Bag of Randomness

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  • Since Dairy Queen is having a buy-one-Blizzard-get-one-for-$0.99-sale we made a trip after dinner and decided to go through the drive-thru and eat in parking lot.  We let GirlGeeding sit in the front while we ate and shared our Blizzards and it reminded us of how we use to be able to ride in the front seat.  It also brought back memories of large bench seats in the front, and how it was a coordinated family activity to scoot that seat forward.
  • I caught the last half-hour of History’s “Vikings” and I think it’s good enough for me to watch the second episode come this Sunday.  It’s a new scripted series, as opposed to some sort of historical documentary.
  • A Delaware student used an ATM to withdraw $40 and accidentally received $1,800, which he gave back.  This reminded me of a time when I was in college and one of banks installed a new ATM at the student union building.  To encourage use, they came up with a marking gimmick, I think for a month, in which it would randomly spit out an $20 bill.
  • A four-year-old fell out of a third-story window, did two somersaults, and ‘safely’ landed on his feet.
  • This summer Jon Stewart will take 12 weeks off from ‘The Daily Show’ to direct a movie, John Oliver will keep the anchor seat warm for him.  Oddly enough, the movie he’ll be working on isn’t a comedy.
  • If you are a Mila Kunis fan and have a spare seven-minutes, here’s an interview she did with a young and very nervous reporter for BBC Radio 1 that was actually pretty cool.
  • Just in time for Easter: Chocolate Zombie Bunny
  • Billy Murray would make an interesting Oscars host.
  • Anyone remember Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts?  Here’s the latest, he’s a better man now thanks to friends and yoga.
  • WifeGeeding and I watched the first episode of ‘Downton Abbey”.  It was entertaining but I think it will take a little getting into, and I’m a little confused by all the proper English culture and status stuff.  I do think that the Earl of Grantham can pass for Scott Pelley’s older brother.
  • Regarding ‘Parks and Recreation’, Rob Lowe is literally funnier that I thought he could ever be.  That’s an inside joke for all you P&R fans.  I just started season four.
  • The creator of ‘Mad Men’ tells fans the following in anticipation for season six that starts on April 7, “‘I would love for people to just watch the last 10 minutes of Season 5 right before Season 6 starts.”  I’m looking forward to this season, just a bit sad that it’s the second to last season.  Oh, and here’s a few behind the scene pics.
  • Bob Hope died a decade ago but his home is on the market for $50 million.  It’s very futuristic but absolutely grand, resembling the starship Enterprise just a bit.  It has six bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.
  • Most People in Dallas-Fort Worth Have a Below-Average Commute –  I can’t complain, my commute is just a jaunt upstairs.
  • I’m surprised Frontburner didn’t have one mention about Larry Hagman’s last appearance as J.R.
  • I think I’ve only seen two lightning bugs (fireflies) in my life.
  • Random thought for political drama that I don’t even know that’s constitutionally legal: The Supreme Court Chief Justice dies and a sitting U.S. President in his or her final year nominates him or herself as Chief Justice.  That idea came to mind when reading up on President Howard Taft, who was appointed Chief Justice by President Warren G. Harding.  I guess that’s the only way for a President to ‘lose’ the title of President, by becoming Chief Justice?  But then again, John Quincy Adams became a congressman after the presidency, so I wonder what was the proper title to address him by, Mr President or Mr Congressman?
  • One final thought about Taft’s presidency, did you know he appointed SIX justices to the Supreme Court in his only term? FDR appointed eight, but he did that over the span of twelve years, and Washington, in his two terms, appointed ten.
  • I was going through some of my father’s old files and ran across the last printed edition of Camp Wolters newspaper.  I think one day I’ll dontate that paper to my hometown or it’s library.
  • DWI suspect tries to flee accident scene in battery-powered toy truck
  • Astronauts will use their feces as a radiation shield on 2018 mission to Mars
  • Carrie Fisher Confirms Return As Princess Leia In Star Wars Episode 7
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