Toll’d You So. Remember earlier, when I relayed an out-of-state reader’s frustration when he tried to pay for the tolls he racked up while visiting Dallas? This probably explains everything. Unless, of course, you can’t get over the pay wall. But then again, the headline pretty much summarizes the story.
Chief Brown Unhappy With Reversal. Chief David Brown is, he says, quite unhappy that a judge ruled to allow an officer he fired for allegedly kicking a handcuffed man back on the force after Brown fired him.
Former Rangers Pitcher Hideki Irabu Found Dead. The former pitcher had a career trajectory that took him from the high of back-to-back World Series rings with the Yankees in 1998 and 1999 before the late George Steinbrenner fired him and called him a “fat toad,” and then finishing up his career in 2002 with a year in the Rangers’ bullpen. He was found dead of an apparent suicide in his home near Los Angeles Thursday afternoon.
If You Like Poking Yourself In the Eye, You’ll Like This. Texas’ sales tax holiday weekend has been scheduled for August 19-21. If you like crowds, remembering lists of stuff you can’t buy and lists of stuff you can buy, and math, you will have a lot of fun.
Play Along, Again. You know the rules by now. Here’s the specially picked because of last night’s screening of “Bottle Rocket” movie. Use the quotes in blog posts. And yes, you can feel free to randomly sprinkle the mayhem all over the D Empire blogs.
