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15-years-ago this past Saturday I made my first post to this website.

Have you ever heard of the PEADs – presidential emergency action documents? I haven’t either, but when somebody like the venerable Ted Koppel does a story on them, I pay attention. Believe it or not, it gives the president the power to suspend the Constitution. I know that sounds like the script to some Hollywood movie, but don’t be surprised if you hear about them in the near future. Consider this, back in March, President Trump stated, “I have the right to do a lot of things that people don’t even know about.” This must have been what he was referring to.

“They originated in the Eisenhower administration as part of an effort to try to plan for a potential Soviet nuclear attack,” Goitein said. “But since then, they’ve expanded to address other types of emergencies as well. No presidential emergency action document has even been released, or even leaked. Not even Congress has access to them, which is really pretty extraordinary when you consider that even the most highly-classified covert military and intelligence operations have to be reported to at least eight Members of Congress, the ‘Gang of Eight.'”

“Congress is not aware of these documents, and from public sources we know that at least in the past these documents have purported to do things that are not permitted by the Constitution – things like martial law and the suspension of habeas corpus and the roundup and detention of people not suspected of any crime.”

“Congress is not aware of these documents, and from public sources we know that at least in the past these documents have purported to do things that are not permitted by the Constitution – things like martial law and the suspension of habeas corpus and the roundup and detention of people not suspected of any crime.”

If I had a Mount Rushmore for people I find most interesting, Bob Ballard would have to be in consideration.

Speaking of Mount Rushmore, WifeGeeding moved into a new classroom. The previous teacher left at the very top of one of the walls single-hung portraits of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Donald Trump. WifeGeeding never touched them because there were too high up and never bothered to get a ladder or request any help in moving or rearranging them. Actually, to her, it was one of those things she never thought twice about and just left it. But, I jovially mocked her with the somewhat recent news of Trump looking into adding his face to the monument, some parents may think it’s her subtle way of living a MAGA lifestyle.

This happened yesterday, the First Lady doesn’t want to hold hands going down the ramp.

MOMENTS AGO: President Trump, First Lady Melania, and Barron arrive at Joint Base Andrews from Morristown, NJ. pic.twitter.com/f6z3m5gx8w

— The Hill (@thehill) August 16, 2020

At first, I thought online learning got a whole lot more interesting but then found out it’s a male teacher and I lost all interest in the story.

San Jose teacher suspended after appearing topless in online class

Teen’s lemonade stand robbed at gunpoint over $30

This story is a bit of an oxymoron – Indicted former Ohio House Speaker will remain on ethics panel

This is an interesting drill out of Cowboys training camp.

New WR drill Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup were working on today pic.twitter.com/vG0u0J1Dca

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 16, 2020

This twitter account has been posting old random at-bats and I’ve been loving it.

Random 80’s at bat (Jack Morris vs Buddy Bell in 1989). pic.twitter.com/584urvQjEI

— Stirrups Now! (@uniformcritic) August 15, 2020

I always loved Steve Carlton’s pitching style. I don’t watch a lot of baseball but it seems like modern-day pitchers don’t have a unique or signature style, they all look the same.

Random 80’s at bat (Steve Carlton vs Keith Hernandez in 1986). pic.twitter.com/KEjdkA5rHn

— Stirrups Now! (@uniformcritic) August 15, 2020

Regarding the photo above, yes, I know the actor the kid is portraying had a dramatic weight loss story and later died.

This is a nerdy and very adult admission, but you have no idea how happy I was after I discovered the TRIM function in Excel. It’s one of those things in which I wondered, “Where have you been all my life?” Also, I learned how to remove carriage returns, which was almost as joyful.

I forgot that up until 1990, McDonald’s used beef fat to fry their fries.

Yesterday, LiberallyLean mentioned AT&T Stadium’s glass doors, roof, and air pressure when opened. When I took the tour of the stadium in its inaugural year, that was one of the first things they told you. They said if they didn’t open them in a sequence, the pressure would literally destroy the roof, but I forgot the order.

Today’s dose of ‘MURICA! – Bald eagle attacks state’s $950 drone, sends it to bottom of Lake Michigan

ESCANABA, MI – In what state officials are describing tongue-in-cheek as a “brazen attack,” a bald eagle recently snatched a $950 drone belonging to the state of Michigan that was being flown to document shoreline erosion damage in the Upper Peninsula. After a brief tussle, the big bird ripped off one of the propellers from the small spinning aircraft and sent it to the bottom of Lake Michigan near Escanaba, state workers said.

The Lincoln Project is about to come out swinging. I’m interested to see how the punches will land.

“We’ve … been doing this with a purpose,” Madrid said. “These ads have been running in limited runs as we check the analytics to see how the response is. And now, in the last 80, 90 days, it’s all about execution. So we’re now putting the money and the firepower behind it in eight key states where we think it will make a difference by moving Republican votes.”

This digital ad campaign will involve spending $1 million on social media sites, direct email and search engines to reach voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida, Texas, Arizona, North Carolina and Georgia. Voters in those states will see eight different commercials that the Lincoln Project made.

Today we begin our $1M digital effort, targeting soft Republicans and Independents with ads analytically proven to lower voters' support of Trump.https://t.co/2WWRmtEVNk

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 13, 2020

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Why I am not sending my kids back to school

Sunday Lawn Care is a unique online and mail business. They start by sending a soil test kit and then combine that with weather data to create a custom nutrient plan. The tailored plan is delivered up to three times per year and includes products that are non-toxic and safe for kids and pets.

Boeing 747s Still Use Floppy Disks to Get Critical Software Updates

Russell Kirsch, Inventor of the Pixel, Passed Away This Week

Computer scientist Russell A. Kirsch, the inventor of the pixel and an undisputed pioneer of digital imaging, passed away on Tuesday in his Portland home from complications arising from a form of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 91 years old.

Goodness, it’s been a busy and exhausting week. I haven’t had much time to commit to blogging or other things.

The Miami Marlins, beginning Sept. 10, will have a 15-game homestand in an 11-day span. Within that homestand will be four doubleheaders, including a five-day, seven-game series against the Phillies.

I used to help set up and tear down concerts, this looks like it would be a nightmare.

UK’s First Socially Distanced Concert Shows What Future May Hold

The very last Blockbuster is offering an End of Summer Sleepover. I thought their description was cute.

Dust off those membership cards for a sleepover inside the world’s last BLOCKBUSTER. When you call dibs on this stay, you’re booking a night back in the 90s, but this time you won’t have to beg your parents to rent the latest horror flick–we’ll give you the keys to the entire store!

Whether you want to stay up until sunrise or pass out on the couch, we’ve created the perfect space complete with a pull-out couch, bean bags and pillows for you to cozy up with “new releases” from the ‘90s. Crack open a two-liter of Pepsi before locking into a video game, charting your future in a game of MASH, or watching movie after movie. But be wary of reciting “Bloody Mary” in the staff bathroom off of the break room, as you just may summon the ghost rumored to haunt the store. And help yourself to some NERDS, Raisinets and popcorn (heavy on the butter), but make sure you save room for a couple slices.

And remember, the store is all yours for the night! So let loose, blast the boombox and wear your favorite ‘90s denim so that you feel right at home in another era.

Next year Hyundai is launching an entirely new brand in 2021 called Ioniq.

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group — which currently consists of Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis — has just announced that it will be launching a new car brand named IONIQ, solely dedicated to manufacturing battery-powered electric cars. The name itself is based on the current Hyundai Ioniq model, which used the word at the time for simply identifying the development project which ultimately led to the hybrid car.

The group says that it currently has three cars already planned for release over the next four years

The Baker Hotel tweeted this artistic photo from the inside. It’s the sort of thing I’d like to show to a high school English class and assign them to write story and see where their imagination goes. I’m reminded of Narnia. I thought the “Crazy” sign was in another part of town. First Baptist Church is on the left and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church is on the right.

With just a day to spare, I renewed the domain name for this website. I came close not doing it and moving everything from this domain to the Geeding.com domain, which I also own and currently redirects to this website. But in the end, “BagOfNothing” is just a part of my life, even if I don’t have a t-shirt for it. One oddity did happen. Upon renewal on GoDaddy, I saw a message which said, “A copy of this receipt has been sent to admin@capturedbydesign.com.” I recall seeing that a few years ago when I last renewed my hosting account, but when I called in to inquire about it they said they couldn’t find anything on their end and I couldn’t find it on any of my account pages. I decided to call again and this time an agent was able to walk me through to the screen in which that email address appeared. The agent looked through my history to see if anything looked out of place, thankfully it didn’t, so I updated the password and set up two-factor authentication.

A woman is stunned when her new driver’s license came back with a picture of an empty chair

Smart pic by Biden of Senator Harris. Vetted and ready. Historic. A racial, gender, and generational diversity ticket. And in one person he brought together the two significant social movements of past five years – MeToo and Black Lives Matter.

— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) August 11, 2020

Hamilton Was Watched By More People In July Than Anything On Netflix – Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is the most viewed title in July triumphing over all Netflix titles with over twice as many viewers.