Money spent on music by average American, 1973-2009
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- I mowed the yard for the first time this year and was quite surprised at the number of mosquitoes that were out.
- Yesterday on The TICKET I heard George Dunham talk about how he doesn’t like it when he walks into a place two-minutes before closing and the employees look put out. That sounds like a man that has never worked in the retail or food and service.
- I think Trevor Noah is an excellent choice to take over ‘The Daily Show’ after Jon Stewart. In his three brief experiences I found him to be highly insightful focusing on meatier and more serious pieces, which I think will help him in interviews. My only complaint is that all the best fake news shows are using non-Americans to poke fun at American culture and politics on American soil, though John Oliver is a U.S. citizen. I’m just not sure how that will translate or be accepted. According to this article, Bill Simmons seems to have some kind of inside source and stated that the job was first offered to Amy Poehler, Louis CK, and Amy Schumer, but they all turned it down.
- I’d be surprised if a Republican doesn’t reference this story and link it to the Rio Grande this week regarding the tsunami of illegal immigrants they state are coming over – Japan to build 250-mile-long, four storey-high wall to stop tsunamis
- Here’s an interesting article on what it takes to book a hotel for a sitting president. No longer is there a person that tastes food for poison, rather there’s someone that oversees the purchase of the groceries and the preparation of the food.
- After this week, South Dakota will be the only state our current president hasn’t visited.
- Even Christian Bookstores Have Had It With Fake Testimonials About Heaven
- Night vision eyedrops allow vision of up to 50m in darkness
- Today’s dose of ‘MURICA! [YouTube, language warning]
- I kept hearing about a Tom brady cliff diving video. When I finally watched it, he didn’t dive, he jumped – going head first is a huge difference.
- A man was award $2400 in court after suing Pizza Hut for “excessively hard croutons“.
- Something for Baylor and SMU folks – The Real Estate Eight
- That sure was one giant human on last night’s ‘Better Call Saul’. Hamlin also had a very ugly tie knot with his knit tie.
- Amazon is now offering home repair services.
- What I Learned by Becoming a Bodybuilder at Age 45
- Last night Letterman had the star of the new Netflix series ‘Marvel’s Daredevil’ and the actor said he was told to talk about the benefits of binge-watching.
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- We attended our neighborhood Easter egg hunt yesterday, and when we took our eyes off BoyGeeding for one minute, all of a sudden his pants were around his knees and he was watering the grass in front of everyone. At least he didn’t wet his pants.
- Every three years or so ’60 Minutes’ will have some kind of segment about a revolutionary cancer fighting breakthrough, and they aired one last night about using the polio virus to infect cancerous tumors. I think they are a little behind the curve on this reporting because about a month ago HBO’s ‘Vice’ started their new season about using HIV and measles in the same manner.
- I never really thought about it before, but it is a bit strange for band that named themselves after the state of Alabama to sing a song titled “If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)”.
- The season finale of ‘The Walking Dead’ didn’t really have a big cliff-hanger and I was surprised there wasn’t a major death.
- What happens when people kiss a Jesus statue quite often – “Fr Vella says the hands and feet show signs of “dirt” as a result of what is probably a fungus. This is the result of saliva residue left on the statue when people kiss the feet and hands in devotion.”
- Local Congressman, Rep Pete Sessions, ran into some math problems on the House floor.
- A judge in Mississippi is giving underage drinkers the option of writing a thousand-word essay on the book of Revelation for lesser punishment.
- Coupon – K-Y Jelly, Liquid or Ultragel Just $0.94 at Walmart
- KERA – How Sportscaster Dale Hansen Morphed Into A Viral Sensation
- I’ve got the HBO Scientology documentary on the DVR, there seems to be a lot of buzz about it.
- Kansas News – Mom says special needs son at East High told to remove his varsity letter
- What is Dallas-Fort Worth’s best sports bar?
- Buzzfeed – This Florida Hotel Wakes Up Hungover Spring Breakers By Blasting The “Circle Of Life” From “The Lion King”
- Buzzfeed – A Boy Who Got A Military Haircut In Honor Of His Stepbrother Was Sent Home From School For It
- Buzzfeed sent two of their own to an Austin Whataburger to buy $55 worth of stuff to sample and to see if it’s worth the hype. Expect a small bit of language in the video. Even from someone who doesn’t think Whataburger is the end all be all, the only complaint I have is they got it all to go which will cause the fries to lose their crispness.
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So friggin’ cool – Moon shadow during sun eclipse on a flight
Timelapse movie of the moon shadow seen from stratosphere, in a plane flying along the umbral path of the sun eclipse of 20th March 2015.
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