The Tesla Cybertruck is only available in stainless steel but here’s a painted one. This person literally could have chosen any color and went with doo-doo brown?
I wish the Republican party would split into MAGA and traditional sections. Actually, I wish the Trump supporters would just create a MAGA party.
Two words I use way too often in my writing are in that last bullet point: actually and just. I also feel like I overuse “very.”
Somewhat new sports terminology that shouldn’t annoy me but does like all get out:
The use of “Nation” or “Kingdom” regarding the fandom of any team.
GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)
Natty used as an abbreviation for a national championship.
Kirk Cousins is a great human being, but I can’t stand the guy. It was hard to root for the Vikings in any game. His new team, the Falcons, has who I believe will be the best running back in the league in the next few seasons. Their running game will open up now that teams have to respect the passing game. Atlanta has a lot to be excited about this upcoming season, unlike Cowboys fans.
If Jerry were truly “all in” for next season, he would have signed Derrick Henry. Signing him would not be the best thing for the team in the long term, but if the goal is to win the Super Bowl next season, that’s how you go about being “all in.” An article I was reading about Henry referred to him as a “bell cow.” Despite being from Mineral Wells with friends who lived on dairy farms, I’ve never heard of the term. So, I looked it up. A synonym was “workhorse.” Now, that I understood.
Mineral Wells used to have a newspaper, the Index. A friend’s father followed local sports and wrote for the paper. The man could be a little eccentric, but what a lot of folks took for granted was how their childhood was being documented. He was colorful and sometimes gave nicknames to players. I was never lucky enough to earn one as a tight end, but my very first friend in life who played running back, just like Henry, was bequeathed “Workhorse.” I took advantage of modern technology and sent him a quick text just to let him know I was thinking of him.
There’s a lot to unpack here. I’ll just say that every family grieves in their own way and all victims have their own idea of what helps bring justice.
Georgia Congressman Mike Collins invited Laken Riley’s parents to the State of the Union address just days after her murder, which they understandably declined. However, they appeared at a Trump campaign event yesterday. The former president autographed a poster of their daughter and misspelled her name by ending it in “an.”
Jon Stewart often can articulate what I feel but have trouble expressing. He’s done it again. Love, worship, and support President Trump as much as you want, just don’t call it patriotism.
Jon Stewart is right. Go ahead and support His Magasty if you must. But don’t call it “patriotism.” And wear the right damn coats. pic.twitter.com/W2AEcqixXz
I’m usually concerned about getting up and running the first Monday after the change to daylight saving time, that I’d be dragging or it takes a few days to get adjusted. But for some reason, I wake up more alert and refreshed. Maybe I’m getting too much sleep.
Do people use iPads anymore? In the future, I bet regular consumers won’t use or purchase them, but we’ll see them used in all sorts of ways in business. I don’t mind at all using them to fill out paperwork in the waiting room at a doctor’s office. I hear all the major airlines use them to replace physically bulky user manuals.
It seems like all the Brits are turning on Prince William. Sources to BagOfNothing tell us Kate and William haven’t lived together for a while. She lives in Windsor close to her parents. He lives in Kensington Palace and Amner Hall. That’s about a 40-minute drive in good traffic.
I had a dinner date last night with someone I’ve been texting with for a couple of weeks. She was one impressive woman, incredibly smart, compassionate, and resilient. Her profile pics looked great, but she was much prettier than I expected, definitely the prettiest woman in the room. I just wish the waiter would have gotten my order right and the atmosphere wasn’t so loud. I’m not good at this stuff, but I hope to get to know her better. But, I also know she’s pressed for time.
I’ve been on a bagel kick lately. I’ve played around with both whipped and non-whipped cream cheese that comes in a tub. The last time I was grocery shopping, I noticed that the cream cheese that comes in a block was only $0.99, so I bought a couple. I provide all that context just to let you know I learned that while both products are cream cheese, the block is much denser. I thought the non-whipped tub variety was exactly the same as the block but they came in two forms to access easier to spread or help with measuring when it serves as an ingredient. The tubbed variety has a slightly higher water content which makes it spread more easily.
I ran across the photo at the top of this post yesterday. It’s of Civil War veteran Jacob Miller. As you can probably guess, he was shot in between the eyes. You can read about him here and here, but here are some random details that caught my attention.
“At last, I became conscious and raised up in a sitting position. Then I began to feel my wound,” Miller recalled. “I found my left eye out of its place and tried to place it back, but I had to move the crushed bone back as together as near together as I could first. Then I got the eye in its proper place. I then bandaged the eye the best I could with my bandana.”
Fearful of being taken prisoner by the Confederates, he set out on a 15-mile journey to Chattanooga. Miller could only see a few feet ahead of him by holding open the lids of the swollen eye. Miller managed to stumble along, but on the way, he ran into a Confederate soldier who was out front scouting the lines and the rebel soldier took mercy on Miller’s plight. He gave Miller a drink of water from his canteen and pointed in the direction of the Union Line.
Miller passed out along the roadside and was picked up by a man on horseback
Surgeons were sure Miller would die if the bullet were removed, so they left it in until he reached home. Once in Logansport, doctors Graham Fitch and Henry Coleman successfully removed about one-third of the musket ball. “Seventeen years after I was wounded a buck shot dropped out of my wound and thirty-one years after two pieces of lead came out,” Miller said.
“Some ask how it is I can describe so minutely my getting wounded and getting off the battlefield after so many years My answer is I have an everyday reminder of it in my wound and constant pain in the head, never free of it while not asleep. The whole scene is imprinted on my brain as with a steel engraving. I haven’t written this to complain of anyone being at fault for my misfortune and suffering all these years, the government is good to me and gives me $40.00 per month pension.”
His fellow war veterans nicknamed him “Center Shot”
Jacob Miller died Jan. 13, 1917, at the age of 88.
Only in Texas will you see someone casually walking around with a rocket launcher pic.twitter.com/AGWTOUKxiG
I’ve been enjoying all the wild Kate Middleton conspiracy theories. I haven’t given any credence to any of them until yesterday. It’s hard to believe how embarrassingly bad their PR team has blown all of this and made things worse. Here are some of them in detail.
Even as a liberal and someone who respects and appreciates the current president, it was a white-knuckle ride for me. But then again, I tend to be overly critical of my party, and I guess that’s to prove I don’t walk around the world in rose-tinted glasses. He seemed to speak too quickly at times. He’s always had a stuttering problem, but it seemed a bit worse. I thought he showed energy and vigor and was mentally sharp and quick-witted, but there was a noticeable mumble and his enumeration wasn’t crisp. He spoke best when he wasn’t relying on reading from the text but from memory and improv. There appeared to be several planned attempts to try to shake him with the lack of decorum and heckling, but he wasn’t rattled as he and his team planned on it happening. It was easily predictable. Yes, he’s going to get my vote, I just wish he was ten years younger. And hey, I’m not comfortable with how old the other guy is as well.
I didn’t plan on watching the Republican response, but Sen. Britt spoke like she was about to tear up every fifth word. It was a bit surprising she didn’t mention her party’s leader, especially in an election year. I don’t think the opposing party’s response to either party after a SOTU has ever worked out well.
One of the best decisions I’ve made to simplify my life and lessen stress was to start paying for a secure password management app. The big dog in the industry is LastPass, and I subscribe to their premium plan. It’s the best $36 I spend every year. However, their app left me with a headscratcher yesterday. I log into the app and see a message that says, “Your premium plan expires tomorrow.” It provides me with two options, “Remind me later” and “Renew Now.” OK, I’ll renew now. When I select that option it tells me, “You’ll be able to renew after your expiration date.” Why provide me the option to renew early if it is not possible to renew early?
Today’s dog-related one-minute Rumble video: 10 Adorable Dog Quirks – I’ll tell you upfront what’s going on in the video doesn’t match what’s being described. Still, all of this is part of the experiment I’m conducting, so even if you don’t want to watch it I would appreciate you opening the page even if you are going to close it immediately.
I’ve been following this man’s tweets about the loss of his son and the donation of his organs all week. The loss of a child is the unimaginable.
“Rest of the Story” Just heard from the organ donation organization. My son’s gift saved four lives this week already. His lungs to a man in FL, one kidney to a man in AZ one to a 20yr old 9 yrs on dialysis, his heart to a father in TN, liver to research due to uniqueness of it. https://t.co/DEJbUmNSOV
