Bag of Randomness

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  • You are reading the blog of a person that can make painting a laundry room much more difficult than it should be.  But then again, I’ve only used my paint sprayer and compressor once and that was about two years ago, so I was a little rusty.
  • The laundry room project came at the most opportune time, I noticed one of the hoses attached to the washing machine was about to give out and the pipe where the dryer exhaust pipe was full of lint.  The thing is, I occasionally check and clean the tube that connects the dryer and the exhaust pipe, but never the pipe.
  • I was in the Home Depot restroom yesterday when a man rolled his shopping cart in and park it outside a stall, and then he went into the stall to do what you do inside a restroom stall.  It was so strange to see him roll this shopping cart in a small restroom, it was all cumbersome for him to maneuver past the privacy wall.  In case you were wondering, his shopping cart had a toilet seat and several light bulbs, and no, he didn’t try out the toilet seat – at least I don’t think.
  • We wanted to eat some decent barbeque but didn’t want to stand in line for about an hour, so we decided to be at Lockhart a little before opening.  I was the fifth to be served so I should have got some of their top brisket, but even the fatty stuff was a bit dry and lacked flavor.  The first time I ate there it was phenomenal, but each subsequent visit it gets worst and worst.
  • I learned there are two types of brisket you can buy at the grocery story, the lean flat rectangle of brisket and the whole packer brisket.  I want to cook the whole packer brisket to get the most flavor, but the Weber Smokey Mountains don’t seem large enough to contain one, unless you want to spring for the bigger more expensive one.
  • I can’t remember where I read it or heard it this weekend, but this thought has really stuck with me – at some point your mother picked you up and set you down for the last time, and neither of you knew it at the time and probably don’t remember it.
  • It seems like ISIS has come out of nowhere and all of a sudden very powerful.  I thought the CIA “took care” of thing like this before they got out of control?  Perhaps I watch too many movies, but I’m sure we’ll hear ISIS non-stop during this next election cycle.
  • ISIS the Rock Band Mistaken for the Terrorist Group
  • I thought reading an article about the Supreme Court would be a bit bland, even if it was about determining obscenity, but this part really stood out: These films ranged from scientific documentaries to the improbable escapades of lesbian nymphomaniacs. Justice Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights hero, took merciless pleasure in narrating the clips for the special benefit of Justice John Marshall Harlan Jr., an elegant former Wall Street lawyer who was by then losing his eyesight.
  • We are going to call the next decade the Twenties.  That seems a bit weird as we all remember the Twenties as stuff we learned in history class.  I guess we’ll just start calling them the 1920’s.
  • I never really thought about it before, but the atomic bomb was built before color television.
  • I wish there was just a channel that rotated episodes of ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Family Guy’, and ‘King of the Hill’. – ‘Simpsons’ marathon more than triples ratings for FXX | Variety‏
  • I heard a lot of parents were taking their kids to the One Direction concert at AT&T Stadium last night.  I guess I’m a bit surprised that group wasn’t at the VMAs.
  • Taylor Swift loves to write songs about how all her ex-boyfriends have wronged her and how it’s always their fault.  One day she’ll get married and write lovey dovey love songs, but then get divorced and write and sing songs in a manner more angry than Alanis Morissette when she was at her best.  Swift does have a cute new song and video, but she’s fooling herself if she thinks she’s singing country music.
  • India has a rice bucket challenge to try to help the hungry.
  • Chef cooking snake dies after cobra bites him – 20 minutes AFTER head was cut off
  • A shower thought found on Reddit: If you eat chilled meat and beans with jalapeños in Santiago during winter, than you’re eating chilly chili in Chile with chilies when it’s chilly.
  • Readers absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study finds
  • This $50 Bloody Mary Includes An Entire Fried Chicken
  • There was a Go Topless rally in San Antonio yesterday, but everyone covered their nipples with red tape.
  • I was watching a ‘Naked and Afraid’ special and the first thing a guy requested to eat after 21 days was a bag of Doritos.
  • There’s a Southwest Airlines commercial where the crowd at the Rangers game is singing “Love Love Love” by the Beatles.  It would be cool if they actually played that at the Rangers game, it could be our version of “Sweet Caroline”.  But judging by the crowd at yesterday’s game, no one would be there to sing it.
  • The Simpsons marathon on FXX has a commercial that uses the name Keith.  Unless someone tells me otherwise, I’m going to believe it’s directed solely at me.
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Bag of Randomness

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  • The local news had a story about Texas Woman’s University being so overcrowded they turned a Holiday Inn into a dorm.  The same thing happened when I was in college and I was hired as the resident advisor of the Colonial Inn.  The perks of living there was free cable (no cable on campus at the time), a swimming pool outside our door, and unlike the dorms on campus, we could have girls over.  Somewhere out there is video of me being interviewed by a local news station.  I was also interviewed by the local paper and made the front page, but made a bad decision to do so in the pool with my shirt off after some urging from the reporter.
  • I grew another beard but shaved it all off last night.  When I walked out DaughterGeeding just laughed at me saying I look funny.
  • I’m really enjoying this Simpsons marathon.
  • 6 commercial jingles ’80s and ’90s Dallas kids will never forget –  My sister and I use to crack up at the honorable mention commercial.
  • I was alive during a time when it was fashionable to wear shorts over your sweatpants.
  • Junior Mints > Andes Mints> York Peppermint Patty
  • One of my readers sent me a pic of his new barbecue smoker.  I hate him in the most Christian way possible and jealous his grandfather was in the inaugural class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Other than that, I love the guy.
  • It seems like Jim Kelly is always the runner up.  On the day it’s announced he’s cancer free the Ebola doctor is Ebola free.
  • No one will admit it, but there’s nothing like picking the perfect booger.
  • I get a small amount of satisfaction of hitting the Ctrl and Enter button simultaneous to send an email.
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme has a very attractive and fit daughter name Bianca Bree Van Damme that just took the ice bucket challenge sitting in a very provocative position – YouTube
  • I never understood the criticisms presidents in office get for playing golf.  Those guys need to unwind and recharge, and presidents of both parties have played plenty of golf, and I’m sure some have played more than others.  Obama has been getting a lot of heat for speaking about the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and then leaving, changing clothes, and then playing golf.  I think that’s a lot different than G.W. Bush speaking seriously about terrorism on a golf course and then telling the press to “watch this drive“.  I bet in retrospect Bush regretted ever saying that (and even speaking to the press while on the course) and that moment caused him to stop playing while in office.
  • This just seems weird – Here’s How The State Department Trolls Terrorists On Social Media
  • Until last week I’ve watched my neighbor’s dog and gerbil a total of five times when he’s been on vacation, and he’s paid me four of the five times.  The reason he didn’t pay me that one time was because he lost his wallet at a gas station on the way home.  He’s been back for five days now and hasn’t paid me for this latest watch, but I’m uncomfortable bringing the topic up with him.  I was really looking forward to using this money to buy a smoker and do some barbecuing.
  • Dang, the season finale of ‘Rectify’ sure did pull the curtain back on a lot of things and brought some intense drama.  I’m glad to hear it’s been picked up for another season.
  • Back To The Future aging with makeup vs reality
  • Did Skynet create this? – This Robot Draws A Life-Size Selfie Using Its Creator’s Blood
  • This is quite surprising, but they have been at it for a full decade. – Kari, Grant and Tory are leaving MythBusters – To be honest, it always bugged me hearing them all scream with over expressive facial reactions at every explosion.
  • The Chick-Fil-A sandwich I brought home last smelled like some kind of cleaning solution, and this was confirmed by WifeGeeding who has a supreme olfactory sense.  But it tasted so good I just continued to eat it.  If you don’t see any blog posts come Monday, blame my death on the sandwich and not my lack of willpower to put it down.
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