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In Darkness
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us. -- Meister Eckhart
Philosophy
Judging Between Nations
Isaiah 2:4 He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war ...
Bible
November 13th, 1979
On this day in 1979, center Darryl Dawkins of the Philadelphia 76ers broke the fiberglass backboard when dunking on Bill Robinzine of the Kansas City Kings at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
Sports Facts
7 Degrees of Coon-Ass - 2nd Degree
Two Cajuns are walking down the street. One notices a woman's compact on the sidewalk and leans down to pick it up. He opens it, looks in the mirror and says, "Hmm, dis person looks familiar." The second Cajun says, "Here, let me see!!" So the first Cajun ...
Humor
Reason
All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason. -- Immanuel Kant
Philosophy
On Not Having
James 4:1-2 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do ...
Bible
November 12th, 1953
On this day in 1953, U.S. District Judge Allan Grim ruled that the NFL can black-out televised broadcasts of home games to protect teams’ markets and created the glorious broadcast system we endure to this day.
Sports Facts
7 Degrees of Coon-Ass - 1st Degree
Boudreaux and his wife were asleep when the phone rang at 2 in the morning. Boudreaux picked up the phone, listened a moment and said "How should I know, dat's 200 miles from here!" and hung up. The wife said, "Who was that my sweets?" Boudreaux answered, ...
Humor
On Being Guilty
In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so. -- Immanuel Kant
Philosophy
Wiping Away Tears
Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken.
Bible
November 11th, 1990
On this day in 1990, linebacker Derrick Thomas of the Kansas City Chiefs registered an NFL-record seven quarterback sacks in a 17-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
Sports Facts
Ahoy, Mate!
Q: Why did the sailor flush the toilet? A: Because it was his duty!
Humor
People's Opium
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. -- Karl Marx
Philosophy
Wars
Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
Bible
November 10th, 1928
On this day in 1928, during a halftime speech of a scoreless game against Army, Notre Dame head coach Knute Rockne asked his players to win in memory of late former player George Gipp, and the Fighting Irish beat the Cadets, 12-6, at Yankee Stadium in New ...
Sports Facts
How Fast
Werner Heisenberg was pulled over and the police officer asked him, "Do you have any idea how fast you were going?" Dr. Heisenberg responded, "No, but I know where I am!"
Humor
Climbing Mountains
On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Philosophy
Hidden Reefs
Jude 1:12 These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted;
Bible
November 9th, 1996
On this day in 1996, Evander Holyfield recorded a technical knockout of Mike Tyson in the 11th-round of their heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas.
Sports Facts
Bad Light
Q: Where does bad light end up? A: In prism!
Humor
Unassailable Title
They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person. -- Arthur Schopenhauer
Philosophy
In Season
Deuteronomy 11:14 He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.
Bible
November 8th, 1966
On this day in 1966, Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles, who won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 1961 with the Cincinnati Reds, won the Triple-Crown, was named the American League’s M.V.P., and became the only player to have won MVP ...
Sports Facts
Knock Knock Lady
Boy: Knock, knock Girl: Who’s there? Boy: A little old lady. Girl: A little old lady who? Boy: I didn’t know you could yodel!
Humor
Suicide of Democracies
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide. -- John Adams
Philosophy