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| July 20th 1965
On this day in 1965, Yankees' pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam against the Red Sox. The fifth-inning shot to deep center field proves to be the difference in the 23 year-old right-hander's 6-3 complete-game victory at Yankee Stadium. ...
| Sports Facts |
| Honest Politician
I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.
-Socrates
| Philosophy |
| Mighty Rock
Psalms 62:7
My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
| Bible |
| Amphibious Auto
Wife: There’s trouble with the car. It has water in the carburetor.
Husband: That’s ridiculous. You don’t even know what a carburetor is. Where’s the car?
Wife: In a swimming pool.
| Humor |
| Courageous Conversations
"We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk."
-Thomas Moore
| Philosophy |
| Loss for Christ
Philippians 3:7-9
But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them ...
| Bible |
| Foreign Languages
A mother mouse and a baby mouse were walking along, when all of a sudden, a cat attacked them. The mother mouse goes, "BARK!" and the cat runs away.
"See?" says the mother mouse to her baby. "Now do you see why it's important to learn a foreign language?" ...
| Humor |
| July 19th, 1982
On this day in 1982, in front of 29,000 enthusiastic fans at Washington’s RFK Stadium, the American League beats the NL in the first-ever Old-timer’s All-Star Classic, 7-2. Warren Spahn gives up a leadoff homer, over the shortened left-field fence, to 75-year ...
| Sports Facts |
| No Cure
Love is a serious mental disease.
-Plato
| Philosophy |
| Seek and Stray Not
Psalms 119:10
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
| Bible |
| Hot Rod Momma
My wife drives the car like lightning.
You mean she goes very fast?
No, she hits trees.
| Humor |
| July 18th, 1961
On this day in 1961, at Busch Stadium, Bill White ties Ty Cobb's 49-year old record by collecting 14 hits in consecutive doubleheaders as the Cardinal first baseman goes three for four in both games of a doubleheader sweep over the Cubs. The future NL president ...
| Sports Facts |
| Ingenuity
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
-George S. Patton
| Philosophy |
| Peace
Ephesians 4:2-3
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
| Bible |
| Ranch Brand
How did cows feel when the branding iron was invented?
They were very impressed.
| Humor |
| July 17th, 1954
On this day in 1954, with Jim Gilliam (2b), Jackie Robinson (3b), Sandy Amoros (lf), Roy Campanella (c), and Don Newcombe (p) in the starting lineup against the Braves, the Dodgers field the first team which consists of a majority of black players. The historic ...
| Sports Facts |
| Live and Death
"The educated differ from the uneducated, as the living from the dead."
-Aristotle
| Philosophy |
| Humble Prayer
Matthew 6:5-6
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your ...
| Bible |
| Nap Time
Teacher: ‘Johnny, you know you can't sleep in my class.'
Johnny: 'I know., but maybe if you were just a little quieter, I could.'
| Humor |
| July 16th, 1913
On this day in 1913, in a game against the Cubs, Dodgers' second baseman George Cutshaw handles 14 chances without an error. The infielder's defensive prowess helps Brooklyn beat Chicago at Ebbets Field, 4-2.
| Sports Facts |
| High Priest
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
| Bible |
| July 15th, 2008
On this day in 2008, Dan Uggla becomes the first player in the history of the All-Star game to make three errors. The Marlins second baseman, who has two miscues in the 10th and one in the 13th in the American League 4-3, 15-inning victory at Yankee Stadium, ...
| Sports Facts |
| Family
The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.
-Lee Iacocca
| Philosophy |
| Family Death
A blonde goes to work in tears. Her boss asks, "What's wrong?"
She says, "My mom died."
He told her to go home, but she said, "No, I'll be fine."
Later that day, her boss finds her crying again. He says, "What's wrong?"
She replies, "I just talked to my ...
| Humor |
| A Light in Darkness
Philippians 2:14-15
Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.
| Bible |