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Jesus Mary and Joseph people I just realized that I have emails from mid-January that need responding to! I knew I was behind on my e-duties but this is just insane! So, if you’ve emailed/commented/called/wrote/smoke signaled me in the last half a month or so I’m in the process of getting back to you tonight…sorry!
I should get back to what I was doing but I wanted to share this story with you right quick:
Yesterday I was walking out of the bank and a man was entering from outside through the door a few seconds ahead of me. He never actually looked at me but as soon as he came in the door he immediately whipped himself around to hold it open for me. After smiling and thanking him for being so gentlemanly I noticed he wasn’t actually looking at me but his eyes were seemingly trained on a spot right above my head. I happened to look at what was in his hands and noticed the long white cane with red tape on the end.
*nods* He was blind.
It threw me off for a moment because I feel as the “seeing person” I should have been holding the door for him, then it made me wonder how he knew I was coming since the door was between us, and what was even more impressive was that he had great manners.
I flashed back to a courtesy workshop I taught in high school where I actually had someone tell me that they don’t hold doors because they are too busy to be bothered with such “trivial bullshit”. I found it strangely ironic that a guy with full command of all his senses could be so senseless but a man who is missing one of the most cherished senses of all can take time to hold a door for someone he can’t even see.
I remember being 10 years old like it was yesterday (because it pretty much was *chuckle*) At that age I was too young to get a job and my only source of extra income was celebrating a birthday and then trying to make those birthday dollars stretch the whole year through. I also had to walk fifteen miles in the snow uphill both ways to school…wait…wrong story. Anyway, being 10 and broke sucked and now I realize I should have been a little more industrious so I could have afforded more Pogs and Ring Pops. I should have been more like my new buddy Georges…
Georges, who happens to be the kiddlin’ of one of my fave bloggers Wende, and who also happens to be 10 years old has gone into business for himself! He wanted to learn how to use the sewing machine so his mom sat down and taught him. He soon found out he really likes sewing and now he’s opened up shop and will be hand making totally awesome one of a kind Bag Bags! These are the nifty little bags you hang in your kitchen to hold all your plastic bags with a little hole down at the bottom for dispensing the bags one at a time…I LOVE these things!
The deal is: He’s selling each homemade Bag Bag for $10 (+$2s/h) but it gets better! Not only is this kid a sewing machine tycoon but he’s also a philanthropist to boot! For every Bag Bag he sells he’s setting aside $1 of his profit to donate to Heifer International 
His first goal is to buy a flock of chicks as a gift of “sustainability” for a needy community somewhere in the world . How cool is that?!?!
I checked out the Heifer International website and he needs to sell 20 of his Bag Bags in order to meet his donation goal of one flock of chicks, I know for sure I’ll be buying a Bag Bag today so if only 19 more people would pick one up he will have reached his goal (and I know there are at least 19 of y’all reading this who could easily part with $12)! Hell, I can easily sacrifice my Starbucks for a couple days this month for such a cute cause!
To get one of his wicked cool Bag Bags you simply need to click here and then leave a comment on that post saying you’d like to order a Bag Bag and Georges will get back to you via email with further instructions!
I admire this guy’s spunk, I won’t go near a sewing machine because I know my hand would quickly become part of the project. So, if you would also be so cool as to spread the word on your blog about this and link to Georges and his project I’d be much obliged to ya and I’m sure he’s appreciate the support as well 
Now hustle up and go buy a Bag Bag you’ll be doing a good thing and keeping your plastic bags in order!!
Heh, this is the thirteenth list of thirteen for AIS! Enjoy
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1. Before I get started on the rest of my little list I’d like to point something out. If the picture in #2 equates in your mind to a “terrorist attack” please turn off your computer, go over to the nearest wall and smack your head against it repeatedly until you have knocked some sense into your goofy paranoid ass. 2. I think he’s actually kinda cute:  3. Anyone reading this who found #1 to be true for them should probably avoid this website. And staying away from this one may be a good idea as well…don’t need to have a mini-panic attack now. 4. I’m sorry I’ll stop, but sometimes the sheer stupidity of folks just makes me want to make fun of them forever. 5. Tonight The Hotness and I are headed off to see comedian Monty Hoffman at the Laff’s Comedy Club! I’m excited because I’ve never been to a comedy club…hope it doesn’t suck! 6. I have discovered a sewing protégé who is doing something really, really cool (and he’s cute to boot…yes HE)! Hustle your asses back here tomorrow to find out who it is and how you can score some of his loot (I’m totally ordering from him as are the rest of the cool kids)! 7. OH MY GAWD! The Hotness became a grandpa again yesterday (and once again I’m the worlds youngest step-grandma)! Missy had her little baby boy at 2:30pm! Weighing in at a whopping 7 pounds 5 oz. and 19 inches long I’d like to introduce the internet to Baby Esteves! 8. Obligatory Squishy Baby Picture:  9. This weekend we’re getting a pool table! But we won’t be getting sticks with it and there are no sticks in our possession. Any ideas what we could use till get get sticks? I’m thinking broom handles… 10. I really should get the hell outta here and jump in the shower. I have to leave in like 15 minutes…it’s hard coming up with this shit under all this pressure *chuckle* 11. I’m left handed, are you? 12. I’m thinking about pink streaks in my hair. Yes? No? I’m indecisive about the whole deal. 13. It’d be wicked nice if it could be Friday already. |
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