Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, May 7, 2024

  • BoyGeeding, who attends a charter school paid for by taxpayer dollars was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. They had a guest speaker, and she said, “Since I was told this is a Christian school,” then paused and looked at the headmaster who nodded with approval, and went on talking about praising, serving, and thanking God. I’m sure everyone that’s a part of the school already felt this way but never acknowledged it, but I it was surprising to me.
  • I like to have something playing in the background when I work. It used to simply be the Ticket, but after all the changes, I needed to find something else. In looking for something, I saw that President Biden was on the Howard Stern Show. That was a bit surprising but Stern has really mellowed out.
  • Waco man suing SpaceX after he says rocket testing damaged his home
  • Forbes ranks two Texas universities as ‘New Ivy’ league caliber schools – Rice University in Houston made Forbes’ “New Private Ivies” list and the University of Texas at Austin made the top 10 list of “Public Ivies” instead of the legacies. 
  • Count the red flags – Wisconsin elementary school teacher, 24, busted for ‘making out’ with 5th-grader — three months before wedding
  • Unlicensed teachers now dominate new teacher hires in rural Texas schools
  • Vladimir Putin cut out the heart of a deer and gave it to former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi
    • “Vladimir showed me a violent nature that I didn’t imagine in such a kind and rational man,” Cicchitto recalled Berlusconi saying after returning from Russia.
    • Putin then went down the slope, holding a knife. He quartered a beast and pulled out his heart. He then had a man from his entourage give Berlusconi a wooden tray on which he placed the bleeding piece of meat, saying it would make an exceptional meal. Berlusconi then hid behind a tree to throw up.
  • Here’s a bear dragging a thirty-foot taperoom coming out of his bottom. – TikTok
  • If that bear video wasn’t enough, here’s one eating ducklins in front of kids who just were taught a lesson on apex preditors – Bear devours ducklings during kid’s birthday party at Seattle zoo
  • If I were to guess the price for a PDF or electronic copy of a transcript from the Denton County Courthouse, I’d say between $15 and $85. I was way off; it’s $455.
  • She can still draw a crowd, and I think this is pretty impressive – Free Madonna concert attracts 1.6 million to Brazil’s Copacabana beach
  • Every now and then, I’ll mention my friend Tony, who is going through a tough custodial battle with his ex-spouse after a surprise and bitter divorce. I met him at a divorce support group and found our cases to be eerily similar. Whatever happens to him usually happens to me three months later. It’s crazy. We both have teenagers and a kid in the sixth grade. His kid reached an impressive milestone last weekend; he/she now has over 1 million YouTube subscribers, and he/she doesn’t even have 50 videos posted.
  • Report: Immigrants Contribute Billions to Dallas Economy – Immigrants accounted for 23.2% of the total population in Dallas and their households earned $10.7 billion in income in 2022, according to a new report.
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Bag of Randomness for Monday, May 6, 2024

 

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  • I took time to verify if the above photo was real and translated correctly. For the most part, yes and yes. Here’s a more direct translation:
    • Final assignment

      No due date

      “Be happy”

      At the time you submit this assignment, I’m afraid I will likely be in heaven.

      Do not rush your report to me. Taking your time is fine. Someday, when we meet face-to-face, please tell me, “I’ve been happy.” I’ll be waiting.

  • Caitlin Clark was in town looking impressive in her debut as a pro breaking some ankles.
  • As innocent as OJ. Here’s an article.
    Hours after his wife Mica apparently committed suicide, pastor John-Paul Miller didn’t tell his congregation, but instead preached the sunday sermon, yucking it up, cracking jokes and calling himself charming and handsome. Then at the very end, he springs it on them in less than a minute, saying she was mentally ill and asking them not to talk about it, but to instead keep giving to the church. Mica’s family has accused the pastor of grooming and abusing her, accusations which Mica herself hinted at, and suggest the fact that she just filed for divorce from him days before is very suspicious.

  • This will take the viewer a little bit to get used to.

  • You’ve either met with him or haven’t met with him.

  • I guess I’ve seen everything when the wheels of a car have television sports highlights on them.

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Bag of Randomness for Thursday, May 2, 2024

  • I attended one of DaughterGeeding’s softball games this week. It was a beautiful late afternoon at the softball fields with a playground in the middle. One parent brought a younger sibling. He probably never saw the playground because he sat in his foldup chair watching an iPad the entire game. To each their own, it wasn’t affecting anyone, but I had a problem with the kid playing his iPad at full volume. That’s one of my pet peeves: tiny speakers at a volume in which the sound sounds distorted. Not to mention, it’s noise pollution and a distraction from the game. I kindly asked the parent if the volume could be turned down, and she kindly agreed, but it was such a minuscule amount that it was hard to tell the difference. So, now I have a dilemma: do I ask her again? That can come across as rude and controlling, even if I think the loud volume to begin with. It was a bit of a Curb Your Enthusiasm moment. I let it be nothing but an opportunity to block it out, accept the things that are beyond my control, and focus on the event I came to watch.
  • With one out and a runner on first, the ball got hit to DaughterGeeding, who was playing second base, and she pulled a Bill Buckner. You can tell it bothered her. On the next play, the ball gets hit to her, and she tags the runner and throws to first to make the double play and retire the inning. It’s great watching your kid rebound from adversity in front of your eyes.
  • New York Mets fan removed from $1 hot dog night after fans throw extra hot dogs at him
  • This is from a few days ago when I was trying to find stuff to post about the next day but got carried away by the day. Wow, what a crazy coincidence:
    • The emergency slide that fell off a Delta flight departing from JFK Airport on Friday was found two days later — washed up in front of the beachside house of a lawyer whose firm happens to be suing Boeing over safety issues, The Post has learned.
  • I’ve always liked Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl. I thought it was written specifically for Christi Brinkley, but Elle MacPherson says she was dating Joel when he wrote the song. But Joel has confirmed he changed the title from plural to the singular when he fell for Brinkley.
  • Dave & Buster’s to allow customers to bet on arcade games – Adults age 18 and older will be able to place real money wagers on arcade games with friends.
    • Customers can soon make a friendly $5 wager on a Hot Shots basketball game, a bet on a Skee-Ball competition or on another arcade game. The betting function, expected to launch in the next few months, will work through the company’s app.
  • Man, that’s a sad headline – High School Football Coach Dies Amid Chemotherapy Drug Shortage
  • This is from November and actually has two skits on the page, but still relevant. I’m not trying to comment on the situation, but will say they need a studio audience or a laugh track – The Israeli version of Saturday Night Live, sketch show “Eretz Nehederet” (Wonderful Country), mocks Western student protesters siding with Hamas in this skit
  • Jerry Seinfeld was on Kimmel the other night and specifically referenced this moment with David Letterman. It actually starts at the 2:48 mark but the whole skit is worth watching.
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Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, April 30, 2024

  • I’m surprised I didn’t come across this fact during the eclipse, but yesterday I discovered that the shadow of an eclipse runs close to 5,000 mph.
  • I wrote about how odd South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was back in May, before she boasted about literally blowing the head off a puppy with a shotgun. That’s not a joke. I should have guessed her first bit of odd behavior was just the start of things to plug an upcoming book and to be vetted for Trump’s VP. Some think she doesn’t have a chance, but I’m thinking she wanted to get out ahead of this story and put it out there. It’s better to come out with this story on your own than to have it leaked.
  • 97.1 The Eagle is back on the air playing music again, but I hear there’s a bunch of AI involved. No telling what iHeart is up to.
  • American Airlines repeatedly mistakes 101-year-old woman for a baby
    • Patricia, born in 1922, confused American Airlines’ booking system when entering her birth date, causing airline computers to assume she had been born in 2022.
    • It isn’t the first time the centenarian has encountered the issue when flying with American Airlines to visit family, much to the confusion of the “helpful” cabin crew when “the same thing happened last year”. On one occasion, the 101-year-old was kept waiting for a wheelchair to deplane as airport staff had not arranged mobility assistance for her to travel through the terminal.
    • I say the airline makes up for it by giving her a lifetime pass.
  • U2 star Adam Clayton announces shock divorce from wife
  • Dallas Has 4 of the Top 100 High Schools in America
    • Four Dallas high schools and one in Grand Prairie were named in the top 85 of the list, with three Big D schools landing in the top 30.
    • One school has an interesting name: Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet
      • If you are wondering about the man, here’s the top paragraph of his Wiki: Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr. (February 5, 1925 – September 21, 2008) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and counsel to President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was best known for overseeing the lawsuit to desegregate the Dallas Independent School District.
      • As for the name: “Barefoot” was the maiden name of his paternal grandmother, Dennie Barefoot.
  • This is about a week old, but really, who shoots a dolphin? – Officials offer $20,000 reward in case of young dolphin found shot to death on Louisiana beach
  • This had a better chance at passing if it was proposed by anyone else, even Satan – Cruz proposal for lawmakers facing threats to get special airport security escorts is blocked
  • It happens around the 11-second mark.

 

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