Bag of Randomness

  • That’s a picture I took with my camera phone of my television last night from my couch, I was too lazy to get up  and take a better picture from a better angle.  I thought it was interesting how the lights just happen to hit the president, as if the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were blessing him.  OK, that last part was a bit far, it’s just me trying to have a little fun, I know God would only bless a Republican president.  But hey,  it’s still a cool picture, and I wonder if the other networks caught the same effect.
  • I wonder if there will ever be a president that will provide the State of the Union in the form of a letter like Thomas Jefferson.  Just think about the cost savings.  But I admit, I’m a sucker for tradition and pageantry.
  • In case you were wondering, John Kerry did have two black eyes, it was due to a pick up hockey game.
  • Until last night, WifeGeeding never heard of the term “pick up” _____ game.
  • I would hate to have to sit behind the president during a State of the Union, I know my nose would be itching the entire time.
  • On Tuesday nights a few of my guy friends come over for a Bible study over the Sermon on the Mount.  Last night WifeGeeding sees us staring at the television screen and walks in and says “There doesn’t appear any Bible study going on here!”  Then she turned around and noticed I hooked up my laptop to the television and on one side of the screen was a scanned copy of the lesson and on the other side was BibleGateway.com’s section over the Sermon on the Mount.
  • I have to admit, I sometimes wonder if I actually add value to our Bible study and if I talk too much.
  • I remember in middle school there was a rumor about this one kid being born without an anus, so the doctors had to surgically make one.  Yeah, I know, kids can be cruel.  I was reminded of that when I read this article about a crazy misdiagnosis which caused a baby to be born with numerous deformities, with one deformity being that she was not born without a rectum.
  • Per Monday’s Ripley’s Believe it or Not, Hong Kong has more than 2300 buildings that are at least 300 feet tall, more than three times the amount of New York.
  • I always thought it was a shame that comedic acting doesn’t get much respect at the Oscars, so it was nice to see Melissa McCarthy nominated for an Oscar for her role in Bridesmaids.  There are a lot of categories as is, I kinda wish there was a separate “Best Comedy” award.
  • Martin Sheen has never been nominated for an actor.  I really enjoyed his performance as a supporting actor in The American President.
  • Those Patriots appear to be cheating again (hey, they have a past), and I hope the league will take some time to look at this.
  • This NFL punter looks like he could kick some serious butt.
  • In case you are wondering when the next new episode of Mad Men comes on.
  • Audi/BMW challenge made me laugh
  • bkin looks like an interesting iPhone product/app that would be useful if you lose stuff or want to track your kids or pets.
  • Something for my friend Jimi – Dividing 1 by 998001 gives every three digit number from 001 to 999 in order
  • Something for my friend Scooter – An antler headlamp?
  • Thomas Czarnecki has a photo series that’s a bit dark about fallen Disney princesses.  Just scroll to the right.
  • This man claims his wife was punched not by him, but by a ghost.
  • I’m not so sure about the new Superman.
  • An 85-year-old Alaskan woman saw a moose stomping on her husband, so she went after it with a shovel.  That’s love.
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Chinese Army Live Gernade Training Drill

Military training is an intense business, involving discipline, precision, and reserves of courage that can be called upon in the midst of battle.

But for soldiers undergoing training in the People’s Liberation Army of China that’s taken to a whole different level — as one of their exercises involves a life-and-death game of ‘hot potato’ with a live grenade.

Each soldier deliberately takes the explosives in both hands and twists slightly at the torso before handing it off to the next soldier.

The last soldier to hold the grenade must make sure it lands on the pond-side of the hole, a decidedly difficult task given the circumstances.

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