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Kick in the Pants
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month. -- Theodore Roosevelt
Philosophy
The Place of Angels
Hebrews 1:13-14 13 And God never said to any of the angels, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.” 14 Therefore, angels are only servants - spirits sent to care for people who ...
Bible
The Fearless Bullfighter
After the fire truck arrived at a burning building in a small Spanish town, the firemen observed a man dressed in a matador's costume prancing around on the roof. Four of the firemen held a safety-net and urged him to escape from the burning building by jumping ...
Humor
Cliff Diving 101
Cliff diving originated in the 1700’s when a Hawaiian king got his men to jump into the sea to show that they had courage. Over the years more people started doing it and the sport became more popular. One noteworthy fact: Divers' Speedos aren't just for ...
Sports Facts
Good Authority
What good does it do me, after all, if an ever-watchful authority keeps an eye out to ensure that my pleasures will be tranquil and races ahead of me to ward off all danger, sparing me the need even to think about such things, if that authority, even as it ...
Philosophy
Self-Defense
The right of self defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals -- James Monroe
Philosophy
Managers and Light Bulbs
How many managers does it take to change a light bulb? 1) A roomful - they have to hold a meeting to discuss all the ramifications of the change. 2) None, they like to keep employees in the dark. 3) "This topic was resumed from last week's discussion, ...
Humor
July 16th, 1950
It was on this day in 1950 that the deciding game for the World Cup was played in Rio before a staggering 199,854 people - the largest ever crowd to watch a live sporting event in history. The 1950 World Cup was won by Uruguay, who beat Brazil 2-1 in the ...
Sports Facts
The Believers Praise the Apostles' Release
Acts 4:23-26 23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they ...
Bible
Governing People
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. -- John Adams
Philosophy
Hamster Humor
Q: What did the mother hamster say to her children when they wanted a bedtime story? A: I don't have a tale!
Humor
Soccer Facts
Players run an average of 6 miles in a game. Soccer is the most popular sport worldwide and over 1 billion people watch the World Cup.
Sports Facts
Peter and John Released
Acts 4:21-22 After making further threats the Sanhedrin let Peter and John go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened and the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
Bible
Jet Ski Speed Record
Joseph Mastrapa, 29, set a record of 101.7 mph during the 2012 RIVA Racing HydroDrag event. "When you hit the throttle, there's not many things to think about other than trying to keep the bike as straight as possible and hope everything works out," Mastrapa ...
Sports Facts
Giving them Hell
I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell. -- Harry S. Truman
Philosophy
None of Your Business
After not hearing from the widow next door for a few days, Little Johnny's mom got a bit nervous. "Do me a favor and go find out how old Mrs. Robinson is,” she told him. So Little Johnny went down the stairs and his mother watched as he knocked on Mrs. ...
Humor
The Sanhedrin try to Silence the Apostles
Acts 4:16-17, 19-20 16 “What are we going to do with these men?” they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it. 17 But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must ...
Bible
Start of the Jet Ski
Jet skis - ne personal watercraft - were pioneered by Bombardier for one year in the late 60's, it may have been 1968. At that time the snowmobile craze was strong and Bombardier looking for something to counterbalance the seasonality. However, their dealer ...
Sports Facts
What Weapons of War Mean
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Philosophy
Maybe This Will Work for You!
Sam walks into his boss’s office. “Sir, I’ll be straight with you, I know the economy isn’t great, but I have over three companies after me, and I would like to respectfully ask for a raise.” After a few minutes of haggling the boss finally agrees to ...
Humor
The Sanhedrin are Astonished
Acts 4:13-14 13 When the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. 14 But since ...
Bible
Safety in Battle
My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and then all would ...
Philosophy
Ornithology Test
Joe was taking a college course in ornithology, the study of birds. The night before the biggest test of the semester, Joe spent all night studying. He had the textbook nearly memorized. He knew his class notes backward and forward. Joe was ready. The morning ...
Humor
That Toddling Town!
On July 12, 1979, the "Disco Demolition Night" promotion at Comiskey Park at which a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field caused fans to go wild and forced the hometown White Sox to forfeit the 2nd game of a doubleheader to Detroit Tigers. ...
Sports Facts
God Claims Israel
Genesis 17:5-8 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant ...
Bible