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Category Archives: Vids & Stories That Touched Me
Amazing Doggie Dancer
The URl below is to a video displaying a dog doing a very impressive 3-minute dance routine–on its HIND legs. WOW! The dog is a much better dancer than me–though I admit that isn’t saying much (if you’ve ever seen … Continue reading →
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A Hero of Humanity
I just saw a blurb about a Chinese cop that while on duty and in uniform breastfed two hungry baby earthquake survivors that weren’t her own. I don’t know what her boss thinks about her actions, but to me she … Continue reading →
What Disability? This Girl Has a Super-Ability!
“A first-grader who was born without hands has won a national penmanship award”, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. “Annie Clark, a 7-year-old at Wilson Christian Academy in West Mifflin, Pa., got a trophy and $1,000 as one of two national winners … Continue reading →
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6-Year Old’s Lemonade Stand Raises $10K to Fight His Dad’s Cancer
Despite having cancer, Randy Cox is a lucky man, and I’ll bet he knows it. His six-year old son Drew Cox started a lemonade stand to help raise funds to fight his father’s cancer. What happened next was truly inspiring. … Continue reading →
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Fifth Grader Creates A Video Game For His Blind Grandmother
When a fifth grader wanted to be able to share the video game fun for his beloved blind grandmother, he created one from scratch, and in the process won his school’s science fair. http://tinyurl.com/7v98wdm
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Jet Engine Technology Helps Woman Speak Again After 35 Years
A doctor recently used jet engine technology to help a woman speak again after a car accident that silenced her 35 years earlier. I love to hear how creativity and technology work together to help to create modern miracles. http://tinyurl.com/7me3rvz
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Never Too Old
I just saw a fun and inspiring short video of a bunch of 66-80 year olds from a retirement community form a flash (or should I say “dance”?) mob at a local shopping mall. Looks like their having fun while … Continue reading →
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I P O Y
I occassionally write the letters “I P O Y” on the bottom of emails and other written communicationss to one of my sons. The reason for doing so takes a little explaining but involves Fred Rogers of “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” … Continue reading →
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Hunger Games
I saw the Hunger Games movie last night. I liked it a lot and felt it captured the tone of the first book well. It showcases the best and worst of humankind. The power of hope, of trust, of love. … Continue reading →
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A Great Idea! 55 Watts of Light from a Soda Bottle & the Sun!
Let there be light! I love to hear of simple solutions to long-term problems. In many parts of the world the sun shines intensely but inside the homes of millions of poor people it remains dark even during the light … Continue reading →
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 