Your Bag of Randomness for Monday, July 22, 2024

  • I made some big political prognostications on Friday; I got the big stuff right.
  • Our current politics would be a killer Netflix series.
  • History recognizes actions that are bigger than self.
  • Niki Haley has to be a tiny bit jealous that half-Indian Kamala Harris is the first female of Indian descent to lead a major party’s ticket.
  • Oprah will not sit idly by with an opportunity to elect the first black female president.
  • Look at that date in the upper left. It’s just a reminder there’s a lot that can happen in the next 105 days.
  • I’m just sharing something I read recently: “Something I read: You are part of every person you’ve ever loved.”
  • I’ve seen more than one Aggie football enthusiast write something like, “It’s hard to hate Quinn Ewers. I want to, but I can’t. Great kid.” I get what they are saying. I couldn’t stand the kid fresh out of Southlake making millions of dollars with a mullet. But he seems to be a genuinely devout follower of Christ. I need to be better at making snap judgments and judging books by their cover.
  • Sadly, if there was that person today, it is likely most Christians wouldn’t like them

Posted in Personal | Comments Off on Your Bag of Randomness for Monday, July 22, 2024

Your Bag of Randomness for Friday, July 19, 2024

  • There’s an old joke that politicians like Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama have told on themselves. It goes something like this: An old rancher is talking about politics with a young man from the city. He compares a politician to a ‘post-turtle.’ The confused young man asks him what a post-turtle is. The old man says, “When you’re driving down a country road, and you see a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that’s a post-turtle. You know he didn’t get up there by himself. He doesn’t belong there; you wonder who put him there; he can’t get anything done while he’s up there, and you want to help the poor, dumb thing down.” President Biden is that turtle right now, and from what I’ve read and heard, by Monday, he’ll announce he won’t be seeking re-election. I’m not sure there’s a dignified way to go about this, but here’s what I think we’ll be reading by Monday morning.
    • Biden will not resign.
    • Presidential historian Jon Meacham will help him put together an eloquent speech, and we’ll remember it like LBJ’s, “I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president.” Heck, if I were advising Biden. I’d use those exact same words.
    • Biden will not endorse Harris or anyone else.
    • There will be an open convention with Harris and three, maybe four others.
    • Super delegates will not be allowed to vote on the first ballot.
    • Should she get the nomination, Harris will choose Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear or Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as her running mate. I’d advise Shapiro since Pennsylvania is a big swing state.
  • Even though Trump milked the firefighter bit, it seemed genuine for him.
  • If it’s obvious this isn’t your father’s Republican party, perhaps Kid Rock yelling, “Trump’s the shit!” is your sign.
  • I’m amazed that we haven’t seen the 43rd president at the last three GOP conventions. It’s a different time, for sure.

  • If you read this post before 12:35 AM, something else was in this bullet point. I removed it because I didn’t want to sound bitter and regret anything. That doesn’t mean I’m still not bitter; I just don’t want to sound or appear bitter. Or, at least, that bitter. I’ll just say it had something to do with justice and integrity.
  • This is the most evil and sinister thing I’ve heard in a while- A neo-Nazi extremist group conspired to have an associate dress up as Santa Claus and hand out poisoned sweets to Jewish kids in New York. I’m pretty ignorant when it comes to Jewish customs and New York, but I had the impression that Jewish parents would discourage their kids from taking candy from a symbol or character of a different faith. For instance, I’m trying to imagine a Southern Baptist parent feeling comfortable accepting candy from a person dressed as a Hindu deity. Perhaps all of this is apples and oranges.
  • A company owned by former President Donald Trump is selling a limited edition pair of sneakers depicting the 2024 Republican presidential nominee’s bloody face in the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s assassination attempt. Available at GetTrumpSneakers.com, the “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT High-Tops” retail for $299 a pair and honor what the site says is Trump’s “unwavering determination and bravery.” According to the site, only 5,000 of the sneakers have been made, and 10 random buyers will receive sneakers signed by Trump himself.
  • Canadian news – B.C. woman who thought Coldplay concert ‘was a date’ must pay ex for ticket, tribunal rules
  • ‘Kidulting’: How adults are becoming the top toy buyers
  • Kentucky motel ordered to pay $2 million after guest dies from 150-degree shower – 76-year-old Alex Chronis sustained third-degree burns and spent months in the hospital before he died.
Posted in Personal | Comments Off on Your Bag of Randomness for Friday, July 19, 2024

Your Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, July 16, 2024

  • We are hosting the MLB All-Star Game and other activities this week in Arlington, and things did not get off to a good start with the Home Run Derby last night.

  • Here are the 10 states with the poorest quality of life
    • CNBC released its ‘America’s Top States for Business’ report, which considers quality of life in its ranking.
    • The states with the poorest quality of life in 2024 are Texas, Indiana and Alabama, according to the report.  
    • Texas’ anti-LGBTQ legislation, restrictive abortion policy and poor healthcare are all reasons it has the worst quality of life, according to the ranking.
  • Alec Baldwin’s reaction when the prosecutor was on the stand and asked if she called him a homophobic slur.
  • Why, why isn’t this named the Earragator?!
  • I love everything about this. Grandma needed to be put in her place, if you ask me.  She’s too entitled to wait a few minutes tells me all I need to know about her.<

  • This was all over social media yesterday. – Donald Trump’s assassination attempt in real time from different angles!

  •  

    View this post on Instagram

     

    A post shared by The Washington Post (@washingtonpost)

Posted in Personal | Comments Off on Your Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, July 16, 2024