Your Bag of Nothing for Thursday, August, 22, 2024

  • I know Shaq has owned a home in DFW for a while, but it sounds like he’s going to spend more time in the area and has bought an upgraded house in Rockwall where’s he’s been spotted. Here’s info on the new restaurant he’s opening in the area:
    • Big Chicken, a chain O’Neal and his business partners founded in 2018, is opening a location in Fort Worth on Sept. 3. Big Chicken signed a lease for a space between Outback Steakhouse and Revfit in the Victory Shops at Heritage Trace at the northwest corner of I-35W and Heritage Trace Parkway in the Alliance area. And here’s an added bonus for customers: If you’re among the first 34 guests in line, you’ll get free Big Chicken for a year.
    • Shaq has quite a few nicknames, but in particular, I like The Big Aristotle and Shaq Diesel.
  • Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is now a 60-year-old father of twins. Who am I to judge when my father had me in his early fifties?
  • Longtime Chicago resident Oprah Winfrey spoke last night at the DNC, which was being hosted in the city. The crowd greeted her warmly, and she mentioned, “Who says you can’t go home again?” That made me wonder if she no longer has a residence in the Chicago area.
  • I’ve never trusted Rotten Tomatoes anyways – Rotten Tomatoes Introduces a New Audience Rating for People Who Actually Bought a Ticket
  • Longtime U2 fans are very familiar with their legendary concert at Red Rocks. The Edge was recently spotted there as an audience member with his wife and daughter supporting his son, who was performing with his band. Here’s a nice photo of the trio. The girl in the background caught my attention with her leg tattoo. Kids these days love their tattoos and I have a feeling tattoo removal services are going to be making a lot of money in the future.
  • Speaking of U2, I made a mistake about their latest film. I thought it was going to air on the Max streaming service, but I fell for a fake announcement. But, oddly, an abbreviated version of their concert at Sphere will be shown at Sphere with tickets around a $100. I’m surprised that venue isn’t holding more concerts and artists. And if you are wondering why I didn’t say “the Sphere” it’s because they are picky about their name, it’s just “Sphere.”

  • I heard a Cranberries song, and that caused me to do some research, which led me down a long path of finding out some interesting stuff about the band. But of all things, this photo of the lead singer’s bandmates serving as her pallbearers in 2018 moved me.
  • Do you know the difference between a coffin and a casket? Coffins are tapered to conform to the shape of a human body. They also have a removable lid, while caskets have lids with hinges. Coffins are usually made of wood and lined with cloth interiors. Unlike caskets, they do not have rails that make transportation easier.
  • I bet a lot of folks will make fun of this teacher. I’ll just say two things. One, we can’t see her audience, so we don’t know the age of the students she’s addressing. She probably had an idea that this would get out one way or another and still took a risk to connect with her students.

  • Germany recently invaded London militarily with a bit of humor.

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