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    I hope this thread sticks around. Due to tear-inducing headlines, bad weather and other assorted stressors, I want everyone to post something positive or fun- a pic of cute puppies, best meal, serindipitous good luck....no depressing stuff!
    To start: I had the best pizza ever for dinner. A family friend invested in a new parlor, and they serve gourmet pizza with creative names. I talked to his daughter about doing store promotions and other advertising.....I would love to see him succeed.

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    I would love to post something fun-but I've been stuck inside with the flu all day, boohoo. But other than that my best friend came over by surprise and made me a dinner of all the leftovers in my fridge. It was much appreciated cause I've been lonely all day!

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    Cianna, that's exactly what I'm talking about! I hope you feel better!

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    I woke up this morning and got some "mommy-time". Makayla woke up about 1 1/2 hours later...with a big smile on her face, walked over, hugged me and said "ove you, mommy." That's always a way to brighten up my day.

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    These pics really crack me up! I hope some of you get the same joy as I did out of them.

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    I was standing in line at the grocery store today.....

    There was a few people in front of me, and also a pregnant woman standing at the front of the line with her three kids beside her. She looked tired, stressed, etc. She had a lot of items but didn't have enough money to cover it. 10 other people and myself offered to pay for the rest of her groceries.

    It's not the biggest thing in the world but it's nice to see that people still care for others.


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    Quote Originally Posted by RoseDelight
    I was standing in line at the grocery store today.....

    There was a few people in front of me, and also a pregnant woman standing at the front of the line with her three kids beside her. She looked tired, stressed, etc. She had a lot of items but didn't have enough money to cover it. 10 other people and myself offered to pay for the rest of her groceries.

    It's not the biggest thing in the world but it's nice to see that people still care for others.

    No, Rose, those little acts of kindness add up and become the biggest thing.

    Remember:

    "The longest journey begins with a single step"
    - Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching


    And, more importantly, That's pretty much what Galadriel said to Frodo.

    Oh, and what was that about good pizza, Maxine? In California?

    Along with family obligation, good pizza is what motivates my occasional trips across the country. Where do I find this place?
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    Here's a couple of pics you'll like...
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    This is definitly helping my mood. My positive thing-we called a different restaurant than usual for dinner tonight, and found they deliver ice cream! We had a pint of Cherry Garcia (among other things) sent to the club and all dug in with plastic forks. A pretty good last night.

    Fuschia

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    The gourmet pizza resturant is called Extreme Pizza, with a extreme sports theme to go with the California-style pizzas. The chain started in Carmel Valley (yeah, I know....dude.) There are several locations in the San Francisco area, and San Diego. They also serve dessert and microbrew beer.

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    Reading one letter to the editor in the paper a few days ago. During the uncharacteristic deluge of rain here in the Los Angeles area last week, one woman's car was completely out of commission as she was trying to exit a freeway. No electric system, no hazard lights, engine completely dead, and a problem with the windows and locks, so she couldn't get out of her car. The letter was to thank the man who pulled up behind her, used the hazard lights on his car, and waited until help from highway workers or whomever it was arrived for her. The letter was to thank the unknown stranger for his help.

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    Cheetah cub cam from the National Zoo

    http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/

    A little hope for one of the planet's most critically endangered animals.

    (The cubs, not the cam)
    "He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!"

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    These are great and already starting to lift my mood. (Im old my back hurts today)

    Anyways, I always keep in mind that no matter how bad things get for me at moments that they will always get better. Things always change just I keep positive and they change for the better.

    Just as this year I plan to move out and get away from my min. wage job. Taking longer than I thought but when it happens it'll be greater than I expected.
    you live like an ivy vine
    you can only survive by clinging onto trees
    that's your flaw
    put down some roots so you can stand on your own
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    http://www.engrish.com/recent_detail...ate=2005-01-12

    seems to fit the bill, and there are plenty more chuckles to be found by browsing

    http://www.engrish.com/

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    As the Truth eternally reveals itself,
    This very place is the Lotus Land of Purity,
    This very body is the Body of the Buddha."
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    It is SUNNY here today!!! I'm serious! Not a cloud in the sky, which is TOTALLY wierd for this time of year.

    Plus, I'm going skiing tomorrow! See ya at Snoqualmie Pass, folks! I'll be the blond in the green ski outfit trying not to bust her ass!!!

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    As Joe walked home one freezing day, he stumbled on a wallet someone had lost in the street. he picked it up and looked inside to find some identification so he could call the owner. But the wallet contained only three dollars and a crumpled letter that looked as if it had been in there for years.

    The envelope was worn and the only thing that was legible on it was the return address. Joe started to open the letter, hoping to find some clue. Then he saw the dateline--1924. The letter had been written almost eighty years ago.

    It was written in a beautiful feminine handwriting on powder blue stationery with a little flower in the left-hand corner. It was a "Dear John" letter that told the recipient, whose name appeared to be Michael, that the writer could not see him any more because her mother forbade it. Even so, she wrote that she would always love him.

    It was signed, Hannah.

    It was a beautiful letter, but there was no way except for the name "Michael," that the owner could be identified. Maybe if Joe called information, the operator could find a phone listing for the address on the envelope, he thought.

    "Operator," he began, "this is an unusual request. I'm trying to find the owner of a wallet that I found. Is there anyway you can tell me if there is a phone number for an address that was on an envelope in the wallet?"

    She suggested Joe speak with her supervisor, who hesitated for a moment then said, "Well, there is a phone listing at that address, but I can't give you the number." But, she said, as a courtesy, she would call that number, explain Joe's story and would ask them if they wanted her to connect him. Joe waited a few minutes and then she was back on the line. "I have a party who will speak with you."

    Joe asked the woman on the other end of the line if she knew anyone by the name of Hannah. She gasped, "Oh! We bought this house from a family who had a daughter named Hannah. But that was 30 years ago!"

    "Would you know where that family could be located now?" Joe asked.

    "I remember that Hannah had to place her mother in a nursing home some years ago," the woman said. "Maybe if you got in touch with them they might be able to track down the daughter."

    She gave Joe the name of the nursing home. Joe began to grow discouraged and put the matter aside for the evening. The next day, still bothered by the matter, he called the number. They told him the old lady had passed away some years ago but they did have an address for where they thought the daughter might still be living.

    Joe thanked them and the next day, drove to the address and knocked on the door. The woman who answered invited him in for tea and explained that Hannah had indeed rented rooms there at one time, but she herself was now living in a nursing home.

    This whole thing was stupid, Joe thought to himself. Why was he making such a big deal over finding the owner of a wallet that had only three dollars and a letter that was almost 60 years old? The woman smiled at him in an encouraging manner and said, "Bless your heart, young man."

    When he left, he felt like he wanted to give up, but he had come this far and he couldn't let the matter drop while he still had a lead to track down. He knew he would be in trouble at work for spending so much time on this wild goose chase. Nevertheless, he called the nursing home in which Hannah was supposed to be living and the man who answered the phone told him, "Yes, Hannah is staying with us. "

    Even though it was already 10 p.m., Joe asked if he could come by to see her. "Well," the man said hesitatingly, "if you want to take a chance, she might be in the day room watching television."

    Joe thanked him and drove over to the nursing home. The night nurse and a guard greeted him at the door. Joe and the nurse went up to the third floor of the large building and, in the day room, the nurse introduced Joe to Hannah.

    She was a sweet, silver-haired, gentle old woman with a warm smile and a twinkle in her steely-blue eyes.

    Joe told her about finding the wallet and showed her the letter. The second she saw the powder blue envelope with that little flower on the left, she took a deep breath and said, "Young man, this letter was the last contact I ever had with my Michael."

    She looked away for a moment deep in thought and then said softly, "I loved him so very much. But I was only 16 at the time and my mother felt I was too young. Oh, he was so handsome! He looked like Sean Connery, the actor."

    "Yes," she continued. "Michael Goldstein was a wonderful person. If you should find him, tell him I think of him often. And," she hesitated for a moment, almost biting her lip, "tell him I still love him. You know," she said smiling as tears began to well up in her eyes, "I never did marry. I guess no one ever matched up to Michael..."

    Joe thanked Hannah and said goodbye. He took the elevator to the first floor and as he stood by the door, the guard there asked, "Was the old lady able to help you?"

    Joe told him she had given him a lead. "Its a long shot--at least I have a last name. But I think I'll let it go for a while. I've spent almost all week trying to find the owner of this wallet."

    Joe took out the wallet, which was a simple brown leather case with red lacing on the side. When the guard saw it, he said, "Hey, wait a minute! That's Mr. Goldstein's wallet. I'd know it anywhere with that bright red lacing. He's always losing that wallet. I must have found it in the halls at least three times."

    "Who's Mr. Goldstein?" Joe asked as his hand began to shake.

    "He's one of the old timers on the 8th floor. That's Mike Goldstein's wallet for sure. He must have lost it on one of his walks."

    Joe thanked the guard and quickly ran back to the nurse's office. He told her what the guard had said, and they went back to the elevator and got on. He prayed that Mr. Goldstein would be up.

    On the eighth floor, the floor nurse said, "I think he's still in the day room. He likes to read at night. He's a darling old man."

    They went to the only room that had any lights on and there was a man reading a book. The nurse went over to him and asked if he had lost his wallet. Mr. Goldstein looked up with surprise, put his hand in his back pocket and said, "Oh, it is missing!"

    "This kind gentleman found a wallet and we wondered if it could be yours?"

    Joe handed Mr. Goldstein the wallet and the second he saw it, he smiled with relief and said, "Yes, that's it! It must have dropped out of my pocket this afternoon. I want to give you a reward."

    "No, thank you," Joe said. "But I have to tell you something. I read the letter in the hope of finding out who owned the wallet."

    The smile on his face suddenly disappeared. "You read that letter?"

    "Not only did I read it, I think I know where Hannah is."

    He suddenly grew pale. "Hannah? You know where she is? How is she? Is she still as pretty as she was? Please, please tell me," he begged.

    "She's fine...just as pretty as when you knew her." Joe said softly.

    The old man smiled with anticipation and asked, "Could you tell me where she is? I want to call her tomorrow." He grabbed Joe's hand and said, "You know something, mister, I was so in love with that girl that when that letter came, my life literally ended. I never married. I guess I've always loved her."

    "Mr. Goldstein," Joe said, "Come with me."

    Joe & Mr. Goldstein took the elevator down to the third floor. The hallways were darkened and only one or two little night-lights lit the way to the day room where Hannah was sitting alone watching the television. The nurse walked over to her.

    "Hannah," she said softly, pointing to Michael, who was waiting with Joe in the doorway. "Do you know this man?"

    She adjusted her glasses, looked for a moment, but didn't say a word. Michael said softly, almost in a whisper, "Hannah, it's Michael. Do you remember me?"

    She gasped, "Michael! I don't believe it! Michael! It's you! My Michael!" He walked slowly towards her and they embraced. The nurse and Joe left with tears streaming down their faces.

    "See," Joe said. "If it's meant to be, it will be."

    About three weeks later Joe got a call at his office from the nursing home. "Can you break away on Sunday to attend a wedding? Michael and Hannah are going to tie the knot!"

    It was a beautiful wedding with all the people at the nursing home dressed up to join in the celebration. Hannah wore a light beige dress and looked beautiful. Michael wore a dark blue suit and stood tall. They made Joe their best man.

    The hospital gave them their own room and if you ever wanted to see a 96-year-old bride and a 99-year-old groom acting like two teenagers, you had to see this couple.

    A perfect ending for a love affair that had lasted nearly 80 years.
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    And now, the funniest thing I've ever seen (don't ask why):


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    omg, why is it so huge?!! lol lol

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