Bag of Randomness for Wednesday, July 13, 2022

  • Yes, it’s always this cold in Texas.
  • During high school, I used to workout outside, doing sprints of all sorts on the football field, swallowing a handful of salt tabs I found available in the training room, to get my body used to the heat for this time of year to be ready for two-a-days. I don’t think those exist anymore and thankfully no one is pushing their bodies like I tried. And to think all my hard work never got me to start on varsity. But, I probably could have if I understood proper hydration. Oh, the things I wish I could tell my younger self, but then again, I’d be too stupid to listen.
  • It’s open enrollment time at my place of employment. It used to annoy me that we didn’t do it like other companies, traditionally at the end of the calendar year. But, over the years, I’ve learned to love it because I have enough things to worry about during the holidays and I avoid long lines for those trying to make the most out of their deductible and FSA or HSA.
  • Yesterday, I discovered on the Adobe website that they offer free file conversions of a PDF to Word, and it was simple to use. Try it here. This came about looking at the new school schedule, which was sent out in PDF, but I thought I could do more with it and tailer it better if I had the original Word doc. But the conversation took care of that problem lickety-split.
  • One of the new local news anchors finished a story about the old Parkland Hospital with, “And here’s an interesting fact you may not know about, but President John F. Kennedy died there.” Lady, welcome to Dallas, but everyone around here done knew that. Also, after some breaking news about the cause of death of former Dallas Cowboys player Marion Barber read by her co-anchor, she tried to transition by saying, “Now, on to more sombering news.” So the death of Barber was something uplifting?
  • My ex sent me this question: “How do you interpret the decree regarding the ending time of the summer possession?”
    • First of all, she wanted this divorce and got everything she asked for, and then some. She knows what it says because it’s what she asked for.
    • Second, she’s labeled me a manipulator, never allowed me to defend myself of that accusation, and wants me to explain what it says to her?!
    • Third, she has pending litigation against me regarding the language in the decree. She’s either an idiot for asking me or this is some sort of setup.
  • I don’t mean this as a joke, but I feel like the Uvalde school shooting is a lot like my divorce. Right when I think things can’t get worse, it does. Sheesh, that footage is disappointing and explains why it hasn’t been released to the public until now. Especially that one law enforcement official getting some last second hand sanitizer.
  • On top of the U.S. Capitol is Lady Freedom, or the Statue of Freedom. I was told she faces east because the sun never sets on freedom. Who knows if that’s true, but it sure sounds good. That’s one of the many things one of our tour guides told us, and one reason I prefer not to use tour guides. But, the new me is trying new things and the transportation and easy access to monuments felt worthwhile. He also told us there’s a 13th hand Marine Corps War Memorial, and that it’s the “hand of God.” Again, it’s just something that sounds good and isn’t true.
  • Simone Biles offered coloring book, mistaken for child on flight
  • BMW Makes Heated Seats an $18/Month Subscription Service—AgainBMW is asking owners in Korea to pay for subscription-based options like heated seats or driver-assistance software.
    • As cynical as that might sound, Korean owners aren’t forced to pay monthly for heated seats, or any of BMW’s other available options, but monthly payments can be made to try those out. Heated seats, for instance, cost ₩24,000 (roughly $18) per month. But you can also pay for a year subscription ($176), a three-year subscription ($283), or you can buy the heated seats permanently ($406). Some other options available with monthly or yearly subscriptions are a high beam assistant, BMW’s Driving Assistance Plus software, a heated steering wheel, and an artificial noise generator to give electric cars like the i4 M50 a sci-fi noise while driving. Those will be available for different fees, and some can be added to a customer’s car immediately via computer or smartphone.
  • Albuquerque to place statues of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman
  • Fewer than 100,000 British people are older than Queen Elizabeth (96). She is the only monarch 85% of her subjects have ever known.
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