Bag of Randomness for Monday, August 6, 2018

  • Our hotel room bathroom was lit only by the back frame of the rectangular mirror, which I thought made my pupils look I was some sort of android or cyborg. I also think this photo makes the top of my head distorted.
  • My preferred mouthwash is Cēpacol, you’ll instantly recognize it from its yellow color. I feel like it works the best and I actually like the taste. I mean, there’s no beating the taste of Scope. bit Cēpacol isn’t bad and feels more “professional” or “stronger”.
  • I usually make plans to watch the NFL Hall of Fame ceremony but didn’t this year. The attitude towards sports, in general, has taken a downturn.
  • The Cowboys had their Blue/White scrimmage. That thing used to be a big thing back in the Eighties.
  • I’ve mentioned how annoyed I’ve become at the Ozaka Sparkling Water commercials, especially how much they are aired. To pleasantly annoy me, WifeGeeding now sends me texts imitating the commercial when she finds the product in stores.
  • The Washington Post recently had a feature on local sports broadcasting icon Dale Hansen.
  • We flew Delta home from California. The safety video kept my attention because they had flight attendants wear all versions of their uniforms from the start of their airline to the present.
  • Jalopnik has more details on the downfall of Reagor-Dykes – Texas Auto Dealer Goes Belly Up After Ford Sues It Over $41 Million in Defaulted Loans
    • Ford claims the auto dealer chain defaulted on $41 million in financing agreements by falsifying records to obtain extra loans. When Ford Credit dug in deeper, the automaker found Reagor-Dykes allegedly “double floored vehicles,” where it submitted information to obtain floor plan financing at one dealership, and then again at a second dealership, “thereby obtaining double financing from Ford Credit.”
  • Take that flat-Earth believers – Google Maps now depicts the Earth as a globe
  • Growing Up Job – Steve Jobs and Chrisann Brennan were 23 when their daughter was born. Lisa Brennan-Jobs remembers the pride and pain of a childhood spent navigating the vastness between her struggling single mom and Apple’s mercurial founder.
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Bag of Randomness for Friday, August 3, 2018

  • I was surprised, but not really, that Disney sells their own branded memory cards for digital cameras and such inside their hotels.
  • I thought it was an urban legend that Disney cast members (employees) would use “Mickey” as code to let another cast member know they can’t speak at the moment because a customer is nearby. However, as we were walking down the hallway back to our hotel room a cast member got a call on her phone and answered, “Hello, Mickey . . .”
  • I was surprised at how easy and close parking at DFW Airport was. Any available spot was identified by a green LED light above and we literally parked across the street from the terminal entrance. For three nights the total cost was a reasonable $26 which was charged to my TollTag.
  • Our family met with our pastor yesterday in his office and we let the kids ask him any questions they may have about the church.
    • BoyGeeding
      • How was God made?
      • How long was Jesus on the cross?
    • DaughterGeeding
      • Why did Jesus have to spend time in Hell?
      • Are Jesus and God the same person, why do people argue that?
  • WifeGeeding used a coupon to buy some Kendra Scott jewelry at Neiman Marcus and they sent her a nicely written thank-you letter.
  • Brookstone filed for bankruptcy and will close its remaining 101 mall stores
    • I’ve often wondered who shopped at these stores. My guess is they get most of their business when people are shopping for a present but have no clue what to get a person so they end up buying some sort of knickknack from them. I also thought a majority of their business where impulse buys.
  • Apple is the first $1 trillion company in history
  • A utility company in Washington says that it accidentally sent an African-American customer a racial slur as the temporary password for her online account.
  • The Booming Business Of Luxury Chicken Diapers
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She’s having a bad day

A woman riding her scooter was hit by a car and then rolled into a manhole.

A woman rolled into a manhole under maintenance after being knocked off from her electric scooter by a car in Hangzhou City, eastern China on July 26. Passersby and maintenance workers rushed up to pull her back to the surface. Luckily, the woman only suffered minor injuries. 

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Bag of Randomness for Thursday, August 2, 2018

  • I’m more sedentary than I’d like. I have a desk job and work from home and the average amount of steps I total in a day is not impressive whatsoever.  But I got a kick out of the stats for the week I was at Disneyland, you can definitely spot the days I was in the park.
  • A friend mentioned ‘The Muppet Babies’ recently which led me to find the old Star Wars episode. I couldn’t find the entire episode, just clips. I forgot the Nanny was voiced by Barbara Billingsley of ‘Leave it to Beaver’ and Airplane! fame.vLay’er down an’ smack ’em yack ’em. [Subtitle: EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE, MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE]
  • The kids are watching the new version of ‘The Muppet Babies’, which leaves out several characters such as Ralph the dog.
  • White House held just 3 daily press briefings in July – All three added together equals a total of 58 minutes.
  • I doubt the commercials on The TICKET will stop, Tony Romo will just give his buddy the cash- Reagor-Dykes motors files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after being sued
  • College sports is too tainted for me to enjoy anymore. Actually, all sports is too tainted for me to enjoy anymore.
  • My father would have turned 95 today.
  • Here’s How America Uses Its Land
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