Brad V said, = “Soccer is boring to Americans. If he wanted to watch a bunch of = guys running around without scoring, we’d watch the Denver = Broncos.”   Kim E = explained, “I have my very own built-in alarm clock. It’s = called a bladder and it does…

“If you = can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you = can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep = moving.” – Martin Luther King Jr.   “If you = believe in yourself, have dedication, and pride, and never quit, you’ll…

As we waited for a bus on this wintery December morning, = the woman on the bench next to me mentioned that she makes a lot of = mistakes when texting in the cold.   I nodded knowingly. “It’s the early signs of = typothermia.”   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin…

[Final batch = of Tom Swifty word play . . . for the year, as we’ve reached = “M”.  “More on the plate for January”, said = Bob punishingly.]   "Ouch! I = pinched my cheek trying to put on this earring," said Mary = mysteriously.   "The dam =…

[End your = month pondering these ten mind-blowing thoughts]   There are more = people in greater Tokyo than in all Canada.   1,000,000 (one = million) seconds is less than 11 days. 1,000,000,000 (one billion) = seconds is more than 31 years.   90% of the = world’s population…

As a preacher, = I am really excited about the World Cup soccer = tournament.   I want to = watch someone else struggle to make 3 points in 90 minutes for a = change.   ~= ~ANSWERS: Who Said It (part 2)~~   1. “I = can do this…

=E2=80=9CWho = said it?=E2=80=9D was an educational [don=E2=80=99t tell my kids] = pastime I played with my children as we walked or drove, to pique = curiosity about history, literature, media, culture. This is easier than = the first quiz, giving everyone a chance to do better than the last…

[Lest we = forget now that our bellies are as stuffed as the bird] Psalms = 107:8-9 Let them give = thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for = mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with = good things.   II…

My grandson spent the entire Friday after Thanksgiving off = school playing video games. His older sister tried coaxing him outside = by warning, “Someday, you’re going to be 30 years old, = single, and living in Mom’s basement playing video games all = day!”   His quick reply was,…

We Thank Thee = (Ralph Waldo Emerson)   For flowers = that bloom about our feet,Father, we thank Thee.For tender grass = so fresh, so sweet,Father, we thank Thee.For the song of bird = and hum of bee,For all things fair we hear or see,Father in = heaven, we thank…

[I’m old = and forget jokes (most are thankful I do forget them) but have a few = one-liners to liven up the living room on T’giving, as we’re = all tired of watching the Cowboys or Lions lose = anyway]   "My = family told me to stop telling…

Two men sat at = the caf=E9 counter, enjoying a cup of coffee. One asked "Where are = you from?" The second replied scornfully, "I come from = somewhere where we do not end a sentence with a = preposition". "Sorry," said the first man. = “I’ll ask it differently.…

QUIZ:  = “The Matching Game”   Which nation = has the most people? I will GIVE you the answers, listing the 15 = countries in the world with population in 2022 over 100,000,000 (one = hundred million). All you must do is put them in the correct = order.  Try…