Monday, 21 September 2015
New York City rat taking pizza home on the subway
This is a great short video from Matt Little which shows a New York City rat, taking an entire slice of pizza down the stairs into the NY Subway. Damn that is one hungry rat. Wonder what his name is? I think I will call him Pizza Rat
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New York City Rat,
Pizza Rat
Sunday, 20 September 2015
Sweet but heartbreaking video of 92 year old man singing to his dying 93 year old wife
This video has gone totally viral in the past week after it was originally posted on Facebook.
If this doesn't bring a tear to your eye then truly you have no soul!
Below the video is the description and story told by their grandchild.
Description:
My grandparents Laura and Howard have been married 73 years. In this video Howard is 92 and Laura is 93. Laura (Grandma) is at a hospice facility making peace with her final days. I was lucky enough to capture this precious, heart-melting moment between the two of them. Howard (Grandpa) is singing to her their love song, the song that comforted her when he went away to fight in World War II. At family gatherings, it was not uncommon for the two of them to sing this song together, each taking a verse and serenading the other. In fact, after fifty years of marriage, they renewed their vows and performed this song as a duet for the entire family at the reception. Sadly, Grandma is now too weak to sing, but that doesn't stop her from saying the words to him (see at 1:00). Howard then takes over for her and sings the rest of the song to her while stroking her face.
Moments before this video began, when Grandma heard that Grandpa was in the room, she asked if she could hold him. Grandpa cannot stand on his own, but he immediately pulled his wheelchair close to her bed ready to make it happen. My cousin, Serena, who is a physical therapist, helped him to his feet and held him up throughout the entire song.
You might notice above her bed there is a sign that says, “Patient Blind.” That is because she has macular degeneration, so she cannot see much of anything but shadows and light. That doesn’t stop her from looking deep into her love’s eyes. Grandpa, on the other hand, has lost most of his hearing, so you’ll notice us repeating things for him since Grandma is to weak to raise her voice.
The song used in the video is “You’ll Never Know” performed by Rosemary Clooney with Harry James. Our family prefers this version because everyone always said Grandma had a voice just like Rosemary Clooney.
After posting this video to Facebook, it began to go viral and all the outpouring of love lifted everyone's spirits... including Grandma's! They originally gave her just a week to live, but hospice eventually deemed her well enough to go back home to live out her remaining few days. As of this posting my beautiful Grandma Laura Virginia is still with us resting peacefully at home. Our family along with the wonderful people from hospice are taking care of her and making sure she remains as pain-free and comfortable as possible while she prepares for her nearing departure. We all thank you so much for the love and kind words.
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Grandpa sings to Grandma
Saturday, 19 September 2015
Kid Can't Blow Out Candle
Ashleigh Williamson posted this adorable clip of her son struggling to blow out a candle.
So cute! Although they could have got him a bigger cake surely! And yes he will forever be known as Candle Boy
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Candle Boy,
Kid Can't Blow Out Candle
Friday, 18 September 2015
Jimmy Fallon Sings "Hello" with Lionel Richie's Head
In a nod to the classic '80s music video, Jimmy performs a haunting rendition of the song "Hello" with Lionel Richie. Or does he?
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Jimmy Fallon,
Lionel Richie
Furious Qatari drag racer confronted by videographer
Sheikh Khalid Hamad Al-Thani was confronted by a cameraman after racing his supercar at dangerous speeds through the streets of Beverly Hills.
Qatari Sheikh linked to Beverly Hills street racing leaves the country days after driver was filmed claiming diplomatic immunity while proclaiming 'f**k America'
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drag racer
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