Bag of Randomness
Friday, July 10, 2026

It’s not even up for debate, but Bonnie Tyler’s best song was Holding Out for a Hero. Sure, Total Eclipse of the Heart was her biggest hit; I won’t argue that.

“Hero” was originally recorded for the film Footloose, which I’ve oddly still haven’t seen. My first memory of the song was as an opening credit song for a CBS show, Cover Up. Sadly, the star of the show died from the misuse of a prop handgun with a blank cartridge against his head while playing a game of Russian roulette.

An under-reported story this week: George W. Bush turned 80. That’s a milestone birthday, and I only found out about it days later.

Starting on the Fourth of July, I decided it was time to watch a television series I’ve kept putting off: Turn: Washington’s Spies.

It’s better than I expected, and I think the acting is great. After each episode, I enjoy going online to see how much of the drama sticks to historical accuracy. I’d say about 70%. It was a nice surprise seeing that the underappreciated Stephen Root was part of the cast.

And since I brought up the Fourth of July, I thought it was odd for Senate candidate Texas AG Ken Paxton to be spotted in England with his mistress during the historic holiday. He didn’t do anything “wrong,” and he’s still favored to win, but vacationing in England, the nation we had to fight to win our independence during its 250th, was just a strange move (with his mistress, no less). Well, at least he didn’t abandon Texas to visit the tropics during one of the worst recorded ice storms in state history.

And, for the sake of a little balance, Main Democrats sure can’t vet a Senate candidate. Sheesh!

Perhaps my biggest annoyance about broadcast news is when they tease a story that could prevent harm and even be time-sensitive, but don’t provide any pertinent information to force the public to tune in. They love to tout their importance and their role as a public service to the community, but they really fail when they pull this stunt.

The latest example I saw of this was ABC World News Tonight with David Muir. They teased a story about an important recall of a popular eye drop because it may contain a foreign substance. They didn’t even get to the story until well after the first commercial break. And yes, I know in today’s world, you can easily find it online. But get this: Muir gave the story probably about 15 seconds and stated more can be found on their website. So, when I visited their website about an hour after broadcast, I couldn’t find the story on the front page, even after doing a Ctrl-F for keywords.

So, in case you are wondering about the details, here’s the direct link to the recall on the FDA’s website, and here’s a news article about the recall.

In a recall notice posted on its website on Thursday, the FDA said that the recall of more than 2.5 million bottles of Lupin’s prednisolone eye drops was because of the “presence of foreign substance.”

The affected bottles come in 5 mL, 10 mL and 15 mL quantities, and were produced by the India-based Lupin, which specializes in manufacturing generic pharmaceutical medications.

Another damn White House construction project: White House Hangs Tarps Over North Portico Amid Trump’s Construction Blitz

“Standard restoration work?” If you believe this, then I have a bridge in New York I want to sell you. He’s going to change the columns, something you may remember me posting about back in March.

All the news about Senator Mitch McConnell’s health is odd and very suspect. Even President Trump said he doesn’t know what’s going on, and since when does Trump admit not knowing something? His wife arrived in China on June 12, two days before McConnell’s emergency, and remained there for over three weeks while he was hospitalized. She’s even getting heat from the newspaper in her and her husband’s hometown.

Yes, the U.S. is knocked out of the World Cup. And yes, Country Roads was a great song for all of us to sing along to, but was there a missed opportunity not sneaking in I’m A Real American? You know, Hulk Hogan’s intro music? Hear me out: not only were we the main host nation, but it literally was taking place during our 250th birthday. It’s like the planets aligned for this one moment.

Here’s the feel-good story of the week. It’s one I’ve been keeping track of for a while thanks to Steve Hartman of CBS News and his end-of-week feel-good segments. It got even better when Shaq caught wind of this 7-foot-3 young man who preferred being a cop to being a basketball player. He fell one point short on passing the state exam, so Shaq jumped in to cover his living expenses for the next five months so he could focus on passing the test.

With Shaquille O’Neal’s help, Jordan Wilmore earns his Kemah police badge

U2 released the first track of their upcoming album, and most of us fans aren’t too impressed. But hey, I’m just happy for something new and another tour.

West Virginia spent $3M to create university program to fight ‘woke ideology.’ One student is enrolled  – State lawmakers mandated the center’s creation despite recent budget troubles at the university

Hey, what could go wrong?

Federal government proposes to lessen nuclear reactor environmental reviews

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