Bag of Randomness

  • “You spend more time at work then you do with your family.”  I think my father said that once, and with that said, it was nice to go back to work.
  • I mentioned that I recently read Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor, which is a conservative book about a Bush speechwriter’s time in the White House.  Now I’m reading a more liberal book called The Promise: President Obama, Year One.  What’s interesting in the book I’m now reading is that the former book was referenced in it.
  • I have to admit if this oil well disaster happened on Bush’s watch, I think I would be up in arms that the nation that put a man on the moon couldn’t plug up a hole in the ocean.  With that said, only the private sector has the resources to plug that well and I do think the administration is doing what they can to stop it, but if they want to win the public over, they need a better communication strategy and they need to be showcasing the ships around the well instead of just the skimming boats and people on the beach.  If that doesn’t happen soon, there’s no way I see Obama being a two-term president.
  • I had a damaged sprinkler head, but instead of replacing only it, I replaced three.  It’s the Tim The Tool Man Taylor in me – need . . . more . . . power.
  • I’ve been asked to participate in a church committee meeting.  I hope they know what they are asking for.  I hope I know what I’m getting into.
  • I was told I need to take pictures of my baby everyday as they change/grow so fast.
  • Yesterday we took BabyGeeding to the pediatrician.   For the most part she passed with flying colors, other than a little eye concern which is going to result in visiting a pediatric ophthalmologist today.
  • There was once an earthquake so strong in the Midwest that the Mississippi actually flowed backwards for a while.
  • In the 1964 NFL draft, Bill Parcells was chosen at 88 right after Bob Hayes.  Source
  • The last time I was really wowed by an Apple product was the original iPhone.  I wonder if they will ever wow me again.
  • I emailed Mark Cuban about something last night and he actually replied to me in less than ten minutes.  I’ve only emailed the guy twice, but he’s batting a thousand in replying to me so far.  It’s not everyday I get an email from a billionaire, or a owner of a sports franchise.
  • Abandoned Vietnamese churches get new Texas home
  • An NBA player does good
  • America’s Most Innovative Cities – Only one Texas city on the list, Austin, which comes in at number two.
  • “Who does number two . . . work . . . for . . .”
  • Everything you ever wanted to know about a McDonald’s french fry – It’s a long read, but well worth a skim.
  • In case you ever needed socks for your moccasins
  • Sea Turtle Finds Lost Camera
  • Teachers recreate Michael Jackson’s Bad video
  • Melissa, Get Well.
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Bag of Randomness

  • Did you miss me, did you even know I was gone?
  • Thanks to everyone for all your well wishes, we’re very thankful.
  • It may make absolutely no sense, but being a father still doesn’t feel real to me.
  • Biggest shock after birth – how friggin’ hairy our baby is, there’s all sorts of small dark hair in places that surprise me.
  • The staff at Las Colinas Medical Center were just superb.  It was a pleasant surprise at how involved they made me as part of the experience.  That being said, I saw everything, and there are some things I will never unsee.
  • WifeGeeding was nothing but trooper through the entire process.  She started to experience contractions early last Sunday morning, but we didn’t leave the house to go to the hospital until 9:oo pm.  When we got there, the nurse thought it was going to be a false alarm since we were first timers, but then she checked WifeGeeding and said,”Girlfriend, we are keeping you.  You did all the work at home, you’re at 7 centimeters.”
  • I think WifeGeeding did about two full hours of hard pushing, and yes, she did have an epidural.
  • I kept the weight and height a secret because my manager at work like to play the guessing game with the team, but she weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces and was 20 inches long.
  • DogGeeding and OtherDogGeeding don’t really seem interested in BabyGeeding.
  • WifeGeeding delivered at 4:36 am on Sunday but didn’t go home until Wednesday afternoon, which seemed like a long time.
  • When I’m out in public and I hear a baby crying, I’m easily annoyed, but have learned it’s much different when it’s your own child.
  • Breast milk sure does have a sweet taste to it.
  • So far we’ve been pretty lucky, she’s a pretty good sleeper and doesn’t cry all that much.
  • I installed the car seat all by myself without a problem, but still had a fireman check it out to make sure.  Actually, WifeGeeding made me check with the fireman.
  • SisterGeeding really enjoys being an aunt.  It was nice “her come down for a several days to help out.  WifeGeeding’s mother is coming down today to hang out for a while.
  • BabyGeeding likes to crawl up my chest, which surprises me.
  • Had a friend call me on Saturday just to ask me what it was like to be a dad for about a week, that was very thoughtful of him.
  • We’re already running into health insurance billing issues.  Urgh.
  • You know, it’s been liberating not surfing the web for an entire week.
  • I watched the last three minutes of th e Celtics/Lakers game and thought it was funny that ABC was having trouble censuring words.  With less than a minute to go I heard the s-bomb and a “that’s my n—–.”
  • Remember that song “Whoomp There It Is”?  There’s a rumor that Barack Obama is in there video, at the 1:01 mark.  I have it cued up for you here, he’s the guy on the phone.
  • The Reoccurring Prop Newspaper
  • I didn’t know there was such as thing as religious confetti.
  • A very cool knife set
  • Someone tried to make a Batmobile out of an old Pontiac Grand Am
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