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| February 20th, 1971
On this day in 1971, Boston Bruin Phil Esposito became the NHL's fastest player to score 50 goals in a season.
| Sports Facts |
| Jacob's Food Offering
Genesis 27:14-17
14 So Jacob went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved.
15 Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put ...
| Bible |
| Quality and Quantity
It’s not that quantity beats quality, so much as it breeds quality. The more you produce the better you become at producing.
-- John Sonmez
| Philosophy |
| Monkeys in Space
NASA decided to send a shuttle into space with two monkeys and an astronaut on board. After months of training, they placed all three in the shuttle and prepared for launch.
Mission Control Center announced, "This is Mission Control to Monkey One. Do your ...
| Humor |
| February 19th, 1984
On this day in 1984, Phil & Steve Mahre dominated the slalom skiing event and became the 1st brother combo to win gold & silver medals in same event at the Olympic Games.
| Sports Facts |
| Rebekah Favors Jacob
Genesis 27:5-10
5-7 Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it, Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, ‘Bring me game and prepare for ...
| Bible |
| February 18th, 1986
On this day in 1986, Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs, a four-time NBA All-Star, registered the second quadruple-double in league history. The multi-dimensional Robertson compiled 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a game against the ...
| Sports Facts |
| Conan on the NSA
"Due to the government spy scandal, sales of the classic George Orwell book '1984' have skyrocketed. So the fallout is worse than we thought. It's making Americans read."
"According to a poll, the majority of Americans are OK with the Obama administration ...
| Humor |
| Aim High
The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: Try to be Shakespeare, leave the rest to fate!
-- Robert Browning
| Philosophy |
| Isaac's Blessing Sought
Genesis 27:1-4
1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.”
2 He said, “Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.
3/4 Now then, ...
| Bible |
| South African Stamps
The South African Postal Service created a stamp with a picture of President Zuma on it but it was noticed that the stamp was not sticking to envelopes.
This enraged the President, who demanded a full investigation.
After a month of testing and R1.5 ...
| Humor |
| February 17th, 1924
On this day in 1924, swimmer Johnny Weissmuller set a world record in the 100-yard freestyle, covering the distance in a time of 57.4 seconds in Miami, Florida. Weissmuller would go on to greater fame playing Tarzan in several movies.
| Sports Facts |
| Living Too Long
I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.
-- Fidel Castro
| Philosophy |
| God's Son, part II
Hebrews 1:10-1210
God also said about Jesus, "You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, like a robe you will roll them ...
| Bible |
| February 16th, 1980
On this day in 1980, American Eric Heiden skated the 5K distance in 7:02.29 to set an Olympic Record.
| Sports Facts |
| Penguin Delivery
A bus driver on his route sees a van from the zoo stranded on the side of the road. The zoo worker offers the bus driver $100 to help him deliver two dozen penguins. The bus driver agrees and loads the penguins on the bus.
An hour later, the zoo worker ...
| Humor |
| Athletic Creation
As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and fortune but a desire to create something special that people will always remember.
-- Katarina Witt
| Philosophy |
| God's Son
Hebrews 1:8-9
Of the Son God says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness ...
| Bible |
| February 15th, 1978
On this day in 1978, Leon Spinks beat Muhammad Ali in 15 rounds to claim the heavyweight boxing title. Unfortunately for Spinks, Ali would win it back in September.
| Sports Facts |
| Fiscal Goal
The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending.
-- Thomas Sowell
| Philosophy |
| Monopoly
President Obama said, "We can't continue to treat tax money like monopoly money."
"Oh really? How come all those guys on Wall Street got 'get out of jail free' cards?"
-- Jay Leno
| Humor |
| God's First Born
Hebrews 1:6-7
6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God's angels worship him.”
7 Of the angels he says, “He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.”
| Bible |
| (Not) Geniuses
On February 14th, 1957, the Georgia Senate unanimously approved Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites. Sigh.
| Sports Facts |
| Love Is...
Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
-- Saint-Exupery
| Philosophy |
| Valentine's Jokes
Q: What do squirrels give for Valentine's Day?
A: Forget-me-nuts.
Q: What is a vampire's sweetheart called?
A: His ghoul-friend.
Q: Why did the banana go out with the prune?
A: Because it couldn't get a date.
| Humor |