William McRaven, UT Journalism Grad, SEAL Boss: Five Stories He Might Have Written As a Cub Reporter

How many units responded to the fire, McRaven?

Like many cub reporters, he decided his journalism skills would be put to better use killing people in secret missions.

But what if he had decided otherwise? What if he, like so many others, began his journalism career covering the types of mundane stories every reporter has to write at some point?

A sample of what it might have looked like if he had gone the Johnny Deadline route:

5. HOUSTON -- A Fifth Ward man barricaded himself into his house with his wife and kept a SWAT team at bay for two hours yesterday, because Houston police didn't have the balls to come in with two copters and six dedicated SEALS.

4. ANGLETON -- Brazoria County commissioners decided Tuesday not to increase the tax rate in a contentious meeting that kept me from my daily ten-mile run.

3. PASADENA -- Rain failed to dampen the spirits of those attending the annual St. Patrick's parade downtown yesterday, mostly because I KICK RAIN'S ASS.

2. BELLAIRE -- The current heat wave has many Houstonians scrambling to cut their a/c costs, and CenterPoint Energy's Leticia Lowe has five tips for people who apparently couldn't handle even a couple of hours of survival training in the Mojave Desert.

1. HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans dropped a tough 24-21 decision to the Tennessee Titans Sunday because you would not believe how out of shape these guys are.