I was visiting a friend in a certain neighborhood when I texted another friend around 10:00 PM who had surgery earlier yesterday and asked if I could pick anything up for him. He said a pint of Blue Bell Cookies and Cream ice cream would hit the spot and I told him that wouldn’t be a problem and I’ll be over shortly. I first went to a Conoco and they only had Blue Bunny ice cream, so I drove up the street and found a Chevron. As I walked in the friendly Indian cashier asked what I was looking for, and I told him I wanted some Blue Bell ice cream. He enthusiastically informed me they don’t sell Blue Bell but only real Texas ice cream, Blue Bunny. Across the street was a Texaco, but they only had Blue Bunny. I finally found the Holy Grail at Wal-Mart.
When I first met my future wife she had the habit of always turning off the radio and air conditioning before turning off the car. I remember telling and teasing her how “inefficient” that was, that it’s just easier to keep them on and it doesn’t hurt the car, but I think it was something one of her parents taught her and turned into habit. Somehow I broke her of the habit but I think at least one of her siblings does the same.
There’s some sort of country music event commercial that plays during every break on The TICKET and it’s driving me nuts. I think “I’m just sitting right here watching airplanes” is permanently etched in my brain. Also etched in my brain from another concert commercial, “Just waiting for my fever to break, just waiting for my fever to break . . .”
Prince putting Dave Chappell on the cover of his new alubum in genius.
I got some indirect feedback about this website. One being that you have to go through a lot of stuff to leave a comment. All I require to eliminate spam, and I get several hundred a week, is a name and email address, and I bet most of those emails are made up anyways. I’m also told that the stuff I post you can find from a variety of common places. Yup, no argument there, but I try to filter or post stuff that fits the ‘personality’ of this blog or that I simply find interesting. I freely admit there’s nothing unique or special about this blog.
There’s no doubt in my mind that Barry has a better blog than I, and I often hear from Wise County folks how much they appreciate his blog because as silly as it sounds, it serves as a service to the community in many aspects. I often wish I could be as funny and quirky in Barry’s writings and observations, have thicker skin when it comes to comments, and be able to write from education and professional experience about something that educates and affects all of us, law. With that said, we’re just two different people with different personalities wasting time online and bringing you along for the ride.
I’ve also been accused of giving away spoilers to ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Mad Men’. Hey, if the episode has already aired, then I’m gonna write something. But I think I can at least preface the bullet points that refer to a recently aired show.
A college friend of mine, a mother of three young boys, had cancer and beat cancer, but the cancer decided to come back. She recently wrote a letter to her cancer and it just kinda stuck with me. I appreciate the transparency she brings to her writings.
Last week I talked about Irving losing the Cowboys headquarters and stadium, but I forgot to mention that they’ll also be losing the Byron Nelson. Man, that city needs to get its act together.
CBS11 had a segment about the two realtors that made the Cowboys move to Frisco happen. In a span of less than 90 days they put together a concept, spoke with the city and then the Stephen Jones, and later with Jerry, and now the rest is history. That’s impressive. All of that retail and entertainment space was their idea, not Jerry’s.
I caught a little of the the Cowboys/Cardinals game and was surprised how worn the middle of Arizona’s field was. Heck, preseason isn’t even half over and that field looks crappy.
I appreciate that the ‘Breaking Bad’ intro is only like ten seconds.
Hank and Skylar’s cafe scene sure made me think a lot about Pulp Fiction. When they first hugged I saw an RV pass in the window and I couldn’t figure out if that was symbolism or just coincidence.
Lots of purple in yesterday’s episode and you have to really enjoy the pace of this final season.
When Walt started to spew out numbers and I saw the lottery ticket, I thought the show somehow merged with LOST. I wonder if there’s some connection with a bald Walter White digging in a massive hole like a bald John Locke digging that hole in LOST.
I was hoping Skysenberg and Marie were going to get into a hair pulling cat fight, but I wouldn’t mess around with her kids because she will go psycho. And man, that Marie loves to steal . . . it started with what, spoons? Now it’s her sister’s kid.
Where’s Flynn/Walt Jr this season?
Family is a major theme in ‘Breaking Bad’. Walt wouldn’t even consider sending Hank to Belize, so there’s no way I’m thinking that theory that he’ll kill Skylar is true.
I kinda forgot Todd, that boy is cold blooded, and don’t underestimate Lydia, but does she know what she has gotten herself into. And how the heck is she able to get cell phone reception in an underground bus? Her shoes also were a focal point in several scenes, that’s gotta mean something.
According to the “Making of Episode 510” video, the location where Walt buries the money is the same location in the pilot where Walt and Jesse cooked. And if I recall correctly, back in season one Walt passed out in the bathroom and Skylar took care of him.
