News promoted a poll's favorability/unfavorability ranking.

  • The Middle East:
    • The strike of Hezbollah hitting a soccer field in Israel's Golan Heights made headlines but . . .  

    • . . . did you see what happened earlier that day?

  • Olympics.
    • Some learned after claiming the Olympic opening ceremonies mocked The Last Supper learned a  history lesson about Greek mythology and the Greek god Dionysus as well as a painting which hangs next door in the Louvre in Paris. Although other reports say organizers admitted that the Last Supper was, in fact, the inspiration. 


    • On a much lighter note, we were introduced to "Bob the Cap Catcher."

  • The price for Dak Prescott, if the Cowboys are so inclined, just went up: (1) Jordan Love and the Packers have agreed to a 4 year $220 million contract - all guaranteed, and (2) The Dolphins signed Tua Tagovailoa to a four-year contract extension for $212.4 million over four years with $167 million guaranteed.