Bag of Randomness
Monday, May 18, 2026

It’s the last week of the school year for my kids.

One of the better college graduation traditions.

I bet he’ll be invested in the new Christopher Nolan movie out this summer.

Shaquille O’Neal has earned his second master’s degree

 

A man ordered 240 swimming noodles from Walmart, and they decided to ship them to him in 240 individual boxes (YouTube).

Southwest Airlines lays off about 75 employees amid restructuring

I loved working for this company, but I only did so as a contractor. If you are familiar with the company culture, they had enormous pride in never laying off employees. From my understanding, there was even a no-layoff policy.

Random Star Trek trivia since I’m on a bit of a Star Trek kick:

  • Leonard Nimoy directed an episode of TJ Hooker, which I’m sure you recall starred William Shatner.
  • Edward James Olmos was offered the part of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation before Sir Patrick Stewart. He turned it down because it wouldn’t have given him the flexibility to take on other projects.

I’ve just started watching Picard. In the first episode, he said something that stuck with me, “The Pyramids were a symbol of colossal vanity.” I never really thought about it, but he’s right. I’ve also noticed on dating apps that it’s almost a requirement for women to post a photo of themselves with the pyramids in the background. I see it so much, it really annoys me. So, if the pyramids are a symbol of colossal vanity, then taking a picture with them is twice the vanity.

This was trending on X on Saturday.

I’m still bewildered that voters would put someone in office or serve as Speaker of the House who hasn’t had a checking account since 2016.

Texans say AI boom sounds like a ‘washing machine’ that never turns off – As Texas races to become the largest data center market in the world, another side effect of the boom is beginning to draw scrutiny: relentless noise pollution.

Pennsylvania police officer overdoses on fentanyl while destroying drugs in the evidence room

An Aliquippa police officer overdosed while handling narcotics from the department’s evidence room, the Beaver County district attorney said. The officer collapsed in a patrol car and it took Narcan and CPR to save him.

LinkedIn user hides AI prompt injection in bio to force recruitment spam to be sent in Olde English prose — bots also manipulated to address user as ‘My Lord’

A lifeline or ‘dystopian’?: Schools open parking lots for homeless students and families – As family homelessness hits record highs, a few school districts are beginning to offer parking lots as safe sites for students and their families to sleep at night. Some families prefer the option over emergency shelters

The model is now spreading beyond California. In Ohio, the Cincinnati school district later this spring will open its first safe parking lot for families at a downtown elementary school. The teachers union for Fayette County Public Schools, in neighboring Kentucky, has asked its school board to follow Cincinnati’s lead.

So they are literally butthole surfers?

This Fish Hitches Rides in Manta Rays’ ‘Buttholes,’ According to New Research

Speaking of the band, The Butthole Surfers, I’m sure most of my local readers are aware that the frontman is the son of Mr. Peppermint.

A scorekeeper’s nightmare.

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