Bag of Randomness

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  • If I hear “Blurred Lines” on the radio one more time I might just take hostages.
  • I repainted the front door to a darker blue, and for some reason I decided to buy an oil based paint.  Despite all my experiences painting, this was my first using an oil based paint.  It’s a bit harder to paint with, as well as cleanup, which I somewhat expected, but I failed to take into account the much longer drying time.
  • WifeGeeding has resurrected the slug bug game.  He’s better at finding them with her one eye than I am with my two.
  • I gave ‘Sleepy Hallow’ another try, but I’ve lost interest all ready.  Like I said, it would have made for a better movie than a television series.
  • I was the only person at Braum’s the other day.  As I sat and waited for my food I heard the food order announced and I actually took the time to look at the number of the receipt to make sure it was my order . . . despite being the sole person in the joint.
  • Sherlock Holmes has to be the greatest fictional character ever created, especially when you consider the longevity of the character and the numerous versions and modern adaptations like ‘House’, ‘Monk’, ‘Elementary’, and ‘Sherlock’ just to name a few.  I love how the character is always flawed, handicapped somehow, yet has confidence and this amazing ability to deductively reason.
  • I’m looking forward to the new Robin Williams series on CBS, but I think the promos are making it look bad.
  • The college age child of a friend at church at a stroke as an infant and as a result has lost the ability to taste.  In case you are wondering, she’s fairly thin.  I’m thinking if I had to choose to lose a scent, it would either be taste or smell.  I think smell is more important to keep for safety reasons, but man it would be hard to give up taste.
  • The Musers on The TICKET brought back the topic of at what you you should stop wearing jerseys as part of your outfit.  I still stand by my rule that you don’t wear a jersey of someone who is younger than you, which means you should start weaning yourself of jersey wear in your early twenties.
  • I think The TICKET app is different on the iPhone and Android systems.  The app on my Android phone doesn’t include a rewind or forward feature.
  • I guess that freezer death in Mineral Wells was an accident after all?
  • Speaking of Mineral Wells, here’s the history behind the Welcome Mountain sign.  And yes, I know it’s not really a mountain.
  • I wasn’t aware there was a movie made about Hell’s Gate out in Possum Kingdom.
  • This haunted house gives you the option of going through it in the nude.
  • I share a lot of readers with that Wise County lawyer but I’m often told they read his blog first and then mine, which isn’t a big deal or anything.  But in case you aren’t aware, Bag of Randomness is posted at 2:00 AM each morning.  I can’t get Barry’s Morning Thoughts to load until 8:30 AM.
  • A few ruined it for everyone – Disneyland: Disabled Will No Longer Skip Lines
  • Atheism starts its megachurch: Is it a religion now?
  • Baskin Robbins even has more flavors – These Are North Korea’s 28 State-Approved Hairstyles
  • NBA Planning Nicknames on Jerseys
  • Bono chased by angry anarchists in Germany –  Interview
  • Opinion piece I haven’t read but thought my audience might like to check out – The Evangelical Orphan Boom
  • Former President George W. Bush said President Obama should not be criticized over his frequent golf outings
  • More BrBa thoughts:
    • It’s fun to watch a show with you guys.
    • With the blue meth back on the streets, I’m guessing everyone thinks Walt is actually back cooking.
    • The actor that played the vacuum cleaner guy is smart enough to be in something called the Triple Nine Society.
    • A couple of items to note about Grey Matter Technologies I found on its Breaking Bad Wiki page, which makes me want to watch Season 2 Episode 6 again:
      • It was my hard work. My research. And you and Elliott made millions off it.” Walter White S2E6
      •  For reasons not yet explained, Walter suddenly left Gretchen during a vacation with her family, leaving her and his research behind.  S2E6
    • I’m having second thoughts on the ricin being left for Elliott Schwartz.  Lydia likes to drink a lot of tea, I can see Walt tying up that loose end by dropping it in her next brew.  Orrrrrr, maybe Walt is really ticked at Charlie Rose and is saving it for him?  Nahhhh, that’s nonsense.  It’s more likely Walk and Charlie Rose will have an epic shootout.
    • I hope Walt Jr learns that his father didn’t directly kill Uncle Hank.  He may have been responsible and even dug his grave, but he didn’t pull the trigger.
    • If there was a Hank funeral, I’m sure Marie woke purple.  I think it would be cool to find out in the last episode that she already remarried, and wore a purple wedding dress.
    • What’s the over/under of the number of “bitch” left in the series?  I’m thinking there’s two left.
    • Regarding Andrea’s death, I guess Todd is now the one who knocks, and Jessie sure knows that now for sure.
    • Jessie found a picture of Walt dressed like Santa, and the last episode made it look like Walt was living in the north pole.
    • Interesting comparison of Walt and Skylar’s perdickerment in the pilot and the most recent episode.
    • The New Yorker’s next cover is BrBa inspired.
    • Todd’s thoughts on Lydia, warning, a bit perverse humor but no nudity or anything.
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    • I repainted the front door, I’m now regretting my color choice.  The blue was suppose to be a medium kinda blue, but it dried to a light color, like I’m an Tar Heel or something.
    • I saw ESPN College Game Day was at North Dakota State University and couldn’t figure out why.  After a bit of research, that looks like one fun football team to watch.  They have a great indoor stadium called the Fargodome that is almost built like it’s for an Arena League, which means the crowds is really close to the action, and they have a great team introduction that is reminiscent of the Chicago Bulls in the 90’s.  Here’s the best video of the atmosphere of the arena and the intro I could find.  I think the best part is how they cut to a live camera of the team coming out of the locker room doors and following the coach leading his players onto the film.  If you are a fan of the excitement and passion of the college game, it’s definitely worth three minutes of your time.
    • With College Game Day set in Fargo, that meant Kirk Herbsteit had to fly to Austin after the broadcast to do color for the Texas/Kansas St game.  I find stuff like that kinda neat.
    • Even though I’m a University of Texas fan, I’m actually enjoying all the drama that’s going on in Austin.  I will admit that I never really understood the perception that it’s a very elite football program.  It had a great run under Darrell Royal, but as I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s they were just mediocre and I just backed them out of state pride.  As a fan I just felt lucky they had a good run under Mack Brown, so most of my life they’ve just been an OK program.  I guess as a kid in the 80’s and 90’s hearing about how great that program was is a lot like what a college kid is going through with the Cowboys – they always heard about the greatness but never really have seen much to back it up.
    • There’s no way I could ever feel sorry for Mack Brown, he’s a competitor and welcomes this sort of stuff, is loaded beyond belief, and already has a national championship.  With that said, I like the guy and hope he stays, and hope they can find an elite QB once again, something they’ve missed for a while.
    • Baylor may be embarrassing their opponents but they are embarrassing themselves with that powder-puff schedule.  Not to mention, out of 11 games this year, only four are away games.  Heck, even WifeGeeding, a Baylor alum with a lot of Baylor family lineage, stated that she’s happy with the improvement in sports but those scores are embarrassing.
    • I may have mentioned this before, but a Baylor Law class(9332 Wealth Transfers) is named after WifeGeeding’s grandfather, as well as a scholarship, and he was a trustee and former President of the Baylor Alumni Association.  His signature also appeared on the diploma’s, and he was fortunate enough to sign his own daughter’s diploma.
    • One argument about college sports that annoys me is that you can’t be a fan of the team if you didn’t graduate there, and that’s just silly.  That’s like saying a person in Alabama or Nebraska, which doesn’t have any major pro sports teams, can’t root for his state university because he didn’t attend classes there.  That’s like saying you have to pay (tuition) just to be a fan.  And I guess that’s another reason I like pro sports, it doesn’t matter who you are or where you, you can root for the home team just because they are your home team, and it helps bond a community.
    • As a very young child there were two things that turned me away from Texas A&M.  The first was their logo.  I remember being taught that we read left to right, so when I saw their logo, I didn’t think “A”, “T”, “M” made sense and that larger “T” just added to the confusion.  Also, I just couldn’t identify what an Aggie was, but I certainly could identify what a Longhorn, Horned Frog, Bear, or Mustang was.  Also, in high school I kept hearing how great their football team was, but they would always start of strong being highly ranked and then trail off towards the end of the season.  But I will admit, they are the best team in Texas now, and could still be in the National Championship Game at the end of the season if things work out right.
    • Tattoos may have become mainstream and commonplace, but that doesn’t mean I have to like them.  The same goes for Crocs.
    • There was an older man at church that wore an RBIII Baylor jersey.  I wanted to hit him over the head to knock him out and then load him in my car and drop him off at the nearest Baptist church.
    • I started to watch the British television series ‘Sherlock‘.  In the second episode one of the actors made the comment “Well, it’s not like it was Fort Knox.”  That got me to thinking was other kind of Americana is adopted by the British vernacular.
    • ‘Homeland” won Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series?  That show is beyond unbelievable and was absolutely ridiculous last year.
    • I thought Jeff Daniels was darn good, but not as good as Kevin Spacey or Bryan Cranston.
    • I bet a lot of very conservative Christians were ticked that a film about a flamboyant homosexual piano player beat out a series on the Bible.
    • It’s going to be a very television intensive week with all the shows returning.
    • NASA is looking to pay folks $18,000 to lie in bed for 70 days.
    • NFL thoughts:
      • As well as DeMarco Murray played, I thought in the first half he ran out of bounds quite early on a lot of runs.
      • Remember the controversy that Parcells and Jerry should have drafted Shawne Merriman over DeMarcus Ware?  Well, Ware just became the franchise’s all-time sack leader and Merriman had drug and legal issues and is no longer in the league.
      • It took until yesterday for me to realize that Jeff Fisher is coaching the team that defeated him in the Super Bowl.  I guess if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
      • I was surprised after trading Trent Richardson the Browns would pull off a win.
      • After all of the hype of Colin Kaepernick and RGIII and how the running QB will change the game, it’s nice to see those guys brought back to Earth.  It’s like the media was hyping that a running QB was something new, as if high school and college football didn’t exist in the 80’s.  It’s not new, just back in style, and defensive coordinators just had to refresh their memories and tell their defensive ends and linebackers to either hit the pitchman or QB.
      • Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick are in a McDonald’s commercial that pays homage to that classic Larry Bird and Michael Jordan commercial.  I must have been in a fog, because during that commercial the lights go out before they can finish their competition and I didn’t immediately recognize it was referencing the Super Bowl from last year.
      • Seattle and Indianapolis are for real, but there’s no denying Denver as the best team in the league.
      • What the heck happened to the Giants?
      • It’s nice to see Alex Smith start off 3-0 with his new team after losing his job last season, and his old team is now 1-3.
      • The Texans tend to be high on themselves so seeing them humbled is a good thing.
      • I like seeing teams like Kansas City and Cincinnati do well.
    • ‘Breaking Bad’ thoughts:
      • Nice misdirection at the beginning of the show with Saul.  But I think relocating Saul to Nebraska was a bit too close to Albuquerque, it’s just two states over.Marie went from feeling invincible to unprotected and violated in one afternoon.
      • Skylar certainly got Todd’s message.
      • Nothing turns Lydia on more than “92%”
      • That had to be the most uncomfortable ride to New Hampshire in the history of ever.  I’m guess he even had to potty in that propane tanker.
      • When Jessie was using that paperclip, this was the first thing that came to mind.
      • I wonder how many shots it took Aaron Paul to make that leap and hang on to the bars.
      • If Jessie isn’t on some kind of anti-depressant he needs to be.
      • Todd is such a gentleman.  He tells Walt he’s sorry for his loss, get’s lint off Lydia, and then tells Brock’s mom not to take a bullet to the head personal.
      • Hey, a Charlie Rose guest spot!  But that interview light a fire under Heisenberg, and the music that played along to it was perfect.
      • I’m guessing that’s all we’ll see of Saul, and of course next week we’ll see what happens to Walt, Skylar, Jessie, and Todd and his uncle’s gang.  But I hope to see how things wrap up with Lydia, and I expect to see Gretchen and Elliott Schwartz play into the last episode, and my guess that’s who the ricin is for.  How great of Vince Gilligan to pull one more unexpected storyline.
      • I doubt we ever find out who spray painted “Heisenberg” and I guess it’s not that important, probably just plain old graffiti.
      • Well, that’s it for BrBa cliff hangers.  No matter what happens to Walt, I just want a happy ending for Jessie.

 

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