- I’m sorry for the lack of posts lately. It’s hard for me to justify looking for blogging material when I’m no longer going to have a job after Friday. Typically, with my government security clearance and tenure, I’d be able to land an interview within a week, but the new administration and DOGE have caused so much to become uncertain and unstable that government contracting companies are exercising all sorts of options in their contracts and reorganizing their various departments and programs, people are losing their job with little or no severance and hiring has slowed in anticipation of what’s to come.
- Danish petition to buy California attracts hundreds of thousands of signatures – A satirical petition ostensibly aiming to crowdfund a trillion dollars to allow Denmark to buy California has received more than 200,000 signatures.
- Dallas police adding extra drones to combat staffing shortfall
- Ringo Starr confirms he’s never eaten pizza
- Fort Liberty may become Fort Bragg again, but named after a different soldier
- Initially named after Southern Gen. Braxton Bragg, the post was stripped of the name in 2023 amid a drive to remove symbols of the Confederacy from public spaces. The new Fort Bragg would ostensibly honor Army Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II paratrooper and Silver Star recipient from Maine.
- A Complete Review of Every Pastrami Sandwich in Dallas and Fort Worth – After tasting 38 different sandwiches at restaurants and assembling two more at home, we are ready to rank the pastramis of North Texas in order.
- Christy Carlson Romano Says Bullet Fragment Was ‘Less Than 1 Millimeter’ from ‘Permanently Blinding’ Her
- Christy Carlson Romano is updating fans on her injury since being shot in the eye on Friday, Feb. 7 while shooting clay pigeons for husband Brendan Rooney’s birthday.
On Feb. 11, the former child star posted a video on Instagram from her recent visit with Dr. Sean Paul — an oculoplastic surgeon in Austin, Texas. Romano’s right eye was bruised and swollen, but she was thankful that the bullet missed her eyeball, nerves and muscles — by less than 1 millimeter.
- Christy Carlson Romano is updating fans on her injury since being shot in the eye on Friday, Feb. 7 while shooting clay pigeons for husband Brendan Rooney’s birthday.
- Nine unvaccinated people hospitalized as Texas measles outbreak doubles
- Yesterday was the fourth anniversary of someone making the sole decision to break up our family unit and alienate our kids from their father.
- I just found out Axios offers local news coverage – Axios.com/local/Dallas. If you are unfamiliar with the news website, here’s a quick summary:
Axios is a short, sharp, cleanly formatted news website adhering to the concept of Smart Brevity® (yes, they’ve registered their format as a trademark). Each article starts with a brief introductory paragraph, like this, followed by a series of sub-headed paragraphs that split the information into bitesize chunks…
Or, check out their manifesto.
- NFL faces antitrust lawsuit over refusal to allow teams to be on Bluesky
Your Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- It felt a little weird watching Luka play in his first game as a Laker last night. Even the announcers were in awe that such a trade took place.
- Dirk Nowitzki was in LA to support Luka Doncic’s Lakers debut last night. Just like his statue says, loyalty doesn’t fade away.
- The Mavs are losing their fanbase fast. They wouldn’t allow this guy into the AAC to watch the Mavs the other day, and then last night, when someone mouthed “Fire Nico” when he was on the jumbotron, he was escorted out. I guess the new ownership is taking advice from North Korea.
The former Mavericks executive-turned-Spanish soccer club owner said it with a bit more spice than me … but Bob and I ended up in the same place.
How on Earth do you not start or end that quote with Dirk Nowitzki?
MUCH more Luka-for-AD coverage from me: https://t.co/RzjAcxtHF0 https://t.co/b6kuSmoUhS pic.twitter.com/EePybDJzEg
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) February 9, 2025
- While researching Groucho Marx recently, this snippet on his Wikipedia page stood out:
- During a tour of Germany in 1958, accompanied by then-wife Eden, daughter Melinda, Robert Dwan and Dwan’s daughter Judith, he climbed a pile of rubble that marked the site of Adolf Hitler’s bunker, the site of Hitler’s death, and performed a two-minute Charleston. He later remarked to Richard J. Anobile in The Marx Brothers Scrapbook, “Not much satisfaction after he killed six million Jews!”
- It was pretty cool seeing John Oliver make a surprise appearance on The Daily Show last night, which was hosted by Jon Stewart, who only works on Mondays. I haven’t looked it up, but I bet that means the new season of Last Week Tonight will air this coming Sunday.
- Dallas Cowboy linebacker Micah Parsons regrets not visiting the University of Texas and stated it is only one of three colleges he will pay for his children to attend college. The other two are Penn State, his alma mater, and Duke.
- I feel like I’m inside a glass house and about to throw a rock while saying this, but it annoys me when news articles, presumably written by professionals, are poorly written. I give myself a pass since writing isn’t my profession, and I don’t claim to be a professional. While reading this article (Super Bowl halftime protester gets lifetime ban from NFL stadiums), there was the subheadline “Here’s what’s going on in Gaza” that I thought I should read to refresh my memory of why things are the way they are and verify what I think I already understand. This sentence really bugged me for some reason:The Gaza Strip is an enclave along the Mediterranean Sea bordered by both Egypt and Israel. It covers some 140 square mile — about the twice the size of Washington and 3-and-a-half times the size of Paris. But it’s incredibly densely populated and was home to 2.3 million Palestinians before the start of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.Not only should “mile” be plural, but the writer should have indicated if the state or city of Washington is being referenced. Good writing should anticipate potential ambiguities, and in this case, adding “D.C.” or “state” would have eliminated any confusion.
- During the Super Bowl, President Trump said he wanted to get rid of the penny on social media. So, I thought it was interesting yesterday that he had a giant penny displayed behind him.
- It just bugs the heck out of me when people who can place their shopping cart in the proper place don’t. I shouldn’t like that this gentleman did such a thing, but I do.
Good for him. I can’t stand lazy and entitled people. pic.twitter.com/sQqgepml0j
— The Disrespected Trucker (@DisrespectedThe) February 9, 2025
- Just a little life advice for you young journalism majors out there.
This was neat: Buzz Williams offered some advice to #Mizzou journalism students after his press conference pic.twitter.com/7u9IT5EGJf
— Grace Ybarra (@gnybarra) February 9, 2025
Your Bag of Randomness for Monday, February 10, 2025
- Have you ever had one of those weeks where the richest man in the world lords over a federal department your company has a contract with, and his actions cause them to use another strategy and exercise certain options in their government contract, resulting in you losing your private sector job? Well, that was how the week ended for me. Good times, yo. Hopefully, I can make the most of this opportunity.
- Thumbs up for America the Beautiful and the National Anthem last night. Trombone Shorty, now that’s a great nickname. I had never heard of Laren Daigle, but I liked her version of the song and really liked her fashion choice, especially the pattern. I did a little research, and that was a bit of a redemption for her. And just being a Stephen Colbert fan, I think it’s great to see John Baptiste.
- That blowout last night reminded me of the long streak of Super Bowls won by the NFC, which I watched as a kid first exposed to the NFL. I didn’t root for either team, but I think seeing the NFC East once again prevent an AFC team from becoming legendary made it less painful. If you aren’t sure what I’m referring to, it’s the time the Patriots were vying for an undefeated season but had one Giant loss.
- Fox debuted a new sports bug, that center-graphic with the time and score, to mixed reaction. I liked how it always displayed the quarterback’s stats in each corner when their team had the ball.
- Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam was a nice surprise.
- I’m guessing the Harrison Ford Jeep commercial won the night because I thought it appealed to all American’s, but I guess someone will find something to be upset with.
- Not to mention, that was the last NFL team he interviewed with, and they didn’t hire him.
- I thought this was an impressive throw, considering he was in a sports coat and threw a dart.
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Tom Brady throwing darts to Rob Gronkowski on Super Bowl Sunday! You love to see it!pic.twitter.com/cwUQseqjSJ
— TB EGO (@TomBradyEgo) February 9, 2025
- I wonder if Jimmy Johnson is going to retire from the Fox crew or if he’s dying, but the tribute was neat, and so was his emotional reaction. Here’s the segment in its entirety. The crew almost eulogized a living Johnson during the broadcast, reminiscing about previous moments they had with the coach. But you know, we as a society don’t do this enough; we need to give the people we love and appreciate their flowers now, when they are alive, instead of when they are gone and can’t appreciate them. I hope I reach this level of happiness and gratitude one day.
FOX dropped this nearly-five minute long AI-powered tribute to @JimmyJohnson that brought him to tears. pic.twitter.com/x6t46J5w6J
— Sports Business Journal (@SBJ) February 9, 2025
“I can truly say because of my family and because of ya’ll, I’ve never been happier than in this time of my life. Happiest I’ve ever been in my life.” @JimmyJohnson ❤️ pic.twitter.com/aaDp7MIPk3
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) February 9, 2025
- Deion Sanders hires Marshall Faulk as Colorado’s running backs coach
- Something overlooked because of the Super Bowl, 91-year-old Hubie Brown had his final television broadcast. Below is also a video of him coaching some youth in his prime. I underappreciated him.
A LIFETIME IN THE NBA
What a beautiful final sendoff for the LEGENDARY Hubie Brown! pic.twitter.com/Qc6uFZoV0J
— NBA (@NBA) February 9, 2025
1976: Hubie Brown teaching the no-look/behind-the-back pass at a basketball camp
Today, the basketball legend will call his last game.
PHI/MIL, 2pm/et, ABC pic.twitter.com/quqv0fMh3X
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) February 9, 2025
Speaks for all of us
Mavs fans take to Dallas City Council after the Luka trade pic.twitter.com/BOzVMiwU0W
— Dallas Texas TV (@DallasTexasTV) February 6, 2025
i will never recover pic.twitter.com/sptpI87lJi
— m⁷⁷ (@miss77ela) February 6, 2025
The Luka Doncic billboard saga in Dallas has officially started…
Going to take some time for MFFL’s to recover. pic.twitter.com/qyZ5GV9uuh
— MFFL NATION (@NationMffl) February 6, 2025