overthere Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 I am going to undertake an experiment rarely seen here: a thread about the positive. Kindly edit yourself accordingly! I'll start. I happened to be bellringing for the Salvation Army the other day at a local supermarket, a two hour shift on a weekday afternoon. I am not at all religious, and have no particular connection to the SA. But.....my parents liked what they did way back when, and I had time and a friend asked for help.... I live in Alberta, and quite a few people are out of work here. I thought I would collect very little. I was wrong. I was astonished at the generosity of people. There was a big stack of bills and coins in the kettle when I started, and I guesstimated the drop in my 2 hours was in the order of $400. Two people put in $50, including one older woman who really did not look like she could afford it. I thanked her for her generosity, she said " I've been looking for you guys!!". I offered her a little candy cane, but said she had to tell me if she had been naughty or nice to qualify for it.. She thrust it back at me with a cackle and said " in that case you better hang onto it!". She must have been 85 at least. I thought it would be boring. It was not. I left feeling good about my community. I need to do more and I will. Quote Science too hard for you? Try religion!
Michael Hardner Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 A very familiar and deranged street person got on my streetcar this morning. She went two stops, then disembarked. She didn't scream, she didn't talk to herself, she didn't pee or throw up on anyone. She seemed to smell fine. A good day on the TTC. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
eyeball Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 I was Santa Claus at our staff party again this year. The kids were great, here's a letter one of them handed me. Dear Santa For Christmas I would like Pokemon Cards & booklet. A remote control Star Wars ship & a star wars guy! I love my family. I have been a good boy. Thank you Liam Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
kimmy Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 Even though I'm home sick today feeling crappy, today's "Google Doodle" brightened my day a little. It's a game in which you piece together sequences of notes from some of Beethoven's famous melodies. https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-ludwig-van-beethovens-245th-year -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
WestCoastRunner Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 I was Santa Claus at our staff party again this year. The kids were great, here's a letter one of them handed me. Dear Santa For Christmas I would like Pokemon Cards & booklet. A remote control Star Wars ship & a star wars guy! I love my family. I have been a good boy. Thank you Liam Adorable. And good for you. My grandsons name is Liam I went with my daughter and Liam to visit Santa at the mall. He's almost 3. There was a huge lineup and it took about 45 minutes to get to see him and this was during the week. It was basically a portrait studio with the kids dressed to the nines waiting to have a photo shoot. And to my horror, Santa didn't even ask Liam what he wants for Xmas. It was all about getting that photo so parents could post them on social media. It's basically, smile for the camera. Good boy. Take a candy cane. Next! Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
Scott Mayers Posted December 18, 2015 Report Posted December 18, 2015 I don't know if this'll work to post. But here's a positive one I like: Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Posted December 18, 2015 You want some more Salvation Army love and positivity ? A very generous couple dropped a check for $500,000 USD into the red kettle.... http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/30/couple-drops-500000-donation-salvation-army-kettle-minnesota/ Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
-1=e^ipi Posted December 18, 2015 Report Posted December 18, 2015 Justin Trudeau has nice hair and is really pretty. Saudi Arabia has finally allowed women to vote. ISIS allows women to drive. Our male suicide rate isn't as high as Russia. I should have a few decades on this planet before the impending nothingness of death. Lots of positive! Quote
kimmy Posted December 18, 2015 Report Posted December 18, 2015 Snow has arrived in Kim City! The mountains are wrapped in pretty white shawls. The trees are decorated with a lovely light dusting of snow. Fluffy clouds of vapor are rising from chimneys. Rooftops look like cakes frosted with white icing. Everything is beautiful, especially as the sun comes out and makes everything shine! -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
DogOnPorch Posted December 18, 2015 Report Posted December 18, 2015 Found these for all you fans of the classic four panel comic strip. http://rolandanderson.se/comics/buckrogers/buckstrips.php Enjoy...starts in 1929. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
capricorn Posted December 18, 2015 Report Posted December 18, 2015 I woke up this morning and for that I am grateful. Quote "We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs." Will Rogers
kimmy Posted December 18, 2015 Report Posted December 18, 2015 Found these for all you fans of the classic four panel comic strip. http://rolandanderson.se/comics/buckrogers/buckstrips.php Enjoy...starts in 1929. Golly! A girl soldier, too!! GOOD NIGHT!! -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
DogOnPorch Posted December 18, 2015 Report Posted December 18, 2015 Golly! A girl soldier, too!! GOOD NIGHT!! -k Wilma kicked azz. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
eyeball Posted December 18, 2015 Report Posted December 18, 2015 Adorable. And good for you. My grandsons name is Liam I went with my daughter and Liam to visit Santa at the mall. He's almost 3. There was a huge lineup and it took about 45 minutes to get to see him and this was during the week. It was basically a portrait studio with the kids dressed to the nines waiting to have a photo shoot. And to my horror, Santa didn't even ask Liam what he wants for Xmas. It was all about getting that photo so parents could post them on social media. It's basically, smile for the camera. Good boy. Take a candy cane. Next! My granddaughter's jaw dropped when she found out her Papa was also Santa. Apparently I'm some sort of super-hero now as opposed to your run-of-the-mill hero. Santa was in Tofino that night so he was handing out sugar-free granola bars. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
WestCoastRunner Posted December 18, 2015 Report Posted December 18, 2015 My granddaughter's jaw dropped when she found out her Papa was also Santa. Apparently I'm some sort of super-hero now as opposed to your run-of-the-mill hero. Santa was in Tofino that night so he was handing out sugar-free granola bars. Sugar free granola bars. Love it!!! Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
DogOnPorch Posted December 21, 2015 Report Posted December 21, 2015 Winner Comedy Wildlife Photo 2015 Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
kimmy Posted December 23, 2015 Report Posted December 23, 2015 -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
BubberMiley Posted December 23, 2015 Report Posted December 23, 2015 Found these for all you fans of the classic four panel comic strip. http://rolandanderson.se/comics/buckrogers/buckstrips.php Enjoy...starts in 1929. Thank you. I am such a fan. Gasoline Alley and Little Orphan Annie are my favourites. Quote "I think it's fun watching the waldick get all excited/knickers in a knot over something." -scribblet
DogOnPorch Posted December 23, 2015 Report Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Thank you. I am such a fan. Gasoline Alley and Little Orphan Annie are my favourites. I'm on the hunt for a good source for Chester Gould's old Dick Tracy (1940s era). I used to have a large blue book full of them but I'm not certain where it ended-up. Buck Rogers was pretty cool, alright...he has a few more collections if you go to his home page. Edited December 23, 2015 by DogOnPorch Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
dialamah Posted January 1, 2016 Report Posted January 1, 2016 I have a nice place to live, I have enough food and I have clean clothes. I have been able to spend time with my family this Christmas, something that doesn't always happen. My life is much better than the majority of the rest of the world. The fact that I'm unemployed, out of savings and about to put my townhouse up for sale seems irrelevant when I look at people and families walking hopefully toward a new life with nothing more than a small backpack to carry all their possessions. I'm fortunate to live in Canada, to have been born here, to have lived my life so far from the terror of war that so many people experience. My government, regardless of whether it's Conservative or Liberal, values it's citizens and places human rights at the top of their priorities. I'm blessed in so many ways that I take for granted, and it feels good to stop and remember and be grateful for all the blessings I do have. Quote
overthere Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Posted January 1, 2016 I have a nice place to live, I have enough food and I have clean clothes. I have been able to spend time with my family this Christmas, something that doesn't always happen. My life is much better than the majority of the rest of the world. The fact that I'm unemployed, out of savings and about to put my townhouse up for sale seems irrelevant when I look at people and families walking hopefully toward a new life with nothing more than a small backpack to carry all their possessions. I'm fortunate to live in Canada, to have been born here, to have lived my life so far from the terror of war that so many people experience. My government, regardless of whether it's Conservative or Liberal, values it's citizens and places human rights at the top of their priorities. I'm blessed in so many ways that I take for granted, and it feels good to stop and remember and be grateful for all the blessings I do have. Thank you for expressing so simply and eloquently what I feel about my life, and I suspect many others do too. I sincerely hope things turn around for you in 2016. Quote Science too hard for you? Try religion!
Big Guy Posted January 1, 2016 Report Posted January 1, 2016 Sometimes good things can happen to little girls who have suffered trauma: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3380916/Girl-two-left-arm-amputated-one-kind-cancer-best-friends-kitten-leg-removed-horror-accident.html Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
Scott Mayers Posted January 2, 2016 Report Posted January 2, 2016 I have a nice place to live, I have enough food and I have clean clothes. I have been able to spend time with my family this Christmas, something that doesn't always happen. My life is much better than the majority of the rest of the world. The fact that I'm unemployed, out of savings and about to put my townhouse up for sale seems irrelevant when I look at people and families walking hopefully toward a new life with nothing more than a small backpack to carry all their possessions. I'm fortunate to live in Canada, to have been born here, to have lived my life so far from the terror of war that so many people experience. My government, regardless of whether it's Conservative or Liberal, values it's citizens and places human rights at the top of their priorities. I'm blessed in so many ways that I take for granted, and it feels good to stop and remember and be grateful for all the blessings I do have. Thank you for expressing so simply and eloquently what I feel about my life, and I suspect many others do too. I sincerely hope things turn around for you in 2016. I don't mean to put a damper on any of your positive expressions here, but although I 'get' good cheers and well wishes, these kinds of 'optimistic' views speak more of one's fortune by accident as one looks back on them and not so much to what is real. It's not to say you shouldn't be appreciative as you are for what your environment has given you, just that you don't interpret your own fortunes as proof that all others have the same environments and fortune. I think the best kind of way to demonstrate appreciation optimistically is to recognize this truth and try to pass it forward, especially to those who actually lack the same optimism. [Okay, yeah,... I was kinda hoping for a present under the tree from you guys! But I assure you that Canada isn't so golly gosh darned all happy-go-lucky with an apple pie and smiles everywhere. P.S. I don't actually have a tree; But I DO have a backpack! ] Quote
dialamah Posted January 2, 2016 Report Posted January 2, 2016 Huh? I don't think others have the same environment and fortunes, else I wouldn't be feeling grateful for what I do have. I'm just not getting what you are trying to say here, maybe you could rephrase? Quote
kimmy Posted January 2, 2016 Report Posted January 2, 2016 Huh? I don't think others have the same environment and fortunes, else I wouldn't be feeling grateful for what I do have. I'm just not getting what you are trying to say here, maybe you could rephrase? I think what you were saying was clear and well-said. I agree wholeheartedly. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
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