- WifeGeeding hasn’t yelled at me all weekend, then again, she’s had laryngitis since Thursday. Her laryngitis is equal parts cute and annoying. She plans on going to the doctor today, it will be her first trip to one for an illness in about seven or eight years.
- When David Letterman decides to call it quits I’d bet the house that Regis Philbin is his last guest, and that Julia Roberts will be among one of the last.
- I caught the last Jimmy Fallon ‘Late Night’ and he brought up the Muppets Pipes that’s part of his studio, something I’ve never heard of before. Basically Jim Henson and the Muppets crew were scheduled to appear on ‘The Jack Paar’ show, got bored, and decorated a maze of pipes Muppets style. Fallon actually pushed to have the pipes preserved and be part of the NBC Studio tour. Here’s a clip of Jack Paar on ‘Late Night with David Letterman’ telling Dave about the pipes he never knew existed. And here’s a clip of Frank Oz visiting the pipes for the first time since he help create them.
- If I didn’t set the DVR to record new episode of ‘The Walking Dead’ I would have never known the new season started. #FirstWorldConveniences
- I caught the CBS special on the Beatles last night and one part I found most interesting was the interview of all the men responsible for the iconic pointing arrow set. Here’s that set in Lego form.
- I can’t remember if it was @HistorialPics or one of their cousins, but they posted a picture of a KKK member being treated by an all black hospital staff, and of course the picture is staged. Those Twitter accounts provide some great content, but I’m annoyed when they post something that is easily fake or stage. Here’s a recent article about those kind of Twitter feeds – Wildly popular accounts like @HistoryInPics are bad for history, bad for Twitter, and bad for you.
- I love that SMU’s men’s basketball team is playing so well, but I suspect the local attention they are getting is a bit of a marketing gimmick. Tony Romo, Jason Garrett, Deion Sanders, and Buck Showalter all appeared at the Temple game, something that was mentioned on The TICKET several times, the station that also carries SMU’s football games. I just don’t see all those local celebs coincidently appearing at the same college basketball game. I think someone encouraged them to go, probably Stephen Jones since he’s an SMU Law grad and their presence was pointed out to the media.
- It would surprise me if Jerry Jones drafted the first openly gay football player just to soak up the media attention. As long as he excels on the football field, I’m happy.
- Rand Paul warns Texas Republicans, ‘Your state could turn blue’
- Lt Gov David Dewhurst still owes $1.4M from failed Senate run
- Poll: More Republican Hispanics In Texas Than In The Rest Of The Country
- This GIF of a fistbump between a bald eagle and Stephen Colbert cracks me up.
- A great GIF of a band marching making a 3-D prism. The more you look at it the more 3-D it gets me thinks.
- October 2015: The End of the Swipe-and-Sign Credit Card
- ER Wait Watcher – Which Emergency Room Will See You the Fastest?
- A smart purse that uses GPS to warning you of spending in your favorite spots and will even lock itself shut.
- What is the furthest one human being has ever been from every other living person?
- Super Bowl halftime acts are never paid.
- The U.K.’s “Year of Code” Director Doesn’t Know How to Code – I guess this can be akin to when a CEO runs a company but never had any experience in the field, which is common.
- I’ve heard of the air guitar championships, but this is the same thing except it’s for coitus.
- McDonald’s worker turns 100 and vows to keep working ‘as long as I can move’
- A father of three girls who happened to be a police officer died in the line of duty and his daughters no longer had a father to take them to a father-daughter dance, until other officers stepped up.
- A Danish zoo needed to kill one of their giraffes to prevent inbreeding, so in front of the public it was killed, dissected, and feed to the lions.
- Some days I’m just a better typer than others.
