Bag of Randomness

  • Months ago while placing DaughterGeeding on her bed I accidentally hit her head on the headboard, but to play if off I said “bonk” right after it happened.  Now, every night when I pick her up and put her to bed, she makes sure I gently hit her head on the headboard and she says “bonk”.
  • Our pediatrician called to inform us that SonGeeding’s lead level is a bit high.  Per the CDC, anything above 5 micrograms per deciliter is a concern, and SonGeeding is 6 micrograms per deciliter.  Granted he’s not that high above what he should be, and up until earlier this year the concern level use to be 10 micrograms per deciliter, but it’s still a concern especially when it comes to development at this early stage of life, and it’s even a bigger concern when it’s your actual kid.  We were also told this was the first time in four years the doctor had to inform anyone of a high lead level.  The culprit appears to be an hold decorative hutch with flaky paint, which usually means lead paint.  We’re thinking that tiny bits have fallen off and when our boy crawls next to it, specs get on his hands and he later put those hands in his mouth.  As of yesterday afternoon, the hutch is now in the garage and that area has been thoroughly cleaned.
  • I’m sure all parents will agree, when stuff like this happens, you’re pretty hard on yourself.
  • Four times in the past week when I put on a pair of socks, I’ve found a new worn hole.  You know you are an adult when you want new socks for Christmas.
  • That first week back to work after Thanksgiving is a long one, isn’t it? #FirstWorldProblems
  • If you know someone who’s a movie lover and you’ve got the bucks, I may have the perfect gift.  For $20,000, you get a home theater device that can download opening weekend Hollywood films for $500 a film.  Prima Cinema.
  • The Texas Supreme Court is working on approving do-it-yourself divorce forms.  I’m a bit surprised we haven’t heard protests that the sanctity of marriage is being threatened and that by simplifying the process, divorce is only being encouraged.
  • My least favorite Simpson characters are Sideshow Bob and the hillbilly family.
  • I always wondered why the commercial planes we fly on don’t look much different than what’s been in the air for the last 40 or so years.  But perhaps the future holds something with boxed wings.
  • Tubalr is a nice way to listen to music on YouTube.
  • What would happen if Texas actually seceded? – The Week
  • Married Cancer Research Couple Both Get Breast Cancer – ABC News
  • Disney will soon have robots at their parks that will play catch with you.
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Lost in Translation?

In a hilarious if increasingly common example of a real newspaper taking a satirical newspaper seriously, the People’s Daily—the website for the Communist Party of China’s newspaper—published a story on Tuesday congratulating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on being named 2012’s “Sexiest Man Alive” by the Onion .

“U.S. website The Onion has named North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un as the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ for the year 2012,” the story announces before quoting the Onion’s sarcastic write-up:

“With his devastatingly handsome, round face, his boyish charm, and his strong, sturdy frame, this Pyongyang-bred heartthrob is every woman’s dream come true. Blessed with an air of power that masks an unmistakable cute, cuddly side, Kim made this newspaper’s editorial board swoon with his impeccable fashion sense, chic short hairstyle, and, of course, that famous smile,” it said.
“He has that rare ability to somehow be completely adorable and completely macho at the same time,” said Marissa Blake-Zweiber, editor of the Onion Style and Entertainment.

The accompanying 55-page slideshow includes images of Kim in varying degrees of sexiness—riding a horse , posing with military leaders , aiming a rifle , riding a horse and, uh, riding a horse.

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Bag of Randomness

  • The latest HBO “Real Sports” has a segment about how college football isn’t doing as much to protect its players from head injuries as compared to the NFL and high school and youth leagues like Pee Wee and Pop Warner.  In that piece, it’s mentioned that the NCAA became to be after President Theodore Roosevelt encouraged reforms so protect the safety of college football players.  Interesting that the NCAA was formed to protect college football players and now all it does is whore them out, and no matter what, we’ll all continue to shake our pom poms.
  • Here’s a nice article about ESPN reporter Ed Werder and his daughter’s recovery from cancer.  I knew he was a Dallas guy, but didn’t now he lived in Flower Mound, and despite how tough he was on Jerry Jones back in the day, it was nice to see that Jerry made sure his daughter’s nurse knew whatever Werder’s daughter wants, she gets.
  • A most interesting National Geographic picture
  • For you Erin Andrews fans, a great pic of her goofing around before going on Kimmel.
  • I was surprised to find out that the city of Weatherford doesn’t have a street named after Larry Hagman or his mother.  I’m sure it’s just a crazy oversight, but she had a great career and was even a Kennedy Center honoree, and of course her son was one heck of an iconic Texan.
  • A caught the beginning of CBS’s primetime and noticed they had a nice small acknowledgment of Larry Hagman’s work for the network.
  • If you eat at your desk, here’s a nice idea for a keyboard.
  • I’m not sure what beats me down more, the “12 Days of Christmas” song or the article that comes out once a season telling us the price of each item.
  • The kid on “Two and a Half Men” is now a Christian and doesn’t want you to watch the show anymore. YouTube  Man, I kinda feel for Jon Cryer and Chuck Lorre, no actors want to work with them.
  • Regarding “Homeland”, why does Brody’s wife refer to Brody by his and her last name only?  I know I’ve stated the show is getting pretty unbelievable, but I’m expecting to see either Maxwell Smart or Agent 99 in the next episode.
  • If you are a fan of that Australian sprinter girl, you know the one, here’s an interview with her, and here’s a shorter one.
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