Bag of Randomn
Monday, July 6, 2026

I saw this and thought it was worth sharing, even if it’s a bit hokey.

Hate To-Do lists? Tilt your perspective a bit and rename it a Get-To-Do list. So many times in life, we feel like we “have to” do something. But in reality, we don’t have to; we get to.

It might not seem like it makes a big difference to see
life as something you have to do versus get to do, but there is. A huge, magnificent difference.

This was a fun Twitter thread to read through. And his stats are interesting.

I’m surprised that, as overweight as President Trump is, he hasn’t been taking any GLP-1 type of medication.

Also, I need to check if any of the prediction markets have odds on whether he wears a military uniform before the end of his term. I’m not talking about a flight suit like George W. Bush wore; I’m talking about some sort of decorative military outfit.

The Atlantic republishes JD Vance’s Trump op-ed from 2016

The Atlantic on Saturday republished Vice President Vance’s essay, originally published exactly 10 years ago on July 4, reviving some of the more biting comments Vance made about President Trump prior to becoming his second vice president.

In an editor’s note, the magazine said it was republishing the story “on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, so that our readers can judge for themselves how well his assessment of the man he now serves as vice president has stood the test of time.”

The original essay was written during Trump’s first presidential campaign while Vance worked at Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm, Mithril Capital Management.

Klyde Warren Park’s next phase: An ice rink and indoor pavilion

Klyde Warren Park is getting a two-story pavilion, a terrace overlooking the Dallas skyline and a lawn that will double as an outdoor ice skating rink in the winter.

Random factoids

  • John Adams is being played by William Daniels, known by many as Mr. Feeny on Boy Meets World, the voice of KITT on Knight Rider, and, for us older folks, a regular on St. Elsewhere.
  • Despite the setting being Philadelphia, this was shot on the backlot of a Burbank studio in California. The fountain in the scene is the one in the Friends intro, even though many have mistaken it for the Cherry Hill Fountain. Actually, the fountain has been in a plethora of things you are familiar with. Here’s a secondary reference if you’re interested.

And to think I thought the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s staircase’s only tie to cinematic history was the Rocky films. But it was used to test out the first steady-cam two years before the release of the film.

Hegseth recently unceremoniously booted the Army’s commander of its forces in Europe and Africa — who was famously the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021. That decision even divided his party (GOP lawmakers divided over Hegseth’s ouster of top Army commander).

You can tell he was loved and respected by those he commanded as well as by their families.

The father of five had one heck of a military career.

Born on August 13, 1969, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Donahue graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1992 and was commissioned as an Infantry officer. He holds a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College and completed an Army War College Fellowship at Harvard University.
Donahue deployed over 20 times, participating in operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya. His command history includes: 
    • Delta Force: Served in and commanded squadrons for the elite 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta. 
    • 82nd Airborne Division: Commanded the division during the final stages of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, where his iconic night-vision departure made headlines worldwide. 
    • XVIII Airborne Corps: Commanded the corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina (2022–2024), overseeing early military coordination following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 
    • U.S. Army Europe and Africa: Confirmed as a four-star general, he took command of U.S. Army Europe and Africa in December 2024 

Awards & Recognition
Donahue’s awards include two Bronze Stars with “V” device for valor, among numerous other military decorations.

I’ve enthusiastically been enjoying HBO’s Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness. The last skit in the latest episode features the late, un-bearded Rob Reiner in his final screen appearance as George Washington. Here’s part of the skit, and here’s a language warning.

 

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