Bible Trivia Question:
Why did Mary and Joseph to go to Bethlehem?
A. For a Roman census
B. Jerusalem was too crowded
C. They were following a star
D. They were running away from Herod
In The News:
- Cyber Monday … Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday
- On this day in 1901: Gillette patented the first disposable razor.
- How did your thanksgiving desserts go? Ours was adventure! On Wednesday evening, my kids helped my wife Lydia make apple pies. All was going well. My two boys peeled and cut the apples while my daughter mixed and rolled the pie crust. Two problems presented itself. Half of our things are packed away since we’ve been trying to sell our house. That included the pie roller and pie pans! So I had the task of making a late night run to buy some foil pie pans. All ended well, with four beautiful apple pies for us to share with extended family.
- What is your traditions on thanksgiving? Besides watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, we spend the evening as a family playing… Monopoly! Of course, we have several themes in our position. So this year we played “bacon-opoply” with with each property based on Smokehouses. Bacon taco, Bacon floss, Bacon cheeseburger, turkey bacon… well, you get the idea. One of the cards I drew gave me a choice, I had to complete an activity, if my family was satisfied with my performance, I’d win $50. If I failed… I lost $50. Fair enough right. Um. I had to lay on the floor and imitate “sizzling bacon”. That’s right, pretty much act like a shocked worm. However, I’m more like a slug. Well, I did pass. By the way… my kids have cell phones… yikes….
- Did you get your Black Friday shopping done while you were waiting in line for coffee? You definitely weren’t the only one. Retain industry number show 39 percent of online Black Friday purchases were made with smartphones. That’s a big jump from last year, when just over 33 percent turned to the devices in their pockets. People were willing to splurge, too. Shoppers spent about $2.9 billion using their phones versus ‘just’ $2.1 billion a year earlier.
- An Arizona teen who tried to shimmy down her chimney in an attempt to sneak home after a late night out. However,she ended up getting stuck for more than 90 minutes. The teen decided the chimney would be the best entryway to her home after she and her friend got locked out and couldn’t find another way inside. But the plan soon backfired and the friend had to call 911.
- It turns out, high chairs are only meant for babies and toddlers. Firefighters were called to a Chick-fil-A in Idaho when a teenager got stuck in a high chair. She had apparently been dared by her friends to sit in the small seat… The young girl’s friends and restaurant workers attempted to help her out of the chair for 45 minutes before calling authorities.
- Three men wearing disguises went into a jewelry store in Burnsville, Minnesota, armed with sledgehammers, smashed the display cases, scooped up inventory, and made a quick getaway in a stolen van. They might have never been caught, except that one of the things stolen was a small electronic device — a GPS tracker. It led police directly to their hideout.
- As radio stations everywhere turn to an all-Christmas format, what song would listeners most like to jingle all the way to oblivion? In the UK a poll has singled out Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You as the most annoying holiday song ever.
Fun Fact:It’s Christmas time… Every 8 seconds in America someone is arrested for shoplifting. #funfact
Matt's Musing: I love when candy canes are in mint condition. #musing
Matt's Pick Song:“Joy To The World” by Ivan Parker
Bible Trivia Answer:A. For a Roman census. (Caesar Augustus ordered the people to go back to the city of their forefathers/lineage to impose taxes. Joseph’s family was from Bethlehem. Luke 2:1-3)
A. For a Roman census
B. Jerusalem was too crowded
C. They were following a star
D. They were running away from Herod
In The News:
- Cyber Monday … Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday
- On this day in 1901: Gillette patented the first disposable razor.
- How did your thanksgiving desserts go? Ours was adventure! On Wednesday evening, my kids helped my wife Lydia make apple pies. All was going well. My two boys peeled and cut the apples while my daughter mixed and rolled the pie crust. Two problems presented itself. Half of our things are packed away since we’ve been trying to sell our house. That included the pie roller and pie pans! So I had the task of making a late night run to buy some foil pie pans. All ended well, with four beautiful apple pies for us to share with extended family.
- What is your traditions on thanksgiving? Besides watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, we spend the evening as a family playing… Monopoly! Of course, we have several themes in our position. So this year we played “bacon-opoply” with with each property based on Smokehouses. Bacon taco, Bacon floss, Bacon cheeseburger, turkey bacon… well, you get the idea. One of the cards I drew gave me a choice, I had to complete an activity, if my family was satisfied with my performance, I’d win $50. If I failed… I lost $50. Fair enough right. Um. I had to lay on the floor and imitate “sizzling bacon”. That’s right, pretty much act like a shocked worm. However, I’m more like a slug. Well, I did pass. By the way… my kids have cell phones… yikes….
- Did you get your Black Friday shopping done while you were waiting in line for coffee? You definitely weren’t the only one. Retain industry number show 39 percent of online Black Friday purchases were made with smartphones. That’s a big jump from last year, when just over 33 percent turned to the devices in their pockets. People were willing to splurge, too. Shoppers spent about $2.9 billion using their phones versus ‘just’ $2.1 billion a year earlier.
- An Arizona teen who tried to shimmy down her chimney in an attempt to sneak home after a late night out. However,she ended up getting stuck for more than 90 minutes. The teen decided the chimney would be the best entryway to her home after she and her friend got locked out and couldn’t find another way inside. But the plan soon backfired and the friend had to call 911.
- It turns out, high chairs are only meant for babies and toddlers. Firefighters were called to a Chick-fil-A in Idaho when a teenager got stuck in a high chair. She had apparently been dared by her friends to sit in the small seat… The young girl’s friends and restaurant workers attempted to help her out of the chair for 45 minutes before calling authorities.
- Three men wearing disguises went into a jewelry store in Burnsville, Minnesota, armed with sledgehammers, smashed the display cases, scooped up inventory, and made a quick getaway in a stolen van. They might have never been caught, except that one of the things stolen was a small electronic device — a GPS tracker. It led police directly to their hideout.
- As radio stations everywhere turn to an all-Christmas format, what song would listeners most like to jingle all the way to oblivion? In the UK a poll has singled out Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You as the most annoying holiday song ever.
Fun Fact:It’s Christmas time… Every 8 seconds in America someone is arrested for shoplifting. #funfact
Matt's Musing: I love when candy canes are in mint condition. #musing
Matt's Pick Song:“Joy To The World” by Ivan Parker
Bible Trivia Answer:A. For a Roman census. (Caesar Augustus ordered the people to go back to the city of their forefathers/lineage to impose taxes. Joseph’s family was from Bethlehem. Luke 2:1-3)
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