- It turns out the capacitor went out on our AC. When I told WifeGeeding she asked if it was the flux capacitor, which made my heart melt – men adore it when women can use pop culture references, bonus points if it’s from the 80’s. Part of the repairs was covered under warranty, and the unit needed recharged, so in total we’re out $295. Saving up for that smoker starts all over again.
- Speaking of Back to the Future and the 80’s, Ronald Reagan once ended a State of the Union with “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”
- I may not be getting a smoker any time soon, but I still have a grill, and man did I grill one heck of a pork loin.
- When the AC guys were working we had some small talk. They mentioned earlier this month they were at two notable houses. One was Glenn Beck’s place out in Westlake. To come on the property the repairman had to submit to a background check and he stated that there’s military style security with dogs guard the place 24/7. The other place was Dallas Maverick Devon Harris’ house. He has a two story garage that uses two AC units itself, and it’s the kind that has a car elevator.
- I mentioned earlier this week that BaD Radio host Dan McDowell’s house was struck by lightning which destroyed several of his HDTVs as well as other household items, including the AC. Yesterday they played audio from the previous week in which they were going over a story of the odds of getting hit by lightning and Dan playfully daring God to strike him down with lightning. After they played the audio Dan stated that God may not have struck him down but he sure did takeaway some of the greatest joys in his life.
- Riddell has a new football helmet that is suppose to be more protective, but I was most interested in the ratcheting chin strap (YouTube). In high school our football coach didn’t trust us enough to take our helmets off during practice or games because in the past too many players had trouble snapping their chin straps on in a hurry, so this would probably fix that problem.
- Today’s dose of ‘MURICA
- Are they expanding too much too soon? – Austin-based movie theater and more Alamo Drafthouse has just announced plans for a third DFW location to be located in Las Colinas
- 5 Reasons Why More Christians Are Rejecting The Traditional View of Hell
- Former Atlanta Braves Pitcher John Rocker to Star on New Season of ‘Survivor’
- Scientists raised these fish to walk on land
- Buzzfeed – Jiff The Pomeranian Sets World Record For Fastest Dog On Two Paws
- Buzzfeed – There Is An Epidemic Of Republicans Misquoting The Founding Fathers
- Houston actually surpassed NYC and LA – Immigrants reshape Houston, America’s most diverse metropolis
- Gun sales are down
- Indiana University Will Devote $1 Million to the Study of Internet Memes
- CBS sued for outsourcing its farting hippo puppets
- Looney Tunes Movie Coming From ‘X-Men: First Class’ Writers; Steve Carell Attached to Star