Bag of Randomness

  • This article/interview with CNN made me a little bit more sympathetic towards W.  In it he’s a bit reflective about his time in office and admits he regrets some of the things he said as well as that Misssion Accomplished banner.  I was never offended at the “wanted dead or alive” quote.  I also thought it was a bit interesting that he called President Clinton before the Obama visit to get some advice on how to welcome the next incoming president.
  • I think Clinton was the first president I really kept tabs on regarding the news and stuff, I guess that’s because I was just becoming a young adult and that’s the phase you start to pay attention to things of this nature.  I use to get upset when the news referred to him as Mr. Clinton, and thought it was a swipe at him by not using the President salutation.  Then the other night on the local news, there’s this segment called Viewers Voice, and one viewer thought the news was doing the same thing towards President Bush by calling him Mr. Bush.  The news dude then stated that proper or standard protocol is that the first mention of the president is when the presidential title is used, and evertime there after is when Mr is used.  And now I know.
  • Be careful what you wish for.  I was upset that Palin never talked to the press during the campaign, now she’s everywhere.
  • When ordering something and there isn’t a hurry in it’s delivery, it’s fun to track it online.
  • I’m sure this happens with both campaigns, but here’s a story of office equipment from the Obama campaign being donated in Pittsburgh.  The article states that 200 campaign offices in ten states are involved in this program.
  • A seven-year-old blogger received a letter from Obama.  Link
  • If you are interested in celebrity feet, I have a website for you.  Link
  • When I use to have to hand customers cash in jobs I held way back when, I always made sure to hand the bills back all facing the same way and all right side up.  That’s something my father taught me, when putting cash in my wallet have all the bills face the same direction.  I don’t think I’ve been handed money back in which the bills face all the same direction and right side up in quite a while.
  • An interesting way to read African-American history.  Link
  • Bacon of the Month Club just $12.50 a month.  Link [Thanks, John!]
  • I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a big fan of our NBC affiliate’s newscast, and that Mike Snyder isn’t my cup of tea.  A couple of months ago he started to blog about his weight, so I decided to check out his blog to see if he made any progress.  I didn’t find anything about his weight loss, but the first two posts describe the heart attack and double by-pass surgery his 37-year-old wife had.  Wow, best of luck to him, his wife, and their two young girls.  Link
  • SNL is adding two women this week.  Link
  • This article talks about the changes the Obamas will soon expect, along with a bit of history from other presidents.
  • The Boston Globe always has great photo essays.  This one of our troops in Afghanistan is worth taking a look at.
  • So that’s the meaning behind lame duck.
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Looking for a place where Kids Eat Free?

Making ends meet while having a family can be a challenge. With the current state of our economy and the cost of gas, we find ourselves having to pinch a little harder. Luckily, more and more restaurants are now offering Kid’s Nights with reduced or free meals for the kids. The trick is learning about these mostly unadvertised specials.

MyKidsEatFree.com is dedicated to helping you stretch your dollar as far as possible.With the help of several friends and viewers like you, we continue to collect a list of Kid Friendly and Family Friendly restaurants that offer great value for your family.

We are currently featuring over 2500 locations that offer Kids Eat Free specials. We currently cover all 50 states.

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It’s actually pretty cool.  After you pick your state and city you just pick a day of the week you want to eat out on.

Parents, you can thank me later.

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Mayor of Batman Plans to Sue Director of Batman

He may have vanquished the Joker, but it looks like Batman has a new enemy – a Turkish town that claims the caped crusader stole its name.

Hüseyin Kalkan, mayor of Batman, an ancient oil-producing town in south-eastern Turkey, is planning to sue Christopher Nolan, director of the recent box-office behemoth The Dark Knight, over the use of the name in the film. He claims Nolan and Warner Bros, which owns the film rights to the comic-book character, purloined the name without checking with him first.

“There is only one Batman in the world,” said Kalkan, a member of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society party. “The American producers used the name of our city without informing us.”

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This story reminds me of one of my favorite commercials.

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