by Paul Apple | Nov 18, 2021 | Sports, Top Ten Lists
10) Why did we even give Le’Veon Bell a shot with the team when it was obvious he had lost a couple of steps and his deliberate style was not a match for our scheme? What are the reasons that we cannot get back to the type of running plays that Lamar utilized back in...
by Paul Apple | Mar 29, 2021 | Sports, Top Ten Lists
10. Every time a player who is older than 24 starts to show consistent productivity, they trade him away for future prospects. That is painful for the fans — but seems like a proven strategy for teams in our rebuilding stage.9. They operate with the lowest payroll in...
by Paul Apple | Oct 9, 2020 | Sports, Top Ten Lists
Quoting from Andy Nesbitt’s column in the USAToday after the game:Tom Brady had a rough night in Chicago. He absolutely lost it on his offensive linemen after a dreadful drive that had about a million bad penalties.He got sacked by Khalil Mack, who then tossed one of...
by Paul Apple | Apr 1, 2020 | Christian, Health, Top Ten Lists
Here is some helpful insight from The Gospel Coalition: “Billions across the world have watched with dread as COVID-19 continues to spread—infecting hundreds of thousands and greatly disrupting the lives of most of the world’s population. Much has already been lost,...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
Most people have developed some form of innate resistance to insurance sales. Otherwise you would truly become “insurance poor” because there is no silencing the unending variety of insurance pitches that bombard us. Certainly, not many people grow up with the goal of...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Sports, Top Ten Lists
I thought I would highlight the Top Ten Qualifications for a Major League Pitching Coach. This seems like a cushy job to me. You stay behind the scenes and don’t face any of the media pressure. The manager ultimately makes all of the decisions anyway about which...
by Paul Apple | Mar 4, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
A misnomer is a word with a surprising and misleading meaning. It is attached to something where it ends up being misapplied or just plain wrong. But after having been used for a long period of time, the misnomer can easily fly under the radar — which is why it is...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
No matter the quality of the hotel, one thing you can count on is poor lighting in your room for the night. I guess hotels figure that everybody must stagger back to their rooms in some type of drunken stupor where any type of normal lighting would be too stark and...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
The famous Bavarian castles remain one of the top tourist spots in Europe for a good reason — they are breath-taking. We visited the two that were connected with Mad King Ludwig II. It was snowing and the overall scene was beautiful. The English guided tours were just...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
This is a very sensitive topic — not a laughing matter at all — so just because it is being presented here in the “Top Ten” format please do not assume that I am making light of the gravity of the eternal issues involved. As Christians we all have had many occasions...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
Having recently installed a volleyball net in our backyard (one which remains standing, I might add – quite the engineering feat for yours truly), I have been impressed with its utilization and recreational value. Both of my daughters enjoy hosting a few close friends...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
In honor of Groundhogs Day, I thought I would give these unappreciated rodents some recognition. First a reminder of the origins of the tradition of basing winter-ending forecasting around whether or not it sees its shadow: It stems from the ancient belief that...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
The New Year always brings with it the opportunity to evaluate the past year and to set goals for the coming year. We want to avoid discouragement and complacency while striving to be all that God wants us to be. Here is a helpful list of spiritual goals compiled from...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
The Garden State has exposed itself to some merciless ridicule by soliciting a new tagline slogan from the creative general public. Apparently their earlier approach to contract with a consultant for a suitable tagline did not yield acceptable results. The suggested...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
Medical researchers have completed experiments indicating that obesity may be caused by various viruses. Can you imagine the implications of those findings! In a society where we are quick to excuse our own responsibility for our actions and latch on to some...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Pet Peeves, Top Ten Lists
It doesn’t get any better than this for those of us that enjoy venting our frustration! I would like to think that my promotion of the category of Pet Peeves on my blog site here has helped pave the way for this type of national recognition.For the most part, I don’t...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
The Christian Post has reported on the “Ten Hard Questions Pastors Must Ask Themselves.” “The average pastoral career lasts only 14 years and 1,500 pastors leave their assignments every month in the United States because of conflict, burn-out, or moral failure,...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
In Christian circles (as in any other realm), we have our own special jargon that communicates to us . . . but initially would seem baffling or contradictory. Christ specialized in encapsulating truth in difficult to understand parables or shorter oxymoronic type...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
The origin of this phrase is open to some conjecture. But the veracity of the proverb is unquestioned. In other words: “A person who spends too much time deliberating about what to do loses the chance to act altogether.” Related famous sayings:“A stitch in time saves...
by Paul Apple | Mar 3, 2020 | Top Ten Lists
The winter storm dumping on the mid-Atlantic states today causes me to reflect on the Top Ten reasons the rest of my family loves a huge snow storm (notice that I am not included in that group): 10. It usually involves an excuse to escape the routine of some level of...
