Leading Off (11/16/09)
1. Want to learn the ins and outs of owning a concealed handgun? Maybe you should check out the Academy for Firearms Training owned by Dallas County Constable Roma Skinner. Or not. Critics say that Skinner shouldn’t be employing deputies in his side business. There are allegations of favoritism and people are unhappy. Fortunately, no one is yet bitter enough to comment on the fact that the constable shares the same first name as the lady from Touched By An Angel.
2. Did you know that Dallas has the third busiest Mexican consulate after Los Angeles and Chicago? Apparently, we do. And sadly, because of a few unfortunate incidents–including a skimming scandal by an ex consulate employee and a mishandled lawsuit–things haven’t been going so well over there. Juan Carlos Cue Vega aims to change all that today. Well, it’s unlikely he’ll change all of it today because it’s his first day on the job. But yes, over time, Vega intends to make the bookkeeping processes more transparent and focus on relationships with foreign-born Mexican immigrants.
3. Many people in North Texas are probably going to be unproductive at work today. They’re angry. They’re depressed. They feel betrayed. This is why I don’t watch football, people. And also because, between Mad Men (please tell me that some of you saw January Jones’ dismal performance on SNL), Celebrity Rehab, and other Sunday-night delights, I simply don’t have the time. Anyway, I’m sure like every other unhealthy relationship, you’ll forget all about this transgression and go back for more.
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January Jones on SNL = Epic Fail
I’m unproductive because Mad Men is over… did no one else wander around forlornly with an old-fashioned and cigarettes last night?
1. Everyone should learn more about guns, no matter what they FEEL about them.
2. Chicago 2nd? Dallas I get as third but I would have thought Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio, or maybe San Diego as 2nd.
3. She’s still hot and I can prove it just by Googling her name.
@Josh
Agreed. I was desperately hoping one of the cast members would uncap the little nipple on her back and re-inflate her to full functional turgidity, but it never happened and she continued to flop and flail her way through the entire show.
I’ve renewed my CHL twice at Roma Skinner’s place over there and it is head and shoulders better run than any other CHL education facility I’ve attended. I won’t go anywhere else. Mantooth tested, Mantooth approved!
January who?
Josh summed it up above. Epic fail.
I’m not a fan of Mad Men (I can watch and old Bewitched episode and see people wearing the same clothes sitting around drinking and smoking and be a bit more entertained. Remember Aunt Clara and Uncle Arthur? ‘Nuff said.) so I had to Google her name.
Dallas is the third busiest Mexican consulate? Busy doing what? I read comments on local blogs and they lead me to believe nobody does ANYTHING legal if the word “Mexican” is involved. Have I misread the tone of the genius that is Dallas?
If January Jones is featured on a 90-minute show in glorious high definition, it is NOT a fail.
MM-
You would probably say the same thing about Kim Kardashian, wouldn’t you? Wouldn’t you!?
January Jones and Kim Kardashian are not in the same ballpark. They’re not in the same league. They’re not even in the same sport.