The heavens opened up this afternoon and dumped much needed rain in Austin. Of course, drivers here are idiots under the best of conditions. We decided to stay at work until at least 6:30, then see if traffic looked ok. It did, so we left. A half mile or so from the office, we're at a light and I'm looking ahead at the wet road, and many many red tail lights, and the rain still coming down a bit, and I'm feeling uneasy. My wreck in Dallas was over a year ago – and I still get the willies in…

Dad Boxed With 3-Year-Old, Mom Says In Murder Trial – from TBO.com Even though the boy would shake and wet himself, his father, Ronnie Paris Jr., would box with the 3-year-old, slapping him in the head until he cried because he didn't want his son to grow up to be “a sissy,'' the boy's mother testified Monday. … He was returned to his parents Dec. 14, five days after his third birthday. He had been with them six weeks when he died.