DaughterGeeding had her braces removed yesterday. I promised her I wouldn’t post any pictures.
My Elvis research has led me to his friendship with Sammy Davis Jr. Both were supposed to star together in a prison escape movie in which they were chained to each other. But, the Colonel, like he often did, held Elvis back because he feared Elvis staring alongside a black man would be bad for his career.
BoyGeeding was telling me about a new rule he doesn’t like, which has been implemented at his school. Boys have to hold doors open for girls. Girls, even if they want to, can’t hold the door open for any boy. If there is a line of students going through a door and a boy is holding the door open, and another boy passes, that boy would take over for the other boy. If this rule isn’t followed, then a student would get a demerit and then a parent-teacher conference. BoyGeeding said all the boys are getting around this by all of them lining up at the back of the line. I’m all for instilling manners, but this is a bit overboard.
One thing that annoys me in Christian circles, and this happened recently at my church’s men’s retreat, is that unsubstantiated science is thrown around. For instance, if the Earth was ten feet closer to the sun we’d burn up, or if it was 10 feet further we would be in a winter wonderland. The Earth’s orbit is not a perfect circle to begin with:
During the first week of the new year, Earth moves closer to the Sun at about by about a mile each hour. The following week it’s moving away from the Sun by about 100 miles each hour, a month from then it’s more like 600 miles each hour. The Earth-Sun distance varies per each 3.4 million miles over each year. So fear not, Earth’s habitable is quite a bit larger than your local facebook scientist would have you believe.
I’m still on my Elvis kick and recently found out that he hated seafood so much he banned it from Graceland. It’s nice to have something in common with The King, other than having a failed marriage.
One redditor’s McDonald’s is experimenting using reusable containers for dine-in orders. From the comments, there’s a lot of concern about whether they’ll be washed properly.
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I wish my car radio had a 30-second rewind feature.
In a communications class in college, the last day of class was reserved for acceptance speeches for pretend awards given out. I was awarded “best smile.” I never took it seriously, but when I talk to women I’ve gone out on dates with via an app, several have told me one reason they swiped right is because of my smile. Go figure.
I’m doing what I can to live life, but I still feel like I’m just surviving it, and not living it. The ex has easily moved on. I’m told research says the one who files for divorce has checked out long ago, so they basically have a head start in starting a new life.
One of my more interesting dates was one with a golf professional. After our date, she sent me a message thanking me for picking up brunch and for the “wonderful” conversation. I think the use of that word is a good thing. But what keeps me from allowing it to go to my head is that word was also used by the girl I took out before her in much the same way. However, I didn’t want to continue the relationship. But, I would like to go out with this golf pro again.
I miss being in a committed relationship. Some may enjoy the single life, but I didn’t choose this, it was forced upon me.
Even money wise, arming Ukraine is a cost effective way to deal with Russia.
I haven’t kept up with the drama surrounding the racist comments from the creator of the Dilbert comic strip. But it doesn’t affect me. I never liked it to begin with. But I do read The Far Side every morning.
Skip this bullet point if you are easily offended by curse words… It’s Monday, so you may be feeling blah. Maybe you need to take better care of yourself. If you do, give this self-care website a try.
Nearly 30 percent of all work happened at home in January, six times the rate in 2019, according to WFH Research, a data-collection project. In Washington and other large urban centers, the share of remote work is closer to half.
A federal judge could be invited to stay at a wealthy entrepreneur’s vacation home without ever being required to disclose that trip and the value of it. It’s a so-called hospitality loophole, as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has put it, which he’s advocated to close in an effort to avoid potential conflicts of interest for federal judges, including Supreme Court justices, who make consequential decisions that shape American law and life.
Saint Sarkis Armenian Church, located in the north Dallas suburb of Carrollton, has received the most votes in our poll for US Building of the Year 2022. Designed by David Hotson Architect, the church reaches far back in time and thousands of miles across the globe to link itself with Armenian traditions and people.
Employers can no longer include a broadly written confidentiality clause that requires you to keep mum about the terms of your severance agreement. And they can no longer include a broadly written non-disparagement clause that prohibits you from discussing the terms and conditions of your employment with third parties.
Little more than a week before the big state tournament in Nebraska, three members of the Morrill High School cheer squad quit—but that didn’t stop the last remaining member, Katrina Kohel, from competing. “I want to go to state, and I will cheer by myself,” the senior told her coach, according to Omaha World-Herald. It was the first time anyone had competed solo, and spectators from other teams even applauded for Kohel. She finished eighth out of 12 teams in her division—which was better than her school had done competing at full strength in the previous two years.
Men in their 20s are more likely than women in their 20s to be romantically uninvolved, sexually dormant, friendless and lonely. They stand at the vanguard of an epidemic of declining marriage, sexuality and relationships that afflicts all of young America.
As tractors became more sophisticated over the past two decades, the big manufacturers allowed farmers fewer options for repairs. Rather than hiring independent repair shops, farmers have increasingly had to wait for company-authorized dealers to arrive. Getting repairs could take days, often leading to lost time and high costs.
Truly, there are THOUSANDS of Southern Baptist churches with female associate pastors … who are called "directors" performing the EXACT same function as Saddleback's female pastors. Good luck with that, @SBCExecComm.
