One day a man saw a old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her. Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you. He said, ‘I’m here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.’ Well, all she had was a flat tire,but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn’t thank him enou gh for coming to her aid. Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid.This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way. He told her that if she rea l ly wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, ‘And think of me..’ He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight. A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on herfeet for the whole day couldn’t erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she rem e mb ered Bryan .After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin. There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: ‘You don’t owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.’ Under the napkin were four more $100 bills. Well, there were tables toclear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much s he an d her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard…. She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, ‘Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.’
OBAMA
5 Nov
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WELL I HAVE NEVER USED MY BLOG TO VOICE MY POLITICAL OPIONOS BUT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND WHO WON I HAVE TOO. I AM DISAPPOINT IN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR BELIEVING THAT OBAMA CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE ANYTHING. NO ONE CAN CHANGE ANYTHING IT IS CONGRESS THAT MAKES CHANGES NOT THE PRESIDENT. SO OK GREAT HE IS IN THERE NOW WATCH AND SEE THAT NOTHING CHANGES. OH WELL GUESS EVERYONE THAT WANTED HIM IN THERE CAN BE HAPPY THEY GOT WHAT THEY WANTED. NOW SEE THAT NOTHING WILL CHANGE. IF ANYTHING IT WILL GET WORSE.
ANYWAY ENOUGH ABOUT THAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT BRIGHTER THINGS. JOSH AND I ARE OK NO FIGHTS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW. WHICH IS A REALLY REALLY LONG TIME FOR US TO GO WITH OUT FIGHTING. SO IT IS DEFINATLEY A START AND HOPEFULLY A CHANGE THAT WILL LAST. I KNOW I AM TRYING AND I WILL KEEP TRYING. LETS HOPE HE WILL KEEP TRYING TOO.
SOUP
3 Nov
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WELL IT IS MONDAY MORNING AND I HAD A HARD WEEKEND. THE MS IS GETTING REALLY BAD LATELY AND IT IS GETTING HARDER TO FUNCTION AND DO WHAT USUALLY DO. SO ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON MY GRANDMA HAD MADE A LOT OF SOUP FOR MY LITTLE BROTHERS DRILL. SHE GAVE ME SOME AND I WAS CARRYING IT NOT SURE WHERE I WAS GOING OR WHAT I WAS DOING BUT I DROPPED IT ALL OVER THE KITCHEN FLOOR. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME YOU KNOW THAT THINGS LIKE THAT MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I AM A RETARD. EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT IS THE DISEASE IT STILL MAKES ME SAD AND DEPRESSED. AFTER I GOT THAT ALL CLEANED UP I DECIDED THAT I DIDN’T WANNA EAT ANYTHING AT ALL. I FINALLY DID EAT BUT NOT TIL LATER AFTER I WAS FORCED TOO.
AS FOR JOSH I THINK WE ARE GOING TO BE OK AT LEAST FOR NOW. ON FRIDAY NIGHT HE WENT OVER TO HIS COUSINS HOUSE AND I DIDN’T CARE AT ALL. BEFORE I WOULD HAVE FREAKED OUT AND BEEN SO MAD AT HIM, BUT THIS TIME I WAS LIKE COOL ENJOY YOUR TIME. HE WAS SHOCKED THAT I WASN’T MAD AND THAT I AM CHANGING. IT MAYBE A SLOW PROCESS BUT I AM CHANGING AND I KNOW I CAN AND WILL CHANGE MORE.
I HAVE MY APPOINTMENT WITH THE NEUROLOGIST ON WEDNESDAY. I AM SCARED FOR THAT. I REALLY DON’T KNOW THAT I WANNA KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME AND I DON’T WANNA KNOW THAT THE DISEASE HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I CAN TELL IT IS WORSE AND I DON’T NEED A TEST TO TELL ME THAT. I ALSO DON’T KNOW THAT I HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THE TREATMENTS. SO I MAY BE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHO KNOWS WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY SAY ON WEDNESDAY.
