8.16.2024

Random Friday Morning Thoughts




I forgot that Goodell earned that much back in 2014. But since then we no longer know what he makes because the NFL no longer has to disclose it on tax returns.


  • The Bridgeport PD dog suffered a "critical injury during training several weeks ago" but passed away yesterday after being taken to the vet.  The ladder and flag were brought out. (Facebook post)

  • Trump had another wheels off press conference yesterday. The highlights:
    • Bad math: "Virtually 100% of the net job creation in the last year has gone to migrants In fact I've heard substantially more and actually beyond that number 100%. It’s a much higher number than that but the government has not caught up with that yet." Video.
    • "You're all going to be thrown into a communist system. You will be thrown into a system where everybody gets health care." Video
    • "I think I'm going to take some of them back to my cottage and have a lot of fun.  I like the Cheerios. I haven't seen Cheerios in a long time. I'm going to take them back with me." Video.

    • The Harris campaign certainly is not like the Biden campaign. Oh, my.

  • Police have made an identification in the clip below, but no arrests have been made. Hey, I've got a hot opinion: I'm not 100% sure I believe these kids, and I'm not sure this was an attempted abduction.  Being a former young hood rat myself on the mean streets of Bridgeport, what if one of them threw something at the vehicle or yelled something? And what if the passenger (who is a teenager), in a moment of poor judgment, decided to act like he was going to chase the kid only to decide that was a very bad idea once he saw the adult? Some of the kids are running and laughing in the beginning of the video. And they are sure very quick to yell "kidnap" and "abduction" in the whole chain of events. My radar is going off because something's not right. The most complete video I have found is here.

  • Indictments in the death of Matthew Perry were announced yesterday, but I can't get over how prosecutors hold these lengthy "look at me" press conferences. What happened to the days of just indicting someone and doing your job?



  • What the heck is this?

  • That "our love's in jeopardy" song was stuck in my head after I saw this

    • And he looked exactly like Marjorie Taylor Greene's current boyfriend.

  • I can't believe this happened. (If you know, you know.)

  • Very legal nerdy stuff which probably interests only attorneys. Watch this lawyer, who is really smart,  explain to the Court of Criminal Appeals yesterday why he allegedly misrepresented to the court that the State did not oppose a motion he filed in the Kerry Max Cook case.  He was fined $500 after the explanation. 

    • And, man, that lawyer was busy yesterday! Here is he is on that same day in a high profile case being tried in Austin! (From today's front page of the Austin American Statesman)

  • Time which has passed since the Wise County Sheriff's Office, despite having a full male DNA profile, has failed to solve the murder of Lauren Whitener in her home at Lake Bridgeport: 5 years and 42 days.