well done young men and serious props to ms ingram who raised them there is still hope Boys stop to recite Pledge of Allegiance as flag is raised at fire department by Hope Schreiber | Yahoo Lifestyle — February 11, 2019 Two young people took the time to stop playing and recite the Pledge of Allegiance as a flag was raised at Roseboro Fire Department in North Carolina — and now the moment is going viral. The photo, which was shared on Friday by the Roseboro Fire Department, shows two boys who stopped at an intersection in their town with their hands over their hearts, as Chaplain Bobby Herring was raising the U.S. flag. “This afternoon as Chaplain Herring was raising the U.S. flag to full staff, he looked over to the intersection and saw these two young people standing there with hands on their heart saying the pledge of allegiance,” the post read. “God bless our community.” The boys, who according to Raleigh, N.C., news station WRAL are cousins, were riding their scooter and hoverboard, respectively, when they noticed the flag being raised. The original post has been shared nearly 3,000 times and received a number of heartwarming comments. Roseboro Fire Department identified the boys on Monday as Derrick Tyrone Ingram Jr. and Thomas Edwards Jones Jr., the Charlotte Observer reported, and their act has left their family proud. “My son and my nephew,” Ladii J Ingram shared on the Facebook post. When told she should be proud of her son and nephew, she responded, “I am, this made my whole day.” Others heaped on praise, writing, “Thank you for instilling respect in your young men!” “Their response was taught, and taught well,” posted one person. “Please congratulate these young men for the respect they showed our great flag and our great nation. They are setting the example for others to follow.” “The fact that they stood there showing respect without being prompted to do so says a lot about how they are being raised, another wrote on the fire department’s Facebook post. Ms. Ingram did not immediately respond to Yahoo Lifestyle’s requests for comment.
^^^^^^A rarity, indeed. And Roseboro. Something cool about the name, too. Well done, boyos. "Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen" ------ Lord Byron
random day train of thought about a trip to costco anyone who finds themselves in this store on a regular basis has a plan of attack and sometimes it works and others not sort of depends on the timing and flow of other customers in how it turns out i always try to approach it w the best attitude possible and when i lost out on a potential parking spot in the outskirts of the lot i waved at the winner and went in i found myself in competition for a really close spot that i never try for, i mean its mine but i see a bitch lurking and we've all been there love it when the person in the spot knows who was first and turns the car so you have to only true shot at landing it, and thats exactly what happened realized my blood pressure had increased during this event and checked myself was totally on point using my back aisles and having a plan and then...the store had clearly shuffled the locations of store staples ever notice its not the fast paced or slow paced shoppers that fuck everything up but those asshats that just oblique in front of everyone like they dropped lsd? no shame in just pulling your shit over and figuring out your next move same as traffic but here you to get to see the moron up close and appreciate their complete lack of concern w the rest of humanity so i make my way and locate everything i had requests for and that includes school, house, mom and gf in fact everything even fits perfectly in the cart (codes up of course) and i quickly pass to the right lanes and i'm out the door as soon as i break the door a black kid working there asks me to bring my car up to the front of the store "why would i do that i'm parked right over there" "well we need you here and trying to...unintelligble" i just laughed and said" i'm not sure what the score is here but i'm going to take my things to my car" "didn't you ask for help to your car?" as i'm walking away "uh no" and now we are both laughing as well as a few other people in the area load the trunk and my true tetris training again comes in handy on the drive home the flow was strong and i almost felt like the people i was driving around were kindred spirits slide into the yard get mom her supplies, toss the school stuff in admins car, get the house stuff chilling, and doggers fed did i mention i found cheese blintz's that made mom's day? hit the road, grabbed a bottle or rum, and pulled up to my favorite spot in Winnetka thinking a jacuzzi might be good about now seeing as its way too fucking cold yes i get high
truly homo lol and then i see my gf's 12 year old kid and ask her about having the day off today she goes to lausd public school and is a straight A sponge of information but has not a clue as to why she isn't in class monday not one teacher talked to her about presidents day its way past not teaching civics, they ignore our very history and traditions now a new student in this country is not even being taught the basics of who we are as a nation i find that especially revolting and telling when it comes to how little kids understand what is actually going on around us how can you make good choices w no knowledge of our history? i will be dropping her to school tomorrow and i am going straight to the admin for an answer as to how this is even possible at my montessori we talk about the presidents to two year olds ffs
Everyone I know and everyone in my family (mom and wife) all have Costco cards. I hate that place. I have a Sams Club card. That place is a breeze. Foodcourt is better too.
Sam's Club was cool...had one 10 minutes away, we shopped there all the time. Better stuff than the other bargain bodegas...then one day we went and the sign read " Sorry, Sam's has closed. Thanks for being loyal customers. " So, it's back to roadkill...
Peter Tork dies at 77... 10 year battle with tongue cancer Bandmate Micky Dolenz posted on Twitter: 'There are no words right now...heart broken over the loss of my Monkee brother, Peter Tork.' He and Mike Nesmith's The Mike & Micky Show is currently touring the US until March 16. Australia and New Zealand dates are scheduled for June. Nesmith posted on Facebook: 'Just got the news that Peter died. I am heartbroken. -Nez.' 'Peter Tork died this AM. I am told he slipped away peacefully. Yet, as I write this my tears are awash, and my heart is broken. Even though I am clinging to the idea that we all continue, the pain that attends these passings has no cure. It's going to be a rough day.'
Loved the Monkees. I never cared they were not a real band. They were real enough later. And the songs are long lasting.
The Monkees was my weekend morning view when I was young. Loved that show. They may have started out as a parody, but they were talented, they could sing, and ultimately the songs they did sing were great....some even timeless. That is what ultimately matters right? RIP Mr. Tork.
