Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, April 18, 2017

  • I’m not sure how Facebook works since I don’t have an account or profile, so I’m not sure how to verify a celebrity’s post, but I’m pretty sure that post is from the real Tiffany Trump’s Facebook page. My two biggest gripes, the carpet in the real Oval Office isn’t blue and I don’t think Jesus was ever that tall. Unless he’s floating, that would put him over seven feet.
  • I’ve heard people say, “not in the least,” but I’ve never heard anyone say “not in the most.”
  • As long as Trump has lived in Trump Tower, I wonder how much he misses it. I know he’s traveled a lot to Mar-a-Lago, but I don’t think he’s been “home” once since inauguration.
  • Funny
  • The Dallas Morning News – President Carter, am I a Christian?
    • I asked questions like that in a Christmas Day column, interviewing the Rev. Tim Keller, a prominent evangelical pastor. In this, the second of an occasional series, I decided to quiz former President Jimmy Carter. He’s a longtime Sunday school teacher and born-again evangelical but of a more liberal bent than Keller. Here’s our email conversation, edited for clarity.
    • Here’s a snippet:
  • Last Easter related thought since it’s sooo two days ago, but if I church arranged for a helicopter to drop Easter eggs, they may have their message and priorities out of whack.
  • North Texas teen who survived 3,000-foot fall in sky-diving accident wins $760,000 in lawsuit
  • Sure, having a new puppy has its kicks, but so does caring for an old dog you know you may only have less than two years with. There are all sorts of life lessons one could learn from loving and caring for an old dog.
  • ‘Better Call Saul’ has exceptional cinematography. And last night’s episode had me craving some fried chicken, extra crispy. I may have paused the show to get some fried chicken before the closest chick place closes.
  • I like how the removal of tape was a bit player in the show last night. Jimmy was doing it, just as his brother taught him, and then became unhinged.
  • I may be over this hiccup thing.
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This is everywhere today, but it’s funny

https://twitter.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/853981822962630656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Ftrump-nudge-melania-raise-hand-national-anthem-article-1.3065009

Any politician state government on up should have “hand on the heart as the national anthem begins” reflex. It’s just like when a football player sees a fumble and they automatically yell, “Ball!”.

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Bag of Randomness for Monday, April 17, 2017

  • Saturday was the first full day without a hiccup but they made a brief and abrupt appearance on Sunday which caused me to vomit. I’ve found any drink not room temperature can trigger them as well as a very small burp, but the big ones seem okay. I still have a loss of appetite and have to stick to very small meals, for the most part. The drugs are trippy, very trippy. They give me some sort of enlightened sense of well-being, clarity of thought, courage to open up and express myself, caused my back pain to go away nap three to six hours a day.
  • I’ve noticed at DaughterGeeding’s soccer games when there is a break in play, she often looks back at her parents. I hope that’s not because she feels any pressure to perform well and her just wanting to look back at mom and dad.
  • I was really getting annoyed with all the coverage of the giraffe that was about to give birth, but even I got a kick out of the Toys R Us logo in the corner changing to Babies R Us a bit after the birth happened.
  • Time flies. Pope Francis conducted his fifth Easter Mass as pontiff, and I’m still surprised that Pope Benedict XVI is still alive. He turned 90 yesterday but his birthday will be celebrated today.
  • Squirrel eats mini ice cream cones every day at ice cream shop
  • Unlike a lot of other liberals, I’m not overly critical of Secret Service protection costs for President Trump. I especially won’t criticize his wife and son staying in New York so his son can finish the school year. But this tidbit from this story did stand out because it’s not something you see often noted.
    • One purchase order reviewed by CBS News shows the US Secret Service has spent $35,185 on golf cart rentals “for POTUS visit” in Palm Beach County, Florida since the President’s inauguration.
  • I saw that the University of Texas football team now has fancy new lockers, with each one costing approximately $10,500 with 43-inch television screens and glowing surrounding lights. Add this to the list of reasons why college football gets on my nerves. That money could better be spent elsewhere and the idea of amateurism with college sports is simply a farce many refuse to admit. And while I usually like to cheer on my state university, I don’t feel comfortable doing so with former Art Briles staffer Casey Horney on staff.
  • Robot Being Trained To Shoot Guns Is ‘not A Terminator’, Insists Russian Deputy Prime Minister
  • Why one Republican voted to kill privacy rules: “Nobody has to use the Internet”
  • The Daily Beast is some sort of left-leaning media outlet which merged with Newsweek. This weekend they ran an article in which President Trump’s face was photoshopped over Tom Landry’s with the notion of imagining if Jerry Jones hired him as the Cowboys coach.
  • Something found on Reddit: DFW Proposed Freeways- 1967

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