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| October 7th, 1995
On this day in 1995, Mark Allen won his sixth Ironman Triathlon in seven years in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
| Sports Facts |
| Cool Guy
Did you hear about the man who got cooled to absolute zero?
He’s 0K now.
| Humor |
| Rain and Fruit
James 5:18
Then Elijah prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
| Bible |
| October 6th, 1955
On this day in 1955, trotter Scott Frost won the Kentucky Futurity at Lexington’s Red Mile, becoming harness racing’s first Triple Crown winner.
| Sports Facts |
| Yo Mama Again
Yo momma’s so classless… she could be a Marxist utopia.
| Humor |
| First Kiss
The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes the relationship of two people much more strongly than even the final surrender; because this kiss already has within it that surrender.
-- Emil Ludwig
| Philosophy |
| October 5th, 1991
On this day in 1991, Fresno State tied an NCAA record by scoring 49 points in a quarter in a 94-17 rout of New Mexico.
| Sports Facts |
| Dreams
No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.
-- Jesse Jackson
| Philosophy |
| Push Me
A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o'clock in the morning by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, asks for a push.
"Not a chance," says the husband, "it is 3 o'clock ...
| Humor |
| Bearing Complaints
Colossians 3:13
Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
| Bible |
| October 4th, 1987
On this day in 1987, replacement players played in NFL games for the first time in league history, as the regular players were out on strike.
| Sports Facts |
| Strength
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger
| Philosophy |
| Old Wives Tale
Two old guys are pushing their carts around Wal-Mart when they collide.
The first old guy says to the second guy, "Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife, and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going."
The second old guy says, "That's ...
| Humor |
| Pray for Each Other
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
| Bible |
| October 3rd, 1947
On this day in 1947, pinch-hitter Cookie Lavagetto of the Brooklyn Dodgers broke up a potential no-hitter by Bill Bevens of the New York Yankees after 8 2/3 innings of Game 4 of the World Series by hitting a game-winning double.
| Sports Facts |
| Texas Nation
Texas will again lift it's head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages.
-- Sam Houston
| Philosophy |
| Directions
By all accounts, Sam was a lousy husband to Sally. One of the ways h tormented her was by claiming that, if he died before she did, that he was going to come back and haunt her for the rest of her life.
As it turned out, Sam did die first and as soon as ...
| Humor |
| How Often?
Matthew 18:21-22
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.
| Bible |
| October 2nd, 1970
On this day in 1970, a plane carrying the Wichita State University football team crashed in Colorado killing 31 people.
| Sports Facts |
| Modern Federalism
Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana ...
| Philosophy |
| Knock Knock Georgia
Boy: Knock Knock
Girl: Who's There?
Boy: Georgia
Girl: Georgia Who?
Boy: Georgia the Jungle, watch out for that tree!
| Humor |
| Trespasses
Matthew 6:15
If you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
| Bible |
| October 1st, 1932
On this day in 1932, Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees pointed to the outfield bleachers before hitting a tie-breaking homer — his alleged “called shot” — in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
| Sports Facts |
| Attack Dog
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
-- John Calvin
| Philosophy |
| Inheritance
When Joe found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided he needed to find a wife with whom to share his fortune.
One evening, at an investment meeting, Joe spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her natural ...
| Humor |