Train had some half-decent songs so why did their worst ones get released as singles?
Ice Cube and Ice-T sound the same.
Never appreciated before just how good Blood, Sweat and Tears were.
Through a copy of "Basement Songs" I got at a yard sale, I discovered Tariq. That guy is great!
New York Post
Firehouse Subs giving away free sandwiches to anyone with a name ‘in the Mike family’
By Adam Silverstein
Published May 2, 2026, 4:23 a.m. ET
Firehouse Subs is handing out free sandwiches — but only if your name is “in the Mike family.”
The popular sub chain, which has more than 1,200 locations in the US, revealed that it would give away medium sandwiches on May 6 to anyone named “Michael” or any variation, including “Mike,” “Mikey,” “Micheala,” “Michelle,” “Michele” and “Miguel,” to promote its new Steak & Cheese Melt.
The promotion quickly sparked speculation from fans that the meal was a swipe at rival Jersey Mike’s, especially after an earlier marketing email carried the subject line “Firehouse Subs Trolls Jersey Mike’s,” according to Savor Nation.
“Our own president is named Mike,” communications director Mike Vizza said in a statement, referring to executive Mike Hancock.
“We’ll let people enjoy the coincidence. We’re just focused on our guests and celebrating our new Steak & Cheese Melt.”
Hancock added the giveaway “felt like a great way” to launch the sandwich, which consists of prime rib, provolone cheese, caramelized onions and green bell peppers.
Customers will need a photo ID showing a qualifying name to redeem the offer at participating US locations.
The company also noted that “middle names count ‘if it’s on your ID,’” and that eligibility may depend on “franchisee discretion.”
The promotion is limited to participating restaurants nationwide, and the chain gave no estimate for how many free sandwiches it expects to hand out.
Firehouse Subs also did not say how long the offer will last at each location, beyond the one-day event.
If the campaign was meant as a jab at Jersey Mike’s, the company did not explain how giving free sandwiches to people named Michael amounts to a “troll.”
But fans — especially those named Mike — seemed to love it.
“Finally one day that being named Mike is beneficial,” one Instagram user wrote.
“All those years of searching for my name on a necklace or keychain, turns out my name wasn’t meant for a keychain — it was meant for a free sub at Firehouse Subs,” another added.
“If I was a boy my parents were gonna name me Mike. Does that count?” asked a third.
Meanwhile, Jersey Mike’s is making moves of its own.
The sandwich chain, which began as a small deli on the Jersey Shore, recently filed confidential paperwork for an initial public offering.
The move comes more than a year after Blackstone bought a majority stake in the company in a deal that valued it at about $8 billion.
For everyone else, it may be the one day you wish your name were Mike.
I don't think I'll ever get tired of the sizzle of things frying.
I don't mind the texture of raw meat because I just think about how delicious it'll be when it's cooked.
Currently have a package of World's Finest Chocolates dark chocolate bars on the table and they smell so good!
My pastor thinks Montreal will win the Stanly Cup within the next three years.
It'll be odd not to have the Whitecaps in Vancouver anymore.
It takes a gentle man to use a plastic fork without breaking it.
Men keep track of the events of their lives through what car they owned at the time.
“No King but King Jesus”
In case you missed it, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas recently declared the phrase “Christ is King” to be anti-Semitic. That’s right…according to Ted Cruz, if you believe Christ is King, or even worse, say it out loud; you hate the Jewish people. I wish I could say that I’m over-exaggerating, but I’m not.
Senator Cruz went into great detail and spent a lot of time in the weeds in an effort to prove his point. The results were painful to watch but pointed out perfectly where the majority of America’s elected body stands today.
Over the last several months, any doubts as to which country’s government Senator Cruz’s fidelity lies should have become painfully obvious. I will give you a hint…it’s not America. This should not come as a surprise given the fact that Ted Cruz was born in Canada to a Cuban communist guerilla. In fact, Ted Cruz did not renounce his Canadian Citizenship until 2014 when he was 44 years old.
Maybe this is why Senator Cruz is confused about “Christ is King.” He sees it as anti-Semitic, where a descendant of the founding generation (European settlers), see it as a rallying cry that helped to win a war for independence. Ted Cruz’s lack of American parentage or roots may explain his ignorance as to what the founding Americans thought on the subject. Let’s take a look at what they had to say.
Our Pilgrim forefathers never tired of mentioning and praising Jesus’ name. Read this quote from the Old South Leaflets written on September 26, 1637, concerning the rules and precepts of Harvard College: “Let every student be plainly instructed, and earnestly pressed to consider well, the main end of his life and his studies is to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life (John 17:3) and therefore to lay Christ in the bottom as the only foundation of sound knowledge and learning.”
By the way…Ted Cruz graduated from Harvard Law School. My how times have changed!
Our Founding Fathers never tired of mentioning and praising His Name. Patrick Henry declared: “It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Just before the Revolutionary War, one of the Crown-appointed governors wrote back to England of the condition of the colonists and their resolve to fight: “If you ask an American, who is his master? He will tell you he has none, nor any governor but Jesus Christ.” The war cry that spread throughout the thirteen colonies still resounds to this day: “No King but King Jesus!”
John Quincy Adams, the 6th President of the United States, said, “In the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior. The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity.”
John Quincy Adams’ father, John Adams, 2ndPresident of the United States said, “We Recognize No Sovereign but God, and no King but Jesus!”
Samuel Adams, known as the “Father of the American Revolution,” expressed the following: “I conceive we cannot better express ourselves than by humbly supplicating the Supreme Ruler of the world…that the confusions that are and have been among the nations may be overruled by the promoting and speedily bringing in the holy and happy period when the kingdoms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ may be everywhere established, and the people willingly bow to the scepter of Him who is the Prince of Peace.”
Elias Boudinot, President of Congress during the American Revolution, encouraged the Congress by saying, “Let us enter on this important business under the idea that we are Christians on whom the eyes of the world are not turned…[L]et us earnestly call and beseech Him, for Christ’s sake, to preside in our councils…We can only depend on the all powerful influence of the Spirit of God, Whose Divine aid and assistance it becomes us as a Christian people most devoutly to implore. Therefore, I move that some minister of the Gospel be requested to attend this Congress every morning…in order to open the meeting with prayer.”
These men clearly demonstrated the knowledge of how the scriptures define Jesus Christ.
Jesus was born a king,“Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?”. Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this I have come into the world: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.” John 18:37
Jesus rode into Jerusalem and was instantly recognized as king, they “took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.” John 12:13.
Jesus was worshipped as a king, “He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,”. 1 Timothy 6:15
Lastly, Jesus will return as a conquering king, “These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.” Revelation 17:14. “And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” Revelation 19:16
We are fast approaching the 250thanniversary of the birth of the New Jerusalem. There are those in positions of power that want you to be ashamed of your American heritage. They don’t want you to know who you are and where you came from. They want to call you names and make you afraid to proclaim that Christ is our King.
Kind of sounds like they are taking a page right out of King George’s book, doesn’t it?
Now is the time to be proud of who we are and to rejoice in being blessed to have been born as Americans and shouting without shame, “No King but King Jesus!”
Thankfully, neither of those apply to Ted Cruz.
From the Scriptures for America Dragon Slayer newsletter, 2026, Vol. 3.
As we move forward, remember this truth and hold it close: Christ is King. No earthly ruler, no system, no power can take His place. We do not bow to the kingdoms of this world, for our allegiance is to a higher authority.
Christ is King.
Elizabeth
