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Owning It
Stressing the importance of a good vocabulary, the teacher told hhis class, "Use a word ten times, and it will be yours for life." From somewhere in the back of the room, a male voice burst out, "Amanda, Amanda, Amanda, Amanda, Amanda, Amanda, Amanda, Amanda, ...
Humor
Great Happiness
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. -- Thomas Jefferson
Philosophy
Be Strong
Ephesians 6:10-11 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Bible
October 19th, 1957
On this day in 1957, Maurice "Rocke") Richard of the Montreal Canadiens, already the NHL’s all-time leading scorer, became the first player to notch 500 career goals.
Sports Facts
Untrustworthy Atoms
Q: Why can't you trust atoms? A: Because they make up everything!
Humor
Moral Happiness
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values. -- ...
Philosophy
Renew Your Mind
Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Bible
October 18th, 1977
On this day in 1977, Reggie Jackson of the Yankees hit three home runs in three consecutive at-bats as New York beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-4, in Game 6 to win their first World Series in 15 years.
Sports Facts
Marry a Blonde
Q: How do you get a blonde to marry you? A: Tell her she's pregnant.
Humor
Making Happiness
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. -- Dalai Lama
Philosophy
Prepare Your Mind
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Bible
October 17th, 1968
On this day in 1968, U.S. Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos were forced to return their medals because of the black-power salute they gave during the medal ceremony.
Sports Facts
Trigonometry
Q: Why did the math student divide Sin by Tan? A: Just Cos!
Humor
Happiness
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. -- Charles Spurgeon
Philosophy
Sound Teaching Unheard
2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. ...
Bible
October 16th, 1968
On this day in 1968, U.S. Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their black-gloved fists in support of black power on the medals podium, after they had finished first and third in the 200 meters at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Sports Facts
Knock Knock Canoe
Boy: Knock, knock. Girl: Who’s there? Boy: Canoe. Girl: Canoe who? Boy: Canoe help me with my homework?
Humor
Peace Work
If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work. -- Nhat Hanh
Philosophy
Of Satan
1 John 3:8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
Bible
October 15th, 1988
On this day in 1988, a hobbled Kirk Gibson of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a game-winning, pinch-hit two run homer off Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland A’s in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium.
Sports Facts
Kinds of People
There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand binary and those who don't.
Humor
Foreign Wars
War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it. -- George Orwell
Philosophy
Be Sober-Minded
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Bible
October 14th, 1916
On this day in 1916, Jim Barnes won the first PGA Championship at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, N.Y.
Sports Facts
Uncertain Scientist
Erwin Schrodinger was driving too fast and was stopped for speeding. The cop searches the car and asks the scientist, "Did you know there's a dead cat in here?" "Well, I do now!" Schrodinger replied.
Humor