Whenever I have to type “colonel” I always have to look up the spelling.
BoyGeeding likes to play a game when he sees restaurant signs. He renames the establishment using what he thinks is the complete opposite. So, when he sees “Whataburger” he calls it “Dry Soup”. Yeah, we both know it’s not “Waterburger” but that’s how most people say it.
The silver lining for Trump is that he’s going to make so much money and get so much attention from this indictment. If there are two things he loves, it’s money and attention. The indictment is almost a wish come true for him.
I love watching Stephen Colbert. He’s a devout Catholic and has taught Sunday school. It appears he’s madly in love with his wife, who is Presbyterian. I never thought about what it would be like to date or marry someone who prefers to go to church separately, but I’d be open to it.
A California girl’s pet goat is feared to have been slaughtered and served at a community barbecue, a lawsuit claims.
I found this story using my dummy account on The Facebook. Here’s a video about him and here’s an article.
Speaking of The Facebook (yes, I know it’s just “Facebook” but I like calling it by its original name to sound goofy), I gave The Facebook Market Place a try. I must have undercut myself. Within two hours of posting my couch (a sleeper sofa), I had five inquires and sold it that day. The guy who bought it looked just like Uncle Jesse on the “Dukes of Hazzard.” He was trying to move it by himself, almost ripping his overalls several times. So, I had to help if I wanted it out, but I was trying to avoid doing so with my back problems and all. Now I’ve put a nicer piece of furniture online, a recliner. I must be asking too much this time around because there’s been no dice.
I decided to buy a new sofa for several reasons. Sure, I wanted one that reclines because it’s more functional for my small living room, but I also sold it because I’m looking to have a fresh start. So, I’m getting rid of things I have an emotional attachment to.
I want a new career, something in which I help people, something that makes me feel fulfilled, something that I think I’m good at. But, I feel I’m stuck in my career until the kids graduate. My father told me not to wish my time away, but the next six years are gonna go by slow. But then again, I like the saying, “The days are long, but years are fast.” There’s truth in that.
The good news is the ex is actually starting to co-parent instead of parallel parenting. She’s been friendlier and kinder as of late, but still refuses to talk about the divorce. I have to learn to be content that that conversation is never going to happen. Other than some of the obvious questions, I want to ask her why does she thinks the children don’t deserve to have both parents in their lives equally? If she answers that, that will give me some understanding on how she prefers to co-parent.
“I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means ‘put down’.” – Bob Newhart
People commit suicide and people go, “I don’t understand why?’” And I go “you don’t? What do you live in a cotton-candy house or something? WTF? – Norm Macdonald
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It’s interesting how Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford have never worked together. They both love to fly, so they should do an airplane movie.
Who’s fits the role of “movie star” better, Tom Cruise or George Clooney?
A special shout-out to longtime reader AndreaJN. I just wanted to say I was thinking of you, I hope all is well. You have been such an encourager, I appreciate it.
Another special shout-out to longtime reader and radio personality Mr. D.Wilhite. Thanks for making me feel I add value to the world.
There’s one reader I really admire but fear I have let him down or disappointed him with the divorce and how I handled things post divorce. I fear he now thinks less of me.
I need someone to teach me how to view and participate in Facebook marketplace. I’m not on Facebook personally, but created a “dummy” account to view and participate in my kids’ school activities. It’s so foreign to me.
I haven’t spoken to my brother since 2006. Recently, I did a Google search on him and found his LinkedIn profile. I’m proud of his professional accomplishments.
One silly reason I don’t have a LinkedIn profile is that I fear my brother looking it up and being disappointed in me. Weird, huh, how I still care about what he thinks about me? I suppose one day I’ll grow enough that I won’t care what others think of me.
I wish I would stop comparing myself to others. I do it constantly.
DaughterGeeding had another softball game yesterday, and once again started at second base. She was able to field one out and got on base twice from walks.
I’m worried the ex might be up to something. She was exceptionally friendly and stood next to me at our son’s soccer game. Perhaps I shouldn’t be so cynical. But when she’s around, I feel like there’s this big elephant in the room. She doesn’t see it, but it is distracting the heck out of me, and I want to address it. But, if I do, then that will destroy what progress we’ve made working together as parents.
I was looking at some glasses recently and I saw something called “Asian Fit“. I had no idea what that was and had to look it up:
Asian fit eyewear has thicker nose bridges. This enables them to be fitted with thick nose mount pads specifically designed to lift the frames off of your cheekbones and allow them to rest comfortably higher on the nose.
The lenses are shorter and wider, preventing them from touching your eyelashes and keeping both the frames and lenses from hitting your cheeks.
The frame curvature is reduced to keep the frames from touching your temples, ensuring they stay straight and upright.
Think on this: What’s your long-term vision for your life, and how can you make it happen?
Try this: Hug someone you love today (your cat, dog, or even yourself are all excellent options!) and remind them how grateful you are that they exist.
I’m so proud of my old friend, Jesse. He’s the son of my pastor in Mineral Wells. He, himself, has been a pastor for over 20 years and now he’s serving the community of Weatherford as a police officer. The social media team of the police department recently did an interview with him.
7. Sort your anxieties into fiction and non-fiction
“I have anxiety, and when I first admitted to myself that I needed some tools to figure out how to live with it, I went to a cognitive behavioral therapist for a few sessions. She said, ‘Pretend you’re in a library. Now find the non-fiction section. Go there. Ignore the fiction section—you don’t need that one. Stay in non-fiction and start to list the things you know are true. It’s likely you’ll soon see that most of what’s causing you anxiety is stuff from the fiction section. But you’re not in that section, so stick with the facts!’ Something about visualizing a fiction and non-fiction sections resonated SO deeply with me. For starters, the concrete visualization exercise takes me to a more meditative place right away, which distracts me from the physical anxiety sensations I feel. And then, once I start sorting [my anxieties into] fact or fiction, I start to see that a lot of what I’m anxious about is conjecture.”
It’ll boast an ’80s cyberpunk atmosphere, with a disco ball DJ booth in the center and state-of-the-art sound systems. Skaters will skate on custom-made Ride On skates and be able to simultaneously enjoy craft cocktails and mocktails. Outside of the rink, amenities will include an arcade, lounge, restaurant, and bar.
It’s going to be interesting to see our society adjust to AI. How comfortable and how much will we trust it? For some reason, I’m comfortable with self-driving automobiles that use AI, but not when it comes to dental work. https://twitter.com/HowThingsWork_/status/1640854930561933318
I’d like to speak to Evangelicals.
If you are like me, you’ve spent most of your life being told that you have to vote Republican to be a good Christian.
I understand if your convictions prevent you from voting for a Democrat. But let me suggest something: 1/10
DaughterGeeding is having a fantastic week. I bet it’s one she’ll remember the rest of her night. Not only will she be attending the Taylor Swift concert in just three more days, but she had the best softball game of her life. Remember, she a seventh-grader who attends a small charter school, so she plays with and against high schoolers. Yesterday, very unexpectedly, the coach moved her from right field to starting at second base. You may recall she played last year, but she never got on base. Well, yesterday she not only got her first hit (ever) she even got an RBI. It was a solid hit, too. The ball went about 10-feet in the air and landed in that pocket between the short stop and left fielder. She also fielded exceptionally well. The ball was thrown to her several times for the last out of two innings and she threw a runner out. I’m just so happy for her. What a confidence builder. I don’t know why her mother couldn’t make the game, and wanted to provide her updates, but she doesn’t want that kind of relationship. But I’m happy I was there to see her very first hit and her first game playing infield.
BoyGeeding also had a soccer game yesterday. He had a good game, it was their first non-loss of the season. His team has been losing by five or more goals, but this game was tied one to one.
68% of people said virtual mental health appointments enabled them to seek therapy when they didn’t have the time or resources to meet in person.
I would like to open up more and talk about my personal mental health problems, but y’all know how my own blog was used against me in court. So, the most I can say is that after making some progress, I’ve had a setback. Of course, upcoming back surgery doesn’t help my confidence. It’s hard to go through something like this alone. I’m scared, to be honest. I think I’m most worried about the recovery aspect and the coordination of events, like getting to and from there and my possession schedule with the kids. The ex has told me not to ask her for any help, so there’s that stress as well.
Considering the Pope always wears white, I’m guess it’s the same for his underwear.
The nonprofit American Service based in Minneapolis, along with seven Ukrainian refugees, none who have been in the U.S. for longer than three months, gathered in a caravan Monday before hitting the road for the 2,000-mile roundtrip journey to help render aid.
The Texas Association of School Boards, an independent agency, said its mission is to “promote educational excellence for Texas schoolchildren through advocacy, visionary leadership, and high-quality services to school districts.” Not the way Harrison said conservative parents see it. “Their tax money is being weaponized against them, it’s being weaponized against their children, and it’s being weaponized against their values by funding an organization that is working to push dangerous woke ideology on school children across the state of Texas,” the Republican from Waxahachie told WFAA.
“Woke” is suck a trigger word and I bet most can’t even provide a definition.
