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| December 23rd, 1953
On this day in 1953: Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year
| Sports Facts |
| Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
| Bible |
| Hungry Cat
One night while I was cat-sitting my daughter’s indoor feline, it escaped outside. When it failed to return the following morning, I found the beast clinging to a branch about 30 feet up in a spindly tree. Unable to lure it down, I called the fire department.“We ...
| Humor |
| Marcus Aurelius
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.
| Philosophy |
| December 22nd, 1915
On this day in 1915: Federal Baseball League disolved
| Sports Facts |
| Philippians 2:12-13
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
| Bible |
| Bad Job
As a judge, I was sentencing criminal defendants when I saw a vaguely familiar face. I reviewed his record and found that the man was a career criminal, except for a five-year period in which there were no convictions. "Milton," I asked, puzzled, "how is it ...
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| Walter Lippmann
The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief... that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.
| Philosophy |
| December 21st, 1937
On this day in 1937: O'Reilly completes 14-98 for cricket match, NSW v South Aust
| Sports Facts |
| Acts 2:38-39
And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone ...
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| Pretty Pennies
Q: Who invented copper wire? A: Two tax attorneys fighting over a penny.
| Humor |
| Russell Baker
Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories; those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost.
| Philosophy |
| December 20th, 1987
On this day in 1987: 76th Davis Cup: Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0)
| Sports Facts |
| John 13:34-35
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
| Bible |
| Talking Bird
My father’s secretary was visibly distraught one morning when she arrived at the office and explained that her children’s parrot had escaped from his cage and flown out an open window. Of all the dangers the tame bird would face outdoors alone, she seemed ...
| Humor |
| Robert Anton Wilson
There is no complete theory of anything.
| Philosophy |
| December 19th, 1983
On this day in 1983: The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro.
| Sports Facts |
| 1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
| Bible |
| The Clothes Make The Cat
I dressed my dog up as a cat for Halloween. Now he won't come when I call him.
| Humor |
| Thomas Huxley
Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.
| Philosophy |
| December 19th, 1976
On this day in 1976: Jo Ann Washam/Chi Chi Rodriguez wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Champ
| Sports Facts |
| 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, ...
| Bible |
| Fashion Forward
A client recently brought her two cats to my husband's veterinary clinic for their annual checkup. One was a small-framed, round tiger-striped tabby, while the other was a long, sleek black cat. She watched closely as I put each on the scale. "They weigh about ...
| Humor |
| Stephen Jay Gould
Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than the denial of an opportunity to strive or even to hope, by a limit imposed from without, but falsely identified as lying within.
| Philosophy |
| December 17th, 1920
On this day in 1920: AL votes to let spitball pitchers to continue using it
| Sports Facts |