• It wasn’t until I was in my thirties that despite randomly singing the song from time to time, there isn’t any ocean front property in Arizona.
• The kids were unusually quiet on the drive to school yesterday. When I mentioned that to them, DaughterGeeding said, “I think we just have a case of the Mondays.” I guess I must have said that to them a time or two.
• This summer will mark the twentieth anniversary of my father’s death. In two years, I will have lived longer without him in my life than I had with him.
• There have always been jokes about fathers being overly protective of their daughters, especially when it comes to prom night. Heck, my buddies and I have joked about me cleaning a gun the first time a boy takes DaughterGeeding on a date. Recently, former NFL kicker Jay Feely’s daughter went on a prom date and he posed for a picture with the couple holding a gun and it upset a lot of people. At first, I thought people were being too sensitive about it and should lighten up. But then two thoughts entered my mind. One, there’s been a lot of school shootings as of late. So, even though it’s an old tired joke and I’m sure he meant no ill intent, it might have been a bit insensitive on his part. Also, I thought what if it was my son in that picture who was taking his daughter to prom. Even if it were a joke, I think I’d feel uncomfortable at the smallest implication my son would be shot.
• Our local Costco got new shopping carts, 300 of them. Yup, that’s the kind of exciting news you get reading this blog.
• No word if there are any hidden vaults – Al Capone’s Palm Island Compound Is For Sale
• GIF – Feeding a bee sugar water
• I received an email from U2 yesterday about the start of their new tour next week confirming augmented reality.
  • The tour opens in Tulsa next week and as of now you can download the U2 AR eXPERIENCE App which promises a new kind of experience at a U2 show. #U2eiTour will see a specially curated AR scene-setter—triggered by the 100-foot-long LED wall running the length of the arena floor—herald the band’s arrival on stage.
• A parrot will announce one of the Buccaneers’ NFL draft picks
• After 14 hours of surgery, a veteran of the US Armed Forces has a new, transplanted penis and scrotum – The procedure took 11 surgeons 14 hours to complete
• Pretty nifty roofing machine

Roofers Have a New Weapon (stapler and cutter)