Bag of Randomness for Friday, March 8, 2024

  • Even as a liberal and someone who respects and appreciates the current president, it was a white-knuckle ride for me. But then again, I tend to be overly critical of my party, and I guess that’s to prove I don’t walk around the world in rose-tinted glasses. He seemed to speak too quickly at times. He’s always had a stuttering problem, but it seemed a bit worse. I thought he showed energy and vigor and was mentally sharp and quick-witted, but there was a noticeable mumble and his enumeration wasn’t crisp. He spoke best when he wasn’t relying on reading from the text but from memory and improv. There appeared to be several planned attempts to try to shake him with the lack of decorum and heckling, but he wasn’t rattled as he and his team planned on it happening. It was easily predictable. Yes, he’s going to get my vote, I just wish he was ten years younger. And hey, I’m not comfortable with how old the other guy is as well.
  • I didn’t plan on watching the Republican response, but Sen. Britt spoke like she was about to tear up every fifth word. It was a bit surprising she didn’t mention her party’s leader, especially in an election year. I don’t think the opposing party’s response to either party after a SOTU has ever worked out well.
  • I don’t think this is trolling, but it is funny.

  • I’m sure this Oklahoma senator is going to hear it from his colleagues in his party and his constituents. Liberal super PACs are going to run with it.

  • I’ve been on a DC kick lately, really focused on a lot of Batman material. For other Batman fans, this was all the rage yesterday – Zack Snyder Says DC Is Making Batman ‘Irrelevant’ If He Can’t Kill
  • One of the best decisions I’ve made to simplify my life and lessen stress was to start paying for a secure password management app. The big dog in the industry is LastPass, and I subscribe to their premium plan. It’s the best $36 I spend every year. However, their app left me with a headscratcher yesterday. I log into the app and see a message that says, “Your premium plan expires tomorrow.” It provides me with two options, “Remind me later” and “Renew Now.” OK, I’ll renew now. When I select that option it tells me, “You’ll be able to renew after your expiration date.” Why provide me the option to renew early if it is not possible to renew early?
  • Today’s dog-related one-minute Rumble video: 10 Adorable Dog Quirks – I’ll tell you upfront what’s going on in the video doesn’t match what’s being described. Still, all of this is part of the experiment I’m conducting, so even if you don’t want to watch it I would appreciate you opening the page even if you are going to close it immediately.
  • I don’t think I’ve seen this done before.

  • I couldn’t help but laugh and think about the Cowboys’ home stadium’s persistent problem of blinding players on the field with sunlight when I spotted this in an article about the A’s future Las Vegas stadium.
  • A kindness shown to a Chinese American family by a Black couple 85 years ago is being repaid in the form of $5 million in aid to college students.
  • I’ve been following this man’s tweets about the loss of his son and the donation of his organs all week. The loss of a child is the unimaginable.

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