Bag of Randomness

  • One of my nemeses in life is the sink that makes you push the faucet down to get water.  It’s really hard to wash both hands when one hand is busy holdind down the faucet, that is, water only comes out when pressure is applied.  It really bugs me when you have a hot and cold water fuacet you have to push down, because then you are really stuck.
  • I didn’t spend a dime on WifeGeeding this year for Valentines Day, but I did get her a little something.  I started writing down things about her that I appreciated everyday before I went to sleep.  I had to write something down at least once a day, and it included items such as how she stands up to greet me everytime I come home to the way she takes shorter showers in the morning to save me hot water to all other sorts of intangible stuff.  I simply read the list to her on Saturday morning.  She gave me melted Kitt Kats she left in her car.
  • Perhaps if I was a real romantic, I would have cooked her this meal.  Or at least this.
  • For the first time this year I didn’t go to church.  Why?  I blame capitalism.  I decided to buy a new home theater reciever late Saturday night, and then I just had to come home and hook it up, and then I just had to watch all sorts of action adventure stuff on it.  Before I knew it, it was close to three in the morning and I didn’t set the alarm.  Back in the day, I use to call this Bedside Baptist Church.
  • I’m sad to report that the first sounds ouf of the new stereo was from the Jonas Brothers.  This was not on purpose.
  • Lawn Scrabble
  • Time Magazine has a list with a bunch of YouTube clips of all the crazy David Letterman interviews through the years.  It starts with Joaquin Phoenix and includes Madanna and her foul mouth, Drew Barrymore dancing on his desk, Andy Kaufman, Farrah Fawcett, as well as several others.
  • Salma Hayek’s prayers were answered.  YouTube
  • Space Cat.  Link
  • A guy is raising money by lifting things with his beard.  Link
  • In case you ever wanted to ad a laugh track to a YouTube clip:  The lolinator
  • Neck of State is a website devoted to Obama’s neck-ties.
  • The New York Times has something that is called an Article Skimmer that makes browsing their website a bit more easier and I would say a little more fun.  Be sure to click on the items on the left sidebar.
  • Has Miss Piggy lost weight?  People.com
  • The BBC has an interesting article about potential Olympic cities stating their pros and cons.  Link
  • This guy really likes being on the Jumbotron.
  • This guy was a teen in the 80’s and scanned all of the love letters he received.  Link
  • Graffiti that only makes sense at night.  Link
  • Joel Osteen is not a fan of pork.  YouTube
  • First and Coach class.  Link
  • Blame Mountain Dew.  Link
  • Debate about using the term “Religious Right.”  Article
  • I remember attending grad school at the University of Dallas, a Catholic university, and seeing a crucifix in every classroom.  Another catholic school, Boston College, has recently placed crucifixes in the classroom and instructors feel a bit uncomfortable.  Article
  • World Press Photo of the Year.  Link
  • View from the woof.  Article
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Bag of Randomness Mini Late Edition

  • Not that I order a lot of packages, but I like the idea of entering my UPS tracking number into The Google and being able to track it from there.
  • “Never trust a big booty and a smile”
  • Lost thoughts are in blue, skip down if you don’t want to read them.
  • I noticed hieroglyphs on the temple, which I think is now part of the Orchid.  I recall seeing those hieroglyphs when Locke was in the hatch.  Pic and Pic
  • I’ve been thinking about Smokey a lot.  I recall from a previous episode Ben was able to summon him from his house.  That was from the episode where his daughter was killed.  Before Danielle killed her companion, he stated that Smokey was a security system.
  • I would like to know the story on why Danielle Rousseau’s friends seemed to turn on her. That one dude was begging for his life, and then tried to pull the trigger on her.
  • In a previous episode we learned that young Ben was attracted to a girl, I wonder if that girl was Charlotte.
  • Jin finding his friends was a little too easy I think.
  • Ben didn’t lock that donkey wheel thingy is equivalent to leaving the house with the iron on I think.
  • You’ve seen that music box before.
  • I get a kick when I walk into a room and I see that an entire wall is a dry erase board.  I just think it’s a darn good idea, and I want to stand against it and have someone draw an outline of my body.
  • I need new brake pads.
  • The course I’m presently teaching deals with personal finance management, and as I’ve mentioned before I teach in an accelerated adult learning program, so the average age of a student is around the mid thirties.  I tend to think a lot of the material is written for and aimed for the typical 18-22 year old college student, and since I have mostly adults in my class I try to skip over a lot of stuff I think they have been exposed to.  But I always find that the background of my students is amazing in that many have not be exposed to what I consider some fundamental areas of personal finance.  For instance, I have one woman in her early 40’s that has never filed her own taxes, has only worked one job all her life, and before she separated from her husband, he was the one that took care of all the finances.
  • The Dallas Morning News has an article about the Southwest plane that has the SI Swimsuit cover model on it, but the most enjoyable aspect of it is all the comments.  Here’s a sampling:
    • To everyone who says that this is hypocritical of SW for not letting a scantily clad woman on their flight, they don’t let killer whales on their flights either but no one is complaining about the three Shamu planes.

      Brilliant move, Southwest!

    • as a christian man i find this very offensive. those supple israeli breasts beginning to spill out of her bikini top…. her firm bronzed stomach…. just disgusting and offensive. and those legs… those smooth long legs that just go on and on. i am sickened.
    • It’s perfect.  If the plane has to land in the Hudson, then at least the artwork is appropriately dressed.
  • Jon Stewart was brilliant last night.
  • I’m really looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow morning.
  • I’ve been eating better and working out quite a bit, but I haven’t seen much progress, but I do feel better overall.  And I can’t believe I just put two buts in that last sentence.
  • With the economy stinking it up and corporations are doing what they can to save money, I bet Jerry Jones won’t get anyone to sponsor naming rights for the new stadium.  I bet it will have a generic name, like the Ballpark in Arlington, or maybe even Texas Stadium.
  • Friday night will probably be spent watching Thursday night shows recorded on the DVR.
  • My DVD’s that I ordered from the Church of the Resurrection that I ordered on Tuesday night came in the mail yesterday.
  • I plan on buying top soil soon to level out some of my backyard which has a massive slope.
  • I may end up buying a new weed-eater this spring.
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U2 Week on Letterman

NEW YORK – Make room, Paul Shaffer. U2 will be on David Letterman’s “Late Show” for a full week to promote their upcoming album.

The band will be Letterman’s musical guest each night from March 2 to 6. It’s the first time a musical guest has been given a solid week on the CBS show.

U2’s new album, “No Line on the Horizon,” is to be released that week. The band played its first single, “Get on Your Boots,” to kick off the Grammy Awards on Sunday.

The band last appeared on the “Late Show” in October 2001.

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