I thought it was pretty cool how the local newscasts were all sporting purple to cheer on TCU. There’s nothing like a sense of community. But I do tire of the story about how they are this tiny rinky-dink private school. I just saw a promotion video in which the school showed off their very own helicopter used in recruiting.
I’m so glad college football decided to kick-off an hour earlier than normal.
The championship pregame used Keith Jackson’s voice. He was great at calling a game.
So this was the best college football had to offer? I doubt a Super Bowl or NFL playoff has ever been so lopsided. The lopsided score doesn’t even reflect how overpowered Georgia was.
As for the Baylor and TCU rivalry, I’m sure Baylor fans are basking in joy over TCU’s embarrassing play.
I hate that it is now a trend that newly crowned champions smoke cigars. It’s unhealthy and shows zero class.
Per my Google year in review, I visited 44 cities in 2022. That number seems small.
When I was young, I used to eat graham crackers dipped into hot tea for a snack. Actually, I still do, but I got to wondering if that was an odd thing for anyone to do. A quick search on The Google showed me that I’m not an oddity when it comes to this, and you can actually buy graham cracker flavored tea.
I wonder if everyone would be showcasing Damar Hamlin’s jersey number if it was 69.
I’ve started to read the Bono autobiography. It’s so neat to take a trip inside his head.
His emphasizes his relationship with Christ and his overall spirituality a lot more than I expected. He describes prayer as us drifting on a row boat and casting a rope to the shore and being pulled in.
The schools in his neighborhood would name themselves after people of cities in the Bible. So, you would have something like the Ephesians playing the Corinthians in soccer.
It’s well known his father was Catholic and his mother protestant. Each attended a separate church. But what I found interesting was that both churches shared the same name. For instance, both were called St. Canice’s.
Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ Sequel ‘Resurrection’ to Begin Production This Spring
Resurrection’ would focus on the twenty-four hours encompassing Jesus’ passion and the events that occurred three days between his crucifixion and resurrection. The cast will star Jim Caviezel who will reprise the role of Jesus, Maia Morgenstern as Mary, Christo Jivkov as John, and Francesco De Vito as Peter.
I’m somewhat interested in the Night Court reboot. Melissa Rauch plays the daughter of Harry Stone and is the new judge. It premieres on NBC on Tuesday, January 17. It’s a shame that both Markie Post and Harry Anderson are gone. I always got a kick out of how Post’s character was obsessed with the British Royal Family, which would make for some timely jokes now. I wonder if Bull (Richard Moll) will make an appearance. He turns 80 next week. Per IMDB, he hasn’t worked since 2018. If you ever wondered exactly how tall he is, he’s 6′ 8″.
I think I’m going to read Prince Harry’s new book.
The first thing I think about when I hear “Great Salt Lake” is Alton Brown. He was the judge on some cooking show and answered a question with a condescending, “All salt is sea salt.” I sat back in my chair and pondered that for a while, and concluded he’s wrong since we can get salt from the Great Salt Lake.
The 16-year-old version of me would have put this on my Grand Am in a heartbeat. It would be one step closer to me becoming Michael Knight and my car becoming KITT. https://twitter.com/butushop/status/1598694504982228992
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How many Kevin McCarthys does it take to screw in a light bulb? Well, he needs a House, first.
I’ve been surprised at Catherine Zeta-Jones’ character selection, both are pretty family friendly, and both are on streaming platforms. She’s in Netflix’s Wednesday as Morticia and in a Disney+ series, which is clearly written for teens.
The University of Texas should have fired Chris Beard long ago, but I guess there was stuff to work out with lawyers first. What’s up with the men who lead basketball programs in that area of Texas? Beard didn’t pull a Dave Bliss, but what he did is still horrible, at least from the accounts I read.
Someone recently posted that “fire and brimstone” sermons aren’t really around any more. All I can say is that I heard quite a few of them during my youth and college years at Southern Baptist churches.
The first sermon I read or studied was John Calvin’s Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners In The Hand of An Angry God,” which was assigned reading in my sophomore literature class. Then, when I started to go to church, I heard a lot of “fire and brimstone” sermons. All that to say that my first thought of God isn’t one of love and grace (as it should be) but one who is angry and judgmental. One reason I love the church I now attend is that God’s love and grace is forefront.
I have this half-baked thought that people in church are either in a state “to serve” or “to be served.” I still think I’m in the “to be served” category. I think leaders of the church recognize I’m not ready for a role, though I have thought about teaching Sunday school (or whatever is the hip name for Sunday school is now). I have been asked to help with the soundboard, streaming, and multimedia stuff. In some churches, using scripture as a reference, a divorced person can’t be part of certain things. I don’t think that’s the case at my church.
Taylor Swift’s look-alike knows all too well how tough the internet can be
I didn’t think she was much of a doppelganger until I looked at her TikTok page.
Harry also confirms he’s circumcised in the explosive tome, despite longstanding reports that he’s not.
That reminds me of a penis joke, which may offend a lot of you, so here’s your warning. It came from an old man in my hometown and was told to me in junior high. Did you hear about the Mexican with two penises? He named one Jose and the other Hose B.
I believe Christ taught us to pray in our closets and not to pull prayerful public stunts, but maybe I misread my Bible.
Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., prays on the House floor before the start of today’s session. pic.twitter.com/ZxAHCi6Dr5
Since October 23rd, Baylor has: -Shutout by TCU Soccer in Waco – Lost in FTW to TCU Volleyball – Lost in Waco by 1 on a last second field goal to TCU Football – Lost by double digits in a bowl game at TCU’s stadium – Lost in Waco by 1 after leading by 17 points to TCU Basketball https://t.co/HPwV4ij4sv
I took the kids to trivia night. The waiter may have been working me for tips, but told me my kids were the most behaved kids he’s ever seen at a restaurant. He also thanked me for addressing him by name saying it brought humanity.
I’ve been working on a certification which has incremental exams. You have to answer 100% correct to pass and move to the next section. I’ve been failing this one exam for the past three days, and it’s been getting at me. My son was asking me about it, so I just showed him the online exam. I decided to take it as I was explaining the concepts to him, and as luck would have it, I finally passed the darn thing.
I bet Michael Jordon enjoys writing “23” on all the checks he’ll write this year. Though, I doubt he even will physically write a single check this year.
The disinformation researcher from Washington D.C. received her lost luggage after nearly six days, during which she tracked it as it went on walkabouts to local malls and McDonald’s while the airline told her that the bag was safely at its distribution center. In fact, it appeared to be at someone’s home — an apartment complex where Szybala says she found other emptied and discarded suitcases out by the trash.
Texas is the No. 1 growth state in America for the second consecutive year and the fifth time since 2016, according to the U-Haul Growth Index analyzing customer moves during 2022. People arriving in Texas in one-way U-Haul trucks increased more than 1% from 2021, while departures also rose about 1%. Overall moving traffic slowed throughout most of the U.S. but remained busy in the Lone Star State in 2022.
