Bag of Randomness

  • What do you do if you are a special needs student in New Jersey and the teacher abuses you in class yet know one takes you seriously?  You secretly record him with your cell phone.
  • President of the College Republicans at UT Austin  tweeted “Y’all as tempting as it may be, don’t shoot Obama. We need him to go down in history as the WORST president we’ve EVER had! #2012.”  The news got a hold of the tweet and she didn’t really back down, but later changed her mind.
  • Today is the anniversary of my mother’s death.  I try not to remember these dates, but sometimes they just sneak up on you.  I’m not sure how many years it’s been, maybe five or six years now.  She would have been a phenomenal grandmother, too bad I couldn’t have given that gift to her.
  • Joe Paterno recently sold his house to his wife for $1.
  • One dollar . . . I can’t help but think of The Price is Right.
  • I wonder how Bob Barker is doing these days, he’ll turn 88 next month.
  • What ever happened to Lauryn Hill?
  • Google is giving away a lot of free music.
  • A late night for me back in the day involved watching Carson, an episode of Love Connection, and then Letterman.
  • Back in the day TBS would always through me off because all their programs started five minutes after the hour or half hour.
  • Steve Jobs was known for never having a license plate on his car, and if you live in Texas, you too might have that opportunity.
  • If you need a time killer, like a trip to the mountains and a river set to the haunting song of Hallelujah, then this is the link for you.   Just be sure you click and drag in all directions to get the whole experience, oh, and give it just a second to load.
  • Palm Beach Atlantic University students are reading the Bible out loud, in public, in four days.
  • Great Toilet Wall of China
  • Special needs student secretly video tapes TEACHER bullying him
  • ChristWire.org presents 51 Christian friendly words for penis, vagina, and sexual intercourse.
  • For those that enjoy banjos and money.

 

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Target employee petitions store to close on Thanksgiving

Anthony Hardwick won’t spend Thanksgiving Day laughing with family and eating turkey and his favorite pecan pie. Instead, he will be in bed, sleeping to prepare for his 10-hour overnight shift that starts at 11 p.m. at an Omaha Target store.

Hardwick probably isn’t alone in thinking employees should be able to spend the holiday with family. But he’s the only one who has launched a national campaign in hopes of getting the Minneapolis-based retailer to reverse its decision to open at midnight and go back to its original Black Friday opening at 5 a.m.

On Monday alone, more than 50,000 supporters signed his online petition.
Target is just one of several retailers opening earlier than ever for “Black Friday,” a day considered to be one of the busiest and most competitive shopping days of the season for retailers.

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