Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts

Everything about the above seems like a long time ago. 

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• A 26 year old Chico woman pled guilty, without the benefit of a plea bargain, in district court to Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child in August and was to be sentenced on November 18th.  But I noticed she was sentenced last week, perhaps as part of a plea deal worked out at the last minute, to 50 years. If that's a plea bargain, it might be the longest one I've ever seen here.  Or it could be that the sentencing hearing before the judge was moved up. I'll find out. (Cause no. CR25070.)
  
  
  
• Locally: Say what?
  
  
  
• Nationally:  Say what? "Ryan Borgwardt disappeared on Aug. 12 after he took out a life insurance policy and communicated with a woman from Uzbekistan, the Green Lake County sheriff said."
  
  
  
• Haiti isn't exactly a vacation destination these days.
  
  
  
• The fact that the Michelin restaurant rankings (which apparently are a really big deal) are associated with the tire company might be one of the most confusing things ever. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
• With Trump's naming of these two guys, if you think he was kidding about a mass deportation/roundup, you are sadly mistaken. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• New this morning: The dog killer got a job - and its Homeland Security. 
  
  
  
• The only election denier who can't win again is Kari Lake. But it's probably because she is so unlikeable as opposed to being a MAGA nut.
  
  

  

  
  
  
  
• Texas prosecutors, get in line. 
  
  
  
• I thought cancel culture was over?  Side note that I've said this before: I don't know when it became in vogue to put your hand over your heart during the National Anthem.  We never did it in elementary school or at football games in high school back in the day.  Pledge of Allegiance, yes. National Anthem, no.  It was perfectly Ok to stand as a method of showing respect. 
  
  
  
• Here's a video still from Jerry World regarding what I mentioned yesterday. 
  
  
  
• Former Cowboy great. 
  
  
  
• Sun Bit. The Cowboys put up a a device to block the sun for the press conference yesterday. 
  
  
  

  

  For comparison. (I don't know who that guy is
  by the way.)

  
  
• If you ever start making it a point to pay attention to every ad you are bombarded with from all sources, you'll loose your mind.