- I have tickets to see the new Indiana Jones movie tonight. My expectations are low.
- For the first time in decades, I checked a book out at the library.
- I spent yesterday afternoon in a courtroom. It was the first time I’d ever sat through a whole trial. All my legal woes were done over Zoom. I went to support a friend. This friend had no idea I was going to be there, but I think the support was appreciated as the ruling didn’t go in their favor. The sad part was I could see it coming. I don’t want to see the inside of a courtroom ever again.
- Texas Monthly – A Texas Family Passed Up Millions to Turn Their Ranch Into a Nature Preserve
- I’ll be honest. When LiberallyLean posted this photo on his blog, my first thought when looking at the officer was that he was flashing the aTm thumbs-up sign of Gig ’em.
Bag of Randomness for Thursday, June 29, 2022
- My neurosurgeon’s office called to provide me with the doctor’s thoughts on my new MRI this morning. It turns out I have a new disc herniation. That’s all she could tell me; she couldn’t tell me where exactly (she works in the office and isn’t a nurse), but she told me the doctor would give me the details on my next visit (July 13). One step forward, two steps back. Well, at least I know the cause of the new pain and am somewhat relieved to know it had nothing to do with my surgery or recovery from surgery.
- Biden has begun using CPAP machine for sleep apnea
- President Joe Biden has recently begun using a CPAP machine to treat sleep apnea, the White House says, after indentations from straps were seen on both sides of his face Wednesday morning.
- I remember the first time someone pointed out the indentations my CPAP machine left. I felt embarrassed. So, anytime I know someone other than family is going to see me in the morning, I wake up a few hours early so the indentations can work themselves out.
- Man posing as Las Vegas hotel owner steals more than $1M in casino con job
- Body worn-camera video from first responding officer to Allen Premium Outlets on May 6, 2023. ** Viewer discretion advised **
- If this isn’t textbook, I don’t know what is. The only thing I’m unsure about is if the officer was certain there was only a single gunman.
- 3-year-old put in jail for potty-training trouble by Daytona Beach Shores police officer
- The boy promised to never again poop his pants, Schoenbrod said in the interview.
- This is gonna go over well – Sweden Police Give Permit to Koran Burning Near Stockholm Mosque
- Four Volunteers Have Locked Themselves in a Simulated Martian Habitat for a Year – The simulated Mars habitat includes a 1,200-square-foot sandbox with red sand to simulate the Martian landscape.
- South Koreans become younger overnight after country scraps ‘Korean age’
- Under legislation that came into effect Wednesday, “all judicial and administrative areas” across the East Asian country will adopt the “international age” system used by most of the world, ending years of debate about the problems caused by the formerly common use of “Korean age” and “calendar age.”
- In South Korea, “international age” refers to the number of years since a person was born, and starts at zero – the same system used in most other countries. But when asked their age in informal settings, most South Koreans will answer with their “Korean age,” which could be one or even two years older than their international age.
- Under this system, which has its roots in China, babies are considered a year old on the day they’re born, with a year added every January 1. In some circumstances, South Koreans also use their “calendar age” – a mash-up of international age and Korean age – which consider babies as zero years old on the day they’re born and adds a year to their age every January 1.
- Under legislation that came into effect Wednesday, “all judicial and administrative areas” across the East Asian country will adopt the “international age” system used by most of the world, ending years of debate about the problems caused by the formerly common use of “Korean age” and “calendar age.”
- Costco will now ask for shoppers’ membership cards along with a photo ID to use the self-checkout registers
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Dismantling #ChristianNationalism will be a generational project, I told @TIME Magazine.
I hope you will join us in this work.
Read about the Christians Against Christian Nationalism campaign here: https://t.co/2uerGqTLYy pic.twitter.com/Wmlo3QdLPg
— Amanda Tyler (@AmandaTylerBJC) June 27, 2023
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John Cornyn highlights billions in broadband funding for Texas – that he voted against https://t.co/aP4zOf94V9
— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) June 28, 2023
Bag of Randomness for Wednesday, June 28, 2022
- Janitor heard ‘annoying alarms’ and turned off freezer, ruining 20 years of school research worth $1 million, lawsuit says
- “Pepsi Colachup” — Pepsi made its first-ever condiment
- They probably could have come up with a clearer headline but it makes sense – Ukraine managed to gain ground in Ukraine as Russia faced off against Russia in Russia
- North Korea’s 1st spy satellite has been pulled from the sea after launch failure: report
- I read this tweet yesterday and simply can’t disagree with it:The first thing Jesus would do at a Pride parade—is eat with everyone there. The first thing Jesus would do on a refugee caravan—is feed everyone there.
The first thing Jesus would do at a religious meeting, is leave to go back to the parade and the caravan.
Follow him.
- Solar-powered roller coasters coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain
- The 12-megawatt solar carport energy structure will be installed over Magic Mountain’s visitor parking lot and part of the employee parking lot.
- The solar panels will generate enough energy to power all 20 roller coasters at Magic Mountain and the rest of the rides year round and offset 100% of the park’s energy usage.
- Not only a good opening, but he stuck the landing.
College graduation speeches are often evergreen. They can be given at any time, similar from decade to decade.
Which is why Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker’s “How To Spot An Idiot” at Northwestern’s graduation is so genius.
It is the speech for TODAYpic.twitter.com/ZshXbCq6cI
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 27, 2023
- https://twitter.com/WaterlsScary/status/1673677205459685376
- https://twitter.com/TheFigen_/status/1673666989888270339
Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, June 27, 2022
- My kids are currently staying with me. My son had a very early dentist appointment yesterday, which his mom was kind enough to take him. When she arrived, my son gently woke me up (two minutes before my alarm was to wake me up) by shaking my foot. When I came to, he tenderly said, “Dad, I just want to tell you I love you,” and then darted out the door. I thought it was the sweetest thing. What a great way to wake up on a Monday. He still has that childlike innocence. But he’s going to be a teen in just two years, and I know a lot of those “awe” moments are going to fade away. I love being a dad.
- Yesterday I mentioned a girl I went on a lunch date with. I found out she and my ex were born on the same day, just a year apart. There’s not going to be another date, but it’s not because of the birthday thing.
- Moms for Liberty chapter apologizes for quoting Hitler in newsletter – The Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty in Indiana placed the quote on the front page of its new newsletter.
- Employer Catches Job Applicant Using ChatGPT To Write A Cover Letter
- BuzzFeed – 15 Celebrities Who Fired Their Parents, Or Became Emancipated
- I heard that our governor mistook a parody story for a real news story, but I didn’t know that also meant he fell for a Texas city that doesn’t exist. Someone tell him they moved the word “gullible” to the “J” section of the dictionary.
Very embarrassing mistake by an office that really should be concerned with more important things than a Garth Brooks concert that never happened in a Texas city that doesn’t exist.https://t.co/XTHa5mSZJQ
— Chris Sadeghi (@chrissadeghi) June 25, 2023