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  • My CT scan at the Cowboys headquarters was short and sweet.  When I drove up I did a quick check-in at security and was directed to the east part of the facility, which is pretty sectioned off from the rest of the campus, but it looked pretty easy for one to roam if one wanted to.  I was surprised at some of the exterior as I saw some wood rot and areas that could use a good paint job.  But as you would expect, once you enter the facility, it’s first class and Cowboys stuff plastered everywhere.  Surprisingly my co-pay was much cheaper that what I expected.  I see ear-nose-throat doctor on Friday for the results.
  • My scan lasted maybe only five minutes, but I spent a decent amount of time talking with the person who performed my scan.  He said Mondays are usually the busiest with players taking up most of the morning getting scans on just about everything.
  • The more I think about it, Jerry is being pretty smart with this imaging equipment.  He has a large investment in world-class athletes and need to make sure they are well cared for, and is able to perform MRIs and CT scans on them at any given time since the equipment is located at Cowboys headquarters, but there’s no reason to let that expensive high-tech equipment gather dust for a seasonal business (the NFL) for just 50-70 players (team and practice squad), so why not charge the public and make the most out of your investment.
  • My sinuses are more tolerable, but now I’m coughing up mucus and I have some weird pressure in my ears – everything sounds muffled and as if I need to pop them or get water out.
  • Eric Dickerson breathed a sign of relief yesterday, but man, Adrian Peterson came just NINE yards away from breaking his record.  I don’t care what Peterson says, that’s gotta sting a little.
  • WifeGeeding is already planning SonGeeding’s birthday party.  He turns one this February and she’s looking at different themes.  Since our son’s name is Walter I thought a “Breaking Bad” theme would be cool.  We could use hard blue candy as party favors, serve breakfast and spell out “1” with bacon, and even have some fried chicken on hand.
  • Regarding “Breaking Bad”, all the Chrysler plugs were a bit too obvious and annoying.
  • Who Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? Basically a flag company trying to sell more flags.
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Bag of Randomness

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  • I’m now caught up with the rest of the “Breaking Bad” viewing public.  I thought the show would start up again in the next few months, but boy was I wrong.  New episodes don’t air until this summer.
  • Jessie was a big turnoff for me when I first started to watch the show, but he later became a big reason why I continued to watch.
  • Everytime I see a local Clay Cooley commercial I think of Saul Goodman.
  • I need to do some research on the colors in the show, purple seems to be a big player.
  • I’m kinda rooting for the downfall of Walt.
  • I should have known I would have liked the show because of creator Vince Gilligan, who did a lot of work for “The X-Files”.
  • I’d like to see the Mythbusters take on that whole U-Haul/magnet plot.
  • My CT scan is today and is at the same place that the Cowboys use.  I know that because my doctor’s staff kept telling me that over and over again.  All I care about is if it’s in network and my out of pocket expense.  After browsing through their website, it turns out Jerry actually owns the place and it appears I’ll have the scan in Valley Ranch at the Cowboys headquarters.  Maybe I’ll just carpool with my neighbor and save some gas.
  • I hear with all the antibiotics I’ve been taking as of late I should be taking some probiotics.
  • I’ve been on vacation this week and will return to work this coming Wednesday.  There’s no better way to spend vacation then sick in bed, but then again, my condition has been about the same since the first week of November.
  • Retired Genral Norman Schwarzkopf has died.  I remember reading his autobiography in college and two things stood out.  His father was the lead investigator in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case and his first name was actually “H.” which made it a bit of a challenge with upper cadets at West Point.
  • Ambient noise of the International Space Station
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