Bag of Randomness

  • One of my single friends who is an elementary teacher was buying supplies at Targer for her students because she teaches at an economically disadvantaged school in Dallas.  While in the checkout line the couple behind her noticed the school supplies and asked how many children she has and she just replied that she was buying these for her students as she’s a teacher . . . the couple ended up buying all the supplies for her.
  • I have a 401k that is still managed by Lockheed Martin, well, technically ING, but you get what I’m saying.  Yesterday in the mail I received from them a CD which  has my summary plan description.  I would have preferred either an email or a letter with just a web address.
  • Baptist Press – LifeWay Research found that 80 percent of those who attend church one or more times a month believe they have a personal responsibility to share their faith, but 61 percent have not told another person about how to become a Christian in the previous six months.  It’s my belief that people should have a personal responsible to actually live their faith; that their faith, words, and works are acts representative of Christ, and the gospel is shared by and through grace and not in a judgmental-beat-you-over-the-head-with-a-Bible sort of way, or the Christ option is better than the spending eternity in Hell option.  Too often, well intended evangelicals are too focused and on trying to “spread the word” they lose focus on the real message of grace and forger to actually work on their own personal relationship with Christ.
  • When I first saw Kyle Orton in a Cowboys uniform last night I thought he looked just like Babe Laufenberg in a Cowboys uniform.  Unfortunately, from what I saw, he played like Laufenberg.
  • Nike is now outfitting NFL teams, and I could tell some particular differences in the Cowboys uniform.  Overall they are tighter on the players, and there are some unique stitching that I thought really stood out on our Romo’s uniform.  Speaking of Romo and his uniform, I never liked how long his sleeves are.
  • Funniest moment last night was the Monday Night Football commercial that starts off with Jerry Jones sitting all alone in his Cowboys Stadium suite in comfy chair next to a table full of remotes watching a game on the Jerrytron.
  • The camera was on Jerry for a little bit last night and it looked like he had a weird case of the shakes.  I bet we start seeing some health questions soon.
  • Anyone know why KTVT just streamed the ESPN feed?  Usually we Silver Star network and the local folks do the preseason games.
  • On Sunday we dove to check out the town WifeGeeding use to teach in, which has a population of a little of 7,000.  Who knows what the future will hold for us, but we’ll probably just end up staying put.  I don’t think there’s another place that has as many breastaraunts as my current location.  My research tells me there are six of them within a 2.5 miles.  Not to mention, we just got a Five Guys and a Freebirds in the neighborhood.  Throw in a closer Fuzzy’s Tacos and Braum’s and I’m here for life.
  • Never thought I’d say this, but Fuzzy’s breakfast tacos are so much better that a Whataburger taquito.
  • I’m not much for drinking, but I’m on a sangria kick.
  • I wish I had the courage to move out of state just to experience something new for a while.
  • A website for owners of license plates dedicated to the band U2.  And no, I’m not a member.
  • Paul Ryan’s Politifact profile
  • What it takes to become a write-in candidate in the Texas general election – signatures, paperwork, and filing fees.
  • Jiroemon Kimura is the last living person born in the 1800’s.
  • Little known fact . . . the first NBA game was played in Canada.
  • From the Dallas Observer – The 100 Best Texas Songs
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Bag of Randomness

  • I decided to update my “Links” section on the sidebar to include the websites of some of my more frequent commenters.  They’ve dedicated time to me, and this is my small way of saying thanks.
  • Remember when it comes to the presidential election, people are voting for who’s on top of the ticket.  In modern elections, the VP basically gets to play pit bull and say things the guy on top of the ticket really can’t say but wants to say.
  • NBC regularly displayed the total medal count with a large McDonald’s logo since they were the sponsor [pic] of that segment.  It’s an interesting picture since the U.S. is often cited for being overweight and out of shape, a lot of which is blamed on fast food (with McDonald’s often as the predominant scapegoat), yet the U.S. won more medals in athletic contests than any other country.
  • A lot of non-U.S. websites griped about how when China was leading in gold medal counts, that they were not at the top of the NBC/McDonald’s graphic.  They were upset that gold medal totals should outweigh total medal count and that NBC was catering to the U.S. viewer and hurting the integrity of the games.  Well, the games are over, and the U.S. lead the pack in golds and total medal count, and this is my most American response.
  • Per NBC, in total, 12 athletes have won Olympic medals while representing two distinctly different countries.
  • I remember getting caught up in the home run race with Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire and ignoring what seemed to be physically impossible.  I remember getting caught up with Lance Armstrong defeating cancer and winning seven Tour de Frances and ignoring what seemed to be physically impossible.  I feel like I’m getting caught up with Usain Bolt and ignoring how easy he is making it look.
  • Mary Carillo looks like Nancy Pelosi after a year on testosterone medication.
  • I wonder how tired younger basketball fans get when they hear older basketball fans say, “Jordan would . . . .”
  • Get use to this gold medal win in men’s basketball this Olympics, I don’t see it happening again for a while as the international game has gotten and continues to get better.
  • Spain’s jerseys being red and yellow reminded me of the old USSR, and I may have rooted harder against Spain than I ever had against the USSR.  Spain loves to flop and use cheap tactics to try to get their opponents to lose their cool.
  • Best part of the Olympic games being over, I no longer have to see that Gloria Estefan commercial.
  • The University of Texas brought home a total of 13 medals: 6 Gold, 5 Silver, 2 Bronze
  • I breath a sign of relief their wasn’t an act of terrorism at the games.
  • I didn’t know George Kennedy, an actor you might know best in Cool Hand Luke and the Naked Gun series, graduated from Tarleton ( I often felt that Tarleson State University was Mineral Wells High School the Sequel).
  • How did I find that out George Kennedy attended Tarleton?  Morgan Fairchild’s name came up in a conversation and I wanted to look up something about her which lead me to the photo section of her website, and there’s this one picture of her with George Kennedy and Ernie Hudson, which made me wonder if Kennedy was still alive.  Yup, he’s still kicking at 87, but I couldn’t help but crack up that Ernie Hudson of Ghostbusters fame was wearing a Ghostbusters t-shirt.
  • If the Buffalo Bills score less than 20 points in a game, fans can get a free cookie from Subway
  • Mesquite has a startup aerospace company named Armadillo Aerospace, and they were part of that recently failed Morpheus lunar test flight.
  • A great quote from Joe Biden’s father, “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.”
  • Geek signs of the Zodia
  • I guess the future is already here, but it’s no flying car: Google’s Self-Driving Cars: 300,000 Miles Logged, Not a Single Accident Under Computer Control
  • A New Species Discovered … On Flickr
  • One NFL player eats Chia seeds to keep hydrated.
  • Instead of hair, this woman is growing fingernails out of hair follicles.
  • WifeGeeding and I have been listening/watching a sermon series by the great Adam Hamilton that I think would serve as a great marriage enrichment for any couple.
  • This might make you cry in a good way, I think . . . a 12-year-old cancer patient gives makeup advice
  • Vanderbilt fourth-year walk-on Marc Panu is awarded a surprise scholarship at a preseason team meeting 
  • GREAT wedding photo, they defied the elements.
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