Bag of Randomness

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  • My allergies beat me up yesterday, I felt weak and achy all day.
  • Last night’s installment of the Ken Burns documentary of the Roosevelts felt like one of those character building episodes of your favorite drama.  While it didn’t provide that normal greatness you expect, you know it’s needed to appreciate what’s to come.
  • I may have mentioned this before, but as a Depression era kid and WWII vet, my father’s favorite president was FDR.  As a result, he never spent a dime (the actual coin, I’m being literal here) because it had FDR’s likeness and instead saved them in a special piggy bank which I now contribute to when I run across a dime.
  • The boys on The TICKET were talking about what motivates athletes, them, and just everyday people.  That got me to thinking what motivates me, and I guess if I were to be sadly honest with myself, a small level of comfortableness where I can provide for my family and have a few fun things.
  • If Scotland parts with the UK, as I suspect it will, I’m curious to know what will happen to the Union Jack flag.  Up until last week, I had no idea it was a combination of other flags and which made me appreciate its uniqueness.  As for the nukes in Scotland, I have a feeling instead of removing them, there will be some sort of negotiation to keep them there via a lease of some sorts.
  • Today’s dose of ‘MURICA – We were first
  • When I think of news regarding Texas and space, I typically think Houston – Midland International Airport Receives Spaceport License Approval – And now it will be referred to as the Midland International Air & Space Port.  Of course, whenever I think of Midland it makes me think of the great Waffle House scene in Tin Cup.  That scene always brings a smile to my face.
  • In other Midland news, there school district plans on creating a petroleum academy.
  • An interesting pic of a fire training exercise at DFW Airport.
  • I had to find a workaround to a coding issue at work yesterday and the only option was to use the application key on the keyboard.  Never heard of it?  Well, for you Windows users, it’s the key between the Alt and Ctrl keys to the right of the space bar.  It’s basically the right click option.
  • This Sunday our church will have Columbia professor John Azumah, who specializes in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, to deliver our sermon.  There’s also a Q&A afterwards.
  • Boise news –  A teenager crashed his SUV Sunday morning after a passenger used a lighter to set his armpit hair on fire
  • There’s a fence at Carnegie Mellon University that is considered to be the most painted object in the world.
  • I don’t think Matthew McConaughey will ever fully physically recover from all that weight loss for Dallas Buyers Club.
  • All the ways to get discounted State Fair of Texas tickets.  Speaking of the State Fair – State Fair of Texas to Serve Deep-Fried Sweet Tea, Because Why the Hell Not
  • HBO advertises Cinemax’s ‘The Knick’ so much it’s a wonder why the show isn’t just on HBO.
  • Bono and Liam Neeson working on film script
  • Boston Band Doesn’t Actually Think U2 Stole the Chorus to Their Song
  • Virginity worth $5,000, rules China court
  • There’s 104 days left in the year.
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Adding to the current trend of parental punishment stories . . . .

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MONROE, Mich. (WXYZ) – A teaching moment for one local father turns into custody dispute. The child is currently with is mother, who is not letting the child go back to his father, after he made the four year old child hold an embarrassing sign in public.

“Honestly I just wanted to do what I felt was right for my son.” said Rob Devine.

Devine says his four year old son Tristan had been getting in trouble at school for repeatedly hitting his female classmates.

When talking to Tristan and taking his games away didn’t work, Devine decided to get creative. So he and his son stood along a busy street near their home for about an hour, holding a sign that reads “I hit little girls.”

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I think this is a case of dad wanting to get some attention.

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