Archive for the 'Heartwarming Shit' category
About Damn Time, Scorsese wins an Oscar.
Monday, February 26, 2007 11:44 pm
Wrong film though. I’m glad he finally won the thing, but if he was gonna win something, it should have been for “Goodfellas”. Instead, he lost that to Kevin Costner and some shit movie he created. Or Taxi Driver. That movie wasn’t even nominated.
Now, let me also say this. Uh, I didn’t watch the Oscars. I really couldn’t care less about the Oscars. But I can say one thing.
Reese Witherspoon is fucking hot. That is all you need to know about the Oscars.
Congrats Again to Mr. Scorsese!
How to Celebrate a Greek Christmas
Sunday, December 24, 2006 11:02 am
In Greece, members of the Eastern Orthodox Church consider Christmas second only to Easter as the most important holiday of the year.
Instructions
STEP 1: Take the children to see Santa Claus, who can often be found outside shopping areas giving treats to children.
STEP 2: Expect neighborhood children to sing “kalanda” (Christmas carols) on Christmas Eve and offer their good wishes to you. Have dried figs, walnuts, almonds and - most important - coins on hand to offer the youngsters who come to your house.
STEP 3: Prepare a holiday feast for Christmas Eve. Serve traditional foods and wine with baklava for dessert.
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Christmas Eve Traditions & Ideas
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Traditions are a big part of the holidays and Christmas Eve is no exception. Every country has their own customs that make this a special holiday. Children are excited and full of anticipation. This is their favorite time of the year!
Nothing could be more perfect than a light dusting of snow falling on Christmas Eve to bring on the holiday spirit. Even if you’re not going to have a white Christmas, there are many things you can do to set the holiday mood.
Create a Holiday Environment
Enhance a cozy atmosphere with Christmas music and light some candles to welcome your guests. If you have a scrooge in your family, bribe him with some good food and shower him with love. He’ll be sure to lighten up. Whatever your traditions are, embrace them. They are part of your heritage!
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Mystery Santa Hands out $100 Bills to Needy
Sunday, December 10, 2006 11:04 am
Diana Ankrom weeps as a Secret Santa from Kansas City hands her and her mother $100 bills at the Salvation Army Store on South High Street late Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One of Santa’s helpers roamed the streets, thrift stores and coin-operated laundries of the state’s capital, making small talk before peeling $100 bills from his pocket and giving them to needy strangers.
“He just said Merry Christmas and gave me $100,” said Yvonne Dail, 50. “I don’t know what to say except that I needed it. I just got divorced, had my gas turned off and I’ve been feeling pretty low.”
Shannen Messer, 27, had $15 in his wallet Wednesday when Secret Santa gave him and his sister $300 as they shopped at a Volunteers of America thrift store.
“I’m stunned,” said Messer, who is helping his sister raise seven children. “He just saved me a whole lot of stress. Christmas is rough. We can sure use the money.”
When the day was done, the Secret Santa had handed out $4,500.
“I have a feel for who might benefit from it most,” said the Secret Santa, a 61-year-old executive from Kansas City, Mo., who wished to remain anonymous.
The network of Secret Santas was started by another Kansas City businessman, Larry Stewart, who began giving out cash anonymously in 1979. Stewart recently revealed his identity along with the news that he is battling cancer, but the identities of the other Secret Santas he’s recruited over the years remains a secret.
