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• I’m still smiling from watching that graduating class video I posted yesterday.  I can’t believe they got all the class, or so many of them, to participate and work on all that coordination.  If it was my graduating class, few would have agreed to do it or someone would have done something to ruin the whole thing.
• I stated that DaughterGeeding’s cousin was eleven, but she’s actually nine.  Yesterday was the first time she ever stepped inside a Toys R Us.
• Our city dump is flooded and all the trash is being trucked to some place three hours away.
• Bill Scheft, a longtime writer for David Letterman, posted a diary of how the final show came together.  It was interesting to learn that they usually shoot for sixteen jokes for the monolog and how about this, a 21-year-old intern had two of her jokes land in the final Top Ten list.  A seat was also saved for the nurse Dave had during his heart surgery.
• Just a friendly reminder to anyone with a brokerage account to consider placing a stop-loss order.  If you are anything like me and don’t pay close attention to your holdings, this is a great tool to prevent any big loss.  And if your brokerage firm is anything like mine, there’s no charge until the actual trade and you can set up a reminder to place another when they expire.
• Christianity Today – Fox asked to drop ‘Lucifer’ show for portraying Satan as good guy and mocking the Bible
• There’s a Chick-fil-A in Abilene that has mouthwash in the men’s restroom.
• I didn’t see a fee for this service, which is a bit of a surprise – Delta already is already running Early Valet on a few dozen flights and the general idea is simple. When you arrive at the gate, Delta employees will take your carry-on luggage and place it in an overhead bin above your assigned seat. By doing the work for you, Delta could save time, stress, and apparently money — a Northern Illinois University study found that airlines lose $30 for every minute a flight idles at the gate
• Watch ‘Suit Up,’ NASA’s Short Film Commemorating 50 Years Of Spacewalks
• NBC’s Josh Elliott Has The Best Job Ever – The only gig better than being a backup NFL QB making millions? Being a backup television host making millions.
• And if you are a local, you know people like their tacos – This Texas Gas Station Turned Camels and Karaoke Into a $30 Million Business
• Vanity Fair – Game of Thrones: 5 Inside Jokes You Might Have Missed in This Week’s Episode
• I’m posting this solely for one Canadian reader, and it still boggles my mind that people would actually stand  – Buzzfeed – The Wipe Debate: Sitters Vs. Standers
  

DaughterGeeding is having a Little Mermaid themed birthday party. WifeGeeding made these sandwiches pic.twitter.com/563jWKk31k

— BagOfNothing (@bagofnothing) May 31, 2015

• DaughterGeeding turned five-years-old yesterday.  It’s cliche but the older you get the more it hits ya, but time flies by.  I hope I haven’t done too much to scar he for life.
• About an hour before the party I was asked by WifeGeeding to pick up the cake at the grocery store.  While at the grocery store she asked if I could stop by and pick up something at Costco.  She must have sent me about eight-teen texts during that time asking me to pick up this and that.
• My main job for the party, other than being a gopher, was to take pictures and operate the pinata.
• DaughterGeeding’s eleven-year-old cousin from the Austin area is staying with us for a few days.  She’s never been to Bruam’s and her favorite fast food place to eat is Subway.
• Buzzfeed – This Dad Is Calling Out Every Parent Who Humilates Their Kid Online As Punishment – “Good parenting starts before he even gets to the point of being out of control.”
• That hug they shared on stage was touching – Buzzfeed – A Cop Who Had To Tell A Teen His Parents Had Been Killed Showed Up At His Graduation – Kazzie Portie’s parents were killed by a drunk driver less than a week before his graduation ceremony.
• ‘Game of Thrones’ -We finally got the big battle we’ve been waiting for.
• I’ve been referencing Christian author and blogger Matthew Paul Turner’s writing on the issue at local megachurch, The Village Church, about the woman who was seeking an annulment from her child porn addicted missionary husband, and how the church was citing she needed to abide by the church contract and submit to their elders.  Turner is now writing for the Daily Beast, which after the merger with Newsweek, is now part of The Newsweek Daily Beast Company.  I only mention all that to say despite local media ignoring the story, it’s getting more attention from national organizations (like Christianity Today).  It’s obvious his story in The Daily Beast is weighted in favor for the woman and the protection of children, but it’s pretty detailed.  If there’s one thing I’m a bit torn about, it’s the part when the woman stated she was upset  when the church sent a membership wide email stating the couple were sent back and didn’t specifically state the nature of the sin, “Unfortunately, in the midst of pressures, difficulty, and spiritual warfare… it has become evident that there are some sin issues that Jordan is dealing with that require him to return home.”  Part of me feels that’s just trying to embarrass him as much as possible, but part of me feels that parents of the church have the right to know since he’s been left alone with children of the church in the past, though there were no reported incidents.
• Apple 1 computer worth $200K left at recycling centre
• Vice President Joe Biden might be a goofball politician, but I really feel for him regarding the passing of his son, Beau.  During Christmas day in 1972, a car crash killed Biden’s first wife and an infant daughter and badly injured Beau.  Beau went on to become the Delaware attorney general and serve as a major in the Delaware Army National Guard as a member of the Delaware Army National Guard as a Major in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, and was even deployed to Iraq.
• I caught the final episode of Bob Schieffer as host of CBS’ ‘Face the Nation’.  I think it went just as he wanted, a little bit of him recognizing his career, but done with little emotional fanfare.  To be honest, I was hoping for the latter.
• @darrenrovell – What’s left of Candlestick Park
• Rick Warren pays tribute to ‘calm and kind Christian’ U2 manager Dennis Sheehan
• U2 Play Old Hits, Share Stories at Thrilling 500-Capacity Roxy Gig
• ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ launched their second season last night on AMC.  Remember, it’s set in early 80’s Dallas.  They had a Dallas reporter named Chip Rowlett, no doubt a bit of a hat-tip to Chip Moody and Tracy Rowlett.  Braum’s was also mentioned twice.
• Tesla loses fight with dealers to sell its cars in Texas
• An interview with a Google Street View driver
• ‘Daredevil’ on Netflix is really good, especially the fight scenes.