Bag of Randomness for Wednesday, November 22, 2023

  • I really, really enjoyed watching David Letterman on The Late Show the other night. I’m just not in the right mental model to express myself properly right now.
  • I’m usually a big Thanksgiving Day kinda person. It will be very different this year, and quite an adjustment for me. It will be the first time that I don’t physically see or be able to touch a family member. Sure, the kids may call, or I might call them. But it’s just weird to think that is how small my family is. And, it’s one reason why I do what I can to be with them. Also, I’m usually the one inviting people who don’t have anywhere to go to our Thanksgiving feast just to make sure they aren’t alone and are fed on Thanksgiving. But this year, just so I will not be alone, I kinda invited myself to Thanksgiving dinner being hosted by someone in my church small group. That’s humbling. The thing is, I know for certain there are certain people rooting for and celebrating this.
  • I recall talking to my father about being alone on Thanksgiving and Christmas. He muttered something about how he spent many of those alone when he was in the Army. Well, if Dad could do it, so can I.
  • Certain things have happened in my life in which I feel like I have been convicted and punished. but never told what law I broke or what crime I committed.
  • Office Space fans will appreciate this. I was at a doctor’s appointment in Las Colinas yesterday, and the office staff had a red stapler.
  • To answer one of my doctor’s questions early in my appointment, I mentioned my divorce and living life as a single father with children in their young teens. The doctor stopped what he was doing and shared about his divorce and the challenge of being a single father. For the next 30 minutes, all we did was console one another. This kind of stuff happens more than you’d think and in the oddest of places. Men who don’t know each other will end up hugging because they know the pain and struggle. It’s like being part of a secret fraternity.
  • Netflix is doing a special on Jerry Jones, which I’m sure was a motivating factor in letting Jimmy Johnson into the Ring of Honor. You have to generate buzz.
  • Credit card nightmare: $7,112 charged for a $7.54 Subway sandwich
    • Conner reportedly tried to speak with the location manager, but they refused, and she was also given a denial from her credit card carrier when she disputed the charge. There is no word from Subway’s corporate offices on the matter.
  • If only we can get Kathleen Kennedy to retire – ‘Star Wars’ Vet Dave Filoni Named Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer – The ‘Ahsoka’ creator will help guide development of future projects at the Disney-owned studio.
  • Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio Team for New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie
  • Over 900 firearms traded in for H-E-B gift cards at San Antonio gun exchange event
  • High school golfer Happy Gilmore (no, really) officially signs with Ball State – His real first name is Landon, but he started going by “Happy” as a nickname when he was about 6 and started playing in golf tournaments.
  • From black gold to green power: Texas, weirdly, is leading America’s clean energy future
  • A Satanic Abortion Clinic Named After The Mother Of Supreme Court Justice Alito Is Open in New Mexico –  The group made it clear why this isn’t a troll but is, in fact, an accredited ‘religious medical services arm’

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