Happy January 5, 2010!!

Thought of the Day

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.

- Arnold Bennett

Bad Joke of the Day

Don't bite the hand that feeds you because it's probably your own.

Random Fact of the Day

The word "modem" is a contraction of the words "modulate, demodulate."

Sports Watches

Minnesota Twins

Countdown to 2010 Season Opener: 90 days Next Up: Mon., Apr. 5, 9:05pm at Los Angeles Angels   www.twinsbaseball.com

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Minnesota Vikings

12-4 | 1st Place - NFC North Champs Results: W - Minnesota: 44 New York Giants: 7 Next Up: Sun. Jan. 17, 12:00pm vs TBD   www.vikings.com

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Minnesota Timberwolves

7-28 | 5th Place | 15 games behind Results: L - Minnesota: 111 Indiana: 122 Next Up: Wed., Jan. 6, 7:00pm vs Golden State Warriors   www.timberwolves.com

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Minnesota Wild

20-19-3 | 43 Points | 4th Place | 11 points behind Results: L - Minnesota: 3 New Jersey: 5 Next Up: Tues., Jan. 5, 7:30pm at Chicago Blackhawks   www.wild.com

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Today's Sources:

• http://www.quoteland.com/topic.asp?CATEGORY_ID=168
• Norment, John. You've Gotta Be Joking. New York: Scholastic, 1971.
• http://www.tealdragon.net/humor/facts/facts.htm