Whether you're at the end of your coffee, your day, your week or even your rope, welcome to Whitt's End:
*According to my sources - which, I'll be honest, was a commercial I saw on TV last night - this season's non-stop Christmas music is finding a new home on
103.7 KVIL KLUV 98.7 FM. Gotta admit, I'll tune in. Like I do every single year.
*Weird thing about the Mavs' trouncing of the the Kobe-less Lakers last night: Dirk Nowitzki's first basket didn't come until three minutes before halftime. Dallas was already up 18 by the time he scored. And, strangest of all, his initial hoop came on a driving, two-handed dunk. I'm telling ya, these Mavs are different. And better.
*Steve Patterson is a solid choice to be the new athletic director at Texas. And he's got some sorta local ties. When Ross Perot Jr. bought the Mavs from Don Carter in '96 the team needed a new general manager. Patterson was on the short list, until Perot adviser Frank Zaccanelli talked another guy into the gig - Don Nelson. And Patterson ascended to power at Arizona State in 2012 after the school's botched attempted hiring of SMU coach June Jones. That failure was led by former athletic director Lisa Love, who got her start in college sports in the '80s as the women's volleyball coach at UT-Arlington.
*We're seeing all those goose-bumpy stories about kids with terminal illnesses "adopted" by sports teams, and allowed to score a touchdown in a Spring Game or whatnot. What a great idea. Who thought of it? Would you believe a
9-year-old girl with a brain tumor named Jaclyn? If you have an extra 15 minutes today,
use it to watch this story. And check out the update this month on HBO. I dare you not to feel better afterward. Don't forget the Kleenex.
*Last month a Desoto woman and her son were shot while in their home. Turns out, the shooter was the woman's estranged husband. His name - swear - is Richard Richard. Not making excuses for the guy, but aren't you behind life's 8-ball when you're christened Dick Dick?
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*Felt like old times - only in a new studio - with Newy Scruggs last Sunday night on NBC 5.
*We've all encountered a Richie Incognito in our lives. You know, the guy who lacks savvy and cleverness so he simply brute bullies his way through life. I do my best to not associate with men whose fallback solution to every problem is a fistfight. And if my bosses ordered me to "toughen up" the new guy with physical threats and racial slurs, I'd simply find new bosses. And Incognito says he's "trying to weather the storm." No, dude, a storm is something created by Mother Nature that affects you. You're trying to survive your own actions. This isn't something that's happening to Incognito, it's something that Incognito put into action.
*Couple folks on Twitter are alerting me to an audible F-bomb aired on The Ticket. Didn't hear it, obviously, because I don't listen to that station. But if so, they could be fined by the FCC. Money, but - in the end - no biggie.
*In the NBA, penetration kills. Watching Monta Ellis dribble into the lane almost at will opens up so many options for this year's Mavs.
*The Trinity Railroad Express train - The T - has plowed into three cars in the last 40 days. At some point it can't be all bad drivers. Or can it?
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Hump Day White Truck Wednesday: As several of y'all are now finding out and pointing out, White Trucks are not only the worst drivers in the Metroplex but also the cockiest, most disrespectful parkers. Lots of effort goes into being that much of an asshole.
*President Obama will be in Dallas this afternoon. But, wait, he's stumping for a new law that he passed to be more popular? If the Affordable Healthcare Act is that great - and I personally think it is - shouldn't it do a better job of selling itself?
*Seriously, Dez Bryant claims he knew nothing about the Emmitt Smith Rule. How can that possibly be? I search for the answer over at
NBC 5's Blue Star Blog.
*The Stars' game against the Senators on Sunday drew a rating of 0.1. Sorry, but no one cares about hockey around here anymore. Well, almost no one.
*Today? I'll be at
Blue Martini at 9 p.m. along with several familiar faces for Sybil's hosting of "Boots & Babes." Wanna join us? Just email Sybil@SybilSummers.com to get on the guest list. Don't be a stranger.
