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• Is there a certain stage in life where people just call their medical doctors by their first name?  I went to go see our family medical practice doctor, but he was absent so a “substitute” doctor was in the office, and when she introduced herself, she did so by just saying her first name.
• I usually one see one or two blue birds or cardinals a year, but this year there seems to be more than usual.  But then again, I may just be seeing the same birds.
• Sen John McCain had a funny question for Apple CEO Tim Cook, “What I really wanted to ask is why the hell I have to keep updating the apps on my iPhone all the time and why you don’t fix that?”  Speaking of Cook, I don’t think Apple could have found a better CEO to follow Steve Jobs, and from what I read, he dominated Congress yesterday.  Here’s a decent read about it – 10 Reasons Tim Cook Dominated Congress.  But how interesting would it have been to see Jobs answering questions in Congress, I’d be it would be very Howard Hughes like.
• When a major storm is about to hit my house I usually make sure to put on a pair of shoes or boots just in case my house is blown away.  I don’t want to be walking through debris barefoot or in sandals.
• One of the most peculiar pictures of the tornado damage
• A Texas Prayer
• For you ’30 Rock’ fans/mourners – The 204 hats worn by Frank Rossitano during seven seasons and 122 episodes 
• With Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, sometimes I wonder if I should keep this blog and just adopt one of those platforms.
• These wind tower blades look like bowling pins.
• Whataburger humor from The Onion – I have to admit I do the same thing with Chicken Express.
• Whataburger is also mentioned in this article about NYC bars buying more and more Texas spirits.  That’s spirits as in alcohol, not ghosts.
• Hillshire Farm has a cool barcode
• A somewhat interesting article about German influence in Texas and how it’s dying out.
• I prefer saying “chicken-fried steak” as opposed to “country-fried steak”, but there might just be a difference between the two.
• I think it was just an fad in Texas during the the 80′s, but does anyone remember those Tiddies sandals?  They are celebrating their 40th anniversary and you can still buy them, though for much more than what they sold in the 80′s.  And as I kid, I didn’t quite get the double entendre.
• I think us folks in the Southwest all know the difference between an F1 and F5 tornado, but in case you don’t.
• It’s kinda of strange to think that the oldest sports venue in our area for professional sports is Rangers Ballpark, and it’s held up quite well since it opened 19 years ago.
• Remember about a year ago when that homeless man in Miami got his face eaten off by a drug up man?  His hospital recently released photos of his progress.
• Asked by Wolf Blitzer if She Thanked God for Surviving the Tornado, Oklahoma Woman Responds: ‘I’m Actually An Atheist’ – I thought it was nice of her to add, “And, you know, I don’t blame anybody for thanking the Lord.”
• Right-wing writer shoots himself dead at altar of Notre Dame after marriage equality passes
• Bicep size may determine political beliefs
• Mickey Mouse to Star in New Cartoon Shorts with Classic Comedy, Contemporary Flair – Here’s the first of the videos.
• Best DFW Donuts?
• The best burger in DFW tournament is down to the final eight.

• Over the weekend SisterGeeding asked me why I gave up on Flickr, and I gave her a list of reasons, one of which being cost and another that it has just lost it’s cool.  Yesterday, Yahoo! announced the overhaul of the site and that they will now provide every Flickr user with 1 terabyte of free storage.  I’m baaaack.
• The last 15 minutes of the season finale of ‘Rectify’ sure was a downer.
• When you look at old television series and whatever happened to the cast, the ‘Cheers’ bunch seems to have done pretty okay.
• I’ve made mention of the number of Teslas I’ve spotted around DFW and how there’s not a dealership in the area.  This article states that Tesla doesn’t go the route of using franchised dealerships, but selling directly to the customer through showrooms, and in Texas, you can find one in Houston and Austin.  But here’s the thing, in those Texas showrooms, Tesla employees can only show off and explain the car, they can’t provide test drives, take orders, or mention the price at all, even if customers ask.  Here’s an article that goes into a bit more detail.
• When I was 18-years-old I didn’t do anything cool like create a device that can recharge a cell phone in 20-30 seconds, but then again, it was hard to get your hands on a cell phone back in my day.
• When Bobby Draper asked this, I thought of this.
• The Wikipedia page about the doctor administering those injections on the previous ‘Mad Men’ episode.
• A&W Is Paying To Put Mini Ads In Men’s Beards
• Wells Fargo Forecloses On Homeowner Who Made Payments Too Early
• Hang in there, Oklahoma.

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• Best line from the series finale of ‘The Office’ – “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good ‘ol days before you actually left them”
• I really enjoyed that episode, it was beautifully done, it just should have been done about two years ago.
• It was really cool how they kept Steve Carrell’s lines to a minimum.  The focus didn’t need to be on him, but the end of the series and the cast as a whole.
• That Schrute wedding was fantastic.  Whoever came up with the idea of having the bride and groom stand in their own graves for a wedding ceremony is a comedic genius.
• I think last night’s episode reminded us that where we work is more than just a job, it’s more than just duties and assignments, but it’s a bit of who we are.  I say it in every job interview and it’s true, but we spend more time at work interacting with each other than we do our families at home, so getting along is vitally important and it takes work.
• ‘The Office’ was the first modern sitcom mockumentry, something original, and I like how they acknowledge the documentary at the end.  I have a feeling that ‘Modern Family’ won’t do the same.
• On Letterman last night Barbara Walters stated that the proudest part of her legacy was that in her ‘Today’ show contract, she made it where women were no longer called the “Today Girls” but “co-hosts”.
• Walters also talked about Monica Lewinsky and expressed sorrow and sympathy for how she hasn’t really been able to move on and escape the past.  It’s sad that a mistake made as an early adult can chain you for life, but I have a feeling many folks on Facebook and camera phones will find out something similar, though not to the same degree.
• I was suppose to have my sleep study last night but it got moved to next Friday.
• I often have trouble understanding English speaking people non-American accents.  I wonder if the American accent is hard to understand for English speaking people from other countries.
• While shopping at our local grocery store I noticed a woman that reminded of an older Julia Sugerbaker insisting that she be able to try a sample of cake before she bought it.  When the baker kindly denied her request she pointed to another cake and demanded the same thing.  The woman left furious.
• That local grocery store has kid sized carts and GirlGeeding always loves to push one around and carry our groceries.  Even though the baggers usually return the carts for us after purchase, I still make GirlGeeding put her own cart back.  When she was returning her cart yesterday, a boy, probably a year older than her, politely stopped her and took the cart.  I thought the boy was just trying to take an available cart to push for himself, but then he looked at GirlGeeding and said “Let me help you with that, ma’am” and returned the cart for her.  Me and the boy’s father just looked at each other and had a good laugh.
• Anyone know the reason why Jack White took Meg White’s last name when the got married?  I spent like a total of three minutes researching this on Google and found nothing.
• I can’t believe my across the street neighbor took a pay cut to stay with the Cowboys. He’s already cutting corners mowing his own lawn, and from the looks of things, he can’t even afford a shirt.
• Phil Jackson compares Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant
• You can now get a camo-colored Texas license plate
• I didn’t know those K&G Superstores were part of the Men’s Wearhouse brand.
• But I wonder how often the sand covers it up and the maintenance in keeping it visible - The memorial to UTA Flight 772 the most beautiful and least accessible memorial on the planet. - The broken mirrors are a great touch and I love the symbolism.
• Most of this year’s high school graduating seniors were born in 1995.
• Still? – The House of Representatives on Thursday voted on a repeal of the Affordable Care Act for the 37th time
• There’s no excuse for what the IRS did, but I do find it strange how conservative and liberal groups can be classified as a 501(c)(4), an organization that is a “charity” or “social welfare organization” when they really are nothing but a political group.
• If you are going to own guns, be smart and safe about it - Police said the Tullahoma man accused of shooting his 1-year-old daughter in the chest while field stripping two handguns was acting recklessly
• Since I posted about free haircuts the other day - Jersey City candidate Jerry Walker’s free haircuts campaigning cut short
• Detroit Students’ Pregnant Bellies Banned From Yearbook Pics
• You can soon get a toothbrush that will have caffeine, appetite suppressants  and prescription drugs in them.
• Google Glass vs DSLR in Low Light
• Preview the new Google Maps
• Great name for a restaurant