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• It only cost me a Frosty – WifeGeeding attended a wedding at the Arboretum on Saturday night and a friend was nice enough to hang out with me that evening as I took care of the kiddos.  When it was time for their bedtime, he was nice enough to feed our youngest as I bathed the eldest and read her a bedtime story.  That little act of grace of his was extremely helpful.
• Never made sense to me – Outdoor weddings in Texas during the summer months, unless you want you and all your guests to sweat off about ten pounds.
• In the latest episode of Dallas on TNT, JR told his son, “John Ross, never pass up a good opportunity to shut up” – I attended a surprise birthday party for WifeGeeding’s aunt on Saturday afternoon at the home of one of her children.  At one point the name of the current president popped up and one of the hosts said, “Well, if anyone is voting for Obama, you can leave now.”  It wouldn’t have benefited anyone if I said anything, even in a jovial manner because as well intended any message could be, one thing could lead to another and get out of hand.  And besides, the afternoon wasn’t my moment and wasn’t about politics, but it was for one woman and her family.  But I wish things didn’t have to be so diversive in our country.
• It was inevitable – I got sprayed by BoyGeeding on Saturday night, and it was at a moment when that normally wouldn’t happen.  He’s a sneaky little fella.
• I wonder what he got for Fathers’ Day – Kirk Gibson skipped his son’s high school graduation to manage his baseball team and stated that he didn’t attend because you are suppose to graduated.  I get what he’s saying, and I’m one of those that think we congratulate graduating high school seniors a bit too much because like Gibson said, it’s what you are suppose to do.  But when I look back at my life I remember my father not being at my graduation because he had a heart attack three days prior . . . and I’d give anything for him to be there so I could thank him for pushing me all those years.
• So what if it was a text to the masses – A few friends sent happy Fathers’ Day wishes via text, and I appreciated the sentiment even if it wasn’t personalized.
• Those Disney Imagineers are amazing at creating those hidden Mickeys – Mickey Mouse Spotted On Mercury!
• At least we got a free meal out of it – We went to Cracker Barrel for Fathers’ Day dinner and I had to send my meal back twice.  All I ordered was a grilled chicken sandwich.  When it was first delivered to me, it was a fried chicken sandwich, the second time they forgot toast my bread which was making for a very soggy sandwich. #fistworldproblems
• It didn’t happen in my day – The big music hit of the summer is Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe.”  It’s about a girl giving a guy her phone number.  I’m guessing girls are bolder today than when I was younger.
• He was like a modern day Nostradamus that wrote fiction – Ray Bradbury Predictions Fulfilled
• Let’s see if they are as good as Ray Bradbury – The Future (According to Films) [infographic]
• It’s like being part of the band – The wristbands that Coldplay hands out for the concerts make those in attendance be part of an interactive display via radio signal and help makes for some dazzling scenery.
• Surreal – This would be an awesome place to visit.
• This might come in handy – A giant Post-It note table

For the most part, I try to keep this blog PG or PG13-ish, and because of that I have my comment filter to set aside any questionable comments in a moderation queue.  Recently I found this comment awaiting moderation:

I have a few issues with this comment . . .

1. This person has the unfortunate initials of “F.U.”?  Really, seriously?  I would think that any parent with any common sense would take into consideration the initials their child is going to have for life.  But maybe this person was just trying to say “Fuck You” but was too cowardly to do so and also forget to leave an email address.  I’m not sure why a person would use the word “shit” in the first sentence but be sensitive enough to censure “Fuck You”.  I mean, if you are going to cuss, cuss . . . let it all out.  Perhaps this person is a bit passive aggressive or a bit bipolar.

2. I agree, politicians annoy me too and I don’t much respect them, but I will respect the office that they hold.

3. Come on, this is kind of weak and reaching for low hanging fruit.  Really, does anyone think a comment about my wife having one eye is going to hurt me?  Not a chance, besides I’ve poked enough fun about her having only one eye on this blog that all my readers would know that wouldn’t hurt me.  If this person had any bit of creativeness, I would have expected to see something like, “Your one-eyed wife lacks the perception to clearly see reality.”  See what I did there? I’m connecting how people with only one functioning eye lack depth perception, and connecting that with ability to perceive reality.  That’s a lot better than just saying my wife has one eye.

4. This person only brought my wife into this?  Come one, there was a great opportunity to bring my deceased parents into this, that’s a much better low blow.  He or she could have mentioned how my father, who served first in the Navy and in the Army for a total of 28 years through WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, did nothing for his country because he failed to raise me to become a Republican.  Better yet, there was an opportunity to say that my mother, who was born in Vietnam but later became a U.S. citizen, brain-washed me into becoming a communist loving sympathizer splinter cell or Manchurian Candidate.

5.  I totally agree, I don’t deserve respect, I need to earn it, but some folks I don’t care who I earn it from.

6.  This is totally, totally wrong.  I didn’t vote for Obama because he was a black man, I voted for him because he’s a fellow half-breed.

7.  How on Earth could this person forget that he’s also Muslim?

• I caught a little bit of the HBO documentary 41 that’s about George H.W. Bush.  The beginning starts off with the former president speaking about his family compound at Kennebunkport, Maine.  In a few of the shots, I can see several flags flying on their property, one of which being the Texas state flag.  There was also a large longhorn statue on property.
• He also shared an odd story about when he was in Yale and he and a bunch of guys ran to an area to watch a 75 year old woman shower totally naked.
• These 6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America
• Larry Hagman’s brief appeareance in Superman: The Movie.
• The Twitter logo is named Larry after Larry Bird.
• Six Flags of Texas is really selling some ad space.
• The most interesting picture of a bee stinging a person that I’ve ever seen.
• Interesting t-shirt from Salt Lake, Utah.
• The former Russian spy is on the catwalk.
• The average urine flow rate for males is 21 mL/sec.
• Here’s an interesting article about how Mad Men might actually end.  In short, the series begins with us seeing Don at the top of his game, and as the intro shows, how he begins to descend, and will one day end up working for Peggy who has done nothing have her career ascend and the scene of Don kissing her hand is an act of future symbolism, Don bowing down to Peggy.