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By AJ A few months ago, Kenneth Smith was homeless and a stranger gave him an Outback Steakhouse gift card to buy dinner. While eating at a location in Fort Worth, he met the managing partner, Laura Hodges. She helped him with some meals, then gave him a job busing tables, and helped him find a place to live. That led to more generosity from the community from clothing to a donated bike so he could get to and from work. ....
Apr 6, 2021 2021 SAG Awards winners The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were presented Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Here are the winners: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Trial of the Chicago 7 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role ....
By AJ Pam and Gary have been fostering kids for years, but they had never discussed adoption. Until Pam saw a story on Facebook about 7 siblings in need of a permanent home. They had been in foster care for a year since their parents had been killed in a car accident. So, she tagged her husband in the post. She thought about them all day. That evening I asked my husband if he d seen the post, Pam recalled. Yes , he said. We should adopt them . My heart stopped. We should , I said. “Who would keep them all together? Who would have the space for them? Who would have the time, and the love, and the patience for their trauma? The answer was clear. we would. ....
Apr 3, 2021 The Easter Bilby looks like a rabbit crossbred with a rat so I went ahead and coined the name the Rat-bit. I was reading in the 4/1 International Business Times that usually, all over the world it is the Easter Bunny that brings the chocolates and hides the eggs, but in Australia it is an Easter Bilby that brings the eggs. endangered species in Australia (only about 700 left in the world) and it s earlier ancestor is the Lesser Bilby is already extinct. Another reason Australians celebrate Easter with a bilby rather than a rabbit: They hate bunnies because they destroy crops. And yes they have chocolate ....
By AJ Mar 17, 2021 Every morning, when Steven Nava went to work, he’d see someone sleeping in their car in a parking lot. Then one day he realized the man was his former substitute high school teacher, José Villaruel, also known as Mr. V. José stopped working once the schools went to virtual sessions last year, and has since become homeless. “I spoke to Mr. V, and he told me that the only source of income was a monthly Social Security check, and that most of that money was sent to his wife who is very ill in Mexico. After getting Mr. V set up in a hotel, Steven asked his community for help, and also started a GoFundMe that has raised $27,000 so far. ....