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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 18 views • unknown
THIS OLE HOUSE Composer/songwriter : Stuart Hamblen Publishers : Duchess Music Ltd. Highest Position : #1. Weeks on chart : 23 Recorded : May 22, 1954 Flip side of her "Hey There" which also hit # 1 This ole house once knew his children This ole house once knew his wife This ole house was home and comfort…
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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 5 views
> >> > > >This was written by a teen in Bagdad, Arizona. > >> > > > > >> > > >Now I sit me down in school > >> > > >Where praying is against the rule > >> > > >For this great nation under God > >> > > >Finds mention of Him very odd. > >> > > > > >> > > >If Scripture now the class recites, > >> > > >It…
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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 678 views
Why you should remain a virgin until you are married Teens having sex. It's in the movies, on TV, and splattered on the pages of magazines. It seems that having sex makes many teens feel that they are mature, popular, normal, or loved. Teens often mistake sex for love - and fondling for affection. But…
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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 13 views
[HUMOR] You could have heard a pin drop When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of 'empire building' by George Bush. He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
When Lee Ann Walker became aware that she was in violation of a new rule put into place by the USGA and R&A, she reported the infraction to officials and added 58 penalty strokes to her score at the 2019 Senior LPGA Championship. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2019/10/16/lee-anne-walker-shoots-127-senior-lpga-penalty-strokes/40327737/…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The Colorado Peaches plays softball with a purpose. "Our purpose is to empower senior women to grow physically, mentally and spiritually by contributing time and effort developing camaraderie in the spirit of play." Their team has members in their 90’s playing on it. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/10/27/Colorado-Peaches-oldest-softball-team/1391635365673/…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
An international auction house verified that a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution will be auctioned in November 2021. The copy is one of surviving versions of the document produced for the delegation to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress. It is also the only copy that is still…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
A Boy Scout troop from Texas is helping residents of an assisted living center get closer to their visitors by providing a “hug booth.” The center in Webster, Texas had imposed strict safety measures to protect residents from coronavirus and the local troop 848 built a booth to meet the specifications…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
Dylan Belscher noticed a dollar on the floor as he sat at the back of his English class at John F. Kennedy High School in Cheek¬towaga, New York. When the school day ended, Belscher wandered back to the classroom. The wrinkled old bill was still there. Even though he could easily have pocketed it without…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Sam Gifford and a friend were taking senior pictures along the Mississippi River near Minneapolis, when a nearby shout changed their focus. Authorities said an older man hunting for a lost drone had slipped on a trail and slid 60 feet down the embankment towards the river. Gifford asked his friend to…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
When Cumberland, Wisconsin police arrived at the local high school responding to a report of an automobile accident, they discovered an elaborate senior prank instead. The student had used a junk car, bricks, tape, and a black tarp to make it look like the car had crashed into the principal’s office.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
An Atlanta area church decided to reach out to families in their community by paying off $10,000 worth of layaway items at a local Wal-Mart. Senior Pastor Kevin Murriel made the announcement for 23 families who expressed their gratitude for the help at Christmas season. The pastor said the church was…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
Social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus has taken a toll on patients in hospitals and health care facilities because those people are isolated and cannot connect directly with their families. John Lynch experienced separation when his father, who was at a memory care unit passed away.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
In 1944 Waclaw Domagala was injured at the Battle of Monte Cassino. Doctors removed his left leg in an Italian military hospital. He never forgot the “angel” who nursed him back to health. She was a young 21-year-old nurse named Maria Kowalaka. Domagala is now in a senior home in southwest England. The…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
A Minnesota teenager who asked her celebrity crush, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, to prom was surprised when the star actually responded. Stillwater High School Senior Katie Kelzenberg asked the actor to go to prom with her in a twitter video. She dressed like Johnson and showed off her collection of Johnson-related…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 21 views
Despite what they read in the Bible, a new Barna study suggests many Christians find it hard to forgive. The study found that 23% of Christians identified someone they could not forgive, and 27% said they knew someone they did not want to forgive. 15% of respondents said they had not offered unconditional…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
A majority of 11-year-olds and 20% 8-year-olds of have a Smartphone. Jenny Anderson, senior reporter for Quartz commented on the rising trend by writing, “My daughter just turned 11. A friend with older kids recently offered this advice: ‘Hold off on giving her a phone as long as possible. Once she gets…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Communities across the United Kingdom are being invited to adopt the famous red telephones boxes. British Telecommunications has initiated a program to convince local communities to adopt and use local red telephone boxes that are no longer needed. The growth in mobile phone usage has rendered the boxes…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
Jalen Hurts, became the backup quarterback for the University of Alabama football team when the coach benched him for a freshman during his second National Championship game. Before his demotion, Hurts had led Alabama to a 26-2 record, which included a National Championship. Most thought he should transfer,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
High school senior Kate Wynja won the Class A girls state golf tournament, but then realized she has submitted an incorrect scorecard. She accidentally credited herself with a 4 on the 18th hole, instead of a 5 and knew she had to report it. As a result, she was disqualified, and her team fell from first…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
When he was in college, Britton Colquitt developed an alcohol problem. Several alcohol-related incidents led to his arrest and multiple suspensions from the University of Tennessee. Eventually the football coach yanked his scholarship, suspended him for the first five games of his senior season, and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
A British senior citizen, 87-year-old Ron Goldspink, is suffering from an ear condition that causes him to hear “God Save the Queen” playing continuously in his head. Ron says he has heard a male choir sing the British national anthem hundreds of times a day for the past four months. “Sometimes it’s…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
Research indicates that the human brain is hard-wired to recognize facial expressions, and even see faces in the strangest places. As Hurricane Irma made landfall in northern Cuba, meteorologists say they thought they saw a face in the satellite imagery. Senior meteorologist Stu Ostro, from the Weather…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
The National Football League is employing new technology that will provide more information about the speed, location, and rotation of the football during games. The league will use Radio Frequency Identification tags (RFID) to collect the information which will likely mean even more statistics for fans…