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• I didn’t catch much of the Indy/Houston game but I saw Indy execute two great plays in a row.  Indy scored a field goal and on the ensuing kickoff they noticed Houston wasn’t covering midfield, so the kicker onsides kick it right down the middle and is able to cover it himself, totally exposing Houston.  On the next play the Indy receiver dives to catch the ball on the five.  The defensive back doesn’t touch the receiver who gets up and walks into the endzone for a touchdown.
• One more thought about the ’30 for 30′ short on the Herschel Walker trade.  I wonder if Jimmy Johnson picked up the phone and contacted the ’30 for 30′ guys after that big piece on Jerry Jones aired on ‘Outside the Lines’ where Jerry dogged Johnson.  I know Jimmy is proud of his work, but it seems like he almost went out of his way to show what “he” did.
• Ed Helms tweeted a picture of himself with Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo.  I couldn’t stop staring at Chase’s very chubby looking neck.
• Something seems fishy with that Dallas deputy that tested negative for Ebola, I just get this feeling he’s wanting media attention.  He was once interviewed by  KTVT in 2008 when he was a recruit trainer and later fired for an on-duty injury, eventually becoming a deputy.  His wife was on network yesterday and was rightly upset she only found out about her husband negative Ebola test through the news, but noted how he complained about going into the apartment unprotected.  His son also seemed a little too well spoken and prepared to talk to the media at his front door when he initially went to seek medical attention.  If you have Ebola and was concerned about contamination when entering an apartment, why would you possibly expose civilians at a CareNow (basically a doctor-in-a-box clinic) instead of going straight to an ER, or better yet, calling an ambulance?
• KTVT was also reporting that the Ebola scare might be to blame for a low attendance for the Texas/OU game at the State Fair, stating that usually crowds of maroon and burnt orange are spotted on a Thursday night.  I think they are just trying to sensationalize things, those college kids don’t show up until Friday.  And if there’s a reason to blame any low attendance or energy, it’s because Longhorns don’t have a competitive team.
• Texas/OU weekend will now start with a new tradition of fireworks shooting from Reunion Tower.
• The Ebola victim’s family is using Pastor George Mason to communicate to the media, he was once the quarterback for the University of Miami (Florida) team back in late Seventies.
• Texas A&M Ready To Mass Produce Ebola Drug Waiting for FDA Approval
• Funds approved – A 64-Mile Bike ‘Superhighway’ Will Connect Fort Worth To Dallas
• Massive Marvel Comics theme park to move into Fair Park for three weeks in January
• Amazon.com is going to open a physical store in NYC, which seem counterproductive to what it was created to do – online shopping.
• It’s almost unthinkable that the Waldorf Astoria would be owned by a Chinese company, though “the deal includes a separate 100-year management contract with Hilton.”
• If you are looking for something to do this weekend, my hometown of Mineral Wells is having the Crazy Water Festival and Dallas has the “The 5th Anniversary” Miss Texas Pole Star and Aerial Arts Competition 2014.  I know pole dancing is mostly associated with stripping, but it can be very artful.  I’ve been interested in it when I first saw this GIF of a clothed woman air walking.
• I’d love to see Carol Burnett host SNL.
• Thanks for the laughs, Jan Hooks.
• I like Katy Perry and I’m looking forward to seeing her halftime performance at the Super Bowl.  When she was on College Gameday last week she was asked about the rumor and stated she was in talks but “I’m not the kind of girl who would pay to play the Super Bowl.”  Good for her.  The NFL was silly for asking artists to play.  Their halftime show use to be so bad that Fox got the bright idea of having “In Living Color” do their own halftime show and it was a success.  If the NFL is going to make artists pay, and can’t book a big enough artist, I can see Fox and other channels doing something similar like this again.
• One of the Mavs talks a bit of smack – Chandler Parsons says Dallas is “nicer, cleaner” city than Houston
• Even though the death occurred in 1925, you wouldn’t expect nothing but piles of wood in a casket after it was exhumed.
• I think Samuel L. Jackson’s best work was in A Time to Kill.
• Robert Duvall was on Letterman last night:
  • He share a story on how Marlon Brando on The Godfather, in the garden scene with Pacino, had cue cards taped all around because he didn’t know his lines.
  • In the last two late night guest appearances he’s been on, he’s brought up Wilford Brimley.
  • He didn’t have kind words for Dave’s soon to be replacement, which kind of made things awkward.

• The Ebola patient that died in Dallas yesterday didn’t seem to have one decent picture of him.  It makes me wonder if I’m in such a newsworthy event what kind of picture the media would dig up and attach to the story, or that my family would be willing to provide.
• I wonder if the family of the now deceased Ebola patient will sue, considering the hospital first sent him home even after he admitted to being in Africa recently.
• I went to the dentist yesterday for a teeth cleaning, which makes me not want to eat anything for the whole day because I don’t want to dirty up my teeth.  It’s kind of like when you wash your car and do all you can to try to keep it clean.
• I tend to think the dentist asking what prescriptions you’re taking and your past surgery history is a bit overkill for a cleaning.
• DaughterGeeding asked me again why we don’t call a toothbrush a teethbrush since we aren’t cleaning just one tooth.
• I timed WifeGeeding in the mile.  She use to run cross country and before kids ran in a half marathon, but currently she just does boot camp twice a week.  I thought she’d make it in under eight minutes, but I was a little off as she clocked in at 8:13.
• George Stephanopoulos is stronger than I thought.
• I had no idea ‘Meet The Press’ has fallen to third place, gosh I do miss Tim Russert and would have loved to see how he would have interviewed Sarah Palin and the Tea Party – NBC considered Jon Stewart for ‘Meet the Press’ – Best line from that article, and anyone that was watched his show would agree “Though not a traditional journalist, Stewart can be a devastatingly effective interrogator.”  I’m happy with where’s he’s at.  He’s smart and savvy, but overall likes making people laugh and doesn’t want to be taken seriously.
• Stop the madness – Fracking company teams up with Susan G. Komen, introduces pink drill bits “for the cure”
• When I was in school I was told the metric system would overtake America – Arizona highway signs in metric units may change
• Man openly carrying new gun in Oregon robbed by armed man
• Google Strapped A Street View Camera To A Camel’s Back In The Middle Of A Desert, And The Video Is Gorgeous
• This 29-year-old woman is terminally ill and has moved to Oregon to take advantage of their “death with dignity” law.  So come the first of November, she’ll take some pills to end her life.  Having seen my father get to the point of no return and then drastically suffer for another two months, I’m all for this.  Heck, we are more humane to our dogs than our fellow humans when it comes to suffering and the end of life.  I wouldn’t say my support of this means  I don’t respect the sanctity of life, if anything, I think this embraces it by making it more dignified, and I only support it when you get to a point of no return and lack functionality.
• The ideal ratio between CEO and unskilled worker pay would be 4.6:1. In the United States, it’s a staggering 351:1. – The crazy amount that CEO’s get paid makes me think that trickle-down economics doesn’t work because you really can’t factor in greed at the top, which keeps earnings from trickling down, and if it doesn’t trickle down, then the purchasing power of lower and middle class families is diminished.
• Whoever the Democratic nominee is in 2016, I can see Leon Panetta on the ballot as the VP.
• Today’s dose of ‘MURICA!.
• I had no idea Britain has separate hot and cold taps on their sinks, something that irks me when I see them in the U.S., but here’s (YouTube) the reason why.
• The University of Texas at Dallas may be a commuter school with a bunch of engineering majors, but it ranks at number six best ROI of all US Colleges/Universities.
• Texas’ SAT math scores hit a 22-year low
• Chicago Bulls season ticket holders got to take a picture next to the Jordan and Pippen banners.
• Doc Rivers is the head coach of the LA Clippers.  Last night he took his team to the LA Kings championship ring ceremony.  I like his style.
• 30+ Disneyland Hacks That Will Make Your Trip a True Fairy Tale
• Here’s the link to the ’30 for 30′ short on the Herschel Walker trade:
  • It’s funny how much Jimmy Johnson makes it a point that he was in charge of the roster and trades.  It’s also crazy how much Tex Schram and the rest of the league underestimated Johnson’s intelligence, so many thought he was just naive.
  • Johnson tries to be complimentary of Tom Landry by calling him great and then saying his roster was so bad his Miami team would have given them a good battle.
  • Other than the old farmer/veterinarian on ‘The Walking Dead’ I don’t think I can name another Herschel.
  • I believe Washington had a bigger trade deal than what Dallas got for Walker, but it goes to show how great Jimmy and his staff was at spotting talent.
  • Jerry sounds so much different, voice and accent.
  • In five years the Cowboys traded 51 times, more than all other teams combined.

I listed a car for sale on Craig’s List and got this text:

Is the Toyota still for sale? if yes kindly email me back at my email {———-@gmail.com) because we cell phone at the military base.Thx

So I email them and get this reply:

Thanks for writing me back.I’m much interested in buying this so i want you to promise me it was in excellent condition the way you write it on the Ads and i wish to know your last asking price. because i wont be able to come for the picking up but i have a mover company that will be coming for the picking up at your location and sign all documents on my behalf.And as for the payment option i will be paying you with the fastest and secure means of buying item over the internet which is PayPal due to the nature of my job. i I work with the military air-force and presently in camp serving the nation which is strictly no calls. located in Ohio USCG(U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security) and dont have access to my bank account thats the reason why the only payment option for me is PayPal. So let me know if my payment method is acceptable. Thanks

I never mentioned that the car was in excellent condition, as a matter of fact I stated there was slight hail damage and other small dings and scratches.