At the end of a night dive I had quite the surprise when a very cute baby sea lion jumped on my kayak. Was the sea lion pup escaping a shark in the area? Was he cold? Or was he just playing around? In any case,it looks like I now have a new kayaking buddy.
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- WifeGeeding and the kids are back home and she mentioned the door to her SUV was making an odd clicking sound. After taking a look, it turns out someone backed into her fender without her noticing, and the small damage is causing the fender to slightly press against the door, hence the odd clicking sound.
- I think it took my no longer than four minutes to file a claim to USAA using their smartphone app, and that’s including taking pictures which are attached to the claim.
- Automatic is a cool little device that you hook up to the port under your steering wheel that communicates to your smartphone. It provides feedback on your driving habits to help you save gas, calculate your actual mpg, provide gas prices in the ares, and in the event of a crash, will contact 911.
- Sarah Palin is already preparing for the ‘war against Christmas.’ Here’s an idea, instead of relying on corporations and such to promote Christmas, why don’t we just leave it to individuals, families, and churches. Christmas just happens to fall in the line with Hanukkah and New Years and whatever else . . . it’s just easier to say ‘Happy Holiday’s’ instead of saying them all, but nothing is keeping you as an individual from saying ‘Merry Christmas’. Here’s another idea, Christ was more likely born in the spring or summer, so let’s just move Christmas close to Easter and celebrate the birth and resurrection within one month’s time.
- George P. Bush will be running for Texas land commissioner – If he becomes president, there’s a possibility of North Texas having three George Bush Expressways.
- I wonder why Fox and Fox News doesn’t use the a variation of an actual fox in any of their logos.
- If Superheroes Were Sponsored By Famous Brands – Batman with a big Nike swoosh on his chest cracked me up, and Monster energy drink was an obvious choice for the Hulk.
- This half-breed wish he would have read this article by Spock (well, Leonard Nemoy) back in his tween years.
- Dog snores like Daffy Duck – YouTube
- Price Increases at Fast Food Restaurants from 2002 to 2013
- Using the car’s exhaust to air up an air mattress
- I’ve never heard of the Kalamazoo Promise until now – The Kalamazoo Promise is a pledge by a group of anonymous donors to pay up to 100 percent of tuition at any of Michigan’s state colleges or universities for graduates of the public high schools of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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San Antonio church set to unveil $5 million Noah’s Ark for kids
From the outside, the new children’s building at Cornerstone Church is just another white brick edifice on the sprawling North Side campus.
On the inside, it has Noah’s Ark built into its walls and roof, a two-story ship with 16 life-sized passengers — most with animatronic features, including a giraffe whose head bends from the floor to the second level.
In its 13 classrooms, high resolution wallpaper has animal themes, from bears and birds to safari and farm beasts.
Called The Ark, it cost almost $5 million and will open to the public Saturday and for church programs the next day. It aims to spur wonderment but also to underscore the Bible’s authenticity, said Matthew Hagee, executive pastor.
“I want them to say it happened,” he said. “The Ark was real. Salvation is real. What God desires for Noah, God desires for me. For Noah, it was a boat. And for me, it was Jesus Christ.”
Bag of Randomness
- I love what ‘Dallas’ did last night with the show’s opening theme, it was the same intro music but done in a very somber tone with some J.R. imagery mixed in.
- I could have done without the Jerry Jones, Mark Cuban, and Dallas mayor cameos, but I had no idea that Cuban was taller than Jones, by a good six or seven inches, or perhaps it was the camera angle. Cuban sounded like he was trying to speak with a southern drawl.
- I didn’t know that J.R. served in the Army until last night.
- I thought we just might see a Victoria Principal appearance since her character was mentioned, but after searching the web she’s put down any rumors of returning to the show.
- Alison Krauss’ “Down in the River to Pray” was played during the graveyard funeral. It’s a great song, and here’s the song from the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou.
- Parade magazine has a special edition each year in which they publish the annual salaries of famous and average Americans, and this year they’ve team up with the History channel for several shows that showcase several professions and then reveal the salary. I caught a bit of the show the other night (thank you insomnia) and thought it was a bit hypocritical of Parade’s editorial director when she refused to state her salary after being asked.
- The show also stated that 6% of Americans earn more than $100k annually, I thought it would be higher.
- They also stated that the income that provided the most happiness was $74,ooo annually, anything above that amount tended to bring more worries/anxiety/pressure to the personal and professional lifestyle.
- The Census Bureau puts the median household income in the U.S. at $49,445.
- I think I’d prefer living in a world in which all salaries were readily available, I always feel like I’m short-changed because I don’t know what I’m up against, and it’s hard to compare it to company, industry, experience, and region because those values then to be all over the place.
- Six or seven years ago a new Bible community started up at Irving Bible Church and I got to meet one of probably four men who were instrumental in making me comfortable in my faith, he was a metaphorical pillar of my faith, if you will. He also turned out to be a major U2 fan and one day as a sign of appreciation I gave him a U2 book that could be used as devotional. I totally forgot about that gift, but yesterday he sent me a text telling me he was having his daily devotional which today was set to U2 music with a picture of the book I gave him (turned to the page of a note I wrote him). That totally made my day, perhaps my week.
- We ate at Boston Market last night and I noticed the salt shaker was missing, in it’s place was this cutout saying they were trying to helping to limit sodium consumption and you can get the shaker at the counter.
- A Dallas Lawmaker Wants to Turn Central into George W. Bush Expressway -If this happens, then will have a two Bush expressways intersecting each other, not to mention, there will soon be a Bush Avenue crossing what would be the George W. Bush Expressway. How about we just rename or dedicate the current President George Bush Expressway to honor both of them. You know, surely W must have driven or rode on that road, it must be interesting to be on a street with your name on it.
- Detailed floorplans based in famous TV shows and movies
- Jim Carrey signed on to the Dumb and Dumber sequel – it’s hard to believe that movie is 19-years-old.
- You can now get ‘fancy’ red SOLO cups.
- Men’s underwear to cool the reproductive organs to help with fertility – Snowballs
- Airline Virgin American has a nice sense of humor
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