Bag of Randomness

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  • WifeGeeding baked cookies for the nursery workers at our church and wrapped them in in cute Halloween packages.  They were quite thankful for the gift and one of them handed WifeGeeding a prayer request to put in the offertory tray, which is one of many ways people at our church will ask for prayers.  The prayer request was that the nursery worker was just diagnosed with stage four kidney failure due to her diabetes.  WifeGeeding then felt regret for giving her those cookies.
  • Our pastor, from my understanding, does not support same sex marriage.  But he did make a point I never really put together, homosexuals aren’t asking the church to recognize their marriage, just the government.  He went on to state how the government should never interfere with what the church chooses to recognize.  His bigger point in his sermon is that Christians need to treat the marriage ceremony as a worship experience instead of a typical occasion/event and to understand the significance of marriage based on a dedication to Christ.
  • The First Church of Christ Scientist in Dixon, Illinois has an interestingly shaped building.
  • I wonder how Red Sox fans feel about Joe Buck, son of legendary Cardinals announcer and current St Louis resident, broadcasting the World Series.  I bet they think there’s a lot of biased announcing
  • Thankfully NFL teams took it easy with pink this weekend.
  • With 1:33 left in the Cowboys/Lions game, the Cowboys had a 99% win probability.
  • Yup, the loss stunk, but there wasn’t a Cowboys fan on the planet that didn’t see that coming after what we’ve seen since Parcells has left.  I also have to give Stafford credit for seeing the Dallas linebackers out of place and pulling a quarterback sneak, it was gutsy and beautiful.
  • How great is the football mind of Jerry Jones?  He was more worried about Reggie Bush than Calvin Johnson.
  • The biggest surprise that came out of that Dez Bryant rant was the anger on DeMarcus Ware’s face as he grabbed Bryant by the collar of his shoulder pads.  Ware is a heck of a defensive player, but he seems as gentle as that guy on the Green Mile.
  • Jerry Springer Will Host Price is Right Live! in Dallas
  • Just a GIF of a bird feeding a dog noodles
  • I watched this GIF of a tiger waking up about ten times, those eyes are so interesting.
  • Johnny Manziel is well known for his partying problems off the field and you would think the Aggies would do want they can to help Manziel distance from that reputation.  Nope, they decided to tape an interview with him and ask who he would like to party with and broadcast it to all of Kyle Field.  At least he gave a pretty good answer with Charlie Sheen and Rob Gronkowski.
  • Baylor climbs to number six in the nation despite playing against the weakest of opponents.  College football is amazing.  But come next Thursday, I may have to give Baylor their due when Oklahoma comes to town for their first real test.
  • A great costume for you Texas Tech fans.
  • I don’t recall any outdoor football games being postponed for weather when I was a kid.
  • I always thought it was a big mistake for the White House to accept and take ownership of the label Obamacare for the Affordable Care Act.  If someone hates Obama, they are going to hate something with his name attached to it just as much.  I guess that’s why I had a dream the other night of the first debate between Romney and Obama.  In that debate Romney referred to the ACA as Obamacare and then asked Obama if it was OK if he used that term, and Obama accepted ownership.  In my dream, Obama responded differently by stating if that Romney wanted to cite authorship, then he should refer to it as Romneycare.
  • I don’t think there could be a worst start to Obamacare.  It’s like someone lost a bet or chose dare in Truth or Dare.
  • Would the Tea Party be as strong or popular today if McCain didn’t pick Sarah Palin as his running mate?  I’ve felt she’s been the catalyst and start of the movement.
  • A great Coming to America costume.
  • I wonder how many people notice the main difference between a college and NFL football . . . the NFL balls doesn’t have any white stripes.
  • No one is really a grown up. They just act old because they have to.
  • A $1.5 billion development is going up at 75/George Bush in Richardson.
  • After 20-and-a-half-months, BoyGeeding got his first haircut over the weekend.
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It’s not how touched the special needs kid was after scoring a touchdown, it’s what it meant to the team

I’ve seen a lot of touching videos as of late of the emotional impact to a special needs or critically ill child scoring a touchdown or hitting a jump-shot, but I don’t recall those stories showing how special that moment really was to the team.

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DFW Airport security checkpoint revamp aims to make screening more friendly

(CBS News) Airports around the country are working to upgrade your experience at security checkpoints. It’s part of a project to make the screening process a little more friendly.

at Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport, the checkpoint has some subtle differences that officials at the airport hope will make for a better experience for travelers and for the benefit of the airport itself, CBS News’ Anna Werner reports.

It’s not your standard airport security checkpoint, to be sure — there’s a little mood lighting for your wait in line, and even indicators to tell you how long your wait in line will really be. It’s the new look at one Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport checkpoint — where executives say it’s all about a better “checkpoint experience.”

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Bag of Randomness

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  • At last James Taylor didn’t start off singing ‘Sweet Caroline’ last night.  For those of unaware, he was scheduled to sing both the national anthem and ‘America the Beautiful’ and before the start of the game he started with ‘America the Beautiful’ before quickly switching back to the national anthem.
  • SI.com does a great job of citing competitors articles/reports as if it’s almost an endorsement.  ESPN.com does a great job of citing ESPN.
  • On the ‘Big Bang Theory’ Penny works at the Cheesecake Factory but her uniform and the restaurant look nothing like the Cheesecake Factory.
  • Bob Villa stated that the best project for a beginner is putting shelving in a closest, so if you mess up, no one will really know and there’s a lot of skills involved such as measuring, cutting, painting, nailing, etc.
  • I have a feeling this photo of four rulers of England will become iconic.
  • I get annoyed when politicians on both sides say “The American people want . . .” A lot of times I, as an American, disagree with what they say Americans want.  Come on, stop painting with such a wide brush.  But I don’t get annoyed when I hear people say, “We want our country back” because I’ve heard both sides use that phrase and to me, it’s just a way of encouraging like-minded people to vote.
  • If you wonder what I do for a living, it’s my responsibility to make sure websites and applications assigned to me don’t become an embarrassment like healthcare.gov.  The one I’m working on presently generates $2.8 billion.
  • The Marines are considering a new kind of unisex hat.  All the conservative websites state it’s Obama’s idea but the mainstream media doesn’t state the idea came straight from the Commander in Chief.  Stars and Stripes addresses the rumor, but I suppose some folks think Obama ordered that article to be written as a cover-up.
  • It’s funny seeing other nations, our allies, act surprised as if we they didn’t already know that we’ve been spying on them, and it’s not as if they haven’t been spying on us.  I mean, we’ve all seen the James Bond and Jason Bourne movies.  Huh, that’s the first time I put together both of those characters have the initials JB.  Oh, and we’ve all seen the Jack Ryan movies as well.  Speaking of Jack Ryan, I had no idea the character is making a comeback this January with Chris Pine.
  • Growing up in San Antonio is tough – A South Texas woman has been accused of ripping her 6-year-old son’s genitals during a rage and trying to repair the wound with glue.
  • Wal-Mart studies HEB for lesson in ‘fresh
  • Party City used Photoshop to make models fatter.
  • I’d love to find an old beat up Magnum P.I. car and fix it up even though I know nothing about cars.
  • As much as I love ‘Elementary’ and ‘Sherlock’ I’m not a fan of the Robert Downey Jr Sherlock Holmes movies.
  • Boyfriends aren’t as tough as they use to be – Florida woman arrested for squirt-gun attack on boyfriend
  • I have a feeling this will happen to my friend Scooter, but I don’t know if he would be the hunter or dumper – Norwegian hunter’s bullet misses moose, hits man on toilet
  • If you have a good idea for a show on the Discovery channel they are listening.
  • Seattle uses eminent domain to turn a parking lot into a parking lot
  • San Antonio Spurs add new military tribute alternate uniform
  • A great cereal bowl for those of you with soggy cereal problems.
  • Virginia Woman Rides Horse to DMV to Get License Back
  • Disney irony
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