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SNOWED-IN BONUS ADDITION OF WINSDAY WISDOM Have you ever gone “Cold Turkey?” Cold Turkey is a colloquial phrase used most often to describe the sudden and total stoppage of some activity or habit. The term is usually associated with the abrupt cessation of taking a drug to which one is addicted or complete withdrawal ofContinue reading “COLD TURKEY”

WINSDAY WISDOM 301 Do you ever feel as if life is unfair? If you ruled the world, what would you change? I wonder if hippos ever complain that God was a little unfair to them during the whole creation process? Yep, I was thinking this week about hippos, not hippies. I would make a ‘BaptistContinue reading “LIFE IS UNFAIR! I WISH I RULED THIS WORLD!”

LAUGHTER IS GOOD MEDICINE FOR THE SOUL (#1 Textbook). ESPN does a year-end segment on the Bottom 10 plays of the year. This is the WINSDAY WISDOM #1 Bottom story for last year. Embarrassment. It happens. I encountered an embarrassing incident at the bank. I went inside to request a cashier’s check. What should haveContinue reading “WINSDAY WISDOM’BOTTOM’ #1 STORY of last year”

GOD WITH US…FOR US by Rex Blankenship Meditation Part 1: Silent Night…Think about GodGod with us. The God of LOVE. The God of HOPE.The God of Love. So loved us. Gave His Son of Love. To us.Embrace Him. Never perish. Never. Life and Love… Everlasting.Oh, the Love of Christ! Without beginning. Without ending. Without interruption.Continue reading “MEDITATION FOR A SILENT NIGHT”

Christmas time can create or invoke precious memories. I can still hear my dad repeatedly singing “White Christmas” to my new baby brother. I even remarked that I thought the little bundle who interrupted my monopoly on Christmas gifts might be getting tired of hearing that song. Christmas is a special time of the year.Continue reading “IS CHRISTMAS TOO COMMERCIALIZED? LONELINESS OR CHAOS?”

WINSDAY WISDOM 237 CAN A GOOD WOMAN CHANGE A MAN? NO! NOT IF HE IS AN IDIOT! As we transition from one year to the next, I want to chime in on the age-old question that has been debated since the time of Eve. Can a good woman change a man? This is just myContinue reading “CAN A GOOD WOMAN CHANGE A MAN?”

WINSDAY WISDOM 236 We have lost it! I mean, literally, we have lost it so much that we do not even know what the “it” was that we lost. Last week, our political leaders went from stupid governing inactivity to throwing elbows in the House of Representatives and cage fight challenges in the U.S. Senate.Continue reading “WE HAVE LOST IT (commentary on current events)”

REWIND WINSDAY WISDOM Where is the leftover turkey? He is sitting on the couch! That’s me! No Black Friday shopping. No weekend chores. No nothing! Just a big stuffed leftover turkey sitting on the couch sleeping through a TV football game. Most of us have some Thanksgiving traditions. Some traditions have to be altered throughContinue reading “A THANKSGIVING PRAYER”

WINSDAY WISDOM 234 DO YOU EVER PROTEST AGAINST GOD ABOUT YOUR LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES? WHY? We don’t call it a protest, but that is exactly what our complaints lead to when pandemonium rules our hearts. Why? I have included some important thoughts for your consideration that began with my first-hand observation of college protests. Surprisingly, thereContinue reading “WHY DO WE PROTEST AGAINST GOD? (College Protests Part 2: When Pandemonium Rules Our Hearts)”

TAKE THE BRIEF TEST WINSDAY WISDOM 235 I am a graduate of Harvard. I am not sure if that is an accomplishment or a criticism. My college professor once called me “an embarrassment to Harvard.” Another professor wrote a note on my test in large red letters, “If ignorance is bliss, then you are headedContinue reading “Smarter than a Harvard Graduate?”