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| Wilt the Stilt
On the evening of Jan. 13, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored a then-NBA record 73 points as his home team Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Chicago Packers 135-117. The point total was the most scored by an individual in a regulation NBA game.
| Sports Facts |
| More Than Bread
Luke 4:1-4
1/2 Then Jesus returned from the Jordan, full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for 40 days to be tempted by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, He was hungry.
3 The Devil said ...
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| Law and Order
Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
| Philosophy |
| Forever Gift
Last year, I bought my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift. This year, I decided not to buy her anything. When my wife asked me why, I replied, "Well, she still haven't used the gift I bought her last year!"
And that's how the fight started... ...
| Humor |
| Truth and Comfort
If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.
-- C. S. Lewis
| Philosophy |
| Broadway Joe
On January 12th, 1969 , the New York Jets scored a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. The win is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in NFL history. It gave a lot of respect to the AFL shortly before the two leagues would merge. But the ...
| Sports Facts |
| Mirror, Mirror
My wife was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror. She was not happy with what she saw and said to me, "I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really need you to pay me a compliment.'
I replied, "Your eyesight's damn near perfect."
And ...
| Humor |
| Ishmael Saved
Genesis 21:19-21
19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the waterskin and gave the boy a drink.
20 God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer.
21 He settled in the ...
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| Truth Mask
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-- Oscar Wilde
| Philosophy |
| January 11, 1973
On this day in 1973, the American League adopted the designated hitter in Major League Baseball. The 24 major league owners took part in the vote to allow the one league to use a designated hitter in place of a pitcher. Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley ...
| Sports Facts |
| Social Security
After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social Security. The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's License to verify my age. I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home. I told the woman that I was ...
| Humor |
| God's Promise to Hagar
Genesis 21:17-18
God heard the voice of the boy, and an angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What’s wrong, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy from the place where he is. Get up, help the boy up, and support ...
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| Propagated Errors
An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.
-- Mahatma Gandhi
| Philosophy |
| Mr. Consistency
On January 10th, 2002, Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys became the first running back in the NFL to run gain 1,000 yards in 11 consecutive seasons.
| Sports Facts |
| Downpour
Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, and slipped quietly into the garage. I hooked up the boat up to the van and proceeded to back out into a torrential downpour. The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into the garage, turned ...
| Humor |
| Ishmael Left to Die
15 When the water in the skin was gone, Hagar left the boy under one of the bushes.
16 Then she went and sat down about a bowshot away, for she said, “I can’t bear to watch the boy die!” So as she sat nearby, Hagar wept loudly.
| Bible |
| ObamaCare
Americans were outraged and horrified by this president's reckless spending and his endless assaults on the Constitution, but no issue drove them to rise up and fight back like Obamacare - both the abominable legislative monstrosity itself and the tyrannical, ...
| Philosophy |
| 4-Time Losers
On January 9th 1977, the Oakland Raiders defeated the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 in Super Bowl XI. The win was the first in the Super Bowl for the Raiders. It also marked the fourth defeat in eight Super Bowls for the Vikings.
| Sports Facts |
| What's On?
My wife sat down next to me as I was flipping channels.
She asked, "What's on TV?"
I said, "Dust."
And then the fight started...
| Humor |
| Lost in the Desert
Genesis 21:14
Early the next morning Abraham got some food and a bottle of water. The bottle was made out of animal skin. He gave the food and water to Hagar. He placed them on her shoulders. Then he sent her away with the boy. She went on her way and wandered ...
| Bible |
| Baseball
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
-- Rogers Hornsby
| Philosophy |
| Freshmen Can Play
On this day in 1972, the NCAA announced that freshmen would be eligible to play on varsity teams. Prior to this, freshmen were ineligible, but after this announcement, all schools could use freshmen on their football and basketball teams.
| Sports Facts |
| Household Chores
When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first, the shed, the boat, making beer, etc.
Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point. ...
| Humor |
| Ishmael's Future
Genesis 21;11-13
11 What Sarah said upset Abraham very much. After all, Ishmael was his son.
12/13 But God said to him, “Do not be so upset about the boy and your servant Hagar. Listen to what Sarah tells you, because your family line will continue through ...
| Bible |
| Winter Is...
Winter is nature's way of saying, 'Up yours.'
-- Robert Byrne
| Philosophy |