Bag of Randomness for Thursday, April 25, 2024

  • I’m still not over the loss of Google Reader. She’s been gone for over 11 years now.
  • I wish the time of day I’m most alert and have the most energy wasn’t from 9-11 PM.
  • I decided to check out the discount meat section at the grocery market. There was a Tyson pork roast package with vegetables and seasoning marked at $2.99. Other than the expiration date being the next day, the only thing wrong with the package was a puncture in the wrapping. But the thing is, each item inside the package was package-wrapped themselves. I easily pulled the trigger on that one.
  • I cooked that roast in my InstantPot using the slow-cooking crockpot setting. When I’m finished, I put a lid on top, take the pot out, and place it in the fridge. Sometimes I’ll warm up the leftovers in the microwave using another dish, but this time I thought I’d just put the entire pot back in and warm it up by slow cooking it an hour or two. After being really focused for three hours on my computer working, I got hungry. I totally forgot I was warming up the roast. So, after being disappointed in not finding anything in the fridge, I placed an order for some takeout Chinese food. When I got home and walked in the door, I could smell the aroma of the roast and took the time to laugh at myself.
  • Despite my frequent use of it, I think “pull the trigger” is lazy writing.
  • Here’s a random tip for anyone using a Windows keyboard
    • To use the emoji keyboard on Windows, you can simply press the Windows key and the period (.) or semicolon (;) keys. This shortcut makes it easy to add a bit of personality to your messages with emojis, GIFs, and symbols. Here’s how you can do it:
      1. During text entry, press the Windows logo key + . (period) or Windows logo key + ; (semicolon).
      2. The emoji keyboard will pop up, allowing you to select an emoji with the mouse or continue typing to search for the emoji you want.
  • An interesting quote from old and retired Republican Senator and former presidential candidate Barry Goldwater in 1994:
    • “Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can’t and won’t compromise. I know, I’ve tried to deal with them.“
  • I ran across an interesting dating profile. Count the .

    Wouldn’t it be funny if one of the people she matched with was some guy’s brother who was swiping for him? That would make for a good Hallmark or Lifetime movie. Ah, but here’s the plot twist: the brother and sister doing all the swiping and vetting are the ones who fall in love with each other.
  • Why did the scarecrow win an award?
    Because he was outstanding in his field!
  • I ran across a long TwitterX thread about a son justifiably boasting about how his father is his hero. Here’s one piece of it:
    • Growing up, these lessons were often taught and they left an impression on me. I’d reflect on how fortunate I was that my father was always there for me and for all my events, from theater to sports. I didn’t want to look back at life and have regrets that I wasn’t there for my kids and I didn’t put family first. You can guess where this is going. From a very young age, my goal in life was to be a man who put love of family first. For the most part, I didn’t know what kind of profession or career I wanted. All I wanted was to find something in which I could protect and provide for my family financially without going into debt and spend time with them daily and be present for any special events. I didn’t care if I hated my job, I could deal with that, my focus was family time. As you know, I lost both my parents early in my adult life. That only encouraged me to make TIME my currency, not the dollar. That’s why divorce hits so hard. My currency, time, was taken away. And when you lose BOTH your parents, you really learn just how precious a commodity time is. With the loss of time comes loss of influence. And if you sacrificed career happiness for a job you were willing to put up with because it gave you time with your family, you’re stuck in Lake Unhappy in a boat without oars or an engine. That’s why my heart aches for friends like Tony, whose life is eerily similar to mine. Years later, post-divorce, fathers like him still have to retain a lawyer to keep the kids in their lives because of vindictive mothers. As a matter of fact, he’ll be in court later this month to try to remain in his children’s lives. Y’all have no idea how much power the mother has in all this and how the system favors them. Other than love, the system is set up to incentivize the mother to split the family apart. Think about it. Money is no longer a concern when they make this choice because the court ensures the children are cared for financially. Most of the time, they keep the house and aren’t responsible for providing health insurance; the father is. On top of that, they only have to parent part-time. When the children are not in their possession, they have complete freedom to date, party, travel, take up any hobby, and do whatever they want. Tony pointed out to me that when a woman decides to divorce and does little to try to keep the family unit together, like leaving abruptly and declining any form of counseling, it makes one wonder why a woman would remain in a marriage if there’s even a slight bit of unhappiness.
  • Really awesome to hear Reggie Bush is getting Vince Young’s 2005 Heisman Trophy back.
  • I’d like to ask the senator about this remark. Huh, it just occurred to me how easy that would be via TwitterX, but it’s not like he will notice it.

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