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• When the quarantined family related to the Ebola patient moves out of their apartment, I but that’s going to be a tough one to lease out.  What an unfortunate event for the apartment owners, I bet “Ebola” was no where on their list of things that could go wrong.
• The BaDD Radio boys were talking about running a mile and timing it since Donovan recently ran his best at seven minutes and fifty seconds,roughly.  I’m tempted to do the same just to see if I can make it under ten minutes.  I’ve never been a fan of cardio, I’d much rather lift weights.
• At National Night Out last night a lot of my neighbors thought I was the man that called into The TICKET a while back defending Dallas Cowboy Doug Free.  Nope, that wasn’t me, but I was the guy that emailed BaDD Radio submitting a Gay-Not-Gay about a certain NFL starting lineman for our local team that mows the lawn shirtless.  The only time I called and made it on the air was when I asked Craig Miller to top rank and bottom rank the Jacksons, such as Keith, Reggie, Samuel, Bo, Andrew, Michael, etc.
• Robert Downey Jr did a Reddit Ask Me Anything yesterday and mentioned developing a Perry Mason movie series.  Man, I have memories of that black and white show airing late on KXAS on Sunday nights.  Downey was actually an SNL cast member for one season.
• I wonder how many readers of this blog have no idea what/who Perry Mason is because of their youth.
• Speaking of the Reddit Ask Me Anything, a while back I came across one with the founder of a cookie business who provided a Reddit discount.  The discount was still available and I ordered a batch.  When I opened up the package there wa a slip of paper stated “STOP! READ THIS FIRST!  These cookies are packaged in  special oxygen-barrier foil bags; like a fine wine, they benefit from ‘decanting’.  Upon first opening the foil bag, please allow the cookies aerate for 10 minutes. This encourages the development of the complex flavors that will delight your palate. (No kidding)”.  Verdict, pretty good, but not great.  They are akin to Famous Amos, which WifeGeeding thinks is better.
• One thing that stood out about the cookie entrepreneur’s Ask Me Anything what his description of buying a used 90-foot oven: 40 years old, purchase cost $45k, disassembly: $14k, moving from TX: $9k, reassembly: $26k, (4 weeks time)
• Yesterday was Schlotzsky’s birthday and in honor of the occasion we took advantage of their free Original Sandwich deal.  An unexpected bonus was free birthday cake.
• Pictures of a gnat under an electron microscope
• Buzzfeed – Leading Tea Party Group Part Of Fake Founding Father Quotes Epidemic
• I hear Lost Maples Natural State Area is one of the few places in Texas where one can enjoy the leaves changing colors.  For you non-Texas folks, yes, the leaves change colors here, but not very dramatically like the stuff you see in Arkansas or the East Coast.
• Stephen Hawking ‘contributes vocals to new Pink Floyd song ‘Talkin’ Hawkin”
• Jon Stewart was out sick so Jason Jones filled in for him last night, and I thought he did a fabulous job.
• If you thought the Mississippi was the longest river in the U.S., you’d be wrong.
• CBS News reporter Clarissa Ward interviewed a man from Holland who moved to Syria to fight for jihad.  At one point in the interview she asks him if he misses home or anything from the West.  He immediately replies by shaking his head no, and then states “food, electricity, warm water, good food”. It was interesting to see him start off defiant in his answer and then see a look on his face in which you can tell he longs for home.
• The best part of the Rob Lowe DirecTV commercials is when the St Elmo’s Fire music plays at the end.  I never got around to watching that movie.  WifeGeeding has a thing for Lowe.
• Mercedes-Benz believes it’s built a self-driving semi-truck that could eventually help cut down on highway tragedies that kill thousands of drivers each year.

I use Google to back up all my mobile pictures and videos, and sometimes their Auto Awesome feature will create special pictures or videos with what was saved without affecting the original pics and vids.  I recorded about three small videos and took about four pictures of the ear piercing and to my surprise was a rather touching video set to music.  There’s a part with her and WifeGeeding around the 20-second mark that I found quite touching.

The boy in the yellow shirt is her cousin providing emotional support.