Did Craig James Kill Five Hookers?

By now you are probably aware that it appears Craig James will run for the U.S. Senate. So do this: in your little Google box up there in the corner of your browser, start typing “Craig James.” Watch for the first auto-fill option.

Can’t fight the internet.

Leading Off (12/13/11)

Dallas Bike Plan Hits Snag. This story in the DMN is behind the paywall. If you don’t have a subscription, you should make an effort to track it down. Because it’s infuriating. So the Council approved a bike plan last summer. “Yes! World-class city! Let’s do this!” Except now the Council was told there’s no money to re-stripe the roads for bikes. And it would be a total hassle because we’d have to open the whole process up for public comment, which would take forever. Remember when Dallas used to brag about how it was a “can do” city?

DISD To File Protest Over Football Game. Today DISD will file an official protest with UIL over a game that Skyline lost to Southlake Carroll. In dispute is whether Southlake’s on-sides kick was legit. Here, watch the video. It was a close call. But you know what? The game is over. DISD has 43 schools (sub. req.) on the TEA’s low-achieving list. There are more important matters to attend to. Let’s move on.

Anonymous Law Firm Accuses Post Office of Stealing Mail. Employees from a “large downtown Dallas law firm” say that their mail is being stolen by someone at the main post office off Sylvan and I-30. I don’t understand why that firm isn’t named in this WFAA story. In any case, watch your package.

When Feral Hogs Escape, Some Make Poor Decisions

When 30 feral pigs escaped a Fort Worth meat processing plant, 28 were quickly rounded up by code enforcement. Most dispersed into the surrounding neighborhood, including eight found under one house. But there was the one porcine beast that clearly made a wrong turn, according to NBC 5’s Omar Villafranca.

“Another one was trapped outside of a barbecue restaurant.”

Villafranca reports that there are still two or three on the loose, and that the ones caught have ranged from 50 pounds to 350 pounds. They are also “mean and come armed with tusks,” and “when they’re charging, they can leap pretty high, up to about four feet.”

To that, I say this.

An Open Letter to Headline Writers Everywhere

Yes, Khloe Kardashian is married to Lamar Odom, who is now a Maverick. Yes, all female Kardashians (which seriously sounds like something that tried to kill Spock or something in a Star Trek episode) have names that start with K.

But for the love of God, can we not write headlines that replace the hard C in words with a K? I’m looking at you, CBS 11, and warning the rest of you. Just don’t. Please.