Bag of Randomness

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  • Yesterday was DaughterGeeding’s last day in pre-school for the year (she’ll go to pre-school again next year).  I asked her if she was sad it was the last day of school, and that she won’t get to see some friends until next or and will never see some of her friends again.  She said, “No, not really, because I get to make new friends.”  Sometimes, I wish I had her perspective on things.
  • I’m not a cat person, but I do know what it’s like to have a lost pet.  After spotting a collared but tagless cat in the neighborhood I knocked on some doors to find the owner but no luck.  My next course of action was to keep the cat at GeedingManor and send an email out to our HOA communications folk, but when the cat tried to claw OtherDogGeeding I just sent out the email saying I spotted the cat in the neighborhood, but got no replies.  We didn’t see the cat the next day, but he came back yesterday.  WifeGeeding was able to get him in the car and took him to a vet to see if it was chipped.  When WifeGeeding got to the vet, the cat darted out the car door never to be seen again.
  • I was looking at my Wal-Mart receipt and saw the letters O, N, T, and X next to each item.  After a little research, this is what I found they represent: X – means taxable item, N – means non-taxable item, T – means taxable item on sale, O – means non-taxable sale item
  • I’m taking the majority of next week off from work and we are considering visiting the Perot Museum.  When you visit their website, at the bottom of each page the amount you move your cursor is tracked in inches, as well as the number of pixels scrolled, and the number of nanojoules burned.
  • If you watched Saturday morning cartoons in the Eighties like I did, you’d be familiar with Jem and the Holograms.  They are making it into a movie and Mollie Ringwald is in the cast.
  • When I hear Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” I always switch the words “tiny dancer” with “Tony Danza”.
  • Buzzfeed had a lousy post ranking the best fast food french fries and made a reference to Dairy Queen’s crinkle cut fries.  I’ve been to many a Dairy Queen in my life (I’m not saying that’s a good thing) and have never seen one that served the crinkle cut fry.
  • ‘Nightline’ last night was challenging their viewers, or at least came up with the notion, to give up sugar for ten days just to see if it was possible, considering how it is hidden in almost everything from bread to ketchup.  I might be willing to give that a try just for the heck of it, after DaughterGeeding’s birthday at the end of the month.
  • It wasn’t until I saw this Buzzfeed post that I realized how many television shows and movies have the same basic formula for their cast of characters.  Basically, you’ll always have a patriarch, a matriarch, a craftsman, and a clown.
  • Seth MacFarlane has a western comedy coming out next week.  Last night he tweeted a photo that makes me think there’s going to be a major Back to the Future Part III reference in the film.
  • GIF – Mamma bear saves cub from on coming traffic
  • GIF – I had no idea a turtle could stick his head out several feet
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Bag of Randomness

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  • It’s nice to hear others have visited Haystack and enjoyed it.
  • With some of my coworkers getting laid off it took me a while to process something.  My team is split between Austin and Dallas, all Dallas employees on my team were let go.  There are still Dallas employees on other projects, but that made me raise and eyebrow.
  • As I was entering the workforce the last thing I wanted to do was operate my own business because I wanted someone else to manage and worry about profits, benefits, and things of the like.  Now, I’d much rather be in charge of my own destiny and job security than leaving it to someone else.
  • Remember when the ‘American Idol’ finale use to be a big thing?
  • ‘Survivor’ changed up their finale by not having it on Sunday and actually starting out in a studio and going back periodically for contestant and audience segments.  I thought it was pretty cool and welcomed the change, and I certainly prefer having two finalists instead of three.
  • I haven’t watched a Tyler Perry production or a movie in which he was a main cast member, but I do know he’s a big Star Trek and Survivor fan per his involvement in those things.
  • I’m still waiting for a Survivor set in Vietnam.
  • Last night I tried Kirkland ice cream based upon their high ranking in ‘Consumer Reports’ and my gosh, that might be the best store bought ice cream out there.
  • Miles Austin received permission from Bernie Kosar to wear the number 19.  If I was a Browns fan, I’d be ticked.  Heck, it was bad enough seeing a number 12 Tony Banks shirt at the Vista Ridge Champs Sports store back in the day.
  • I identified with this more than you know, and less than you’d think – Why I Miss Being A Born Again Christian
  • This is the first time I’ve seen our area referred to as Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington, TX – The 20 Deadliest U.S. Cities for Pedestrians
  • And I was just talking about tollway construction the other day – Dallas North Tollway to get additional lanes, new turnpike interchange
  • There’s a new ’30 for 30′ short on Shawn Bradley.  In this short he stated he had to pay a $10,000 fine because he refused to attend a team meeting that was held at a strip club and he even worked in a leper colony in India. Jeff Van Gundy makes a great point that most people will only judge him on 12 years of his life instead of his entire life.  I remember a friend spotting him in the Mineral Wells True Value.  At the time he had a place out at Possum Kingdom and he was trying to find parts to repair something.
  • “Don’t chase the grade, chase the knowledge.” – The most memorable quotes and moments from Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Dallas visit
  • Found on Reddit: “Texas” is the only state name that can be typed entirely with the left hand in home position.
  • Police arrest man accused of drugging and kidnapping victim when she was 15, forcing her into marriage and fathering child with her –  The woman is now 25 and I’m sure stories like this gives families of missing children hope, and I’m not sure if that’s a good thing, when I’m sure in most cases they sadly just need closure.
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