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| January 2nd, 1989
On this day in 1989, Notre Dame beats West Virginia 34-21 to claim the college football championship. It was Notre Dame’s first title in 11 years.
| Sports Facts |
| Vision vs. Execution
You have to have a big vision and take very small steps to get there. You have to be humble as you execute but visionary and gigantic in terms of your aspiration. In the Internet industry, it's not about grand innovation, it's about a lot of little innovations: ...
| Philosophy |
| Bribery
At the height of a political corruption trial, the prosecuting attorney went on the offensive against a star witness. "Isn't it true," the lawyer bellowed, "that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?"
The witness stared out the window ...
| Humor |
| The Son of God
John 10:34-36
Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken— do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are ...
| Bible |
| January 1st, 1977
On this day in 1977, Tony Dorsett runs for 202 yards in the Sugar Bowl as the #1 and undefeated Pittsburgh Panthers beat the Georgia Bulldogs.
| Sports Facts |
| Choosing Change
We’re not dictated by the calendar, nor does the calendar sweep the obstructions from our lives when the second hand reaches midnight in the wee and fleeting hours of December. We can choose to move toward something new at any time.
-- Craig D. Lounsbrough ...
| Philosophy |
| Scrawny Husband
After a rowdy New Year's Eve party, a thin and bony man is walking around his house wearing only his boxers. His wife comes out of the kitchen and says, "Hey, your friends are going to be here to watch the football game any minute. Go and put something on." ...
| Humor |
| Show Us the Father
John 14:9
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
| Bible |
| December 31st, 1961
On this day in 1961, the Green Bay Packers beat the NY Giants 37-0 in NFL championship game. Bart Starr threw 3 TDs while YA Tittle threw 4 interceptions.
| Sports Facts |
| December 31st
Tonight’s December thirty-first,
Something is about to burst.
The clock is crouching, dark and small,
Like a time bomb in the hall.
Hark, it's midnight, children dear.
Duck! Here comes another year!
-- Ogden Nash
| Philosophy |
| New Years Eve Short Jokes
Q: What do you tell someone you didn't see at New Year's Eve?
A: I haven't seen you for a year!
Q: What happened to the Irish man who thought about the evils of drinking in the New Year?
A: He gave up thinking.
Q: What's the problem with jogging ...
| Humor |
| Equality with God
Philippians 2:5-7
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness ...
| Bible |
| December 30th, 1978
On this day in 1978, Ohio State dismisses their mean-spirited football coach Woody Hayes one day after he punched an opposing player in the Gator Bowl.
| Sports Facts |
| Youth vs. Middle Age
Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.
-- Bill Vaughan
| Philosophy |
| Dreams
Cindy was taking an afternoon nap on New Year's Eve before the festivities. After she woke up, she said to her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a diamond ring for a New Year's present. What do you think it all means?"
"You'll know tonight," her ...
| Humor |
| The Image of God
Colossians 1:15-17
Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through ...
| Bible |
| End of an Era
On December 29th, 1982, legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant ends his career with the Alabama Crimson Tide with 323 wins. The Bear died less than a month later.
| Sports Facts |
| New Year's Behavior
The proper behaviour all through the holiday season is to be drunk. The drunkenness culminates on New Years’ Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to.
-- P.J. O'Rourke
| Philosophy |
| New Years Eve Party
Brunette: “You want to come to my New Year's Eve party? It starts at 7.”
Blonde: “Sure what day is it?”
| Humor |
| The Father and Jesus are One
John 10:30-33
I and the Father are one.” The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work ...
| Bible |
| December 28th, 2008
On this day in 2008, the Detroit Lions finished the season 0-16 and became the 1st NFL team to go winless for a 16-game season. This after losing 7 of their last 8 in 2007.
| Sports Facts |
| Maintaining Bad Relationships
“I feel sorry for people who maintain relationships and friendships detrimental to their mental health. Everyone is guilty of it at one time or another - but the idea is to strive to be your best; right? So, meanwhile why are so many people faking it? Security? ...
| Philosophy |
| No Waiting
Worst New Year's Eve Pickup Line: "You don't have to wait until midnight to see my balls drop."
| Humor |
| One God
1 Corinthians 8:6
Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
| Bible |
| December 27th, 1991
On this day in 1991, Tim Hardaway of Golden State attempts 17 shots in a game and makes none, setting an NBA record for most shots without making one.
| Sports Facts |