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• One Illinois family waited more than three years to take their dream vacation at Disney World, but a costly mistake by some well-meaning grandparents meant there would be no such trip.
  • Then it became clear to Coston: her parents had bought $10,000 in Disney+ gift cards, which were only available for use on Disney’s streaming platform, not at any of Disney’s theme park resorts.
  • Don’t worry, Disney saved the day.
• Looking back at why Texas gave Steve Sarkisian another chance as a head coach
  • National championship experience as an assistant under successful mentors Pete Carroll at USC and Saban
  • The offensive mind to match wits with then-Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, who had won four straight Big 12 titles from 2017-20 after taking over in Norman from Bob Stoops.
  • In late 2020, Del Conte, Hartzell and Eltife were also in the planning stages of Texas moving from the Big 12 into the Southeastern Conference, a league in which Sarkisian was now intimately familiar.
• I can’t recall any other U.S. President ever telling those who disagree with them to “rot in hell.” Prior to Trump, I would have guessed Nixon.
• I can’t decide if this was a kind gesture or some sort of backhanded compliment.

Montana State donates $3,000 to rival Montana to help the Grizzly Marching Band head to the FCS championship game in Frisco next month:https://t.co/nRg1ftgfGQ

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 22, 2023

• This happened back in August but this is new to me – ’16 days without leaving your side’: Mum misses the moment son wakes from coma – “The only day I sleep at home, you wake up,” the woman says about the 125 million-viewed clip that shows her racing to reunite with her boy.

This is this moms first time seeing her son out of his coma ❤️ the love of a mother
pic.twitter.com/LZbYdAzEkB

— Humanity Chad (@HumanityChad) December 26, 2023

Wholesome❤️ pic.twitter.com/QzVoQCsM3i

— Out of Context Human Race (@NoContextHumans) December 26, 2023

Luka is starting to win me over.

Luka Doncic bought a Mercedes-Benz N+ electric bike for every Dallas Mavericks player, coach, and support staff member.

These bikes retail at $6,000, have dual motors, a top speed of up to 28 mph, and a 75-mile range.

Pretty sweet Christmas gift.pic.twitter.com/aBPKWvmmTm

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) December 26, 2023

Mood pic.twitter.com/0fAmV9MH8H

— MFFL (@Mavs_FFL) December 26, 2023

Luka invents new ways to do Luka shit pic.twitter.com/NWSO437Exv

— Afternoon Jub (@BluCheezWings) December 26, 2023

• George Dunham of the Musers morning show on The TICKET has a son who is a high school coach. One of his players didn’t sign with a school yesterday, so he wrote some kind words about the kid and tweeted it out by tagging a plethora of special team coaches. I thought it was a real nice thing to dol
  

  *Did not sign today*
  46 game starter (DB and every phase of ST’s)
  44-2 in that time
  Highly intelligent, great kid who comes from an incredible family
  He’ll contribute on Special Teams as a true freshman!

  What an addition he’ll make to your 2024 signing class! https://t.co/CPtRaB7UdP

  — Blake Dunham (@Blake_W_Dunham) December 20, 2023

• I had no idea I knew that Conan O’Brien ever dated Lisa Kudrow, much less during that period he moved as a writer for The Simpsons to taking over for Letterman. While Conan had some skins on the wall
• Speaker Mike Johnson and his daughter were profiled attending ‘purity ball’ in 2015 German TV news segment
• McDonald’s where a crack pipe was reported in a food order, was temporarily closed for health violations
• McDonald’s where a crack pipe was reported in a food order, was temporarily closed for health violations
• The X-Files is returning to our screens with a new reboot – With Ryan Coogler at the helm, the new series comes at a perfect moment for our post-truth, conspiracy-loving time
  • According to Bloomberg, The X Files will be making (another) comeback in the near future, this time with Black Panther director Ryan Coogler at the helm. Developed by Disney, it’s still unclear whether this “new version” of the show will be a continuation of the original series or a reboot although back in March, creator Chris Carter mentioned on a podcast that he had been in talks with Coogler about “remounting” the show with a “diverse cast”.
• U2 Live In Las Vegas – How Tech Enables Band To Shake Up Sphere Sets

• One day I’m going to write about my trip to Vegas to see U2.
• The Tuesday night trivia team I’m on won first place last night.
• I live in the six-mile range. Heck, I live just 1.1 miles away and that’s not ever as the crow flies. I’ve got to try this out and post about it – Walmart expands drone delivery operations to Lewisville
  • In partnership with Wing, customers can get essentials from the Walmart Supercenter located at 801 W Main St in Lewisville delivered to their homes in 30 minutes or less.
  • “So they’ll lower down to about 25 feet,” said Schone. “They’ll release the package, and then it’s on a tether that will slowly and gently lower it down.” So gently, Schone says you can even feel confident ordering fragile items like eggs.
• Texas high school coach allegedly spent $5k at strip club on district card
  • A former Texas coach was arrested for theft of property on Friday, December 15, after allegedly using a school district credit card at a strip club in the Houston area, according to a report from the Wise County Messenger. JD Bales was an assistant soccer coach at Bridgeport High School in Wise County, which is northwest of Fort Worth. 

• One day I’m going to write about my trip to Vegas to see U2. For now, I’ll just tell you the stairs are the steepest you’ll find in the U.S. A lot of fans suffered vertigo just trying to get to our seats. One day, somebody is going to fall and the injury will be on the news, but you heard it from me first. In the meantime, check out some of this great drone footage.
  

  See you in 2024… #U2UVSPHERE pic.twitter.com/AgjmeGPUcI

  — U2 (@U2) December 17, 2023

• I forgot about Bono’s bicycle accident in Central Park which required surgery to fix his arm. In this photo, you can definitely see the scar.
  https://twitter.com/MaryMadonna6/status/1736694061556228256
• I should probably be watching more Dallas Mavericks games. It seems every night they play and I get on Twitter there’s a lot of buzz of how well Luka is playing.
• Here’s something I’ve been pondering, chasing happiness brings more unhappiness, while accepting life as it is, provides serenity.
• Even though a penalty ruined this play, I thought this analysis of it was quite interesting. Watch the center, then pay attention to the nose guard right in front of him. Before the snap, you see the nose tackle to the left of the center. But, when the center puts his head down to get ready to long snap, the nose guard shifts to the right of the center. When the ball is hiked, the center blocks to his right because that’s where he last saw the nose guard. The nose guard now has a clear path to the punter.
  

  The move Sam made was actually brilliant. The long snapper puts his head down and never looks up so Sam moves from the LS left to his right. At the snap, the LS blocks air to the left – no idea that Sam switched sides.

  Too bad how it ended though. pic.twitter.com/XrrH0MkbD1

  — LordDylly (@DyllyLord) December 18, 2023

• I haven’t heard the saying “Sheep and cattle just don’t mix” in a long time. For the heck of it, I looked it up. I’m sure Gary Larson wasn’t the first to say it.
  • “Sheep and cattle just don’t mix” is a line from the Far Side comic strip by Gary Larson. However, sheep and cattle can have biological needs that fit well together. In fact, some say that grazing sheep and cattle together can increase production from a pasture.
  • Cows and sheep have different malfunctions for eating grass. Sheep chew grass low to the ground. Cows use their tongues to pull grass up. The sheep cope with short grass but the cows need long grass. Sheep can go in the field after cows.
• Video –Texas woman finds opossum in Christmas tree – A woman in Texas found an opossum lounging in her Christmas tree and the animal can be seen peaking its head out. She says she found the animal after hearing a sneeze from the tree.
• Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke pleads guilty to 4 counts of child abuse
• Wow, a Bucees gingerbread house.
  

  Our gingerbread house takes the cake this National Gingerbread Day! Deanna with the Tax Office really topped herself this year with her Gingerbread @bucees. You can see her creation at the tax office location in Georgetown, 904 S. Main St. pic.twitter.com/4TYiM9mhpx

  — Williamson County (@wilcotxgov) December 12, 2023

• I’m a sucker when it comes to anything space related. Heck, I can even name several astronauts, and I bet most Americans can’t even name one. Mike Massimino is one of my favorites. Now, I’ve read and heard stuff about pooping in space before, but Mike goes into some interesting detail in this interview. But what I don’t understand is why is there a “back door” camera in the practice facility and not in the one up in space.
  

  Former NASA astronaut @Astro_Mike doesn't have much info on UFOs, but he does know how to poop in space. pic.twitter.com/E7XceZkVRq

  — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) December 17, 2023

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