[A new year = often means looking back. In this case, only a couple of decades = back]   1. 2000 = – Health fears over ____________________ spread over Britain and = Europe from tainted food.   2. 2001 = – The ____________ government in Afghanistan fail to hand over…

If 2020 was a = year of pain, I pray that 2021 will be a year of = healing.   If 2020 was a = year of joy, I pray that 2021 will be a year when that joy is = doubled.   If 2020 was a = year of…

[On the = 1st of each month we try to share interesting = word-plays.  Again, this month, we fail.]   *Humans are = scared of hippos because they think they are violent and responsible for = hundreds of deaths per year.  In reality, people kill way more = people per…

There will be = times when you feel like giving up… Keep going!   There will be = times when you will feel frustrated by your lack of = progress… Keep going!   There will be = times when others will tell you to stop = trying… Keep going!  …

I’m sure = that you’ve heard of Murphy’s Law:   >“If = anything can go wrong, it will.”   And then there = are a few other laws that have been added to the list over the = years:   > “If = there is a possibility of several things…

Prayer for = December 31, 2020:God, = grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, = The good fortune to run into the ones that I do, = And the eyesight to tell the difference.   Prayer for = January 1, 2021: Dear Lord, So far…

[Another = Monday batch of trivia, this time from the 1990’s, so most of us = will remember.]   1. 1990 = – Iraqi troops invade __________, leading to the Persian Gulf = War.   2. 1991 = – The old Soviet Union breaks apart after President = Gorbachev’s resignation,…

Paul received = a BMW-7 Class automobile from his brother the stock broker as an = early  Christmas present last Weekend. On Christmas Eve when Paul = came left his office, a young boy was walking around the shiny new car, = admiring it.   "Is this = your car,…

CHRISTMAS = STORY FROM GOSPEL OF LUKE   "And it = came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar = Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (This taxing was before = Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed,…

‘Twas the night before Christmas and out on the ranch The pond was froze over and so was the branch.   The snow was piled up belly-deep to a mule. The kids were all home on vacation from school, =   And happier young folks you never did see, Just…

Q: What do you = call a playlist with the songs “Jingle Bells,” “Baby = It’s Cold Outside,” and “Let it Snow” on = it?A: A wintry mix   Q: What do you = call it when it gets so cold that the cash machine won’t = function?A: A spending…

I stopped for = coffee this morning.   Bob: "Are = you all ready for Christmas? Remember, Christmas falls on a Friday this = year."   Employee: = "Oh my goodness. I really hope it’s not on the = 13th!"   Employee at = next register: "That would sure be…

[It’s = the 1980’s events this week, so many SHOULD still remember a = bit]   1. 1980 = – When the US Olympic Hockey Team defeated the favored USSR team = in Lake Placid, it was labeled the = “____________________”.   2. 1981 = – The wedding of the…