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• Flag football season is officially over. It was about what I thought it would be. There would be some highs, some lows, unexpected things that would make me smile, and unexpected things that would make me internally cuss.
  • I coached for two reasons, maybe three. First of all, there was a need and I had an opportunity to fill it, so I thought it would be nice to step up for a change. I also had a chance to bond with my son and hopefully make some memories for him. And finally, I know working with kids and being social is a major weakness of mine and I thought this would be a great opportunity to work on them.
  • I’d like to thank the makers of Gabapentin, a non-opioid pain medication which helped mask my back pain enough so I could feel almost normal for a few hours each Saturday morning. #NonPaidAdIPromise
• A neighbor, one street over, called the police because I man was walking down the ally barefoot and drinking tequila early Sunday morning.
• I didn’t hear anything reported about the Cowboys having a moment of silence for the victims of the Sutherland Springs church shooting that happened earlier in the day. I guess they didn’t and perhaps it was too soon and news was still developing. I only mention it because the Spurs had a moment of silence.
• Never did I think the CBS broadcast of the Cowboys game would spend the amount of time that they did talking about Miles Austin.
• The NFL on CBS crew still goes to Hard 8 BBQ when they are in town, I was hoping Romo would break the curse of showing mediocre BBQ of DFW. Per a good friend, “I guess it was Nantz that loves Hard 8. I was wrong to blame Simms. Romo should know better.” The thing is, Nantz lives in Houston, he should know decent BBQ.
• Tony Romo’s son really takes after his father.
• The Most Riveting Host in Late Night (and the Most Overlooked)
• Some Hawaiians have a good sense of political humor –  Donald Trump mocked by Hawaiians holding ‘welcome to Kenya’ signs
• Anytime I hear the word “fern” it makes me sad because I think of the ending of the book Where The Red Fern Grows. I think that was the first book I read that didn’t really end in a happy ending.
• The Penn State head coach ran after one of his players and forced him to go back and shake hands with the other team.
• Khloé Kardashian Brought a Lighting Crew to the DMV for Her Driver’s License Photo
• Daylight saving time has Google confused – Don’t set a timer during the 12:00 AM – 2:00 PM period
• @AJWTheology – Kudos to @TheEconomist for this superb infographic on denominational Christianity
• Surrogate mom delivers two babies, one her own
  • A month later, there was some shocking news. A DNA test confirmed that the second baby was not a twin to the implanted embryo — but actually Allen and her husband’s biological son.
  • After confusion and some difficulty in getting her baby returned to her, Allen and Jasper were reunited with their son in February. Allen told ABC News that her son, renamed Malachi and now 10 months old, is part of their family.
• Nurse delivers own baby in car outside of her hospital
• Origins of  “Dilly Dilly” –  According to dictionary.com, the origins of “dilly” are in a shortening of the word “delightful” or “delicious,” probably from the 1930s. On its own, it has come to mean “something or someone regarded as remarkable or unusual.”
• The Dodgers took out a full-page ad in the Houston Chronicle to congratulate the Houston Astros.
• A funny and somewhat heartwarming event at the Astros victory parade.

Watching people return this dropped hat at the parade today was unreasonably thrilling pic.twitter.com/1ghfUJsItw

— Josh Pherigo (@JoshPherigo) November 3, 2017

• DaughterGeeding is training for her black belt. As motivation, her instructor monograms them and hangs them on the wall.
• Yesterday I learned former Dallas Cowboy Isaiah Stanback lives in my neighborhood. He was promoting a nearby fitness company he co-owns on a neighborhood message board. He was part of the Giants Super Bowl winning team.
• In case you ever wondered what those little black dots and black band running along the edge of the automobile’s glass are, it’s called the frit and they serve several purposes.
  • Most importantly, it acts to prevents ultraviolet sun rays from deteriorating the urethane sealant. That matters, because the sealant doesn’t just keep rain out of the car, it actually holds the glass in place.
  • The frit band also acts to provide a rougher surface for that adhesive to stick to, and it’s a visual barrier, preventing people from seeing that nasty glue from outside.
• Why is she buying a pool at this time of year?
  • Wisconsin mom tied her son, 9, to minivan roof to hold down plastic pool
• Dilapidated Vista Ridge Mall was recently sold and now will become Music City Mall at Vista Ridge. The new owners plan on bringing in live music acts to draw in the crowds. They also want to ‘MURCIA up the place a bit:
  • Two other unique features are planned for the mall as well: a 30- by 60-foot American flag at the top of a 130-foot flagpole on the property close to I-35, and a large marble slab monument containing the Ten Commandments.
• These kids look cute in their Donald and Melania Trump costumes. Speaking of President Trump, I just noticed he combs his hair over his ear. That would bother the heck out of me, I would get that tickling feeling all the time.
  
• A few more thoughts and tidbits from my book about the relationships amongst presidents:
  • In retirement, the elder Bush was known to spend entire mornings at his computer skimming the internet for news, gossip, criticism, and even wild conspiracy theories to amuse himself.
  • When his son was in office, Bush41 would often start the day typing an angry email to some columnist or pundit that disapprove something his son said or done, but deleting the message entirely or only saving it as a draft. As you can see, like any father, it was hard on him seeing his son be criticized.
    
  • Both Bush41 and Bush43 felt it was a hard task keeping Barbara and her sharp tongue at bay.
  • This quote by George W. Bush meeting with his father and Bill Clinton made me laugh, “Tell 41 and 42 that 43 is hungry.”
  • Back in 2006, Bush41 was stuck in NYC while his private jet had unscheduled maintenance. He turned to an aide and said, “I’m going to visit Bill.” Moments later, he and his Secret Service detailed arrived at Clinton’s Harlem office, but there was one problem, Bill wasn’t in town, or even in the state. Bush decided to tour the office and make the rounds posing for pictures and entered Clinton’s personal office, sat in his big chair, and put his feet up on his desk. He then called Bill on speakerphone and asked where he was and asked if he had any idea where he currently was.

Thanks a lot, Lexus, for running a Lexus December to Remember commercial complete with your vehicles displayed with those big red bows. Thanks, thanks a lot.
• BoyGeeding was Snake Eyes from G.I. Joe and I’m glad he didn’t run into this kid otherwise there could have been trouble. During trick-or-treating, I noticed he wasn’t saying “thank you” like his sister and confronted him about it. He said, “Dad, Snake Eyes never talks.” Well, the kid’s got a point and kudos for him staying in character, but I told him he should at least do a noticeable bow. The next house just happened to be opened by an elderly Japanese woman and she seemed touched by his gesture.
• Yesterday, a neighbor friend of kids came over with all of his Halloween candy and for then hour all of them did nothing but trade candy with each other without one piece being consumed.
• WifeGeeding made the kids separate, categorize, and chart their candy. Remember, she was the one worried about DaughterGeeding being upset for being too hard on herself for not making a 100 on her homework every time.
• With the abundance of U2 songs being played during the World Series, it was no surprise the band announced a new album and tour. The album drops the first of December and the new tour will open in . . . Tulsa, on May 2nd. The tour will only be in 15 North American cities and Tulsa is the closest. If I go through my back surgery as planned, I won’t be well enough to go.
  • It’s an arena tour, not a stadium tour, think more American Airlines Center than AT&T Stadium. There’s some confusion of how the stage will be set up, TicketMaster shows three different stage designs when you compare San Jose, DC, and NYC. The last time they came to DFW, I thought they would perform more in the middle than at the end of the stadium. I was wrong and my seats stunk.
  • There’s also some confusion for fan club members who used their special presale tickets for the last tour. It looks like to get presale tickets, fan club members will have to renew their membership again, but I’m not really sure.
• President Trump is a visionary. All these men in the entertainment industry are getting in trouble for sexual assault. He must have seen this coming and moved to politics.
• SI.com – From Staubach to Dak: An Oral History of the Cowboys’ Quarterbacks – From Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman to Tony Romo and Dak Prescott, quarterbacking America’s Team is unlike any other job in football. We asked the men who know better than anyone else about life in the NFL’s brightest spotlight
• The 42 Weirdest Movies on Osama bin Laden’s Computer
  • It includes a 9-11 truther video, Charlie Bit My Finger, and Tom and Jerry.
• Shooter McGavin Arrested For DUI, Actor Plays The ‘I Was In Happy Gilmore’ Card
• Utah news – Payson Jr. High accused of exposing children to pornography by showing the musical ‘Oklahoma!’ – Teacher violated district’s media policy by showing film without pre-approval of school administrators. 
• Confusing, but it makes sense –  Kristen Bell, dressed as Magnum PI, sings “How to Build a Snowman” and Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” with Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters on drums dressed as Dave Letterman as he substituted as the guest host for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’.