Miscellaneous Archives

According to the Automobile Manufacturers Association, in 1943 only 139 new cars were made in the United States and only 610 new cars were manufactured in 1944.  Why?  The national priority was all about winning World War II.  That meant all steel, all machinery, all mechanical engineers etc. needed … Continue reading…

For those of you who have been Play of the Day e-mail subscribers since last year, you may recall we hit the lofty goal of 100,000 subscribers, mainly due to you, our faithful readers, encouraging other fathers to sign up for the Play of the Day.  From the bottom … Continue reading…

The New York Times reports: 10 million a minute.  That’s about how much a trading problem cost The Knight Capital Group in August, where it lost a total of $440,000,000 when it sold all the stocks it accidentally bought because of a computer glitch.  The losses are greater than … Continue reading…

Author Dr. Tim Elmore writes the following, “A year ago, my daughter, Bethany, graduated from college and my son, Jonathan, graduated from high school. I know, I know—it sounds cliché—but it seems like we just dropped them off at their campuses yesterday. I have the privilege of interacting with … Continue reading…

We treasure having you as a Play of the Day reader.  If you have been with us since the beginning of the year, you know our goal is to have 100,000 subscribers by the end of this year.  We are currently at 98,932.  Would you take 2 minutes and … Continue reading…

Many families consider adoption.  But few follow through.  Several obstacles stop them.  Initially, for many, adoption seems outrageously expensive.  But there are quite a few agencies who place children for little or no cost.  And the U.S. government gives a huge tax credit once the adoption is finalized.  Second, … Continue reading…

The kickoff of the NFL regular season is next week, and we can’t wait!  But today, we want to focus the 2007 Super Bowl champs – the Indianapolis Colts.  As impressed as we were by their performance on that soggy field in February, it was how the team conducted … Continue reading…

Honoring your father and mother must be important if it’s listed as one of the Ten Commandments.  (A quick aside, print these off and see if your kids know them all.)  You probably do pretty well on the commandment to not kill, but how often do you esteem your … Continue reading…

Blogger Chance Scoggins relates the following story: “Like many of you, my wife and I are the parents of young children.  We wouldn’t trade these days for anything in the world, but it’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s 24/7.  We’re also self-employed, and as our business and … Continue reading…