Large Gatherings

You might only count seven people in this gag, but rest assured, the rest of the family is elsewhere in the house.*

*Eagle-eyed readers might notice that the family portrait on the end table only includes 10 people--that's because it was taken a couple of children ago.

Steadying the Ark

Uzzah was the unfortunate guy who stuck his hand out to steady the ark when it was falling and was immediately struck dead. I struggled to understand the fairness of the whole event until I saw the ending of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Just kidding.

I still struggle with the fairness of particular Old Testament story. I suspect it is just a matter of cause and effect. The Lord previously warned the Israelites that they were under no circumstances to touch the ark. I'd like to think that, all things considered, his touching the ark didn't weigh into Uzzah's final judgement.

Regardless of the meaning we are supposed to take from this particular account, I doubt it has anything to do with touching your sibling's stuff.

Are You Ready for Some Football?

I have little more than a passing interest in professional football. I probably haven't watched a game start to finish in over a decade, but I know, without a doubt, that the Philadelphia Eagles are going to win the Super Bowl this season. It's my 100 percent, iron-clad lock of the season.

You see a couple of years ago, I included a Green Bay Packers t-shirt in one of my gags and that season the Packers won it all. It's a one-to-one correlation, I include a NFL logo in a gag and that team wins the Super Bowl. I've tried not to abuse this magic power of mine, but today's gag kind of demanded a NFL logo.

Alas, none of my readership would ever do anything so sinful as gamble, but is it gambling when it's a sure thing? (Yes.)