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Random childhood memory – Watching the television glitch right when mom would turn the vacuum cleaner on.

I read this on the internet so I guess it must be true, but in the English language, “dreamt” is the only word that ends with “mt”.

I mentioned I bought an ice-maker as a birthday present for WifeGeeding. It’s the kind which makes that small nugget ice, like the kind you get at Sonic. For the last three Mondays, I’ve been putting that ice in our Ninja blender and been making margaritas for her. I’ve been playing the part of a 1950s housewife. As soon as WifeGeeding makes it in the garage, I greet her with the margarita and take her purse and bookbag and carry them inside.

If I’m looking to buy a product but know nothing about how to go about it, I like to go to Wirecutter from the New York Times. Unlike Consumer Reports, Wirecutter is free and provides basically the same service. I’m currently looking for a UPS system, basically, a battery backup to keep my PC running as well as my modem and Wi-Fi router in the event of a power outage. I know nothing about how to buy one and don’t have an idea on how to compare one feature to another, but Wirecutter does all that and then provides recommendations, breaking them down from their preferred, runner-up, upgrade, and budget picks. They also go into detail on how they did their testing, care and maintenance, looking at the competitors, and cite their sources. I promise I’m not being paid for this, I just wanted to share a service I really liked. The last time I used it was when I went looking for that nugget ice-maker for WifeGeeding.

Air Force One Was Nearly Hit by a Small Drone Sunday, Witnesses Say

President Donald Trump’s jet was nearly hit by what appeared to be a small drone as it approached an air base near Washington Sunday night, according to several people aboard Air Force One.

The device, which was yellow and black and shaped like a cross, was off the right side of the plane. It was seen by several passengers on the jet, shortly before it touched down at 5:54 p.m. at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

My money is on either Joe Exotic or Bill Cosby.

NEW: On the flight home from Wisconsin, the President told us he plans to pardon someone “very, very important” tomorrow who is not Edward Snowden or Michael Flynn.

— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) August 18, 2020

A Minnesota man sold the 1957 Chevy pickup he drove for 44 years for $75, the same price he paid decades ago. – Bob Sportal of Prinsburg handed over the key last month to the grandson of the man he bought the truck from

Back in June, 60 Minutes had a story on how college campuses are planning to open for the fall semester with regards to COVID-19. Most of the segment focused on North Carolina who wanted to set an example on how on-campus classes would work during this pandemic. For example, they stated two dormitories will be set aside to quarantine students, they would be looking for clusters, requiring masks, and starting the semester early so it ends by Thanksgiving. All of that came to mind yesterday when I saw this headline – UNC-Chapel Hill reverses plans for in-person classes after 130 students test positive for Covid-19

This story reminded me of a story I saw either on WFAA or CBS11 on twin brother football players who have committed to play ball at Oklahoma State. One of them stated they chose OSU because of the high concern of safety they have on their players in regards to COVID-19. That boggled my mind considering their head coach had to apologize for these comments back in April.

“In my opinion, if we have to bring our players back, test ‘em. They’re in good shape, they’re all 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 years old, they’re healthy. A lot of them can fight it off with their natural body, the antibodies and build that they have. There’s some people that are asymptomatic.

“If that’s true, then yeah, we sequester ‘em. And people say, ‘That’s crazy.’ No, it’s not crazy, because we need to continue to budget and run money through the state of Oklahoma.”

I continue to firmly believe that supporters of President Trump only do so because he easily upsets and riles up the opposition. They love what he says, factual or not, and don’t care what he does, it doesn’t matter if it harms the country or not, they will embrace him. That in itself doesn’t bother me, what bothers me are elected representatives in his party who won’t hold him accountable and encourage his behavior. Thankfully the Lincoln Project is trying to do something about it. Since they are members of the GOP I disagree with them a lot politically, but I sure do respect and honor them. At least their hearts are in the right place.

I only had a general idea of who Jeffery Epstein was and his illegal activities with underaged girls, and got a kick out of all the social media theories about him and his “suicide”. But it wasn’t until I watched the first episode of the Netflix documentary on him on how crazy, demented, and powerful he was. Holy cow!

The end of civilization is near. pic.twitter.com/t7tJd7wE3Z

— Ross Guberman (@legalwritingpro) August 17, 2020

This man with missing fingers made a prosthetic quarter-inch impact driver.

This is a prosthetic device I designed and fabricated in conjunction with my DIY prosthetic socket series of videos. It is a Milwaukee 1/4″ impact driver that I modified and mounted onto a partial hand prosthetic socket.

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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

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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.