Angie Vc, 7854 West Spring Lane, Westmont, IL (2025)

01/11/2025

A woman celebrating her birthday before the Islamic Revolution. Tehran, Iran 🇮🇷 1973

01/11/2025

Paris Hilton's Malibu beach home is “burned to a crisp” in California wildfires.

01/11/2025

In 1996, an extraordinary moment of compassion occurred at a zoo in Illinois, USA, when an 8-year-old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure. The boy had slipped away from his mother and, after climbing over a barrier, fell about 20 feet into the enclosure, injuring his hand and face. Despite the presence of seven gorillas—animals known for their territorial nature—one particular gorilla, Binti Jua, responded with remarkable empathy. Binti, who was carrying her own young child, gently approached the boy and cradled him in her arms, showing an unexpected act of care and tenderness.

After safely holding the boy, Binti walked to the edge of the enclosure and waited calmly for the zookeepers to arrive. When the zookeepers approached, she peacefully handed over the child before returning to her group. This remarkable display of empathy made headlines around the world, as gorillas are typically not known for such gentle behavior, particularly in stressful or dangerous situations. Binti’s actions were seen as a reflection of her maternal instincts, possibly influenced by her own young child, Koola, who was with her at the time.

Binti Jua received widespread praise for her behavior, and the zoo showered her with treats in recognition of her kindness. The boy, whose identity has never been revealed, was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries, staying for four days. Binti Jua’s story remains a powerful example of animal empathy, and she is still alive today, having recently become a grandmother. Her incredible act of care continues to be remembered as a profound moment in the relationship between humans and animals.

01/11/2025

After 4 weeks of waiting to see a neurologist and 2.5 days spent in the hospital doing extensive testing, we have answers to what is going on with our sweet boy. And it is not good news.
Liam was diagnosed on Friday with a rare genetic disease called adrenoleukodsystophy (ALD), and the doctors have given him 5 years to live because there is no cure. Yes, you read that right.
My 6 year old boy will progressively lose all functions of his body and end up brain dead in 5 years. So we are asking for bold prayers that God will do a miracle and heal our son completely.
Please pray with us, please ask your churches to pray, ask your family and friends to pray. We need all the prayers we can get.

01/11/2025

Today at Aldi, I let a lady go ahead of me in line. She had just two items and a case of water, so instead of making her wait, I told her to go right ahead since I wasn’t in a rush.

She quickly ran back and grabbed some flowers. I didn’t think much of it at the time. After paying, she turned around, handed me the flowers, and said, “Happy Sunday!”

Then she added, “You have no idea how my life is right now, and I truly needed this sweet gesture. One kind act leads to another.”

Her words warmed my heart. Just be kind—because you never know how much a small act of kindness can mean to someone.

Thank you for the smile today!

01/11/2025

A couple of weeks ago the wife and I were standing in line at a Sun City Arby's for a quick bite. The line was eight deep when I noticed a old man with the name "Marines" on the back of his baseball cap. He and his "wife" were searching their pockets for change, having decided on getting the $6.00 Special of two fish sandwiches. As they stepped up to place their order, the old man his shaking hands holding little more than $6.00 in change, I excused myself in front of the waiting customers ahead of me to get to the counter.
I heard several folks grumble about me cutting in front of them as I made my way to the cashier, but my wife, who had stayed in place, quietly said, just watch. The old man had placed his order of the fish sandwiches and for two water cups. He put his change on the counter and was about to push it to the cashier, when I put my hand on his shoulder and said "Semper Fi Marine", Thank You For Your Service this is on me. I gave the cashier a twenty dollar bill, and said let's start over. Immediately turning to look me in the eye, he responded with "Do or Die"! I helped him finish his order with milkshakes, fries, and a couple of turnovers for dessert. Both had teary eyes as they made their way to a table, and surprisingly so did most of the people I'd cut in front of getting to the counter. Except for the two big bikers who were directly in front of us. They claimed it was allergies that made their eyes leak. We finally received our order and headed to the dining area where we saw that the old couple had made room for us at their table. What had started out as a quick evening meal, ended up being an hour and a half long dinner engagement. I learned that he had slugged it out on both Saipan and later on Iwo Jima as a 19 year old, with Purple Hearts from both actions. For me, some days just don't get better than this.

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01/11/2025

Did you know what?
The world's first android or programmed automatic was in 1774 during the reign of Louis XVI, the Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jacques Dro created this engineering prodigy.

At plain sight, "The Writing Boy" looks like an old toy: a wooden doll with a porcelain head, barefoot, and with a goose feather in hand. However, inside this doll lies a technological marvel: 6,000 mobile pieces operate a writing mechanism that turns the "child" into the world's first automatic calligrapher.

Developed in 20 months of hard work by Pierre Jacques Dro, "The Writing Boy" writes his first sentence: "My inventor is Jacques Dro." The presentation in Paris in 1774 left King Louis XVI's court speechless.

A milestone in the history of robotics and engineering:

- The world's first programmed Android
- 6,000 mobile pieces in a writing mechanism
- Developed in 20 months by Pierre Jacques Dro
- And it was introduced in Paris in 1774

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01/11/2025

GORGEOUS! After the Qatar-Ecuador match, dozens of Japanese fans stayed behind to clean the stadium's stands, showing incredible respect and responsibility. While most rushed to the exits to avoid traffic, these fans waited until the stadium was empty and then came with their own trash bags to clean the stands for over an hour.

Their actions were a powerful display of respect and care for the environment, truly inspiring! 🙏👏❤️

RESPECT

01/11/2025

Today, let me share the incredible story of Cliff Young, a 61-year-old Australian farmer who defied expectations and ran his way into history. In 1983, during the grueling 875-kilometer Sydney-to-Melbourne Ultramarathon, seasoned athletes lined up in top-of-the-line gear, all under 30 and fully sponsored. Then, Cliff showed up — clad in overalls and galoshes over his work boots. Without any professional training, he simply stood at the starting line and prepared to run like he had herded sheep all his life.
Cliff was born in 1922 to a poor farming family in Victoria, Australia. Growing up on the family’s eight-square-kilometer farm, he had no access to horses or cars for most of his life. So, he became his own transport. When storms hit, Cliff would head out on foot to round up the farm's 2,000 sheep, sometimes running after them for days. At age 57, Cliff discovered long-distance running and decided to pursue it with the same dedication he brought to herding sheep, never once thinking his age was a barrier.
As he lined up for the ultra-marathon, the media and spectators were in shock. Here was an older man with no team, sponsors, or sleep strategy. Most runners aimed to finish in about five days, running 18 hours and sleeping six each day. But Cliff was unaware of this plan and just ran as he always had, through the night and into the next day without rest. Each day, he lagged behind, but each night, while others slept, Cliff gained ground. By the last stretch, he had pulled ahead, finishing the race in 5 days, 15 hours, and 4 minutes — beating the next runner by ten hours.
Cliff’s victory shocked and inspired the nation, but he remained humble. When offered the $10,000 prize, he chose to split it evenly among the runners, refusing to take a cent. This gesture, along with his endurance and determination, turned him into a national hero. For years afterward, Cliff continued to run, even attempting a 16,000-kilometer trek to raise money for homeless children. Despite battling cancer later in life, Cliff set a world record in a six-day marathon in 2000 at age 78. He passed away in 2003, leaving behind a legacy of perseverance and generosity that continues to inspire athletes and dreamers everywhere.

01/11/2025

The man in the chair is Mr. Earl….Mr. Earl lives in the assisted living home next door to the shop, he has a memory disease that if you tell him something today he forgets so if you tell him again tomorrow it’s like new information to him….his brother used to come to the shop and pay me every week to cut his hair.
Then later Mr. Earl would come and ask me did his brother pay me so he can get a cut, I would always say yes sir your debt is already paid….Mr. Earl’s brother died 5 years ago and he doesn’t remember, he still comes every week and always asks me is his debt paid….I ALWAYS STILL SAY YES SIR, YOUR DEBT IS PAID and cut his hair….i know Mr. Earl’s brother is in heaven looking down watching out for us THATS PAYMENT ENOUGH…some things are better than money….AMEN

01/10/2025

It happened at a New York Airport. This is hilarious. I wish I had the guts of this girl. An award should go to the United
Airlines gate agent in New York for being smart and funny, while making her point, when confronted with a passenger who probably
deserved to fly as cargo. For all of you out there who have had to
deal with an irate customer, this one is for you.
A crowded United Airlines flight was canceled. A single agent was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travelers.
Suddenly, an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket on the counter and said, "I HAVE to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS."
The agent replied, "I'm sorry, sir. I'll be happy to try to help you, but I've got to help these folks first; and then I'm sure we'll be able to work something out."
The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that
the passengers behind him could hear, "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?"
Without hesitating, the agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone. "May I have your attention, please?", she began, her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. "We have a passenger here at Gate 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him with his identity, please come to Gate 14".
With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically,
the man glared at the United Airlines agent, gritted his teeth, and said, "F*** You!"
Without flinching, she smiled and said, "I'm sorry sir,
you'll have to get in line for that, too."
Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

01/10/2025

“A few years ago, I had a life-changing experience at 90 years old. I went to space, after decades of playing an iconic science-fiction character who was exploring the universe. I thought I would experience a deep connection with the immensity around us, a deep call for endless exploration.
"I was absolutely wrong. The strongest feeling, that dominated everything else by far, was the deepest grief that I had ever experienced.
"I understood, in the clearest possible way, that we were living on a tiny oasis of life, surrounded by an immensity of death. I didn’t see infinite possibilities of worlds to explore, of adventures to have, or living creatures to connect with. I saw the deepest darkness I could have ever imagined, contrasting so starkly with the welcoming warmth of our nurturing home planet.
"This was an immensely powerful awakening for me. It filled me with sadness. I realized that we had spent decades, if not centuries, being obsessed with looking away, with looking outside. I did my share in popularizing the idea that space was the final frontier. But I had to get to space to understand that Earth is and will stay our only home. And that we have been ravaging it, relentlessly, making it uninhabitable."
-- William Shatner, actor

01/10/2025

ONCE AGAIN, we are being reminded that the most valuable linemen are not in the NFL. They are the ones that climb up poles and crawl into lift baskets in frigid temperatures to maintain and restore our lifestyles.
Thanks to all the fine folks who go to great heights to provide comfort for the rest of us. ❤️

01/10/2025

"Our grandaughter Frankie Hope is in need of prayers as you know from my post 6 weeks ago .. she was born with severe Port wine stain and because of that there are complications arisen , they will be meeting with Drs today for an emergency surgery in her eyes so she will not loose her sight she will be staying in hospital for 3 weeks and after that she will be going to another hospital for another separate procedure ..there are miracles happening as we speak .. we need prayers for Drs to be guided by Father we need his knowledge and wisdom and love to surround Frankie Hope and her parents and Drs .. that peace , faith and hope will be felt in their heart to be able to make the right decisions for baby Frankie Pilar Hope ... I thank you all ahead of time .. my heart and love for you is always here as I pray .. when I have a little time to spare as I'm a caregiver of my husband with Parkinson's.. know that I pray for you all as I have learn how important is to pray to Father and how much Father loves us .. he knows our pain sorrows and desires of our heart .. I pray that his blessings be upon each of you and your families as we travel together with an eye single to our Lord .. our creator our miracle worker our Savior our Redeemer..forever and ever we worship thee thou ways are perfect guide us and direct us always we need thee ❤️ in every step of our life .. give us strength to overcome our weakness and be enlightened by they precense ... thank you brothers and sisters

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Silvia Hope"

01/10/2025

When my dad told me a couple of years ago that he was putting together gift bags for the dogs down at the park, I thought it might have been the sweetest thing I’d ever heard. And then he sent a picture.
“I didn’t think I’d be this guy,” he said. “But I guess I’m this guy.”
Yes, Dad, I thought back then, you’re definitely this guy.
Last year, he decided to get presents for the humans instead of the pups. “I give the dogs chicken jerky every day,” he said. “Their humans should get something too.” He’d bought twenty five winter hats and gleefully handed them out throughout the month of December.
A couple of weeks ago, he told me that he’d found neck gaiters that he thought would be good for everyone this year. “They’re very warm, he said. “They can wear them like scarves but also as ear muffs or hats or even balaclavas. They’re incredibly versatile!” I joked that they could also be worn as tube tops, which we both agreed would not be particularly helpful for staying warm, then told him that it sounded like a great gift.
Yesterday, he called to tell me that he’d had a bit of a rough morning. The night before had been hard, he said, and he’d been feeling down. “But I got to give out a couple of the gaiters at the park,” he said, perking up, “and that was a lot of fun.”
He told me that one of the men he’d given one to had asked if it would be okay to give him a hug. “Isn’t that dear?” he said. “It’s really what it’s all about, Jessie,” he said. “Making people happy makes me feel good.” With a chuckle he added, “So it’s all selfish, I guess. Cuz it’s really all about me.”
I love this man so damned much.
{image is the photo that my dad sent a couple of years ago — a box of gift bags sitting on the center island in my his kitchen. Each one was full to the brim with premium chicken jerky for the dogs down at the park.}

01/10/2025

"This is Jimmy. He came into my bodyshop 5 years ago begging for a sandwich and a pop. I came back from vacation and he's the first person i saw at my door. I got involved and became his legal guardian because he has a brain injury. A week later i moved him in and the rest is history. I was a selfish 37 year old single guy who rode Harleys and did whatever I wanted. He changed my whole outlook on life and how I lived. He's the purest person one can ever hope to meet in this world. Last July it was discovered he had stage 4 re**al cancer. It had spread into his liver and was by his spine and kidneys....I chose to bring him home and plan out our lives and enjoy the simple things. I met a gal and we are expecting a baby girl, I got some property in the woods and got a camper for it. I turned an ambulance into a camper and headed west. Jimmy had a bed, tv, coffee pot and all the food he could eat in that squad. We went to New Mexico and got a truck, came up into Denver and got another one.
We go on many adventures together to drag home junk we find on Craigslist and facebook. We meet great people and we share our story. Jimmy has gone downhill pretty fast and hurts all the time even with hospice care but he never stops smiling. I know life is a gift and i thank God That he gave me Jimmy. He is a blessing in so many ways and he gave me a purpose in life. I help others now, and try to work less and enjoy lifes little blessings. He would love all of you and your amazing vehicles, that's what he lives for. So today if you can please offer a prayer for him to be at peace and know that he is loved very much. Life is a gift and we all will be gone one day. I want him known by everyone for being an amazing man. So if you ever see a freightliner ambulance in the hammer lane hauling old trucks, you will know it's me and Jimmy dragging home another old truck to fix and sell to fund our next adventure."
-Bryan Tackett
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01/10/2025

📜 That paper you use every day - from books to gift wrap to money? It started with a Chinese court official named Cai Lun in 105 AD.

Before his breakthrough, people wrote on silk and bamboo. Cai mixed mulberry bark, h**p, and old rags to create the first practical paper, changing how humans would share knowledge forever.

His method spread across China and eventually the world. A temple built in his honor during the Song Dynasty became home to hundreds of families who carried on his papermaking tradition for generations.

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