Rocky lost more than 20 pounds while he was missing before finally returning home.
I saw this last night and thought it was fake, until I triple-checked it by going to the source. It’s strange, sloppy, undignified, and unprofessional.
WOW🚨: Insane footage out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana 🔥
A utility worker desperately fights to escape a bucket truck engulfed in flames. pic.twitter.com/ZW9QENO3Sv
There’s an Italian semi-pro wrestler who enters the ring dressed like a pizza chef and knocks opponents out by throwing a pizza pie at them. pic.twitter.com/Y5HKcJtaMy
— Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) March 5, 2026
“Campaigning in Waco, Texas, on the day of the primary election, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett was asked by KWTX about her colorful red jacket. “I’m taking the color red back,” Crockett joked before explaining her jacket is paying tribute to dearly departed Congressman Barbara Jordan.”
Coaching legend Lou Holtz died yesterday.
The Lou Holtz newspaper trick has been stuck in my head for more than a decade. Blows my mind every time. pic.twitter.com/kPvGpa0r0i
This son of mine took home first place in today’s regional chess tournament and has the option to compete in this week’s state tournament in Austin. I really appreciated that his teammates jumped in to make this moment special for him.
Meanwhile, DaughterGeeding attended the Sadie Hawkins dance.
How the heck did I miss the news of a new Elvis concert film in IMAX with never-before-seen footage put together by Baz Luhrmann? I’m so ticked it’s no longer showing at any IMAX theaters, and caught the news too late.
It wouldn’t be right to call it a documentary, or even a concert film; it’s a dreamscape experience of Elvis telling you his story in his own voice because of a recently found audio-tape with concert footage filmed in Vegas. Luhrmann first learned of it while making his Elvis movie and sent someone to check the literal salt mine that studios store their films in near Kansas City. He thought maybe fifteen minutes would have been found, but luckily, it was over 60 boxes of reels. And if you think a lot of AI was used, you’d be wrong. Not a bit of AI was used in creating this; most of the technical work came from Peter Jackson’s team that put together the Beatles special.
Is it any good?
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 98 critics’ reviews are positive. The website’s consensus reads: “Resurrecting Elvis Presley at the peak of his showmanship, Baz Luhrmann’s truly epic concert documentary restores some joy into The King’s legacy, thank you very much.”
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare average grade of “A+” on an A+ to F scale
And as a bonus for me, Bono makes a contribution to it at the end, and it’s included in the soundtrack.
Baz Luhrmann’s new documentary ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ wraps up with an unexpected spoken-word tribute by Bono. Here’s how it happened.
So how did Luhrmann get Bono involved?
“He’s a good friend of mine, and I was in the south of France, in Cap-Ferrat (near Bono’s home), so I texted him,” the director says. “I was telling him how I was about to start making this. And he was like ‘You know, I’ve written a poem about Elvis.’ So he went and got it and read it.”
As they finished the documentary, “we were like, well, how do we end it?” Luhrmann says. Film editor Jonathan Redmond, who had worked with U2 previously, “spontaneously put it in and we thought, yes, a poem.”
While CBS may have its eye on Rogan, he has frequently made it clear he is his own boss and will never be anyone’s paid employee again.
“He makes more from podcasting than CBS could realistically offer,” one insider pointed out. “This wouldn’t be about money. It would be about influence.”
Taylor Sheridan’s “Landman” has given Texas Christian University free publicity by using the school as a backdrop for the chaos and conflict of its second season. Sheridan is a Fort Worth native.
The Paramount show employed hundreds of TCU students, including football players and members of the spirit team, as extras for the show’s second season, per university officials.
TCU returned the favor by giving Sheridan an honorary degree last year and establishing a new land management course inspired by his shows.
I was surprised to see that my favorite pastor (of a mega-church) is considering a U.S. Senate run as an Independent. For what it’s worth, he earned his Master of Divinity degree from the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (SMU).
My local Walmart is either always out of Big Red chewing gum or doesn’t sell it. I can never find it when I’m in the store. When I shop online, it says it’s in stock, but when I add it to the cart, then it tells me it’s not.
In Sunday school yesterday, the topic of wills, trusts, and probate was brought up. One lawyer brought up “GTT,” which is often taught in Texas History classes. For those of you unfamiliar, it means Gone To Texas. His point was that back in the day, Texas was really friendly to debtors. That is, a lot of folks from out of state who were in a lot of debt would just leave and go to Texas, writing nothing but “GTT” on their door.
He also mentioned something that I was shocked I didn’t know about John Connally. You may remember him best as the Governor of Texas who was riding with President Kennedy in Dallas, both of whom were shot (possibly hit by the same bullet). Connally later switched parties and served as the Treasury Secretary under Nixon. So, what did I find surprising? He filed for bankruptcy. To me, it’s surprising that not only a former governor filed for bankruptcy, but someone who was the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department. For a person to declare bankruptcy after serving as the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States, and as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters pertaining to economic and fiscal policy is just bewildering. Sometimes, truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
Former Texas Governor and U.S. Treasury Secretary John Connally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July 1987, citing over $\$170$ million in debts caused by a collapsed Texas real estate market and failed business ventures. The bankruptcy forced a major public auction of his personal belongings in early 1988. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Key details regarding John Connally’s bankruptcy:
Cause: Connally and his partner, former Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, invested heavily in Texas real estate, including projects in Austin, Houston, and South Padre Island, which plummeted in value during the mid-1980s oil bust.
Filings: He filed for personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy (reorganization) and Chapter 7 liquidation for the Barnes-Connally partnership.
The Auction: To help satisfy debts, Connally sold personal items in a 1988 auction, including his 200-acre Picosa Ranch, 126 prized horses, and other memorabilia.
Outcome: Connally emerged from bankruptcy court protection in June 1988. While he was discharged from his debt, unsecured creditors were expected to be repaid only about 10 cents on the dollar.
Quote: When asked where this event fit into his life story, Connally famously quipped”Probably Chapter 11″. [3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
My favorite person at church died this week. She was 92 and was from England. She shared great stories of growing up in London during WWII, and it was always a delight to hear her speak in that wonderful accent.
I went to a playoff basketball game in Argyle and was blown away by how nice the gymnasium was, especially their sound system. High school gyms don’t echo like they used to.
For 2026, Dallas ranks 7th best for filmmakers to live and work in North America, and Fort Worth ranks 12th.
Elsewhere in Texas, Austin was named the No. 5 best place to live and work as a filmmaker in North America, Houston ranked 10th, San Antonio appeared as No. 14, and El Paso landed at No. 25 on the list.
Business Insider – 4Chan knew about Jeffrey Epstein’s death 38 minutes before the rest of the world. The FBI tried to figure out how.
One of my favorite political figures of all time is Barbara Jordan. I remember taking the kids to the Texas Capitol and pointing out her portrait that hangs in the Senate chamber. No other politician has ever sounded so articulate and intellectual. I mention her because I stumbled upon a new documentary about her that aired this week. You can watch it for free here.
I don’t think people realise how much damage they do when they say they care, but never show up in moments that actually require effort or emotional presence.
This is Wiley. He has never seen snow before and wants to make sure he gets a real good look at it. For science. 12/10 (IG: smileywileydog)
The end of last week was a trip down Nostalgia Lane.
On Thursday, I rode with one of my closest friends to Clyde, TX, to watch his daughter play in her second playoff basketball game. As a starting varsity sophomore, she’s got a knack for blocking shots. It’s not that she’s built like a shot blocker; I think she has a unique ability to time the release of an opponent’s shot.
As long-time readers know, the namesake of my firstborn was raised in Clyde and later returned as a math teacher and coach. I asked him to be my best man, but tragically, a week before my wedding, he died in a drowning accident while saving his girlfriend. In his memory, his mother created a scholarship, and all his close-knit college friends, including me, serve on the board. Since we were going to be in town, I reached out to her in case she wanted to watch the game with us.
As soon as we parked, it hit me that the last time I was there was three days before my wedding, June 2003, when I had the honor of giving one of the eulogies at his funeral. The high school gym was the only place that could hold all the folks who wanted to attend, and it was packed. Chairs were brought it and it was still standing room only. His very large family took up all one half of the court. If memory serves me correctly, the high school was just finished being built, and his funeral was the first event. As I walked in, a flood of memories from that day hit me. It was rather surreal.
The wood paneling for the big beams on the ceiling was a great touch.
My late friend’s mother did make it to the game to watch the team we were rooting for dominate. She sat between me and my friend (also a scholarship board member), whose daughter was playing. Interestingly, she shared that the last time she was in that building was the same time as me. I told her, at least we now have a happy memory of being in this place together.
A funny thing happened with less than three minutes left in the game. Somehow, the opposing team put six players on the floor, and the refs didn’t catch it. Thankfully, no one scored. I bet the refs were embarrassed, and I couldn’t help but wonder if there was a way for them to “make it right.” I guess if the score was close, and if our team had lost, it could have been easily contested. This was for an area championship, afterall. Today his daughter has a game in nearby Aubry, and I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to make that one as well.
I like the one because she is admiring her new husband. I think the kids call it “mirin'” or “crushin'” him.
Speaking of my friend with the basketball-playing daughter, he’s a pastor in Mineral Wells, following the footsteps of his father. His brother is also a pastor in a neighboring town. Well, their father got married on Saturday, and both officiated the wedding. Their father, a widower, who was married for over 50 years, was marrying a widow who was also married for over 50 years. At the wedding, it was mentioned that the two already had over a century of combined Christian marriage. My childhood pastor didn’t have a best man, but a best person, the sister of his deceased wife. The bride’s son, who was also in my youth group, walked his mother down the aisle and gave a much longer than expected, war m hearted answer on how proud he was to give his mother away and grateful to now be a part of this family his family have admired for so long.
Oh, I guess it’s worth mentioning that my friend’s father, who baptized me on Easter Sunday 1993, also officiated my wedding. I’ve been told by them multiple times that I’m considered family and they always invite me to every Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays since my family fell apart. As a matter of fact, my friend was the only person I could depend on to drive me to all of my spinal surguries over the past five years, coming all the way from Mineral Wells to do so.
That morning, for the heck of it, I decided to text DaughterGeeding to see if she’d be interested as my plus-one for this wedding that was two hours away. To my utter astonishment, we went. Since she’s a 15 year old, it was also a great opporunity to get some long distance and highway driving experience in. Over the past five years, I don’t often get a chance to show off either of my kids, but especially DaughterGeeding. This was the first time most of these folks have seen my daughter, and they greeted her warmly. Without any prompting, so many of them were kind enough to immediately share heart warming stories of how I impacted their life. The wife of one of the pastors even told her that I was responsible for getting her her first job. Heck, another friend who greeted me by name gave me a hug, and when I told him I was surpised that he didn’t forgot about me me, he would he would always remember me because I helped him get his first job. All of that talk made me laugh on the inside pretty hard. It turns out I can help get other people employed, just not myself, lol. Oh, speaking of which, I didn’t get that job that I had to drive and interview in Austin for.
Because I haven’t attended a wedding in well over a decade, and since I don’t get to dress up often, I decided to really lean into it, going for something dapper. It seemed to work, because as soon as I walked in, the first thing everyone said to me was that I was looking quite dapper.
I almost failed to mention that everyone at the wedding thought DaughterGeeding was beautiful and well-mannered. And many took the opportunity to sit next to her and take some time to genuinely get to know her. Heck, I found out a lot of stuff about her I didn’t know about. Words can’t adequately express how much this warmed my heart. Not only their actions, but just the type of bonding that can happen during a car trip as you gently coach some driving skills.
And here’s something for your cityfolk. When you’re at a small town in Texas, you’ll often see things like this to hold your cowboy hat.
On Friday night, I met at date at Texas Live to eat and watch the Olympics. It was my first time visiting the venue. Parking was a little difficult because of the setup for the upcoming F1 race. Bleachers are everywhere. As a matter of fact, I got a chance to drive down some of the roads with the barricades, so I have just a tiny idea of what it will feel like.
That date went ok, but my mind was mostly preoccupied thking about a date I had planned on Sunday with someone I’ve been wanting to get to together with for a long time. There’s something about the one I had plans with on Sunday that just me giddy. But as soon as I arrived at my destination, I looked at my phone and saw this.
NBC averaged 24 million viewers across its prime afternoon coverage (2-5 p.m. EST) and Primetime in Milan (8-11 p.m. EST and PST) through Friday, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. That is a 94% improvement over the 2022 Beijing Games.
“All the young people out there, those dreams are formed now. Go chase them, our country loves sports, it brings us together unlike anything else. And if you didn’t know that: you saw it in Team USA Hockey” pic.twitter.com/TFWiqAu2Za
I don’t follow hockey, but this had me tearing up. They brought their teammate’s (who was killed by a drunk driver) kids out onto the ice with their dad’s jersey to celebrate the moment.
