Steven Curtis Chapman wins this meme. I don’t know the history of how and when this particular meme got started but I’ve seen dozen of variations in a short period of time. Props to Chapman for either being social media savvy or listening to the young whipper snappers that coached him.
And this guy wins best costume. Specifically he is dressed up as Flash Slothmore from the film Zootopia. Even if you don’t know who that is, this guy worked all day at the DMV as a sloth.
Short version: Preachers average between 14 and 54 minutes. Long version: it depends on the faith tradition how long an average sermon lasts. The Catholic homily averages 14 minutes; mainline Protestants, such as united Methodists, can expect an average of 25 minutes. Evangelical Protestant sermons average 39 minutes and historically black Protestant churches average 54 minutes. Here is the article at Church Leaders .com. Words and phrases one can expect to hear and how much Bible is referenced are also discussed, as well as how the research was conducted. There are some quotes from preachers you should recognize. My goal is usually around 30 minutes, plus or minus 5 minutes doesn’t bother me. If I pass the 40 minute mark I will try harder to not let that happen again the next week.
$45 for napkins?!? That’s pretty steep even taking inflation into account. I better stick to the $17 napkins.
I can’t believe it. But I guess I have to, I’m looking right at it. The Santa Clauses will premiere on Disney+ November 16th. The first two episodes premiere on November 16th, you know it’s a series right?
This is what I’m more interested in. Peter Billingsley returns as Ralphie in the A Christmas Story sequel A Christmas Story Christmas. Will this movie lean into nostalgia hard to bring the cult classic into the 21st century? I sure hope so. Click here to see the official trailer. A Christmas Story Christmas premieres November 17th on HBO Max.
They’re not wrong. And if you crush your car into a 3 sq.ft. cube you can turn a 2 car garage into a 12 car garage. But in this economy who can afford 12 cars?
The first and second place teams in college football play each other this afternoon at 3:30 EDT. Georgia and Tennessee are the last remaining undefeated teams in the SEC and one of them has to lose today. UGA is the defending national champion. Tennessee is riding high after beating the Alabama Crimson Tide. One of these teams will be the undisputed #1 team in the nation… but I bet we still have to listen to Ohio State fans whine about their ranking.
The Houston Astros have now played in four of the last six World Series. They could win tonight in Houston vs. the Phillies. This makes two years in a row The Dodgers were supposed to win big – they were the best team in baseball per their win loss record – but could not advance through the post season to reach The Big Show.
Don’t forget the time change. Unless you have real clocks that need to bet set your electronic devices will take care of themselves. If you stay up late watching either the Astros or the LSU-Alabama game, you get an hour of that back!
The Master's Table 
Ask that everyone would please vote. The country only has days of diesel fuel left. This will effect everyone! PLEASE VOTE
Angie
More concerning is the fact that rail workers could still strike. Tentative agreements have failed yet again. IF the railroads shut down AND diesel fuel supply problems, particularly on the east coast, mean that trucks can’t pick up the slack… it will get bad. Stores shelves are not fully stocked as it is and Americans are just not used to seeing that.
Early indications are the voter turnout this off-year election will be close if not equal to the last presidential election year. The Republicans message (inflation) and the Democrats calls to codify Rowe into law are bringing more people out to the polls than ever before. It’s still only about half the people that could vote but more than usually do.