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April 10, 2007

The Great White Reality

I'm starting to think people don't talk about Tom Chambers enough, so I'm going to. He was awesome. He played at 6-foot-10, 230 pounds. He scored 60 points against the Sonics in 1990. He averaged 18.1 points per game for his career, 27.2 in 1989-90. He's Mormon.


And he had the greatest dunk ever.


A fast break. A give-and-go with KJ. Two steps. Mark Jackson gets pretty good defensive position. Devastation.


This is one of things that's really not possible to describe. Tolstoy couldn't do it justice. Just do yourself a favor and watch the clip below. And talk to somebody about Tom Chambers.



One in the Chambers, 32 in the Clip


And by the way, with me lacking inspiration, Mustache Monday is on sabbatical this week.

March 5, 2007

The Lost Tomb of Parker Brothers

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Leading scientists and theologians have not reached agreement on the meaning of this archaeological discovery and questions remain.


We invite readers to apply their own judgments and interpretive skills.


Since the 1970s, hundreds of tombs and thousands of ossuaries (limestone bone boxes) have been discovered in the Jerusalem area. These ossuaries served as storage bins in first-century Jerusalem and beyond.


One of these tombs was found to contain ten ossuaries. Nine of the ossuaries in this tomb have inscriptions on them. As it turns out, every inscription in this particular tomb relates to the Gospels.


The remaining ossuary though reveals the most astonishing evidence of all. Inside what appears to be a family’s recreation bin lay a decayed piece of corrugated fiberboard, the remains of what could be a deck of playing cards, and 16 sculpted idols. The probability that this is anything but the world’s first Sorry! board game is too slight to acknowledge.


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