Bag of Randomness for Wednesday, July 18, 2018

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Bag of Randomness on WifeGeeding’s 40th Birthday

  • That’s a picture of WifeGeeding in kindergarten, sometime after she had her eye removed if memory serves correct.
  • Back in the day, she could twirl with the best of them.
  • She ran cross-country in high school.
  • She thought bangs for her senior portrait would look nice.
  • This is a picture of her on her first night in college.
  • She once competed in a triathlon.
  • She gave birth a couple of times.
  • But totally embraced pregnancy.
  • She could have tried modeling with that look in her eye.
  • Someone at CBS News did some smart planning. They got their lead anchor to interview President Trump at the Trump Turnberry Resort in Scotland ahead of his Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But what impressed me was that they went ahead and scheduled a follow-up interview on Wednesday. Trump hasn’t been interviewed by a network anchor since Lestor Holt back in May 2017. That follow-up is a great idea.
  • Has Prince William ever had a hot dog? An investigation
    • It appears no, however: When Prince William’s great-grandparents, King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth, better known as the Queen Mum, paid a visit to President Roosevelt in New York at Hyde Park, the president and royal family had a “picnic” where hot dogs were the main course.
  • More toll roads in the future? – Some GOP Senators Want to Slash Gas Taxes — and Federal Highway Spending
    • Republican Sens. Mike Lee, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz introduced a bill Tuesday that would dramatically reduce federal involvement in transportation systems in the U.S. The Transportation Empowerment Act would slash federal fuel taxes and highway spending over five years while eliminating the Highway Transportation Fund mass transit account.
  • Which Car Brands Have the Most (and Least) Loyal Owners?
    • Based on the data, we found that the brand with the most loyal owners is Lexus, followed by Mercedes-Benz and then Ford. The brand with the least loyal owners is Volkswagen, followed by Mazda and Volvo.
  • What’s in This?: Frozen Pizza – All 45+ (mostly terrible) ingredients in this bachelor-pad staple, explained (yep, even thiamine hydrochloride)
  • Christian Bale’s infamous Dark Knight voice was the only option
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Bag of Randomness for Monday, July 16, 2018

  • I love that picture of the Frech President celebrating during the World Cup final between his country and Croatia. One of the top comments on Reddit about the photo gave me a pretty good chuckle.
    • In a tomb in Paris, Napoleon’s corpse suddenly fist-pumped. For France had finally achieved victory in Russia.
  • It was also fun reading the Reddit comments on how well his shirt is tucked in despite being so animated. There was a small debate on whether it stays tucked in because of a well-tailored shirt or if he’s using a shirt stay. I’ve never heard of the latter and think they would feel awkward to wear, but keeping a shirt well tucked is always a struggle for me and I might just be willing to try them out. In my “brief” research about the item, I did see many men caution how they can suddenly unclip and hit the family jewels (YouTube, language warning).
  • Well, I now know exactly how Archie Manning felt every time Eli and Peyton had to play against each other. Our kids are in a basketball league but play for different age groups. DaughterGeeding’s opposing team didn’t have enough players show up so BoyGeeding was asked to play. Oh, the tension of seeing them compete against each other, I tell ya. Too bad CooperGeeding didn’t get a chance to play, he’s the one with the real talent. (That’s a TICKET joke for the handful of you that are out there.)
  • These things have always captivated me, I love how artistic and quirky they are – The stories behind those iconic ‘SNL’ photos
  • Presidential golf club bag:
  • I’m not opposed to government spending as long as it’s not wasteful, this is wasteful – The Air Force’s $10,000 toilet cover
    • Officials said last week that the U.S. Air Force paid about $10,000 each to replace toilet seat covers on the C-5 Galaxy, a Vietnam-era military cargo plane that is still in service, at least three times and as recently as last year.
  • One thing that will absolutely ruin a dining experience for me is a wobbly table. I’m looking at you, The Theodore, at Northpark Center.
  • Make yourself at home, Mr. President.
  • I love the sense of humor of these Royal pilots.
  • For as little as $7,000, the Red Sox will allow you and a group of 20 of your friends to take part in catching batting practice in center field.
  • Here’s a Whataburger playhouse I spotted at Dallas’ Northpark Center. It’s part of a contest to raise fund to prevent child abuse, but I didn’t like the tagline for the promotion, “Abused Children Can’t Wait” or something close to that. When I first read it, it sounded like the children couldn’t wait to be abused.
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