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| Trading 42
On this day in 1956, the Brooklyn Dodgers traded Jackie Robinson to the New York Giants. Robinson was a pioneering player and was the first African-American player in Major League Baseball. Robinson had a strong career with the Dodgers but was getting up there ...
| Sports Facts |
| Dealing Judgment
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
| Philosophy |
| Boxing Hobbit
Q: Why wasn't the hobbit allowed to fight in the boxing match?
A: Because he kept trying to destroy the ring!
| Humor |
| Strength to the Weary
Isaiah 40:29
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
| Bible |
| On the Bounce
Until Dec. 12, 1930, a Major League Baseball player could hit a ball over the outfield wall on a bounce and it still counted as a home run. A fair batted ball had to hit the ground and then go over the wall after just one bounce. MLB changed the rule as more ...
| Sports Facts |
| Food and Cheer
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
-- J.R.R. Tolkien
| Philosophy |
| The Hobbit and the Bar
An elf walked into a bar, and the hobbit walked under it.
| Humor |
| The Worthy Life
Ephesians 4:1-3
“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through ...
| Bible |
| Where Have You Gone
It was on this day in 1951 that Joe DiMaggio announced his retirement from baseball. The “Yankee Clipper” was 37-years-old when he made the announcement.
DiMaggio played all 13 years of his prolific career with the New York Yankees, made the All-Star game ...
| Sports Facts |
| 1st Rule of Technology
The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.
-- Bill Gates
| Humor |
| Mary's Blessing
Luke 2:33-35
33 Jesus' father and his mother marveled at what was said about him.
34/35 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed (and ...
| Bible |
| Magician's Parrot
A man who worked in a cruise liner as a magician had a parrot and every time the man did a trick the parrot yelled, “It’s in his pocket, it’s in the pocket!”
Then the magician would do another trick and the parrot yelled, “It’s in the hat, it’s in the ...
| Humor |
| Jordan vs. Pippen
On this day in 2002, for the first and only times in their careers, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen play against each other in an NBA game. Jordan, on comeback tour No. 2, was suiting up for the Washington Wizards while Pippen was playing for the Portland ...
| Sports Facts |
| Knock Knock Boo
Boy: Knock, knock
Girl: Who's there?
Boy: Boo!
Girl: Boo who?
Boy: Don't cry, it's only a joke!
| Humor |
| Stop Acting
Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.
-- Wayne Dyer
| Philosophy |
| Jesus Christening
Luke 2:25-32
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would ...
| Bible |
| Canaries in a Cage
Once upon a time there were two canaries in a cage. Naturally, one was male and the other female. After many months, the male decided to meet the female. So he scooted over to her side of the cage and said, "Since we're in this together, why don't I move over ...
| Humor |
| Dwelling on the Past
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.
-- Johnny Cash
| Philosophy |
| Ice Bowl
On this day in 1934, the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears to win the NFL title. The Giants were trailing at halftime when head coach Steve Owen had his team take off their cleats and put on their basketball shoes so that they could perform better ...
| Sports Facts |
| Naming of Jesus
Luke 2: 19-21
19 Mary treasured up all the things that she saw, pondering them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
21 And at the end of eight days, when ...
| Bible |
| Let's Meet by the River
The Reverend was completing a temperance sermon and with great expression he said, 'If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river.'
With even greater emphasis he added, 'And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and ...
| Humor |
| On Being Wrong
If you've done something wrong, you cannot hope to make amends unless you've admitted the truth to yourself about yourself and your actions.
-- Anonymous
| Philosophy |
| December 8, 1998
On this day in 1998, the first female ice hockey game in Olympic history was played. Finland beat Sweden 6-0. To our knowledge, no teeth were lost in the game.
| Sports Facts |
| Making It Known
Luke 2:16-18
16 The shepherds went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
18 And all who heard it wondered at what ...
| Bible |
| Pearl Harbor Laughs
My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.
-- Phyllis Diller
Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no!
-- John Belushi
| Philosophy |