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| What Lives On
The poets' scrolls will outlive the monuments of stone. Genius survives; all else is claimed by death.
-- Edmund Spenser
| Philosophy |
| Of Spiders and Mates
Q: Why do black widow spiders kill their mates after mating?
A: To stop the snoring before it starts.
| Humor |
| God is not Bound by Temples
Acts 7:48-40
As God said to the prophet Isaiah said, “Since My throne is heaven and since My footstool is earth, what kind of structure can you build to contain Me? What man-made space could provide Me a resting place? Didn't I make all things with My own ...
| Bible |
| U.S Naval Service
I needed to join the Navy. If you ask the people in Europe who won World War II, they don't say the Allies, they say the United States won the war and saved the world.
-- Bob Feller, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
| Philosophy |
| September 17, 1986
On this day in 1986, the New York Mets clinched the NL East Championship. The Mets would go on to win the World Series, in large part thanks to Bosox 1B Bill Buckner's epic error in game 6.
| Sports Facts |
| Silly Number Joke
Q: What did Zero say to Eight?
A: "Nice belt."
| Humor |
| Solomon's Temple Houses Not God
Acts 7:46-48
46 David found favor with God and asked Him for permission to build a permanent structure (rather than a portable tent) to honor Him.
47 It was, of course, Solomon who actually built God’s house.
48 Yet we all know the Most High God ...
| Bible |
| Bed Football
An old man was in bed with his wife when suddenly he let out a loud fart. He yelled, "7 points!"
His wife looked at him and said, "What the hell are you doing?"
He simply replied, "Just playing bed football."
Ten minutes later the wife let a loud ...
| Humor |
| Grill Up the Leftovers
It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs.
| Sports Facts |
| 3 Things That Matter
One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.
-- Stephen ...
| Philosophy |
| Stephen Continues Moses' Story
Acts 7:39-42
39 But our ancestors still resisted. They again pushed Moses away and refused to follow him. In their hearts, they were ready to return to their former slavery in Egypt.
40 While Moses was on the mountain communing with God, they begged ...
| Bible |
| SEC Leads the Way!
The SEC leads the NCAA in total major violations of rules since recording began in 1953 with 42 violations.
| Sports Facts |
| You Might Be An Aggie If...
5. You think that ring dunking is a graduation ceremony.
4. You Whoop! when you hear the word "Reload."
3. You think Aggie Bucks are national currency.
2. You think that a seat cushion is a comfortable pair of shoes.
1. You think the national ...
| Humor |
| Liking What We Do
It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
| Philosophy |
| Moses Leads the People
Acts 7:36-38
36 Moses indeed led our ancestors to freedom, and he performed miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness over a period of 40 years.
37 This Moses promised our ancestors, “The Eternal One your God will ...
| Bible |
| Don't Hold Your Breath
Aided by pre-event use of pure O2, 39-year-old Dane Stig Severinsen holds the world record for holding his breath under water for a lung-burning 22 minutes.
| Sports Facts |
| More You Might be White Trash if...
...Your house still has the "WIDE LOAD" sign on the back.
...Your Junior/Senior Prom had a Childcare.
...You carried a fishing pole into Sea World.
...You had to remove a toothpick for your wedding pictures.
...You consider your license plate personalized ...
| Humor |
| Moses is Given His Life's Work
Acts 7:32-34
32 This (God's voice) terrified Moses—he began to tremble and looked away in fear.
33 The voice continued: “Take off your sandals and stand barefoot on the ground in My presence, for this ground is holy ground.
34 I have avidly watched ...
| Bible |
| Great Dreams
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
-- Harriet Tubman
| Philosophy |
| The Man Must be Half Frog
In August, 2013, Jerry Hall made scuba diving history by spending over five days underwater at South Holston Lake in Bristol, Tennessee. He broke the record for “longest scuba dive in open fresh water” beating the 120 hours, 14 min and 11 seconds mark set ...
| Sports Facts |
| You Might be White Trash if...
...The Halloween pumpkin on your front porch has more teeth than your wife.
...You think a woman who is "out of your league" bowls on a different night.
...Taking your wife on a cruise means circling the Dairy Queen.
...Your front porch collapses ...
| Humor |
| Much Older, Moses Hears the Lord
Acts 7:30-32
30 Forty more years passed. One day while Moses was in the desert near Mount Sinai, a heavenly messenger appeared to him in the flames of a burning bush.
31/32 The phenomenon intrigued Moses; and as he approached for a closer look, he ...
| Bible |
| Exercising Freedom
So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.
-- ...
| Philosophy |
| More Hot Air
In 1966, amateur parachute jumper Nicholas Piantanida (USA) reached 123,800 feet (37,700 m) with his Strato Jump II balloon. Due to being unable to disconnect his oxygen line from the main capsule's feed he was forced to detach the balloon from the capsule, ...
| Sports Facts |
| Mexican Uno
Q: Why can't Mexicans win at Uno?
A: Because they spend the whole game trying to get the green cards.
| Humor |