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I use Picasa to manage my photos and it has a face recognition feature where it will organize and display only the face of the person in the photos.  As I was scrolling through pictures of my face I couldn’t help but noticed how much I’ve changed over the years.  Below is a picture of myself taken in October over the last eight years.  And for whatever reason you may wish, you can click to enlarge the collage.

When I started working at Southwest Airlines I was told that before I would know it, I’d gain a lot of weight without realizing it.  My Southwest years were 2007-2010 and those words unfortunately proved true.

It’s also interesting to see how much has happened in those years.  I lost my mother, I became a father, I’ve changed jobs four times, and moved once.

• I wonder if the thought every crossed Jesus’ mind when he was hanging on the cross and dying for our sins that one day a jelly bean flavor would be named after his blood.  It’s a good thing people don’t capitalize off sacred things.
• Made me smile – Pope Francis and the kid who just wouldn’t leave and wanted to help
• I like using kettle bells in my workout, but I might like using zombie bells even more.
• I’m tuning in on Dec 12 – The Price is Right Welcomes Back Barker For 90th Birthday
• I’ve seen Batman do this for years – US Police can now fire GPS bullets to track a suspect and avoid a high speed chase
• We watched The Shining last night.  It was the first time for both of us.  I wanted to watch it with the lights off but WifeGeeding refused.
• Prepare yourselves, the “war” to keep Christ in Christmas is coming.  Too bad the creator of everything can’t defend himself.
• Two female college friends are trying out for every qualifying female Olympic event for the 2016 games.
• A thoughtful read regarding current Presbyterian news, I even found the comments to be insightful.
• I forgot about the Swiss Avenue Halloween controversy and how that neighborhood was determined to make things right.
• There’s a website dedicated to everything – SelfiesAtFunerals.tumblr.com
• Sam Houston didn’t do this – Nevada lawmaker says he’d vote for slavery if his constituents wanted him to
• I check out the reviews on Amazon.com when shopping for a product, but I didn’t know Amazon rewards their top reviewers with free stuff.
• Third World Problems? – Teenage Girl In India Hangs Herself After Parents Tell Her She Can’t Have A Facebook Profile
• This story is about a month old, but I hope I don’t make this mistake with DaughterGeeding – Parents did not report 10-year-old daughter’s gunshot wound because they thought it was her period
• What a bunch of 80’s stars look like in their 50’s.
• So that’s how proctologists get hands on learning in med school. (SFW)
• 10 Things to Know Before Visiting Texas
• Minor league teams to sport Star Wars-themed hockey jerseys
• There could be a Sriracha shortage.
• A few folks asked if we made our annual pumpkin patch trip this year.  Yup, a couple of weeks ago, but I forgot to post the pics.

 

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• It was pretty interesting that both prime time sporting events were both in St Louis last night, but I have a feeling most of those at the Rams games would have rather been watching baseball.
• Man, David Ortiz is having one heck of a series at the plate, I think he’s 11-15.
• My father had me very late in life and was a longtime smoker, so he wasn’t in great health most of my life and I can’t recall doing anything athletic with him, even playing catch.  Last night DaughterGeeding asked me to “coach” her to kick a soccer ball and play catch and not only did I jump at the opportunity, I cherished every second of it.
• BoyGeeding walked in on me peeing (in the toilet this time) and when I finished he asked me to do more.  I told him there is no more, and then he just started to cry and whine.  A lot of times he’ll walk in on me working out and when I finish a set or get off the elliptical he’ll also ask me to do more, and a lot of times despite being barely alive, I do it for him.
• The Obama Administration has done a terrible job at educating the public about ACA and healthcare.gov is an embarrassment, heck, even I think they should delay things up to a year.
• Rumor has it if you look at the healthcare.gov code it’s copied straight from an old GeoCities website.
• I had a lot of concerns that the Wall Street Journal would lose a lot of journalistic integrity when Rupert Murdoch’s New Corp acquired them.   Well, now they have Suzanne Somers as a somewhat regular contributor labeling her an expert.  Her latest article is title “The Affordable Care Act Is a Socialist Ponzi Scheme.”  Too bad John Ritter isn’t alive to write a dissenting view.
• Vermont is designing nation’s first universal health-care system
• Highland Park Presbyterian Church will be moving from the PCUSA to a more conservative denomination, and I expect my church will do the same in the somewhat near future.  I am bugged by the interim senior pastor’s quote of, “we are not walking away from our Presbyterian values; we are restoring them.”  That just sounds like a passive or indirect way of saying that those who disagree with you have no values.
• Organized religion drives me batty sometimes.  That being said, in an effort to better understand and appreciate different views and theology, I can see myself switching to another denomination every five years or so, but that’s harder now with family.  We did visit our local Methodist church a few weeks ago, and that was only because DaughterGeeding attends preschool there and they had a special event on a Sunday for her class, but it did leave an impression on me.  But to be honest, I can also see myself leaving organized relgion all together.
• Troy Aikman still wants to punch Skip Bayless over something similar – Former Redskins player Dexter Manley calls Troy Aikman a gay slur
• What’s so great about the Old MacDonald GEICO commercial is that the audience knows he’s going to misspell the word with e-i-e-i-o, but it’s his dagnabbit that puts it over the top.
• DFW is home to the breastraunt, now there’s a seafood option in the West End.
• Here Are the Best Team-Specific Bars in Dallas to Watch Football
• Sometimes it’s fun to check out the 25 most read pieces on Wikipedia on a weekly basis.  I’m glad they add a few comments on why that those entries are so popular.
• 38% of Americans say that they have done something because God told them to
• Nail Salon Lets Men Watch Sports While Getting Manicures
• Dick Cheney cancels Toronto trip, says Canada is too dangerous
• Smart-phone based system for comprehensive eye examinations
• World’s tallest man finds love with woman 2ft 7in shorter than him