A Missouri City police officer planning to run for Houston mayor has been charged with domestic violence from two different situations where once she used her department issued baton to beat her boyfriend, and another time she shot him with her department issued taser. Needless to say, it was all caught on camera. Her bond has been set; she cannot have any contact with her boyfriend, cannot possess a firearm and her concealed carry permit has been suspended. Her campaign website said, “As a Police Officer, I have seen the good and bad of our city. I want to suppress crime and ensure that the residents of Houston are safe,” her campaign website said, “I truly stand by my campaign slogan ‘Back the blue but not bullies in blue.’ There is no place for a bully in society and I plan on enforcing that. Our Officers do an amazing job and I want to promote the good deeds of good Officers.” Hmmm. Perhaps the big bully is the problem that she said she planned to correct.
Todd and Julie Chrisley (Chrisley Knows Best) began serving time of their respective prison sentences (Todd – 12 years, Julie – 7 years) for tax fraud. “Over the course of a decade, the defendants defrauded banks out of tens of millions of dollars while evading payment of their federal income taxes,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “Their lengthy sentences reflect the magnitude of their criminal scheme and should serve as a warning to others tempted to exploit our nation’s community banking system for unlawful personal gain.” Yikes.
True story. Portland based self-published romance-thriller author Nancy Crampton-Brophy seemed to have what it took to write exciting stories about murder. She just loved it. She wrote about stormy relationships, women who had fantasies about killing their own husbands, even women fleeing their husbands, then faking their own deaths. Oh, dear. In 2022, Nancy Brophy was convicted of murdering her own husband. The crime docu-drama How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story premiered on Lifetime this week. Cybill Shepherd stars as convicted novelist Nancy Brophy. Steve Guttenberg plays her chef culinary-instructor husband Daniel Brophy, who was discovered dead at the Oregon Culinary Institute, having been shot with a Glock pistol. Nancy had published an online essay in 2011 titled ‘How to Murder Your Husband,’ detailing various discreet methods of killing one’s troublesome partner, but this writing was not permitted as evidence at trial.
Our dog swallowed a bag of Scrabble tiles. The vet is checking him out. No word yet.
What a peculiar story that you probably remember. Married, mother of four, sixth-grade middle school teacher, Mary Kay Letourneau (34), was convicted of having an inappropriate relationship with Vili Fualaau. Her sexual abuse of the child first started when he was just 12 years old. She claimed she didn’t know sex with a 12-year-old was illegal. I should mention that Letourneau had also been his second-grade teacher. (Letourneau’s own dad fathered two children out of wedlock during an affair with his mistress.) She was sentenced to a three-month jail stay, already pregnant with his first child. When she was released, they were caught together again. She went back to jail for seven years, pregnant with #2 child. So, he was a father of two before the age of 15, experienced depression, attempted suicide and alcoholism. His family sued the school district claiming the school and police department had failed to protect him, however the lawsuit was rejected in 2002. Letourneau was released from jail when Fualaau was 21. They petitioned the court, married and their two daughters served as flower girls. They both worked together as DJ’s and conducted “Hot for Teacher” nights at local clubs. Letourneau died in 2020 of colon cancer and Fualaau just announced that he has expanded his family and is the father of a third child, another daughter.
RECENT BIRTHDAYS: Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean is 68. Singer Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge is 64. Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner is 77. Singer Kenny Loggins is 75. Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 74. Actor David Caruso is 67. TV anchor Katie Couric is 66. Bassist Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s is 64. Actor Nicolas Cage is 59. Jeremy Renner of The Avengers & The Bourne Legacy is 52. He is recovering in ICU after a single person accident where he suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries when his snowcat ran over him on his own property.
Jeff Beck, one of the greatest guitarists of all time who rose to fame in the Yardbirds, contracted bacterial meningitis and died at 78. Beck won eight Grammy Awards and ranked fifth on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists.
Second-generation daredevil, Robbie Knievel, whose father, Evel Knievel became America’s most famous stuntman, died at 60. The motorcyclist successfully cleared the Caesars Palace fountains in Las Vegas in 1989, a stunt his father tried but failed to pull off in 1967. He set a personal record when he went 228 feet over the Grand Canyon in 1999, breaking his leg on impact. Knievel first performed at 8 years old at Madison Square Garden alongside his father and dropped out of school after joining his dad on tour at 12. He completed over 340 jumps as Kaptain Robbie Knievel and set 20 official world records throughout his career.
Lisa Marie Presley, 54, the only child of Pricilla and Elvis Presley, was rushed to the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, and died. Elvis died at age 42 due to cardiac arrhythmia with ventricular fibrillation, which means the heart beats abnormally then stops. There were three factors initially cited in his death including an enlarged heart, clogging of the coronary arteries and high blood pressure. Elvis’ mother Gladys Love Presley also died at the early age of 46 of heart failure in 1958.
Gina Lollobrigida, international star and “the most beautiful woman in the world” in 1955, died at 95. She started a hairstyle rage in the 1950’s known as the Poodle Cut. In her middle age, she was romanced by a man 34 years younger, and she said, “I have always had a weakness for younger men because they are generous and have no complexes.” Hmmm.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the former DJ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, died at 40.
Sister André, a French nun and the world’s oldest known person, died in her sleep at age 118. She lived through two world wars, 18 French presidents, 10 popes, the 1918 influenza pandemic, survived Covid-19, and was known to dine daily on wine and chocolate.
At JFK Airport, a Delta jet pilot braked, aborting takeoff to avoid colliding with an American Airlines plane, coming within 1,000 feet of the other plane right in front of it on the runway. No one was hurt, but the Delta flight returned to the gate where 145 passengers and six crew members were deplaned. Delta issued an apology and provided overnight accommodation. The situation is being investigated.
Seen on a big, tall sign at a Dairy Queen: Parking Lot – Not for Drug Sales, Thank You.
My son just sent me a news article titled How to Stop Falling Asleep on the Couch During Movies. What do you think he’s trying to tell me? Just because I’ve never seen the ending of a single movie in the past 26 years… This article says what I already know – don’t drink alcohol, eat small meals, don’t lay on the couch, and for sure don’t get in bed to watch the movie, rest up the night before (hah), keep the remote close so you can hit pause, and if this continues to happen, talk to your primary care doctor.
Navel Gazing. Celebrities are now having their gowns and clothes designed with a cut-out just to show off their belly-buttons. Scandalous, don’t you think? 😊
Houston Rodeo announced their 2023 rodeo lineup for music fans. I listed a few hints to jar your memory in case you can’t quite remember who your favorite might be, or better yet, if you say to yourself, why the heck are they playing at the rodeo?
Feb 28: Parker McCollum (the gold chain cowboy)
March 1: Brooks & Dunn (1992 single “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” helped re-popularize line dancing)
March 2: Lauren Daigle (contemporary Christian music)
March 3: Bun B (Rapper)
March 4: Walker Hayes (Best Song: You Broke Up with Me)
March 5: Zac Brown Band (Best Song: Chicken Fried)
March 6: Jason Aldean (Best Song: Don’t You Wanna Stay?)
March 7: New Kids on the Block (First modern boy band in 80’s)
March 8: Jon Pardi (Best Song: Heartache on the Dance Floor)
March 9: Ashley McBryde (Best Song: One Night Standards)
March 10: The Chainsmokers (electronic DJ and production duo)
March 11: Turnpike Troubadours (Best Song: Diamonds & Gasoline)
March 12: La Fiera de Ojinaga (leaders of the norteño-with-sax sound)
March 13: Cody Jinks (Best Song: Noisy and Heavy)
March 14: Machine Gun Kelly (Rapper, alternative rock with hip hop)
March 15: Kenny Chesney (Best Song: Somewhere With You)
March 16: Chris Stapleton (Best Song: Tennessee Whiskey)
March 17: Cody Johnson (Best Song: Walk Away)
March 18: Brad Paisley (Best Song: Then)
March 19: Luke Bryan (Best Song: All My Friends Say)
In Malibu, California, where heavy storms have left many roads and highways impassible, a lucky man stepped out of his car to take a phone call just moments before his car was crushed in a rockslide. Bobby Flay doesn’t always make his own BBQ sauce from scratch. He loves a brand called Bone Suckin’ Sauce. The U.S. is reportedly close to finalizing plans to send the Patriot missile-defense system to Ukraine. Looks like Tom Brady should retire again, the season is over, and he was called out for a ‘blatantly dirty play’ in the playoff loss to the Cowboys. If he decides this last year has been very blissful, then he can un-retire again. Italy’s most-wanted Mafia boss was arrested in Sicily after being on-the-run for 30 years.
A sign at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum: If you see anyone scratching, sitting on, or otherwise damaging the names panels, please alert Memorial Staff. OHMYGOSH.
Sign posted on door of pharmacy: Pharmacy will be extremely short-staffed today. Please be patient and do not yell, curse or make threats to the pharmacist. Thank you.
Many, many thanks for reading us this week. We appreciate you.
Lisa
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