Shortly after the 1912 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson visited his aged aunt whom he hadn’t seen for a long time. “What are you doing these days, Woodrow?” she asked. “I’ve just been elected president,” replied Wilson. “Oh, yes? President of what?” inquired the aunt. “Of the United States.” “Don’t be silly!” she snorted impatiently. While…
There sits what could quite possibly be the softest, cutest, and most lovable stuffed animal ever to exist. You insert a couple of shiny quarters and the exciting 20-seconds countdown begins. The claw begins to move at your command. You check your angle on the prize from the front, then from each side. You meticulously…
A police officer pulled over a Louisiana driver. He had expired plates. We’re not talking by a couple of months. We’re not even talking about a couple of years. These were plates that had expired back in 1997! When questioned about these very expired plates, the driver responded, “Sorry, officer. I’ve been busy lately and…
J.M. Boice told an amusing story about Yogi Berra, the well-known catcher for the New York Yankees in the 1950’s. During a game, Hank Aaron came up to the plate to bat. Yogi Berra began his usual chattering and tried to distract Aaron. Yogi said to him, “Henry, you’re holding the bat wrong. You’re supposed…
In 2011, Dave Dawes was lucky enough to win $178 million in the EuroMillions lottery. Generously, Dave gave away around $53 million to close friends and relatives. Soon after winning he gave his son Michael $1.8 million, which was almost all spent in about a month. At one point Michael and his homosexual partner were…
It’s Cinco de Mayo everyone, a day to celebrate…Mexico? Wait a second, this is America, so what exactly are we celebrating? Come to think of it, what does this “holiday” have to do with the United States at all? In fact, chances are pretty good most people don’t even know what Cinco de Mayo is…
Every year Yahoo puts out the top ten searches from that year. The results are always revealing about our culture and the events of the world. Here is what our culture has been searching for (Yahoo). Ebola. Minecraft. Ariana Grande. Jennifer Lawrence. Kaley Cuoco. Kim Kardashian. Frozen. Miley Cyrus. iPhone 6. Jennifer Aniston. The billions…
A Native American and his friend were walking on Times Square in New York City when the streets were busy, noisy, and filled with people. The sounds of the city were almost deafening. Suddenly, the Native American said, “I hear a cricket.” His friend said, “What? You must be crazy. You couldn’t possibly hear a…
Today I read the statement, “Life without God is like trying to dribble with a football.” Have you ever tried to dribble a football? Most of us would only get a bounce or two in before the ball would bounce off in a different direction. Dribbling with a football is strange and awkward. It’s simply…
Inside several of the Nazi concentration camp (Auschwitz 1 for example), posted up for everyone to see were the words, “Arbeit macht frei.” These words translate as, “Work will make you free.” I can’t imagine how shallow and spineless these words must have appeared to the millions that were murdered in these concentration camps. Working…
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