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Bag of Randomness for Friday, May 19, 2017
- James Comey decided to wrote a memo after meeting with President Trump so he would have something on record. LiberallyLean.com states he often crafts memos because he doesn’t trust his memory. Both of them are in legal professions, but it seems like a nice practice to introduce in everyday life, everything from meeting with a teacher about your child or a church meeting. Knowing nothing of memos, I thought they were just short letters or emails sent to people, but now I’m guessing it’s more of a note taking system. I’d like to research if there’s a tool, template, a protocol, or other things that go into writing, keeping, and managing memos. The first thing that comes to my mind is a spreadsheet which would allow me to sort and manage data.
- From the sound of things, both LiberallyLean.com and I currently have one-eyed wives.
- Yesterday DaughterGeeding’s school went on a field trip and WifeGeeding served as a chaperone. During a lull in conversation, DaughterGeeding revealed to all her friends that WifeGeeding has a glass eye. It’s obvious to y’all that she has no insecurities about it, but it’s not the sort of thing we want our daughter blurting out.
- Vox – We tracked the Trump scandals on right-wing news sites. Here’s how they covered it. – We’re experiencing these historical events very differently.
- If the term “treason” is going to be thrown around, it’s a good idea to know what it actually is – Treason: An Explainer:
- I wonder what it was like to live through Watergate and experience what’s going on now, if there’s a certain vibe in the air or if the mood of the country is the same. I was born in 75 so I can’t claim to know what was going on at the time.
- Not saying it’s going to lead to this, but wouldn’t it be interesting that Pence is somehow found guilty along with Trump and the country ended up with President Paul Ryan?
- Golden Girls Edition Of Clue Coming Soon
- Five Guys named favorite burger chain, taking spot from In-N-Out
- Shake Shack, Wendy’s and Culver’s rounded out the top five.
- The Cheesecake Factory was named best casual dining restaurant, Ben & Jerry’s was ranked the best ice cream and frozen yogurt shop and Papa John’s was named the best pizza chain. Starbucks also debuted as the Coffee and Quick Service Restaurant Brand of the Year.
- I had no idea Chick-fil-A had something called “Mom Valet”, but I’m not sure if it’s available everywhere –
- Mom’s Valet works like this: When parents come through the drive-thru and order, they can request Mom’s Valet. The staff then jumps into action, preparing the order, finding a table, setting it, putting the needed number of highchairs out, filling drinks, doling out the right condiments and putting the food on the table. When the parent arrives in the store with kids in tow, the hostess directs them to their seats.
- Bellmead and Humble – 2 Texas cities named among ‘most dangerous’ in United States based on FBI data
- Take the RoboCop Tour of Dallas – Walk around the movie’s downtown filming locations in honor of its 30th anniversary.
- A Creationist Sues the Grand Canyon for Religious Discrimination – The national park wouldn’t let him collect rocks for research.
- This 6’9″, 395-Pound Beast Has 23 D-1 Offers but Has Never Played in a Game
- Harvard Student Submits Rap Album as His Senior Thesis – Obasi Shaw, an English major, is the university’s first student to submit his final thesis in the form of a rap album.
- More nuggets from the book I’m reading about the relationships amongst presidents.
- It’s really interesting reading how much Johnson sought the counsel of Ike, bringing him into meetings and calling him on the phone. He leaned on him heavily going into Vietnam. Even though LBJ could be intimidating to many, he didn’t feel comfortable talking to generals and admirals and knew the weight Ike carried not only being a former president but carrying that extra star. LBJ was really an insecure man.
- Something Ike once said to North Korea
- “We make a hell of a lot of weapons. We spent a lot of money on them. What the hell do we make them for if we don’t ever use them.” Ike explained that he never intended to do anything except let that view get back to the North Koreans. But it ensured that the North Koreans would want to negotiate with him.
- The book states LBJ and Billy Graham were friends, and Operation Rolling Thunder was named from a verse of Graham’s signature revival anthem, “How Great Thou Art”.
- I sadly and humbly admit I don’t know much about the history of Vietnam or even what escalated the war. However, this book is giving me a lot of insight of the history of my mother’s homeland, helping me understanding how North Vietnam and South Vietnam came to be, who the Viet Cong were, and how unstable the South Vietnamese government was. It’s neat going into this book looking for more knowledge about past presidents and then discovering something personal.
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Bag of Randomness for Thursday, May 18, 2017
- Instead of audible alarm clocks, there’s a trend where people are using wake-up lights, and I just can’t see that working on me.
- I’ll almost refuse to open any envelope unless I have a letter opener or a knife.
- I think it would be fun to limit all my Christmas shopping to one store each year. For example, one year all my gifts would come from Buc-ee’s, then Cracker Barrell, then Costco, then Neiman Marcus, and so on and so on.
- ‘Good Times’ comes on immediately after ‘Diff’rent Strokes’, but the kids are usually getting ready for bed. However, yesterday they caught a little bit and Gary Coleman was a guest star. Mindblown, DaughterGeeding was. After ‘Good Times’, in case you were wondering, is ‘Sanford and Son’ and then ‘The Jeffersons’.
- Maybe I’ll run into Adam or Larry at a local BBQ joint next week – ‘Just incredible’: U2 fan of 30 years bumps into Bono at Vancouver cafe – Cool part for her, The Edge even walked in.
- I’m thrilled the kids are going to the U2 concert with me in eight days but at the same time, I’m worried about the sound level, no matter how bad the acoustics are at the AT&T Stadium. So yesterday we were concert prepping by testing out some earplugs.
- That dress you see DaughterGeeding is wearing was one my mother made, who made all her clothing. Over the weekend, DaughterGeeding asked me something about the grandmother she never had the opportunity met and it led me to dig out some of her clothes. Her clothes are doing any good taking space in a box in my closet, and it warms my heart that she asked if she could have it and wear it around the house.
- Whenever WifeGeeding receives an Oriental Trading Company catalog in the mail I can’t help but think she’s ready to trade me in for an upgrade.
- 4 Years And 10 000+ Starburst Candy Wrappers Went Into This Dress
- Armchair Political Advisor – Once again, if I were a paid political consultant to President Trump and my focus was not what’s best for party or country but to set him up for re-election victory, I’d advise him to “liberate” North Korea. No time would be better than now to divert attention from the Comey firing, and his justification for doing so would have to focus on how they became a threat to our safety and security and that happened on Obama’s watch.
- Meant to post this yesterday – Trump’s Bodyguard Leaks the Defense Secretary’s Phone Number ‘the Old-Fashioned Way’
- What you see in the picture above is Keith Schiller, Trump’s longtime bodyguard, walking with the president and carrying a folder with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s private cell phone number written on a sticky note.
- I get a kick out of all made up stuff about how VP Mike Pence has been pulling a Frank Underwood this entire time.
- How to Make a Flamethrower Skateboard That Leaves a Trail of Fire With the Push of a Button
- Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conductor ejected from concert hall for carrying his daughter’s violin case
- Twitter’s new tool lets you change how advertisers target you — here’s how to use it
- The first trailer for Star Trek: Discovery is packed with action and shiny CGI
- Google for Jobs aims to make job searching less of a hassle
- Checking in on the 43rd POTUS
George W Bush is just out here to watch a ballgame and shout "hey." pic.twitter.com/prfC4DGybt
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) May 18, 2017
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