Bag of Randomness for Wednesday, June 28, 2017

  • One of DaughterGeeding’s friends is raising money to buy blankets for orphans in Africa. DaughterGeeding thought she’d help her friend so she set up a lemonade stand and sold the beverage and cookies to help raise funds. She was able to raise enough funds for her friend to buy two blankets.
  • BoyGeeding helped his sister but soon became bored.
  • DaughterGeeding also wanted to cut up watermelon and cantaloupe to sell. I was worry that her good intentions could have been taken the wrong way, so I nixed that idea and told her she was doing enough with just the cookies and lemonade.
  • My body aches are mostly gone but my throat has become very sore.
  • Another part of being ill is the false rebound. You start to feel better and think you can get back into the swing of things, but then your energy quickly evaporates and you just need to rest.
  • On Sunday night, WFAA had a segment on the Von Erich wrestling family. As all locals know, Fritz had five sons, three of which killed themselves. I wonder if any of them developed CTE and that lead to their depression?
  • Both my junior high and high school had those climbing pegboards and ropes which went close to the ceiling of the gym. However, I’ve never seen anyone use them and wonder if those are in newer school gyms or a potential lawsuit.
  • Toy Story Consultant Shares the Super Depressing Story of Andy’s Dad
    • Over the past several years, rumors and theories have circulated about why Andy’s dad wasn’t around during any of the Toy Story films. The general consensus has been that either Andy’s parents are divorced, or his dad died. It looks like it’s the latter, but let me give you a fair warning: However bad you think that story might be, it’s actually much, much worse.
  • A CHP Helicopter Spotted A Motorcycle Rider Accused Of Routinely Smashing Drivers’ Mirrors And Followed Him Home
  • Britney Spears on Lip-Sync Accusations: ‘It Really Pisses Me Off’
  • “Keith” is often misspelled “Kieth”, so this analysis on the rule of “i before e except after C” was of interest to me.
  • Another tidbit from my book about the relationships amongst presidents.
    • The first time Nixon ever stepped inside the private residence of the White House was 1966 because LBJ invited him over for coffee. Nixon served as Ike’s VP for eight years and was never invited in the private quarters.
    • LBJ was ill, so Nixon met the president who was dressed in his pajamas and resting in bed.
    • Nixon told LBJ as the upcoming elections ramped up, he hoped LBJ would understand that any upcoming criticisms of the issues should not be taken personally. LBJ replied he already knew that, that politicians are like lawyers who get together for a drink after fighting each other like hell in the courtroom. He then gave Nixon a pair of presidential cuff links.
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Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, June 27, 2017

  • Now that the new neighbors have moved in, I thought I’d provide photographic evidence for all those who thought I made up the story of the NFL lineman (now retired) who mowed sans shirt. If you were curious about the house itself, here’s the listing. And for some reason, the realtor decided to make a video of the house set to music that would accompany certain scenes on a late night Cinemax movie.
  • I’ve been sick the last couple of days. Maybe my memory is a little foggy, but as a kid, rebounding from an illness was rather quick and being ill wasn’t so painful and uncomfortable. That doesn’t seem to be the case as an adult.
    • Sometimes I think it would be nice to be sick, to take a day off work and catch up on television or watch some movies. But the reality is as a sick adult, you just can’t get comfortable and are so spent you don’t want to invest any mental energy in anything – even watching television.
    • I think this was the worst case of body aches and headaches I ever had. Toss in a sore throat and infected sinuses and I had a real swell time.
    • When I get sick like this, I can’t help but think how much of a wimp I am. I’m sure my ancestors pushed through a lot worst things because they had to to make a living and support their loved ones. I’m also thankful I have access to modern medicine.
  • I’m a political and news junkie, but I’m even fatigued by everything going on.
  • The other day DaughterGeeding didn’t want to get something done because it was sprinkling outside. Trying to think of a quick analogy, I kidded her “Do you think the Egyptians stopped building the pyramids because of a little rain?” She shut me down rather quickly by telling me it was the Jews who build the pyramids.
  • What was Doc Brown more shocked at? Being told in 1955 that Ronald Reagan would be the President of the United States or discovering Donald Trump would become became president? Or another way to phrase that and keeping with the 30-year rule, how shocking would it be to be told in 1987 that Trump would be president?
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