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I was so disappointed that Katy Perry didn’t bring either Left Shark or Right Shark last night.
I had no idea Chelsea Clinton earned a PhD. from Oxford until yesterday. All I knew about her education was that she attended Sidwell Friends and Stanford. But after last night, I know she likes dinosaurs.
I also had no idea Bill Clinton as a fan of the Police Academy movies.
Political differences aside, and no doubt it’s a staged photo, but this is still a touching photo.
Armchair political consultant – I would have had Hillary start off her speech chocked up talking about how proud she was of Chelsea. However, Frank Luntz criticized her for having the Chelsea thanks on the teleprompter. Hey Frank, it’s a speech, it’s okay to write it all out. But I did think it was odd the entire text of her speech was posted on Politico as she was giving it. I actually started to speak her lines ahead of her and WifeGeeding was giving this weird look like I was possessed.
- I get a kick out of when staunch conservatives complain about the how the term “climate change” is used over “global warming” and blame it on tree hugging liberals. It was actually Luntz suggestion that the Bush administration use it. At the time, he was a consultant for that administration’s communications team. It’s okay if they don’t believe it and gripe at the terminology, just know it was done by a fellow conservative.
It was smart of her to include Bernie early in her speech, I thought those supporters were going to interrupt that speech.
Man, the Dems overdid it with the balloons and confetti. Bill and Hillary aren’t young, I was worried one of the was going to break a hip. Imagine that scene, Hillary campaigning in a wheelchair with a full leg cast. Bill does love his balloons.
Norah O’Donnell, of CBS News, looked elegant last night. It was a very Jackie Kennedy look.
I thought Kareem’s funniest moment would forever be his performance in Airplane! but this line last night might top it. Maybe he had the fish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUfHXhJex8M

Maybe equally jaw dropping, but not at the convention, was the answer Stephen Colbert gave a college student on what he’d ask Trump (language warning).
NC GOP mistakenly attacks Kaine for ‘shameful’ pin
- The North Carolina GOP mistook a pin Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) wore on his lapel while speaking at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday for the flag of Honduras, calling it a shameful move on the part of the vice presidential candidate. Kaine was actually wearing a Blue Star Service pin for his son, who is a deployed Marine.
The most touching part of the convention last night was the speech by a Muslim immigrant whose son, an Army captain, died fighting in Iraq.
I guess Republicans and Democrats have a friendly agreement to swap which convention goes first each election cycle. But wouldn’t it be neat if both were going on at the same time, that they would have to compete for air time between the networks?
I fell for a fake Trump tweet yesterday, hook, line, and sinker, and posted it on this blog for a while. When I first saw the Tweet, I saw the Twitter checkmark verification icon, so I thought it was legit. I either imagined seeing it or it was photoshopped and I was mislead. I dunno, but I do know I’m eating some humble pie right now.
Forbes/Opinion – Rick Perry: Black Lives Matter — And So Does Black Liberty – I was surprised as well well Perry presented this.
Oftentimes when everyone is asleep and I’m still up, I’ll get sentimental and reflective, and realize that I don’t do things that I should, like tell WifeGeeding how much I appreciate all she does to try to make me happy. But it’s one of those things in which I just don’t have the courage to say, so I’ll often write a short note on her mirror with a dry erase marker so at least she knows that I recognize her efforts. But to even it out, I’ll also leave disparaging messages from time to time.
While reading Larry Bird’s Wikipedia page, I discovered this nugget:
- Twitter’s logo is named Larry in honor of Larry Bird
Here’s a bit of random presidential trivia – Who was the first president to use a teleprompter? Herbert Hoover.
GIF – These two really love each other.
Girl dies after elephant throws stone in Morocco zoo
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame plans massive U2 celebration
Matt Damon: ‘Seeing U2 play in Ireland was a bucket list-type thing’
Only Peter Mayhew can authentically wear that shirt.
‘Sesame Street’ says goodbye to Bob, Luis and Gordon as cast members are let go
Norway considers giving mountain to Finland as 100th birthday present
- Norwegian government considers shifting border to gift its Nordic neighbour a peak that would become its highest point
Calif. 6-year-old granted wish to be garbage man for a day
- On Tuesday, the 6-year-old with cystic fibrosis got his wish, riding shotgun in a booster seat through Sacramento as an honest-to-goodness garbage truck driver with a set of wheels labeled “Ethan’s Garbage Truck.” He donned a green cape that read “Hero Ethan” and a big smile as the truck stopped to pick up trash and recyclables.

One of the best corrections in journalism history via @globeandmail pic.twitter.com/A022T1avoj

— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) July 29, 2016

I know the Democrats have many friends in Hollywood, but so far their convention looks very well produced. Well, except for that Al Franklin and Sarah Silverman moment when they were supposed to stall.
I wouldn’t say the convention or the party is divided, but there’s a group of those Sanders supporters that sure are cranky, and vocal. You can notice how speakers keep referring to Sanders to court them.
I felt like expectations for Tim Kaine were low, he’s not known well outside of ~~New Jersey~~ Virginia and he’s touted as boring, though he publicly embraces it.
Armchair Political Consultant – Don’t tell the public to visit a website for more information or clarification. Dumb it down for them and sum it up in a sentence or two.
You all know I’m a huge U2 fan, and you know I really like President Obama (I try to be rational and not in your face about it) . So I’ve always thought it was neat that his “intro music” for every convention has been “City of Blinding Lights” by my favorite band. I do like how he kept the convention crowd positive when they started to boo by telling them, “Don’t boo, vote.” It’s a dignified, mature response.
I thought this was an interesting camera angle.
Here was another interesting picture from last night.
Smithsonian – The Only Time a Major Party Embraced a Third-Party Candidate for President
- Horace Greeley was the choice of the splinter grip named the Liberal Republican Party and that of the Democrats
Longtime local reporter Jim Douglass of WFAA signed off last night with his final report.
Texas Tribune – Texas vs. the Feds — A Look at the Lawsuits
- The state of Texas has sued his administration at least 42 times, according to a Texas Tribune analysis of state data. So far, there have been seven cases in the win column for the state, with 12 losses, nine cases withdrawn and 14 pending.
I guess he thought he was Bruce Wayne – Man Arrested After Throwing Batarang at Police Car
As long as John Hinkley was told about Jodie Foster’s sexaul orientation while in therapy, I’m okay with him being released. I keep forgetting he’s a Highland Park grad and former Texas Tech student. I wonder if opponents try to use that against them.
The guy that repaired our air conditioner looked just like a guy that bullied me through a lot of my days in Mineral Wells. It couldn’t have been him because he died in a car accident which resulted after shoplifting at Wal-Mart trying to flee police.
The first time I ever stepped on a dance floor was at the “Teen Club” in Mineral Wells. Within a minute, a different bully tried starting a fight with me. I was told he was drunk, even though we were in junior high. Instead of fighting back, I just walked off and never really tried to dance again. Well, other than slow dancing, and it’s probably one reason why I’ve never been to any club. He’s also dead, drug overdose, I think.
GIF – Today’s dose of ‘MURICA!
Dirk shows you why he plays basketball over soccer.
A woman was told she was breaking the dress code at her place of employment by wearing a ponytail and headscarf, so now she wears cosplay costumes to work.
OtherDogGeeding is playing his version of Game of Thrones.
BoyGeeding discovered how to make skid marks using his bicycle, and boy does he think they are fun to make.
DaughterGeeding made a lot of progress on riding her bike without training wheels, and WifeGeeding is a great teacher. When I uploaded the video to YouTube yesterday, it gave me the option of using an 8mm effect, so I thought I’d try it out.