Bag of Randomness for Monday, March 21, 2022

 

  • Few things in life are more rewarding than being a father and spending time with your children. I had an absolute blast with my children during spring break. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for the time I had with them, but dropping them off at their mother’s doesn’t get easier. I cry on the drive home every single time.
  • One time, when I dropped the kids off, I cried. As I drove off, I saw my ex wave me down. As she approached my vehicle, she noticed the tears in my eyes and asked, “Were you crying? In front of the children?” She does not know what it feels like to have your kids taken away with all communication cut off for four straight nights, not knowing the next time you will get to hear or see them.
  • Thankfully, my kids share my DNA. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t have a spine.
  • I’ve lost confidence in the counselor my ex selected for our children, so I’ve arranged for our daughter to see another one I feel more comfortable with during my possession period, and at my daughter’s urging. Per the divorce decree, all I have to do is inform the other party within two hours of scheduling an appointment. The ex stated she wanted to meet with the counselor before the first appointment, so I notified her ahead of the appointment. She didn’t have time to show up for the appointment and meet with the counselor. It was more important for her to attend one of her nephew’s meaningless out-of-town baseball games and a Baylor women’s basketball game than meeting with her daughter’s new mental health profession. Mom of the year, I tell ya. Glad to see how she prioritizes her nephew over her own daughter, who has expressed thoughts of harming herself.
  • During my son’s stay, he only brought two pairs of socks. I asked him why he only brought two pair. He said that’s all he had, and he just wears them several days in a row. I asked my daughter if she knew anything about this, and said it’s been that way for a while and their mother knows there’s a sock shortage. So, I made sure to buy my boy a couple of packages of new socks over spring break. Despite knowing her son only has two pair of socks to wear for some time now, she walked into a Golden Goose shoe store when she was away and couldn’t meet with her daughter’s new counselor. This is the same mother who wouldn’t buy her daughter sliding shorts or batting gloves. At least I know how she spends the child support. She’s oblivious to the lack of care and compassion she displays.
  • I did not know Baylor was eliminated from the NCAA tournament until a few days after their loss, as I have my Twitter feed to block all things “Baylor” related.
  • The Toyota Highlander I rented to drive to Arizona had an interesting feature. It would scan for speed limit signs and display the speed limit next to the speedometer. Also, you could set the cruise control to obey the speed limit.
  • I easily tire from the time-change debate. But it was interesting driving last Saturday night to another time zone, and then to Arizona, which doesn’t follow Daylight Savings Time. If it wasn’t for my mobile phone carrier automatically updating the correct time, I wouldn’t be on time for anything.
  • I’m not sure I’m on board with this – U2 Scripted Series From J.J. Abrams in the Works at Netflix (Exclusive)‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ writer Anthony McCarten will pen the script for the series, which is currently in development at the streamer.
  • This happened back in 2017, but last night was the first I’ve seen it. All you need to do is watch first 26-seconds. It’s an amazing finish, but be sure to watch at least to the 26-second mark.

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Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, March 15, 2022

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Bag of Randomness for Monday, March 14, 2022

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Bag of Randomness for Friday, March 11, 2022

  • I have for sure have only eaten Taco Bell less than ten times in my life, but have eaten it twice in the past week.
  • Harrison Ford was 35-years-old when he first appeared on screen as Han Solo.
  • Yesterday, LiberallyLean wrote about living the good life and buying some recommended luxury towels from WireCutter. That has been an interesting adjustment to life for me, being able to go from saving enough money for retirement and my children’s college education each month and having a little disposable income to no longer being able to save adequately for those things. It was about a year before my ex left me, I felt comfortable enough to splurge a little on things I normally wouldn’t, stuff like nicer bath towels and higher-end wool socks. I used to spend a lot of my free time on sites like WireCutter and Kinja Deals to see what I could buy for my spouse, the kids, and side project, or tools to help me with DIY stuff. So, when my wife left, that meant one of my enjoyable time-wasting routines were no more. There’s no sense or me to look and tempt myself if I can’t purchase and enjoy it. And, now that I’m no longer living in a house I’m purchasing, I’m a hesitant to buy anything because it will just add to more stuff I will eventually have to move. Heck, I’m still having trouble decorating my place.
  • Somewhat related, I was in Target the other day. As I passed the women’s clothing section, I spotted several things I would have bought for my spouse just to surprise her because I thought it would nice on her and it’s one way that I liked to express my love and affection. I do similar stuff like this with my friends, but to a much lesser extent. But, it’s still a hard transition. It kinda reminded me of when my mother died around Thanksgiving and instinctively looked for pajama’s to buy her for Christmas because that’s what I always did.
  • I remember about a year before my ex left me, she wondered why we couldn’t have nice stuff. I’m not sure what this was coming from, her friends, Facebook, or something else. It was hard knowing if she was ever satisfied with our lifestyle. But during that year, we remodeled the kitchen, got new floors, and remodeled the upstairs bathroom for the kids. We demolished the fireplace to remodel it. Then she left without warning.
  • The Used Car To Avoid Buying Right Now In Every StateCars with the Greatest Price Hikes in Each State – If you live in Texas, avoid the Volvo XC60
  • Emilio Delgado Dies: Longtime ‘Sesame Street’ Fix-It Shop Owner Luis Was 81
  • The Best Work-From-Home Cities for 2022
    • Layton, Utah, was ranked the best WFH location in the US because of the affordable prices (like housing and broadband) and benefits that came along with its location.
    • Barbourville (KY) had the least expensive housing market with prices around $94K, followed by Pittsburg, KS, ($97K), Bath, NY, ($131K), Van Burn, AR, ($136K) and Etna, PA ($149K).
    • Options near costly cities worth considering, according to PC Mag, were: Milwaukie (OR), Keyport (NJ), Wrightwood (CA), Tacoma (WA) and Stony Point (NY).
  • Something for fellow P1s of The Ticket – Bart Reagor sentenced to 14 years in prison
    • Bart Reagor has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for lying to the International Bank of Commerce about a $10 million working capital loan for his dealership, Reagor-Dykes Auto Group. He was ordered to pay full restitution, more than $9 million, but no fines.On exiting the courthouse, Reagor praised the judge, but confirmed that he would immediately file an appeal.

      “I just wanted to say that the judge was very fair. He did a good job, and our family is just looking forward to the appeal. I know I’m innocent and we’re going to win the appeal,” Reagor said.

  • I like the El Camino reference.

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