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• I like to give hugs.
• I say hola a lot.
• I’m not sure how many people not from the south understood that last line.
• But I also say howdy quite a lot, so much so I caught myself saying it when I was in NYC once and felt very out of place.
• I don’t Twitter is as intuitive as it should be.
• I can’t get pictures from my phone to post to TwitPic.  I take a picture, and using my GMail account send the picture to the email address that TwitPic provide, but the picture and Twitter updated never posts.
• Meghan McCain continues to entertain me.  Link You go girl.
• I just got a baby shower invitation from one of my old high school friends – I have a feeling the pregnancy wasn’t planned.
• During lunch yesterday I stepped out and got my haircut, but nobody noticed when I came back to work.  It kinda made me sad.
• I heard a guy the other day joking about politics.  He said he blames George W. Bush for his obesity.  The last eight years were pretty stressful, and when he gets stressed, he eats.  made me laugh.
• If Dr Gregory House and Dr Kerry Weaver from ER had a child, would their child limp and be cranky?
• Time magazine has two interesting tidbits of news with a Christian perspective.  First, there’s the article  10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now, which includes a piece about The New Calvinism.  And the have something about the Dead Sea Scrolls authors to have never existed.
• Ten Toxic Things Never to Discuss on the Internet – I think I have posted about three of these topics, and so wanted to discuss the bikes versus cars versus pedestrian topic.
• Anthony Bourdain has some hot sports opinions about other TV chefs.  Link
• Time Warner is airing a new commercial with a new spokeswoman, but everytime I see her I always think it’s Elliot Spitizer’s call girl.
• For those of you that wish you were at South Padre Island for spring break, well, there’s a live camera set up for your viewing pleasure.
• If I Had to Choose is a nice timewasting website in which you do nothing but choose between two things.
• Bacon tattoos
• Learn how much of each kind of chocolate can harm your dog.  Link
• Grace

• My friend BibleScholarGeorge (seen here to the right*) is the savior of BagOfNothing.  After church he was kind enough to come over to GeedingManor for some lunchtime fajitas.  After lunch and chit-chat, we fired-up the laptops and played with the databases flux capacitors, and thanks to his expertise, all my old posts are saved.
• I told BibleScholarGeorge that I can repay him one of two ways – I could buy him a steak, or swallow my pride and root for his beloved Philadelphia Eagles everytime they play the Cowboys this year.  In a beautiful gesture of grace, I wll have to buy him a steak.
• Hey ladies, in case you are wondering, he’s single.
• He also owns three houses.
• And he can fix cars.
• Oh, and he also mentors a troubled youth as a big brother.
• Other than that, he’s a great guy.
• I’m sorry to tell you, but because I spent so much time working on the guest bathroom (commanded by WifeGeeding) and trying to repair this website, this will probably be the only post today.
• Thanks to all of you that left comments the other day, at least I know I have about 20 readers.
• Speaking of comments, the comment functionality of this website has changed.  You can now reply directly to someone’s comment, so in short, threaded-discussion is now available.  Oh, and you can also choose an option as you leave a comment to be notified is someone responds to your comment.
• Here’s some info on the number of posts and comments made on BoN over the years.
  
• I finally made time to watch the Jim Cramer appearance on the Daily Show.  I expected Cramer to be combative, but instead he was almost apologetic and seemed very sincere and humbled – so you know he’s certainly not going to sue for libel.  I’m left with a bit more respect for both men.  Stewart certainly held Cramer’s feet to the fire, and as intelligent and loquacious as Stewart can be, I wish he wouldn’t curse during an interview.  He makes excellent and thought-provoking  points, but the language is often distracting and takes away from the conversation.
• I love 60 Minutes more than ever.  The lead story was an interview by the phenominal Scott Pelli with the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke.   Consider this, past Chairmans have never held an interview because the market will react to the littlest thing that comes out of his mouth – so this interview was simply fascinating.  It left me feeling more confident that our financial crises is in good hands.
• I don’t think anyone other than Mike Wallace interviews better than Scott Pelli.
• When I worked at Fidelity I once took a phone call from Alan Greenspan’s assistance to transfer some funds for him.  As you might imagine, the Chairman can’t hold any stocks in his account.  If he did, you can imagine how the public might react knowing what companies he might think will be profitable.
• Mr President, you have people to help you move a couch.
• What you don’t know about orange juice.  Article
• I often hear people say that everything happens for a reason, and that’s a concept I could not disagree with more.   It’s one of those things you hear a lot in church circles, with the whole “it’s God’s will” added to it; but recently I listened to a sermon that supported my disagreement with that notion.  Maybe some things happen for a reason, but not everything.
• The recent church shooting is certainly a tragedy, but here’s a story about how Methodists are urged to pray not only for the victim’s family, but for the shooter as well.
• You know, it’s amazing how emotional and nasty people can get (me included) when there’s a buffer between us and the opposing party.   I don’t think people would be so cranky if it wasnt’ for the protection of the anonymity of the Internet, the lack of a physical presence while on the phone, or being inside a car knowing you will probably never see that person again.  But if someone in a store bumps you, usually both parties are quick to offer some sort of apology.  So perhaps it’s best just to move on regarding some recent comments on this blog.
• Sometimes I’m glad I don’t take any public transportation because I like to sing out loud when I listen to music.
• Seven tips to help your kids cope with the loss of a pet.   Link
• Here’s an interesting way to view newspapers, be sure to click on the menu on the upper left side.
• Kelly Clarkson and I have something in common.
• The Big Daddy Weave has an interesting piece about the Baylor student newspaper not making Catholics happy.
• If you are into food art, here’s a blog for you.
• Louis Moore, an award winning religion editor of the Houston Chronicle, has an entry on his blog on three key reasons why the Southern Baptist Church is losing members.  Personally, I think one major reason why the SBC and Mainline churches are losing members is the growth of Bible and non-denominational churches.
• I think I would find Melissa Rivers attractive if I haven never seen her mother.
• WifeGeeding is on springbreak, and I’m jealous.
• It was fun last year roadtripping and blogging our adventure last year.
• Everybody needs some cuteness in their life, so what’s cuter than a blog devoted to cute things falling asleep. [Thanks, LP!]
• Grace

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