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• GIFs are replacing short video segments which means advertising revenue is being lost because people aren’t subjected to a short commercial before a video.  I expect to see many GIFs in the future have some sort of advertising in them, either a frame or two or an image or text at the bottom.
• Speaking of GIFs, here’s an interesting article on the guy who captures most of the NFL GIFs and how he goes about doing so.
• I’ve been in plenty of ‘heated’ discussions where I would replay the moment over and over in my head wishing I would have said such and such at the time.  Recently I was in one of those discussions and I said exactly what I wanted to say, respectfully and to the point without being emotional or acting like an ass.
• WifeGeeding was outside planting tulip bumps yesterday in jeans and a sweatshirt while that NFL offensive lineman neighbor of mine was mowing his lawn shirtless but in shorts.
• I was reading a friend’s blog and he referenced a Bill Cosby quote that has stuck with me, “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
• The funniest thing I’ve read about Bum Phillips, “He once told sportscaster Bob Costas that he took his wife on away games ‘because she’s too ugly to kiss goodbye.'”
• Bud Adams and Art Modell both moved their teams out Houston and Cleveland because they couldn’t get backing for a new stadium, and yet both those cities built new stadiums for their new teams.
• Sometimes it’s really hard to take the threat of China seriously when you see stories on their smog problem.
• Mammals Pee For Same Duration Of 21 Seconds, Urination Study Finds -I use to time mine to see how long I could go, usually after a long car ride from college.  I think my best was over two minutes without breaking stream and using a slow flow method.
• I have no idea where MSNBC or FOX News is located on my channel directory, but the Sprout channel for kids is 295.
• I long for the days when Apple was innovated and introduced a new product to change our lives.  Since Jobs passing, all they seem to do is update existing stuff.
• For you Disney fans, here’s a great medley.
• Geographic Pizza Data
• Impressive vending machine skills – gif

I had a feeling a replacement bulb would be expensive, but I didn’t know it was going to be this expensive.

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• One of my readers left a comment that got me to thinking.  I fear too much of modern day evangelism is salvation through fear & guilt.
• Sofia Vergara is the modern day Fran Drescher.
• Too bad the NFL already has the male demographic – A man is 35% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than a woman is to be diagnosed with breast cancer. Source
• I’m not sure if I was surprised or disappointed or confused that yesterday’s school shooting wasn’t the top story on many news websites.
• I’m amazed at how petty things can get in the way of how a church operates.  I think this will be my last time taking an active leadership role in a church.
• I don’t remember this episode of ‘Breaking Bad’.
• A Republican Judge from San Antonio, Texas, has announced he is quitting the GOP and will seek re-election as a Democrat, saying that he can no longer be part of political party whose identity is based on hate, bigotry and destroying people’s lives.
• I may be working on a government project for a web-based application that is directly tied to the Affordable Healthcare Act, but I’m certainly glad I’m not a part of healthcare.gov.
• A reader sent me an email stating that the highest ranked opponent Baylor has played this year is 53rd ranked Kansas State, and the next highest was 64th ranked West Virginia.  He went on to inform me that their next opponent is 98th ranked Kansas and he provided me this USA Today link as a source for his information.  While I agree those are weak teams, they can’t help who they play in their own conference, but those non-conference games are another story.
• U2 released their first new song in three years for a Nelson Mandela movie, you can hear it in the movie trailer here.
• Uncle Barky is reporting that the CBS Evening News will broadcast from Dallas on Nov 22, and I believe NBC Nightly News will as well.  Bob Schieffer who was with the Fort Worth Star Telegram on that day and actually drove Oswald’s mother to the police station will be in Dallas for that Sunday’s ‘Face the Nation’ and the day before will host a primetime special about that day.
• I’m glad I’m not watching ‘Homeland’ this year.
• Running up the score isn’t bullying, but it’s not the best of sportsmanship.  Sure, beat the crud out of them, but don’t shove their face in it.
• I’m not sure anyone remembers ReplayTV but I wish that DVR would have gained more traction.  Not only would it allow you to skip commercials entirely, but you could send a friend with a ReplayTV any television program you recorded.
• There was a reunion of ‘The Waltons’ on ‘Good Morning American’ and one cast member wore a Jason Witten jersey.  That’s choice (only local folks will get that joke).
• One question I wish I could ask my dad right now if he were alive, at what age did you start going gray?  I only saw my father with gray hair, I only saw my mother with black hair and she never dyed it.
• RFK may have swiped JFK’s missing brain
• The most interesting pair of crocs I’ve even seen.
• The Army’s $5 billion New Uniform Already Being Replaced
• Bad news for ‘Parks and Recreation’ fans.