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• I caught just a little bit of the Little Brother Bowl last night between aTm and OK State. Coming back from a commercial break, one of the announcers said, “From beautiful Houston, Texas.” I’ve heard Houston described in a lot of ways, but beautiful has never been one of them. I’m not claiming Dallas is beautiful either, but I certainly know Houston is nothing more than the armpit of Texas – humid, muggy, full of chemicals.
• 400-Pound Student Sues After Dream of Being Gym Teacher Is Blocked
  • A former Wayne State University student who tipped the scales at more than 400 pounds is suing the school for discrimination, saying it blocked him from getting certified to become a gym teacher by refusing to grant him physical accommodations. The Michigan university called the suit by David Lopez, 44, “frivolous” and said he cannot legally claim discrimination on the basis of weight. Lopez told The Detroit News that completed all course work but needed a special arrangement for student teaching that would not require him to stand or walk for long periods.
• How neat for a couple to have a photo of the first moment they actually meet, especially when it’s a “love at first sight” moment.
  

  Steve Irwin on meeting his wife Terri for the first time. pic.twitter.com/9ERbrEYH3I

  — Fascinating (@fasc1nate) December 26, 2023

• How the heck did this dog know this present was for her?
  https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1739681318005506128

• Also, I wanted to share today's devotional I received from one of my pastors, which mentions "If." pic.twitter.com/agcYi4yaVc

  — BagOfNothing (@bagofnothing) December 27, 2023

• 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.