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A couple moving out of their home in Sudbury England contacted a local auction house to help them sell off items they no longer needed. Among the items they planned to sell were a pair of sphinx statues that the couple believed were replicas made in the 18th century. The Auction house didn’t question…

In The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business, Erin Meyer writes, “When interacting with someone from another culture, try to watch more, listen more, and speak less. Listen before you speak and learn before you act.” —Jim L. Wilson The Culture Map, 28. James 1:19 (CSB)…

When Tim Tebow was a quarterback with the New York Jets, they had a play that featured a curse word. In the huddle Tebow refused say it. When the offensive coordinator called for that play Tebow avoided using the word. According to Nick Mangold, a former Jets player, Tebow would go through the whole…

The social isolation and quarantine brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic has spurred extraordinary feats of perseverance. James Campbell ran a 26.2-mile marathon in his back yard. He covered the short path more than 7000 time in just over 5 hours earning $22,000 for charity. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger…

Over 20 years ago Tom Cook and Joe Feeney decided to split any lottery winnings they might have in the future, and they shook on it. In June of 2020 Tom Cook won, and true to his word, he is splitting his $22 million winnings with Feeney. Cook said, "A handshake is a handshake, man," —Jim L. Wilson https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/23/powerball-lottery-winners-wisconsin-friends-split-jackpot/5495208002/…

“Tennessee police warn not to flush drugs down toilet for fear of creating ‘meth-gators.’” That was the warning from the Loretta Police Department, after investigators caught someone trying to flush methamphetamine down the toilet. The concern is that whatever people flush down the toilet eventually…

NASA has announced that the launch of successor to the Hubble Space telescope has delayed again due to technical issues and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Officials said the James ebb Space Telescope is now scheduled to launch at the end of October 2021. The new telescope is designed to look…

Baltimore Raven’s Offensive lineman James Hurst and his wife, Amanda have been hosting a couples Bible study in their home for the past three years. In the last of their sessions for this season Quarterback Trace Mc Sorley indicated a desire to be scripturally baptized. He said, “We’re a pretty religious,…

37-year-old James Napier said wanted to do something unique so he bought an old DeLorean and spend 1200 hours and a small fortune turning the run-down car into a copy of the iconic time-traveling DeLorean from the motion picture, Back to the Future. Napier said he picks his children up from school with…

The Los Angeles Lakers have a proud and decorated history. After being at the bottom for years, the Lakers brought in one of the best to ever play the game: Lebron James. Talk swirled of going deep into the playoffs and even being able to contend with the defending champions. It was time for the Lakers…

A video recently emerged of a man sleeping behind the wheel of a Tesla that was apparently on “autopilot,” going down the Massachusetts Turnpike at 55 MPH. Where did the video originate? Dakota Randall, who was driving next to the Tesla, shot the video. Randall told the CBS Boston affiliate, “I thought…

Bumble is an app for your smart device where you can build relationships with new people. It might be wise to be careful who tell your secrets to. Cannon Harrison was on the app when a woman bragged to him about a prize deer she had shot out of season. Mr. Harrison initially thought someone was playing…

Nina Harris told her husband Allan exactly what she wanted for Valentine’s Day. “I would like some tulips,” she said. Allan was not listening, at least that is what Nina says. When she finished her first cup of coffee on St. Valentine’s Day, Allan gave her the Valentine’s Day gift he thought she ordered.…

Vince Lombardi, the former head coach of the Green Bay Packers, emphasized going over the fundamentals in his training camp. He would repeatedly go over football basics like block and tackle, and review his plays over and over again from page 1. Through this method of building on a strong basic foundation,…

When police officer Jason Smith saw a kitten stranded on the barrier wall of the freeway, he immediately stopped to rescue the cat. Footage from his body camera shows Smith removing the cat from the wall and bringing it into his patrol car, where it quickly calmed down and stopped making distressed cries.…

An unknown benefactor offered to pay for hotel rooms for a group of homeless people in Chicago when temperatures dipped to 22 degrees below zero. Someone had purchased 100 propane tanks to help the homeless stay warm, but the fire department confiscated the tanks after one of them exploded. The Salvation…

Jack Whitaker was always kind to people and lived a normal life as a contractor in West Virginia. He was focused on the needs of others, including his wife Jewell and his granddaughter Brandi. Everyone thought that Jack and Jewell had the perfect marriage. Jack loved his wife dearly and she him. Each…

In the United States, cigarettes are responsible for a quarter of fire related deaths and over half the fatalities in residential fires. Typically, cigarettes cause localized burns. But when cigarettes come into contact with certain materials and are allowed to smolder, in an instant the whole room can…

On July 20, 2018, the Walt Disney Company fired film director James Gunn – the director of two very popular movies based on the Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel comic book property – from their employment due to a series of offensive jokes he posted on his Twitter account in 2008 and 2009, posts he apologized…

Crazy Rich Asians is a romantic comedy that reached the top of the Box Office list. It is a fun comedy with all the elements that make up the genre. One thing that is not so funny is the criticism the characters receive. Some criticize them for not being American enough. Others criticize them for not…

Tiger Woods returned to pro golf in 2018. After his fourth back surgery, his most recent one in February of 2017, many wondered if it would even be possible to walk let alone play golf again. Woods was thought to be the greatest golfer in history but because of injuries and personal issues his career…

A 2017 study, conducted by Gallup, reported disengaged workers — those employees who are not really at work though they may be physically present — make up nearly 51% of the workforce, costing organizations between $450 and $550 billion annually in lost productivity. Effectively, this 51% of the workforce…

In July of 2018, the Lakers Nation Facebook feed read “For the Lakers to receive a commitment from the NBA’s best player in James was a testament to the excellent work by president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka in the front office. In less than two years at their…

A Somalia-based militant group, al-Shabab, has announced a ban on plastic bags in its territory because the bags pose “a serious threat to well-being of both humans and animals.” While we can certainly understand their concern about plastic bags, al-Shabab has massacred thousands of civilians over the…

Arizona State Representative Paul Mosley was stopped by a sheriff’s deputy for driving 97 mph in a 55 mph zone. The deputy’s body camera captured Mosley stating that he sometimes drove 130, 140, or 120 on the road because he was in a hurry to get home. The written report said Mosley told him not to waste…