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| Mighty Mick
On April 17th, 1953, Mickey Mantle hits a 565' home run out of Washington D.C.'s Griffith Stadium. Of course the exact measurement is unknown and fraught with controversy.
| Sports Facts |
| Joe Biden Jokes
Q: Why did Senator Joe Biden lose his voice on the campaign trail?
A: A hair plug got stuck in his throat!
Q: What did Joe Biden's advisors do on his first full day as vice president?
A: They spent most of the day watering his hair!
Q: Why shouldn't ...
| Humor |
| Sharing in Christ
Hebrews 3:14-15
14 For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.
15 As it is said, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
| Bible |
| Religious Theory
A universe with a God would look quite different from a universe without one. A physics, a biology where there is a God is bound to look different. So the most basic claims of religion are scientific. Religion is a scientific theory.
-- Richard Dawkins
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| Philosophy |
| Baby Ruth
On April 16th, 1935, Babe Ruth played his first National League game for the Boston Braves. The Babe, whose baseball career was almost over, hit a home run that day.
| Sports Facts |
| Yo Mama So...
Yo mama so stupid when the computer said "Press any key to continue", she spent three hours looking for the "Any" key before she called the Geek Squad!
| Humor |
| Taking Care
Hebrews 3:12-13
12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.
13 But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the ...
| Bible |
| Investigation
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.
-- Marcus Aurelius
| Philosophy |
| Strikeout
On April 15, 1911, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators struck out four Red Sox players in one inning. Baseball only has three outs per inning, and a fourth strikeout can only be achieved if a catcher drops the ball on the 3rd strike, allowing the batter ...
| Sports Facts |
| You Might Be Chinese If...
You feel awkward when someone asks you to leave your shoes on in their house, or
You have a 40lb. bag of rice in your pantry, or
At least once, you've started a joke with "Confucius say...", or
You buy soy sauce by the gallon, or
Your parents ...
| Humor |
| A Rest for the People of God
Hebrews 3:7-11
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years.
Therefore ...
| Bible |
| Dull Years
The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.
-- C. S. Lewis
| Philosophy |
| April 14th, 1991
On this day in 1991, the Chicago Blackhawks became the 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in the 1st round of the playoffs by falling to the Minnesota North Stars.
| Sports Facts |
| Rainy Days
Q: What's the difference between a horse and the weather?
A: One is reined up and the other rains down.
Q: Why does Snoop Dog need an umbrella?
A: Fo' Drizzle.
Q: What do you call it when it rains chickens and ducks?
A: Foul weather!
| Humor |
| Faithful Son
Hebrews 3:4-6
4 (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.)
5/6 Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God's house as ...
| Bible |
| April 13th, 1940
On this day in 1940, Cornelious Warmerdam became the 1st man to pole vault 15 feet.
| Sports Facts |
| Great Privilege
There is no greater privilege in living than bringing a tiny new human being into the world and then trying to raise him or her properly during the next eighteen years. Doing that job right requires all the intelligence, wisdom, and determination you will ...
| Philosophy |
| Builder of the House
Hebrews 3:3-4
3 Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.
4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
| Bible |
| Knock Knock Oink
Girl: Knock knock.
Boy: Who's there?
Girl: Oink oink.
Boy: Oink oink who?
Girl: Make up your mind, are you a pig or an owl?!
| Humor |
| I Shall Not Commission
On April 12th, 1961, General Douglas MacArthur declined an offer to become major league baseball's commissioner.
| Sports Facts |
| Companies and Workers
My grandfather was an autoworker, and I have a weapon he manufactured to protect himself from the company that he would carry to work. It's a big iron pipe with a hunk of lead on the head. I think about how far we've come as companies from those days, where ...
| Philosophy |
| Jesus Greater Than Moses
Hebrews 3:1-2
1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest.
2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all ...
| Bible |
| Knock Knock Go
Boy: Knock knock.
Girl: Who's there?
Boy: Cows go.
Girl: Cows go who?
Boy: No, cows go moo!
| Humor |
| Goal!
On April 11th, Ron Hextall became the first goalie in NHL history to record a goal during a playoff game. It was the second goal of his career.
| Sports Facts |
| Equality
Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.
-- Alexis de Tocqueville
| Philosophy |