Bag of Randomness for Thursday, March 30, 2022

  • DaughterGeeding had another softball game yesterday, and once again started at second base. She was able to field one out and got on base twice from walks.
  • I’m worried the ex might be up to something. She was exceptionally friendly and stood next to me at our son’s soccer game. Perhaps I shouldn’t be so cynical. But when she’s around, I feel like there’s this big elephant in the room. She doesn’t see it, but it is distracting the heck out of me, and I want to address it. But, if I do, then that will destroy what progress we’ve made working together as parents.
  • I was looking at some glasses recently and I saw something called “Asian Fit“. I had no idea what that was and had to look it up:
    • Asian fit eyewear has thicker nose bridges. This enables them to be fitted with thick nose mount pads specifically designed to lift the frames off of your cheekbones and allow them to rest comfortably higher on the nose.
    • The lenses are shorter and wider, preventing them from touching your eyelashes and keeping both the frames and lenses from hitting your cheeks.
    • The frame curvature is reduced to keep the frames from touching your temples, ensuring they stay straight and upright.
  • Think on this: What’s your long-term vision for your life, and how can you make it happen?
  • Try this: Hug someone you love today (your cat, dog, or even yourself are all excellent options!) and remind them how grateful you are that they exist.
  • I’m so proud of my old friend, Jesse. He’s the son of my pastor in Mineral Wells. He, himself, has been a pastor for over 20 years and now he’s serving the community of Weatherford as a police officer. The social media team of the police department recently did an interview with him.
  • 17 People Share the Best Things They Learned in Therapy
    • 7. Sort your anxieties into fiction and non-fiction
      • “I have anxiety, and when I first admitted to myself that I needed some tools to figure out how to live with it, I went to a cognitive behavioral therapist for a few sessions. She said, ‘Pretend you’re in a library. Now find the non-fiction section. Go there. Ignore the fiction section—you don’t need that one. Stay in non-fiction and start to list the things you know are true. It’s likely you’ll soon see that most of what’s causing you anxiety is stuff from the fiction section. But you’re not in that section, so stick with the facts!’ Something about visualizing a fiction and non-fiction sections resonated SO deeply with me. For starters, the concrete visualization exercise takes me to a more meditative place right away, which distracts me from the physical anxiety sensations I feel. And then, once I start sorting [my anxieties into] fact or fiction, I start to see that a lot of what I’m anxious about is conjecture.”
  • Egg yolk – Scientists identify secret ingredient in Leonardo da Vinci paintings
  • Hipster ’80s-style roller adult oriented skating rink to wheel into Dallas Design District
    • It’ll boast an ’80s cyberpunk atmosphere, with a disco ball DJ booth in the center and state-of-the-art sound systems. Skaters will skate on custom-made Ride On skates and be able to simultaneously enjoy craft cocktails and mocktails. Outside of the rink, amenities will include an arcade, lounge, restaurant, and bar.
  • Texas lawmakers discuss bill that could levy $10K fine for schools, teachers celebrating Pride week
  • Texas House passes proposal that would do away with taxes on tampons and baby products
  • Since 2020, more than 100 companies have relocated to Texas – 40% from California
  • It’s going to be interesting to see our society adjust to AI. How comfortable and how much will we trust it? For some reason, I’m comfortable with self-driving automobiles that use AI, but not when it comes to dental work.
    https://twitter.com/HowThingsWork_/status/1640854930561933318

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