Bag of Randomness

  • I had all All Pro Foundation to come out to GeedingManor to inspect our foundation yesterday.  Heck, because I listen The Ticket I have their phone number drilled into my head, but it looks like we are in the clear.  However, another company is coming out today, it will be interesting to see if they both say the same thing.
  • If Conan ends up leaving NBC, I hope Letterman books him for an interview, or at least some kind if skit.
  • I enjoyed the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother last night, and I have a feeling Ted’s wife is going to be a blond.
  • Chase sure did look odd with short hair, for those of you that watched House last night.
  • The Big Bang Theory never disappoints.
  • All games for NFC teams will be played indoors for the remainder of the playoffs, with the exception of the Super Bowl that will be in Miami.  I wonder if playing outdoors in Miami will affect any conditioning?
  • I have a feeling the Colts and Saints are going to play cold in the first half of their games, I just don’t feel they had much momentum going into the playoffs.
  • Best Buy has a cool new thing called the Pitch In Card.  You can create one for free, and then friends and family can contribute to it.
  • A collection of interesting letter heads, ranging from the famous to the interesting.
  • Wrong Joker
  • How Tough are NES Games?
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2010 Best and Worst Jobs

Click here for the full list, but here’s the top five for each:

Best jobs:

  1. Actuary
  2. Software engineer
  3. Computer systems analyst
  4. Biologist
  5. Historian

Worst jobs:

  1. Roustabout
  2. Lumberjack
  3. Ironworker
  4. Dairy farmer
  5. Welder

In terms of best jobs and my life, I would say my job is a blend of number two and three.

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The third week of March 1987

When Pope John Paul died Rogers Cadenhead quickly registered www.BenedictXVI.com thinking this might be the name chosen by the new pope. When Cardinal Ratzinger was elected Pope he did choose the name Pope Benedict XVI, causing many to question what the Vatican would do to get the rights to that domain name.

Cadenhead didn’t ask the Vatican for money. Instead, in a humorous manner on his blog he suggested a few things he would trade for:

1. Three days, two nights at the Vatican hotel.

2. One of those hats (referring to the bishop’s hat).

3. Complete absolution, no questions asked, for the third week of March 1987.

Read more about it here.

If you are still confused by the story, then comment #16 might clear it up.

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Decade in Preview: The Youthful Vision

These experts, most under 13, consult their imaginations to foretell the 20-teens.

Sure, the last decade didn’t get such a great rap; recessions, wars, and massive unemployment tend to do that. The question remains, though: What can we expect in the next 10 years? Instead of asking the usual experts, we wanted the dirt from those with the best imaginations – young people (that’s anyone born after 1985). We recently e-mailed queries to parents and teachers asking what their charges predicted. Some forecasts were quite gloomy. But at least we’ll finally have money trees.

Read the full Philly.com article here but below are a few examples:

  • I think in 10 years there will be a device that makes monkeys talk to you in English. It will be the next big hit in the U.S.
  • I think in the next decade the world will have too much technology and everyone will be attached to it. They won’t go outside and play with their friends.
  • I think that in the next decade, scientists will start to make prosthetic lungs and other organs. I also think Apple will make at least five more products, a genius will be born, NASA will make plans for a habitable colony on the moon, the Hubble Space Telescope will find a new galaxy, and more efficient light bulbs will be made. Finally, I think heat lasers will be used in warfare.
  • I think presidents will only have one year and one year only to live in the White House with fame. So yearly people get a chance to vote. I don’t think there will be a flying car, which is just unreasonable.
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