- I can never remember how to spell Shih Tzu. I always have to look up the correct spelling, yet I owned two (and currently have one).
- My dogs love going on car rides. They probably won’t enjoy today’s ride to the vet to get updated vaccinations.
- I think I average about three dates a month, but I can rarely get any to become a second date. I actually had three this weekend. We all seem to connect well messaging one another, but lack any real chemistry when we actually do meet. It’s not the quantity I’m concerned with, I just want one quality relationship.
- US Postal Service releases national dog bite rankings
- California and Texas ranked highest on the United States Postal Service’s annual list of states with the most dog bites against its employees
- In 2022, California had the highest number of dog bites with 675. Texas and New York were not far behind with 404 and 321 bites
- Houston, Los Angeles and Dallas ranked highest among US cities with the most dog attacks against USPS workers last year, according to the USPS.
- Meet the Folks Lining Up for Elon Musk’s Brain Implant – Neuralink Corp. has been cleared by the FDA to start human trials for its medical technology — and there’s no shortage of potential volunteers
- A true crime fanatic in South Korea killed someone she met online ‘out of curiosity’ to see what murder would be like for real, police say
- Texas Legislature Puts the Bite on Fake Service Dogs
- HB 4164 increases the fines for individuals attempting to masquerade their dogs as Service Dogs and adds 30 hours of community service to nonprofits or government agencies serving people with disabilities as a penalty.
- A woman who refused tuberculosis treatment for more than a year was arrested in Washington state, local officials say
- Yellowstone tourists put newborn elk calf in car, drive to police station
- https://twitter.com/BirrelleBee/status/1665028869831655426
- https://twitter.com/Rangers/status/1665110355838930944
Bag of Randomness for Thursday, June 1, 2023
- I’m going to make the not-so-popular opinion that I somewhat miss LL’s LLOTD. But I acknowledge and know it’s best that he no longer does it.
- I struggle with the use of “sometime” vs “some time”.
- An Indian official has been suspended from his duties and slapped with a fine after draining a dam in an effort to retrieve his phone.
- I’ll say this, it helps to be attractive – Former Wimbledon Champion Garbine Muguruza Gets Engaged To Fan Who Asked For Selfie
- Three teenagers have been arrested and charged after taking a beloved mother swan from a New York village pond and eating her on Memorial Day.
- Nine juveniles have been arrested in connection with the violent beating of three Marines near a California beach over the weekend
- He leaves behind a wife and 512 children – New York fertility doctor accused of using own sperm dies when hand-built plane crashes
- New psychology research reveals the “bullshit blind spot”
- A series of two studies recently found that people who were the worst at detecting bullshit not only grossly overestimated their detection ability, but also overestimated their ability compared to other people. In other words, they not only believe that they are better at detecting BS than they actually are, they also believe that they are better at it than the average person.
- I think I still use a first-generation CC – Google has officially stopped supporting the first-gen Chromecast | The news was quietly announced in April.
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Not sure why this isn't getting any traction in the news/media https://t.co/DvIrwCnHQm
— BagOfNothing (@bagofnothing) May 30, 2023
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A Tibetan Mastiffpic.twitter.com/nDzQqopF2y
— Figen (@TheFigen_) May 30, 2023
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Norway changes to color television live in 1972 pic.twitter.com/moVzr02PGK
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) May 30, 2023
Bag of Randomness for Wednesday, May 31, 2023
- DaughterGeeding enters her teenage years today.
- Yesterday, LL posted a graphic of 2022-2023 non-NCAA National Championships. One stood out. Out of all the schools to win “Hip Hop Dance,” I would have expected it to be BYU.
- Texas lawmakers approve 29% budget increases for themselves – As teacher raises and property tax cuts plans died, lawmakers found agreement to boost their own office budgets by 29% the highest bump in more than 20 years.
- Wikipedia had the wrong Vatican City flag for years. Now incorrect flags are everywhere
- Pedro Pascal Got an Infection After Years of Letting ‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Put Their Thumbs in His Eye
- The Press is Falling for Anti-Abortion “Fetal Heartbeat” Propaganda – Reporters are parroting — and spreading — sentimental falsehoods.
- “Once a fetal heartbeat could be detected, typically around the sixth week of pregnancy … ”When I read this phrase in the New Yorker, referring to Texas’s first abortion ban, I shot off a letter to the editor. “This is misleading,” I wrote. “There is no heartbeat at six weeks because the fetus does not yet have a heart. As San Francisco OB-GYN Dr. Jennifer Kerns told NPR: ‘What we’re really detecting is a grouping of cells that are initiating some electrical activity. In no way is this detecting a functional cardiovascular system or a functional heart.’” I noted that “a six-week fetus is about the size and shape of a baked bean.”
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Babe Ruth reaction to getting hit by a pitch is priceless pic.twitter.com/DSYcWQyM5S
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) May 29, 2023
- https://twitter.com/KellyrKopp/status/1663354739524882432
Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, May 30, 2023
- Props to AMC for having a Band of Brothers marathon followed by a showing of Flag of Our Fathers for all of Memorial Day. Granted, I didn’t watch much of it, I need to watch that series. I’ve seen The Pacific and really enjoyed that.
- It’s funny how our now former state AG, our top law enforcer, was complaining about the law not being fair as he was impeached. But, as LL stated, “The question remains: why now? He deserved to be impeached, but all of the allegations have been known for over two years. Why, suddenly, did they go after him now?”
- Trump is calling our governor out for being silent on the impeachment of our AG. I actually agree with the orange man.
- Before the divorce, I did not know that child support payments do not go directly to mothers from their ex-husbands. Instead, the state takes the money, puts it in a fund, invests it, and then takes money from the fund to give to the mothers. So, twice a month, I send $800 to the Texas Attorney General for my money to go into an investment fund. Texas makes a lot of money off of divorced families, and that’s why there’s little done to keep marriages together, it’s all about money.
- My kids continue to suffer from the trauma of how their mother broke apart our family. I know this because they open up to me about it periodically. They ask questions about her actions that I don’t have the answer to. So, I asked the ex if she would have a conversation about this. She told me I should stop dwelling on the past. Well, I think she does nothing but avoid acknowledging and owning up to her past options. Somewhere there is a compromise, but so far I can’t find it. What doesn’t help is that she only wants to communicate through email. So much can be lost in the written text, especially when emotion is involved. It’s best to just act like an adult and have a verbal conversation.
- US to give away free lighthouses as GPS makes them unnecessary – Program aims to preserve the properties, most of which are more than a century old, to anyone willing to preserve them
- This video went viral quickly on Sunday. Rules are rules.
Championship ends with two runs scoring on a dropped strike three while the other team is celebrating thinking they won.
Brutal pic.twitter.com/zL8eBsxMvS
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 28, 2023
- @DallasTexasTV is a great follow on Twitter, but I don’t like how they won’t allow their tweets to be embedded on websites like mine. Anywho, here’s a tweet of highlights of the Allen high school graduation ceremony complete with fireworks and a drone show.
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This is powerful from Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla
“You always hear people give glory to God and say 'thank you' when they're holding a trophy, but you never really hear it in times like this.”pic.twitter.com/VO0JkJplQL
— Jason Romano (@JasonRomano) May 26, 2023
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For the 100th anniversary of the Texas State Parks system, we’ve rounded up our picks for the best ways to get your adrenaline pumping.
For each activity, we’ve suggested a park close to a city center and a remote option for those looking to get away. https://t.co/BKg23ati4L
— Texas Highways Magazine (@TexasHighways) May 28, 2023