Heartwarming Tearjerker of the Day: Matt W. has spastic cerebral palsy, which means his mobility is severely limited. But Matt was determined to run in his Ohio elementary school’s Field Day race, so his best friend, the gym teacher Mr. Blaine, led Matt’s classmates in a spontaneous show of support.
OMG TISSUES.
[thanks, andra!]
good grief. nothing brings me to tears faster than kids being anti-bullies.
i would like to tell people that i am going to season my meals with their tears…
dylan’s in dc. nbd. please excuse me while i spend the rest of my day locating him.
On this day, President John F. Kennedy was born -
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, made the following entry on a notecard, when her second child was born:
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Born Brookline, Mass. (83 Beals Street) May 29, 1917In all, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy would have nine children, four boys and five girls. JFK was named in honor of his mother’s father, John Francis Fitzgerald, the Boston Mayor popularly known as Honey Fitz.
Before long, family and friends called this small blue-eyed baby, Jack. Read More
On the 95th anniversary of the birth of President Kennedy, here’s an album of Kennedy family photos from the JFK Library:
look at all those tiny kennedys!
WHAT EVEN. This is adorbz.
D.C. policeman Bill Norton measures the distance between women’s knees and the bottom of their bathing suits at the Tidal Basin bathing beach in June 1922. That summer, the superintendent of D.C. public buildings and grounds ordered that suits not be more than six inches above the knee.
Let’s hope Officer Norton isn’t in Rehoboth Beach, Del., this weekend…
Find A Way or Fade Away: one of 9 designs competing in DeviantArt’s Original Quotes Tee Challenge!
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Jacob spoke first.
“I want to know if my hair is just like yours,” he told Mr. Obama, but so quietly that the president asked him to speak again.
Jacob did, and Mr. Obama replied, “Why don’t you touch it and see for yourself?” He brought his head level with Jacob, who hesitated.
“Touch it, dude!” Mr. Obama said.
As Jacob, who was 5, patted the presidential crown, Mr. Souza snapped.
“So, what do you think?” Mr. Obama asked.