Bag of Randomness for Friday, January 6, 2017

  • Our Nissan Leaf has a heated steering wheel feature which I thought was dumb and something I’d never use, but dangit, a cozy steering wheel on a cold day is a great little comfort.
  • Ever heard of the Fox sitcom ‘Mr. President‘ which aired for two seasons? I didn’t either until I started to look at the IMDB profile of Conrad Bain, known best as Mr. Drummond on ‘Diff’rent Strokes’. So what’s so interesting about ‘Mr. President’? George C. Scott stars as the president and Johnny Carson was the co-creator. All of that is surprising to me.
  • I don’t think I’ve watched on episode of ‘One Day At a Time’, but Netflix has rebooted it with a Latina version. Here’s Ed Bark’s review.
  • I’m sure WifeGeeding has a different idea of how to spend Valentine’s Day, but Neil deGrasse Tyson will be speaking at the Winspear Opera House that evening. The bio they provide states he earned his BA in physics from Harvard and his PhD in astrophysics from Columbia, but neglects to mention his MA in astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin. Since he’s speaking in the Texas, I thought it was something worth mentioning; however, from what I hear in his interviews he didn’t really enjoy his time there. His podcast is must listen for me each week.
    • Note to WifeGeeding: Please don’t get us tickets. I want to do something that makes you happy, not something that solely appeases me.
  • The Texas Tribune – Former Bush operative Matthew Dowd mulls challenging Cruz for Senate – Matthew Dowd, a longtime Texas operative in both Republican and Democratic politics, is considering running against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
    • He’s a good follow on Twitter and I enjoy his analysis, but don’t think he’d stand a chance as an independent candidate.
  • This Ferrari F355 Cost $38,000 To Maintain Over Just 1,000 Miles
    • A lot of guys can relate or at least knows a friend like this:
      • This bright-eyed bushy-tailed young man from JR Garage—and by young I mean less than 20 years old—did what a lot of young people do at his age and fell in love with a fast but unreliable car.
    • I’m reminded of something my father used to say about a certain family member, “He’s trying to live a champagne lifestyle on a beer salary.” I love that saying and have forced it in too many conversations. It’s akin to a Texas phrase that I’m also fond of using, “He’s all hat and no cattle.
      • There’s a blog reader I’ve gotten to know over the years, and he’s full of great witticisms. The first time he met me and WifeGeeding, and he complimented her by saying, “Geeding, you done out-punted your coverage in marrying up.”
  • Thanks to thief, 700 homeless got Lockhart Smokehouse barbecue for lunch
Posted in Personal | 3 Comments

Bag of Randomness for Thursday, January, 5, 2016

  • I took DogGeedingII to the vet, and she was able to confirm he’s got a torn ACL. Surgery will cost about $2,000. Because he’s not in pain, he just can’t put weight on his leg, we’re not going to get the surgery. For now, he’s on anti-inflammatories and getting a lot of rest.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt is to radio as John F. Kennedy is to television as Donald J. Trump is to Twitter.
  • I don’t care how great Dak Prescott becomes, but I’ll always associate the Cowboys number four with Mike Saxon.
  • Dallas Observer – A Brief Look at the Naming Rights History of Gexa Energy Pavilion, Recently Renamed Starplex
    • I never stopped calling it Starplex.
  • I totally understand why the Republican-controlled Congress wants to repeal and replace Obamacare, but it would help public perception and confidence if they at least could provide a bit of a framework of what they want to replace it with. I get this is a new congress class, but the party has been campaigning against it since its inception, surely they have an idea of a framework and how it’s gonna work.
  • Seventy-seven-year-old Fred Willard was a guest star on ‘Modern Family’ last night. He thin, almost like he was very ill. Also, Kelsey Grammar was also a guest star and his character’s name was “Keifth”. Man, as if I don’t have enough problems with people making fun or getting my name wrong.
    • Cheez-Its was mentioned on the show, and then a commercial for the product aired.
    • That show is in its eighth season, I would have guessed it hasn’t aired any more than five. Time flies, yo.
  • NCAA rules make as much sense as NFL rules – @darrenrovell – Nick Saban will use former players to prepare his team for Clemson. It’s permitted under NCAA rules as long as names aren’t publicized.
  • Cool video of the day involves swimming in/under a frozen lake

Posted in Personal | 4 Comments