Bag of Randomness

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  • Kids today will never know the frustration of trying to re-fold a map.
  • I’m a horrible note taker.  Usually stuff I usually think is important ends up not being and I tend to fall behind writing/typing as this progress, or as things progress my mind is repeating/reading what I’m taking down and that blocks out anything I’m hearing which means I just missed something.
  • For lunch yesterday we ate at Hopdoddy and it was much better than expected:
    • When you walk in you are greeted by a hostess who will save a table for you as the place fills up fast, you then head to the counter and order.  This place is a hippier, trendier, costlier, and friendlier version of Maple and Motor.
    • They have quite a variety of burgers with two buns to choose from, whole wheat and egg.  The meat is grounded daily in house and I think each is a half-pound, buns bakes twice daily, and they offer two versions of fries with queso and dipping sauces.  WifeGeeding had the Classic and I went with the Buffalo Bill sans hot sauce.
    • You won’t find Coke or Dr. Pepper, instead they use some other kind of fountain drink service which was a bit fun to try.  I had the Doppleganger and would recommend it, it was probably their version of Coke.
    • I finished things off with a chocolate milkshake which I thought had a slight taste of either dark chocolate or coffee to it, but I was amazed at the size of the straw they provided, it was well girthed.
    • Hooks are located under each table for purses and coats, and maybe misbehaving kids.
  • After lunch we proceeded to a park where I got to see a lot of mothers in one their natural habitats.  I observed three species.  The most common was the sensible kind, dressed mostly in jeans and a t-shirt and running shoes wearing just a bit of makeup and highly engaged with their kids.  Another was of the high maintenance nature, great makeup and hair with outfits not meant for the playground.  I often saw them on their mobile phones when their kids were roaming.  Lastly I saw the kind that looked like they use to be high maintenance but have totally nailed it in – no makeup and just sweatpants and a t-shirt with an eye on their kid, but preferred to converse with other members of their close-knit flock.
  • One thing I miss about my mom is her cooking, and last night I tried to recreate one of her meals.  It was close, but no cigar.
  • @HistoryInPics is at it again posting false photos.  This time they posted a young Elvis Presley in his Army uniform next to an older John Lennon that obviously faked.  Here’s the original Lennon photo by photographer Astrid Kirchherr, and here’s the original Elvis photo in which he’s actually facing the opposite direction.
  • Here’s the GIF of the Marshawn Lynch touchdown celebration I referred to yesterday.
  • I heard a good point made about Seattle Seahawk Richard Sherman’s post game rant with Erin Andrews.  The NFL typically has a cooling off period from the end of the game until the media has access to the players, and that’s for players to get their heads on straight after the raw emotion of the game.
  • Yesterday Bob Sturm stated that the 17-year-old-Bob and the 41-year-old-Bob would choose two totally different colleges, I totally related to that.
  • Apparently the LBJ Library and an air museum in Ohio are fighting over who should get to display the Air Force One that LBJ took the oath of office in.
  • The most popular password for online accounts is no longer “password” but “123456”.
  • The fastest download speed for 4G LTE in the U.S. is 16.65 Mbps.   South Korea is about to have 300 Mpbs.
  • The University of Oregon pays homage to the Nike Jumpman logo with Jumpduck on their shoes.
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Bag of Randomness

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  • We were watching our kids play in the children’s play area at Stonebriar Mall when someone approached us from neighboring photography studio and asked if our kids could come in so they could practice taking pictures and we’ll get a free large photograph.  WifeGeeding was initially suspicious, perhaps watching one too many Lifetime movies, thinking this was a plan to kidnap the kids by having one person divert our attention while someone snatches them, so she never took her one functioning eye off our kids.  But we let our kids finish playing and took them over and the kids had a blast posing for pictures and there was so sales push on us whatsoever.  You can see their pictures here if you are interested.
  • Either late August or early September I stopped shaving and haven’t even trimmed my beard until yesterday.  It wasn’t much of a trim, more like a tidy-up.
  • Jimmy Fallon’s first musical guest on his ‘Tonight Show’ will be U2, so the new album has to be around the corner.  Leno tells Fallon that he needs to make his monologue longer but I think that’s bad advice as Fallon isn’t that great at the monologue, he should focus on his strengths.
  • So the two states that legalize marijuana now have their teams playing in the Super Bowl, I’m sure there’s a direct correlation.
  • I’m not sure why CBS thought it was so important to have Peyton Manning’s voice boom through my speakers and totally ignore Tom Brady’s.  Related: Peyton Manning’s foundation for at-risk youth will receive a $24,800 donation for all the times he shouted “Omaha!” during the AFC championship game Sunday.
  • I checked the channel guide during the AFC Championship game just to see what ABC and NBC were putting up against the male demographic.  Well, they were certainly shooting for the female demographic with a repeat of ‘The Bachelor’ and figure skating.
  • The Arnold Schwarzenegger ping pong commercials where he’s dressed up as Jimmy Conners looks like they will be great.
  • Dressing up as Jim Harbaugh seemed to be popular yesterday.
  • I like Marshawn Lynch’s bit of just shaking hands with teammates after scoring a touchdown.
  • When you look at the Super Bowl history section on NFL.com you’ll notice only one Super Bowl will list a region instead of a city, that would be the one held in our neck of the woods.  If I remember correctly, when Jerry bid for the Super Bowl he wanted to make it a regional thing and not a Dallas thing as he was still a bit bitter at the City of Dallas for not being more aggressive in luring the new stadium.
  • I say it every year, but I can’t stand how the AFC and NFC trophies have changed.  The new trophies look like cheap chrome.  Here’s a comparison.
  • Seattle doesn’t seem as disciplined or talented as Denver, so give me Denver 34-23.  And I hope New York has a blizzard for the Super Bowl.
  • There’s a chance NFL Thursday night football games could be aired on one of the major networks or even one of the Turner stations.  I don’t like my NFL on Thursday unless it’s the fourth Thursday in November.
  • Since Mack Brown stopped coaching he’s been tweeting about football games he’s watching and it’s actually a bit interesting and slightly entertaining.
  • The Metrodome final deflation – YouTube
  • Martha Raddatz’s window seat didn’t have a window.
  • Former MTV Teen Mom who ‘leaked’ her sex tape is writing an erotic novel and then a Christian parenting book.
  • I can’t explain it, but I feel like the 12th Man at Texas A&M is corny but the 12th Man the Seattle Seahawks use is kinda cool.  Right now the Seahawks pay A&M $5,000 a year but that contract expires in 2016 and I expect the price to go up considerably.  Funny how A&M let that tradition flounder until Jackie Sherrill decided to make it a big deal.
  • Speaking of Aggie, here’s some artwork humor.
  • I caught a special on the History channel called ‘The Great Wall of Texas‘ and it was actually about Rockwall, Texas and how the town got its name.  It turns out farmers in the area way back when were digging for a well when they found what they thought was a man-made stone wall buried about seven stories deep.  Long story short, it’s just nature toying with us.  But I did crack up when the host of the show asked if a permit was needed to start digging and the landowner said something to the effect, “This is Texas, you can dig where and when you want.”   I guess you can do that when you have all that land, but there’s a plethora of signs in my area always telling me to call to before I dig so I don’t hit a gas or cable line.
  • @Forbes – Abilene, TX leads our list of the 25 best places to retire in 2014: onforb.es/1jbSTj8
  • Other than the NFL, there’s nothing I watch on Fox anymore.
  • Crash test of a car from 1959 and 2009 running into each other, we are fortunate cars have been changed with safety in mind.
  • Smithsonian dinosaur hall to close April 28 for five-year renovation
  • Jamaican bobsled team raising money on PayPal to reach Sochi Olympics
  • Amazon says it can ship items before customers order
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Just Because

I forgot how much the part at the 33-second mark cracked me up.

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