Bag of Randomness

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  • Silly me . . . I had a Bag of Randomness set to post yesterday morning, but I chose the wrong date.  So what you have today is a collection of this and that from the past two days.
  • I finished “House of Cards” and I give it a big thumbs up.  I’d say it’s one part “West Wing” and one part The Godfather.  Just like the mafia, politics and power is all about favors.  Filming for season two starts this spring . . . not soon enough.    But I think I may give the original British version a try.
  • I’d be surprised if “House of Cards” don’t lead with Emmy nominations the next time around.
  • “House of Cards” was basically filmed all in one building, per IMDB: Production was based in a 300,000+ Sq. Ft. Warehouse in the fashion Industrial District in Joppa, MD. The set is actually part of an older Macy’s Distribution Center, and all the driving scenes were performed in a Green Screen Room, which served as a refrigerator for Fur Coats. Inside the building the following sets can be found: Oval House, The Underwood Home (Upper Lower and Main levels), House of Congress, Various State Representative’s offices, South Carolina Governors Office, various plush hotel suites. 
  • I eat at Fuzzy’s about once a week, I love their breakfast tacos, particularly the egg, bacon, potato, and cheese.  But I’m actually addicted to Jason’s Deli as of late.  My usual is the mangers special with a club sandwich, steamed veggies, and chips and salsa.
  • I always eat the skin on a baked potato.  When I was a kid I was told it was very nutritious and ever since I always ate it.
  • It took 147 years, but Mississippi will finally ratify the 13th Amendment.
  • Just a quantum physics professor in Columbia that decided to teach class by stripping down to his underwear, curling up into a ball with the projector displaying images of 9/11 and the Holocaust, while and two people dressed as ninjas impale a couple of dolls onstage.  Article
  • Katherine Webb is over exposed.
  • I’m so glad I stopped watching “Girls” on HBO.  It might be a sign of aging, but I just don’t get what everyone else sees in the show.
  • Mindy McCready, before taking her own life, shot her dog.  I bet if I search hard enough, there’s already an existing country song with this scenario.
  • I was one of those that actually had off yesterday for the holiday.
  • It was funny listening to Ticketstock and hearing how Norm doesn’t consider a bird an animal during the Family Feud skit.  But on his show on Monday, he was able to provide an explanation why – in the book of Genesis animals and birds are mentioned and created separately from each other.
  • David Chappelle is a psychic genius.
  • Historical Photos of Vietnam Superimposed Over Present Day Scenes [Thanks, Suzy!]
  • Oklahoma Man Burns To Death, Sheriff Not Ruling Out Spontaneous Combustion
  • I finished my taxes yesterday using TurboTax once again.  I usually have a great experience with the software but there turns out to be a particular bug in which a blank row is being inserted into one of the investment tax forms which causes the user to fill in data that’s not needed.  Other than that one blip, the first I’ve ever experienced since I been using the product for about a decade, TurboTax is a great product that makes filing easier.
  • For the first time in over a decade I actually have to mail my return in.  It’s all because I used up my existing Health Savings Account funds and didn’t contribute any funds to the HSA, which I couldn’t because I no longer participate in a High Deductible Health Plan.
  • I usually end up buying the Audit Defense option, just in case.
  • There is sure a lot of talk about the Cowboys’ new bus.  Yup, things are so bad the big news about the team is a new bus.
  • I think Senator Ted Cruz thinks he can run and win the presidency in 2016.
  • A very strange picture of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
  • You can navigate from any single page on the web to any other page in a mere 19 clicks or less
  • Baseball plyer on a 6,500 calorie a day diet
  • FAU to name football stadium for prison operators
  • Caffeinated Hot Sauce
  • VW has an edible print ad
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BoyGeeding’s First Ice Cream Headache

While eating lunch at Jason’s and taking advantage of the complimentary ice cream, I thought I’d give BoyGeeding his first taste of that frozen dairy product, I just didn’t anticipate that an ice cream headache would soon follow.

In case you were wondering why I used a fork, I forgot to get a spoon and the fork was already at the table.

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Bag of Randomness

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    • DaughterGeeding likes to tell me to “shush” when her baby doll is taking a nap.
    • BoyGeeding turned one-year-old on Saturday.  All of WifeGeeding’s family came down to GeedingManor, and they vastly outnumber my family, which consists of just SisterGeeding and her husband, and that can sometimes be a bit intimidating or overwhelming.   But many thanks to my friends Jimi, Richard, and George for coming to the party and showing me love by their actions and not mere words.  I’m sure single males would probably want to be doing something other than chillin’ at a party for a one-year-old.
    • I tend to think these kind of birthday parties or more for the moms than for the kiddos, especially if the mom is the party planning type.
    • WifeGeeding decided to have everyone write a message to BoyGeeding and put it in a bottle, which he will get on his 18th birthday.  She may have not of realized it, but I felt a lot of pressure in writing my very first letter to my son.  I noticed WifeGeeding’s father figuring out how old he will be when BoyGeeding turns 18, which made me think there may be a bit of pressure on him as well (he’ll be in his 90’s).  I’ll admit I was tempted to only write  “I hope the Cowboys have won more than one playoff game in the last 17 years.  If this has happened, then Jerry must have died.”
    • You know you’ve been watching too much “House of Cards” when you start looking for rowing machines online and you occasionally start to talk with a South Carolinian accent.
    • One drawback of the entire season of “House of Cards” being available on Netflix is that I don’t feel I can blog about each episode without ruining it for others.  I think I’ve spotted a few plot or reality holes, but overall, it’s just damn good drama.
    • A website dedicated to the deleted tweets of politicians – Politwoop
    • It seems like Daryl on “The Walking Dead” is always able to retrieve his arrows and none of them ever get damaged.
    • Man Slaps Crying Baby on Delta Flight in Shocking Assault
    • 13,200 Boxes of Unsold, Perfectly Delicious Girl Scout Cookies Destroyed Rather Than Donated
    • Lightsaber Plunger And Millennium Falcon Toilet Seat
    • Best knockoff buildings in China – I didn’t know that had an Eiffel Tower, but then again, so does Vegas.
    • SeaWorld San Antonio: Harlem Shake – YouTube
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