This aired while I was watching the local news last night. It easily caught my attention because of its slow and solemn tone, and it was long. I was surprised they aired the whole thing and not an abbreviated version. I’m not a fan of Abbot, but I really don’t have any major gripes other than I differ in political philosophy, I think he’s been a fine governor. I’m not uncomfortable about the wheelchair aspect, it’s the exploitation of the tragedy. If I lost a loved one in that church shooting, I’d be really ticked. I think there could have been a better way to communicate the survivor’s support, a television commercial seems too icky, at least for my taste.
Bag of Randomness for Friday, October 5, 2018
- We have an indoor mosquito problem at GeedingManor. I thought we were unique to the situation but a friend mentioned he’s having trouble with the mosquitos inside his house.
- It’s going to be a three-day weekend for me, I hope I accomplish something other than watching the Texas/OU game.
- The Texas/OU game will be on Fox. My channel guide has it scheduled to start at 11:00 Am and to end at 2:30 PM. There ain’t no way that game is gonna end at 2:30 PM. Take the over.
- I rest the back of my head against my chair too much, the back of my head often hurts.
- OtherDogGeedingII is getting his second round of shots today.
- Parenting can be exhausting. Rewarding, but mentally and physically exhausting.
- Our country needs a big hug. Let’s hug it out, America.
- It follows the golfer around like man’s best friend – Meet Rover. The world’s first hands-free autonomous caddie.
- The Guardian – Why are so few US politicians from the working class?
- Contrary to the ideal of a government of and by the people, new research shows Americans are almost always governed by the very privileged
- California man accused of stealing from a Walmart goes back for his Bible
- Scientists Used X-Rays to Virtually Unravel a Burnt 400-Year-Old Scroll
- That time Senator Orrin Hatch a passage of The Exorcist to Clarence Thomas
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Bag of Randomness for Thursday, October 4, 2018
- Of course, the Emergency Alert text from President Trump had to include text in ALL CAPS. If it didn’t, you knew it wasn’t from him.
- A crematorium in Zurich has started to sell the precious metals contained in the ashes of cremated bodies if the family of the deceased approves.
- Lindsey Graham, sir, you can stop auditioning for a cabinet position, it’s in the bag. But then again, things didn’t out for Chris Christie, so, I guess, carry on. Speaking of the former governor – Chris Christie on early Trump problems: ‘I probably could have prevented 75 percent of them’
- What’s next, Dave Bliss getting hired to coach basketball at another Christian institution? Oh . . . – Paige Patterson, ousted Southern Baptist seminary leader, to teach ethics course
- Paige Patterson, ousted as president of a prominent Southern Baptist seminary this spring for allegedly dismissing women’s concerns about domestic abuse and rape, is set to teach a Christian ethics course at a Charlotte, N.C., seminary later this month.
- More than 250 people have died taking selfies, study finds
- Cow Dung Soap Is Cleaning Up In India
- In 2012, he launched his own cow-based beauty products line. Cowpathy Care, as it’s called, offers 80 products, including cow dung soaps, cow milk creams and an under-eye gel made from cow urine.
- Some of you may remember retired NFL player Bill Romanoski, especially his crazy supplement and nutrition regimen. He’s now promoting a “performance drink” which he claims has helped his concussions.
- Jon Favreau’s live-action Star Wars show will be called The Mandalorian – But not the Mandalorian you’re thinking of
- On Washington’s McNeil Island, the only residents are 214 dangerous sex offenders
- “And when hope is gone, time is punishment.” – The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
- That’s no dog, but she probably did the safest thing by remaining calm.
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: You never know what will happen on live TV! During a live shot, an Utah reporter went off script when something walked in front of the camera. But what it is exactly is up for debate. Maybe dog, or coyote, or mountain lion. Way to hold composure!
WE-008WE pic.twitter.com/R5XSKWDC2b— CNN Newsource (@CNNNewsource) October 3, 2018
- Sooners and one lone Longhorn of the Washington Redskins are ready for the Red River
ShootoutRivalry
The #RedRiverRivalry has made things tense at Redskins Park.#HTTR pic.twitter.com/70wvABIA0A
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) October 3, 2018
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Bag of Randomness for Wednesday, October 3, 2018
- I go through most of my days trying to identify things which cloud my judgment. It’s my way of trying to filter out the noise so I can make sound decisions based on logic instead of emotion. It’s amazing how much bias played, and still plays in my life.
- With that said, I noticed Republican Congressman Pete Sessions first campaign television commercial. He states the liberals are unloading negative attack ads at him. I’ll be honest, I haven’t seen one negative ad either for or against him. I wondered if that’s because of my bias, clouded judgment, the television I expose myself to, or if it’s just a political tactic he decided to utilize. The only political television commercials for liberals I can recall seeing are from Colin Allred (his opponent) and Beto O’Rourke, and I think they have too much to lose to go negative, at least at this stage. However, I do recall seeing more than a handful of negative commercials aimed at Democrats. Most align them with Nancy Pelosi, Iran, weak on the border, and state the candidates are “too liberal for Texas”. However, I don’t think I’ve seen any commercial from either party include President Trump.
- It wasn’t until yesterday that I realized the book Pet Semetary is spelled the way it is. From my understanding, the “cemetery” is spelled that way because some kids made a sign and spelled it incorrectly.
- As many of you know, I’m a sucker for presidential history. I was looking for some light reading about a month ago and decided to read Reggie Love’s memoir about being Obama’s personal assistant. I enjoy learning about the little nuances about their positions most people would never consider and the vantage point in which they witness history. I’ll be honest, I read the entire book in the voice of Charlie from NBC series ‘The West Wing’. I also thought a lot of the ‘Veep’ character Gary Walsh. Something he included which surprised me was a very heated argument between then-Senator Obama and then-Senator Clinton at an airport tarmac. Apparently, she wanted to apologize for some negative ads she claimed she had no part in but he saw through her B.S. and called her out on her tactic.
- For some reason Alex Trebek of ‘Jeopardy!’ moderated the Pennsylvania governor debate and it didn’t go well.
- I’m often annoyed at WifeGeeding falling asleep as we watching movies or television. It’s a bonding experience for me, especially being able to speak about it afterward and later referencing or quoting from them later on. This guy feels my pain, but he charted and graphed how much his girlfriend fell asleep in an eight-month tracking period.
- Jeff Bezos will still make the annual salary of his lowest-paid employees every 11.5 seconds
- In a historic move, Amazon announced today (Oct. 2) that it will raise the minimum wage for all of its US workers to $15 an hour, a move that will affect 250,000 full-time employees and 100,000 seasonal workers for the e-commerce giant. Assuming a 40-hour work week, Amazon’s lowest-paid full-time employee in the US will make around $30,000 a year.
- I like this approach a lot better than a business giving a one time bonus after the tax cuts were implemented.
- Yesterday I was told I could pass for Chicago Cub Jon Lester’s doppelganger. Maybe slightly.
- Yesterday, LiberallyLean.com was interested in a photo of LBJ and RFK riding in an open car parade sometime after JFK’s assassination. I thought the same thing when I saw this picture of Nixon in Spain.
#OTD 10/2/1970 President Nixon & Gen. Francisco Franco motorcade through Madrid. Spain was then world's 2nd fastest growing economy. Franco's anti-Communist stance aligned Spain w/ some nations despite authoritarian repression until his death in 1975. (WHPO-4639-22A) pic.twitter.com/k8aa5Dwzq4
— RichardNixonLibrary (@NixonLibrary) October 2, 2018
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