Author Archives: jesustrek

Devil of a Problem

Posted on April 6, 2011 by jesustrek

Tasmanian devil The Tasmanian devil has earned a reputation for being smelly, loud and nasty. The marsupial has long been reviled in its native country of Australia. Recently, however, Australians are rallying around the Tasmanian devil because its existence is … Continue reading →

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Page about Birth

Posted on April 5, 2011 by jesustrek

Clarence Page Syndicated columnist Clarence Page recently wrote a rather telling column about the “birther” movement, a group of people who question that President Obama was born in the United States. The fact that Page uses such terms as–odd, crazy, … Continue reading →

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Saved from the Fire

Posted on April 4, 2011 by jesustrek

Videographer Rob Cook was traveling to the NCAA Final Four in Houston when he saw a car ahead of him crash and catch on fire. Cook, who works for WLEX-TV (Channel 18), Lexington, Kentucky’s NBC affiliate, was able to pull … Continue reading →

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Leading by Example: Part 2

Posted on April 3, 2011 by jesustrek

Shaka Smart Virginia Commonwealth University head coach Shaka Smart recently dove on a basketball that rolled loose on the floor while he was giving a halftime speech to his players. His attempt to convey the importance of hustle was not … Continue reading →

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Leading by Example

Posted on April 2, 2011 by jesustrek

Shaka Smart The underdog team from Virginia Commonwealth University has worked hard to make it to the Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Even when they were leading highly favored Kansas by 14 points, head coach Shaka Smart … Continue reading →

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Whose Day?

Posted on April 1, 2011 by jesustrek

By now you probably know that today is April Fools’ Day. If you are just being reminded of that fact, perhaps I have spared you from a prank that someone who supposedly loves you is preparing to spring on you. … Continue reading →

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A Horse is a Horse, Of Course

Posted on March 31, 2011 by jesustrek

Zenyatta Lane’s End Farm recently confirmed that one of their most famous boarders, champion mare Zenyatta, is no longer in foal. Zenyatta was bred to Bernardini on February 23 and was confirmed to be in foal after 15 days. Her … Continue reading →

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Who Did the Catching?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by jesustrek

Jason Kresse and his catch Jason Kresse recently caught an 8-foot, 375 pound mako shark. Or maybe the shark caught him. Kresse, of Freeport, Texas, was fishing for red snapper about 50 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico when … Continue reading →

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Just Close Enough for Comfort

Posted on March 29, 2011 by jesustrek

Charles Swindoll tells a story about a little girl whose playmate had recently died. The little girl reported to her family one day that she had gone to comfort the mother of her friend. “What did you say?” asked her … Continue reading →

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Stuck Like Glue

Posted on March 28, 2011 by jesustrek

Harry Wesley Coover, Jr. Harry Wesley Coover, Jr., who is recognized as the inventor of Super Glue, passed away Saturday at the age of 94. According to his grandson, Adam Paul, Coover discovered the sticky substance by accident. The glue … Continue reading →

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