Bag of Randomness

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  • I’ve given up carrying my wallet and instead use a CardNinja sleeve attached to my phone.  It’s been about three weeks since I started using it and it’s great, but with so many news stories about cards being hacked I almost want to use cash entirely.
  • Man, those ‘Modern Family’ kids sure are growing (especially the boy), and the adopted Vietnamese girl has only marginally improved on her acting.
  • Last night’s ‘Survivor’ had a local 20-year-old woman named Baylor.  That’s an odd name for a girl, and from my very limited research, I couldn’t figure out how she got her name.  Her mother attended Alabama and Texas A&M Commerce.  Baylor is  currently a college student in Nashville.  John Rocker was also on the show, and he’s much bigger than I’d thought.  WifeGeeding is convinced contestants are told what color clothing to bring because she spots a pattern every season.
  • I had no idea that Blue Bell Ice Cream could be shipped.
  • If you are going to vulgar, I guess you might as well go full throttle, and include a vagina sprinkler  – Texas Tech Fraternity Hangs ‘No Means Yes, Yes Means Anal’ Sign
  • The NY Times has a pretty cool tool that helps you to visualize language usage in news coverage throughout its history.  For example, here’s prohibition.
  • Here’s an article about the outside fence of the White House which was only put up 49-years ago.  The “openness” of the White House started to changed in the 1890’s when a group of strangers found First Daughter Ruth and started to coddle, kiss, and pass her around which freaked out the First Lady.
  • While reading an article about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I came across an interesting plan by Gov Rick Perry to amend the Constitution regarding Justices and terms, and I think it’s great.  Here’s the gist – 18-year terms staggered every 2 years, so that each of the nine Justices would be replaced in order of seniority every other year.
  • ‘The X-Files’ filmed in Vancouver the majority of time, and a kid once threw a message in a bottle which happened to be found by the crew who replied.  Man, I loved that show, and I still have a crush on Dana Scully, not Gillian Anderson, but Scully.
  • Buzzfeed – Christians, Let’s Be Better Tippers
  • Bill Cosby was on Colbert last night, and I’ve seen him interviewed by a few others over the last year, and the legendary comic just doesn’t quite seem all there.
  • I always had an idea of how the Big Bird suit works, but this GIF helps me understand how the hand movement works.
  • Texans Created Over A Thousand Local Businesses After Texas Eased Restrictions On Selling Food Made At Home
  • The Guy Who Turned Down $500 Million For His Startup Just Landed A $1 Billion Valuation
  • An article about what it would mean for our economy, politics, and healthcare systems when people start living close to 100 years of age.
  • I’ve noticed Letterman has been running from the opposite direction from across the stage before being introduced.  His musical guest was Paloma Faith who looked just like the vampire in that AT&T commercial.
  • This Bill Simmons and ESPN battle is going to be fun to watch, I feel like something is brewing.
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Bag of Randomness

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  • A large spider has been taunting me the last two nights.  She’ll spin a large web that goes from our tree to our trampoline, but when I check on it in the morning, it’s gone.  Here’s a picture from the first night (high-res)and here’s the picture from the second night (high-res).  In that first high-res pic you can see her eyes glowing, which kinda creeps me out.  I sprayed some bug spray on her last night and she pretty much flipped me the bird and crawled to the tree.  Now I have a feeling the next time I mow the lawn she’s gonna pounce on me with extreme vengeance.
  • My allergies for the past week have been worst than the spring.
  • Letterman very rarely has his first guest stick around for the second guest, but last night Denzel Washington decided to hang around for his friend Lenny Kravitz.  Kravitz mentioned that his uncle was recently posthumously given the Medal of Honor.  He just played it so cool last night, not only did he sit and chat with Dave and Denzel before he played, but during the commercial break he was singing with Paul and the band.  Denzel actually introduced Kravitz before his number, it was almost like SNL.
  • Of all the smart phones I’ve owned, I enjoyed the Palm Pre the most and still miss it.
  • Another thought about ‘The Roosevelts’ – It certainly was something when FDR broke with President Washington’s tradition of only running/serving two terms, but I also thought it was interesting that he highly considered being the first president to resign from office – something he wanted to do after he saw the war effort come to an end.
  • Clark Hunt has a better suite than Jerry as he has a three-floor, six-bedroom suite at Arrowhead Stadium.
  • TechCrunch – How Much Better Is Each New iPhone’s Camera? Here’s An Excellent Comparison
  • TechCrunch – Watch Apple’s First Justin Timberlake And Jimmy Fallon iPhone 6 Ads
  • The U.S. once considered using 23 nuclear bombs to blast out a highway
  • The Site That Teaches You to Code Well Enough to Get a Job
  • FingerReader – a ring that lets blind people read non-Braille books
  • Disney Characters and their Halloween Costumes
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