Your Bag of Randomness for Thursday, August 8, 2024

  • I’m just going to say it. Night-time beach volleyball in front of the Eiffel Tower was a good idea.
  • Yup, it happens about this time every four years. When the Olympic games start, I’ll comment how I’m not that interested but will occasionally peak and at least watch the opening ceremony. Then, towards the end of it, I get caught up in the stories, action, ceremony, and history being made and wish I had tuned in sooner.
  • There is so much wrong in this world. So much hatred and negativity. The Olympics isn’t what it used to be, but that’s okay, and I’m grateful we have something that unites the world, or most of it, for a little over two weeks.
  • Snoop seemed genuinely touched when he found out his music was used for an artistic swimming routine by the Canadian women’s team.
  • This just in, the Dutch have beautiful women Olympians.
  • I used to dislike this guy, but over the the last few years and now after reading this article, I think about him differently. It’s stupid of me to think negatively because of stuff they used to do over twenty years ago.
    • Colin Farrell Starts Foundation in Honor of Son with Angelman Syndrome as He Opens Up About Their Life
      • Farrell, 48, is keeping tabs on his son James, 20, who has Angelman syndrome, a rare neurogenetic disorder. James, who is nonverbal, is sitting in the backyard playing catch with his live-in caregiver.
      • “I want the world to be kind to James,” the actor tells PEOPLE. “I want the world to treat him with kindness and respect.”
      • And that, ultimately, is the driving force behind Farrell’s decision to open up his home and talk in-depth about his life with his son for the first time.
      • “Once your child turns 21, they’re kind of on their own,” Farrell says. “All the safeguards that are put in place, special ed classes, that all goes away, so you’re left with a young adult who should be an integrated part of our modern society and more often than not is left behind.”
  • Arlington National Cemetary had an elaborate funeral for Marine Corps retired Gen. Alfred Gray.
    • Marines from the Marine Corps Band, “The President’s Own,” and the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps retired Gen. Alfred Gray, Jr. in Section 35 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, July 29, 2024.
    • When I saw this, I thought how his children must be in awe and so proud. Then, I read this, “As Gray and his wife had no surviving family, U.S. Marine Corps retired Lt. Gen. George Flynn received the U.S. flag from Gray’s funeral service.“
  • Yesterday, I learned that Senator JD Vance has changed names four times, or he’s on his fourth name. Either way, he’s changed names a lot of times. I know that several presidents have changed their names from their birth names. Gerald Ford was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., and Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III. Clinton turns 78 in 11 days, by the way. Here’s a complete list. Ford definitely had the biggest name change.
  • Fourteen-year-old Australian Arisa Trew won skateboarding gold in the women’s park event to become Australia’s youngest-ever Olympic champion. Going into the Olympics, she worked out a deal with her parents to be awarded something should she win. What did she ask for? It’s not the latest phone, jewelry, or concert tickets Nope. Innocently enough, all she wants is to have a pet duck. It’s a treat watching her interview. She, as she should, comes across as a kid, and the Australian accent is adorable as she rambles along without any pause.

    • I have a 14-year-old daughter. I’m trying to imagine what it would be like if she were an Olympian.
    • This reminds me of a joke BoyGeeding told me, which gave me a bigger laugh than expected.
      • During the attempted assassination attempt, what did the Secret Service agent say to former President Trump right before the shooter pulled the trigger?
        • Donald, duck!
  • Good horsemanship.

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