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Technology is a word that describes something that doesn’t work yet.
We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.
-- Douglas Adams (Author)
| Philosophy |
| Servant's Heritage
Isaiah 54:17
“No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from me,” says the Lord.
| Bible |
| Drunk Cameraman?
There’s a legend (which has mostly been verified) that an NBC employee ran onto the field during the famous 1958 NFL Championship game because a TV cable had become unplugged because of the raucous crowd while Johnny Unitas was leading the Colts on what would ...
| Sports Facts |
| Millionaire
A 5th grade English teacher asked her class to write an essay on what they'd do if they had a million dollars. Alec handed in a blank sheet of paper. "Alec!" yelled the teacher, "you've done nothing. Why?" "Because if I had a million dollars, that's exactly ...
| Humor |
| No Equivalency
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
-- Elbert Hubbard
| Philosophy |
| Keep Your Camp Holy
Deuteronomy 23:14
“For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and give your enemies over to you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He may see no unclean thing among you, and turn away from you.”
| Bible |
| Who Has the Most Super Bowl Rings?
The Pittsburgh Steelers (6–2) have won the most Super Bowls with six championships, while both the Dallas Cowboys (5–3) and San Francisco 49ers (5–1) have five wins each.
| Sports Facts |
| Out of the World
Did you hear about the astronaut who stepped on chewing gum?
He got stuck in Orbit.
| Humor |
| Human Limits
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
-- Albert Einstein
| Philosophy |
| Enemies
Proverbs 24:17
“Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; lest the Lord see it, and it displeases Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.”
| Bible |
| No Three-Peats
In the NFL, Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers of 1966-68 won three NFL championships in a row, but no team has ever pulled off the feat in the Super Bowl era.
| Sports Facts |
| Psychic
What do you call a fat psychic?
A four chin teller.
| Humor |
| More Inventions
Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.
-- Thomas Edison
| Philosophy |
| Courage
1 Corinthians 16:13
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong
| Bible |
| Super Bowls
The Dallas Cowboys have eight Super Bowl appearances, and won five Super Bowl Championships in 1971, 1977, 1992, 1993, and 1995. Their rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers have also been to the big game 8 times.
| Sports Facts |
| Controlled Life
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
-- Irving Berlin
| Philosophy |
| Redneck Road Crossing
Q: Why did the redneck cross the road?
A: He wanted to sleep in the ditch on the other side.
| Humor |
| For God So Loved...
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
| Bible |
| September 4th, 1998
On this day in 1998, defeating the White Sox, 11-6, the Yankees win their 100th game on the earliest date in major league history, besting the 1906 Chicago Cubs and 1954 Cleveland Indians by five days. The 1906 Cubs set the major league record for fewest contests ...
| Sports Facts |
| Conflicting Attitudes
Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.
-- William James
| Philosophy |
| Blonde Beer
Q: What do blondes and beer bottles have in common?
A: They're both empty from the neck up.
| Humor |
| Him Who Gives Strength
Philippians 4:13
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
| Bible |
| September 3rd, 1961
On this day in 1961, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris become the first teammates to each hit fifty home runs in the same season when 'the Mick' goes deep twice, including a round-tripper in the ninth to tie the score, in the Yankees' 8-5 victory over Detroit ...
| Sports Facts |
| Achieving Excellence
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
-- Colin Powell
| Philosophy |
| No Back Seat
A blonde goes on a hot date and ends up making out with the guy in his car. The guy asks if she would like to go in the backseat.
"No!" yells the blonde.
Things get even hotter, and the guy asks again.
"For the last time, no!" says the blonde. Frustrated, ...
| Humor |