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The question is: Who has this much time on their hands!? HELLO!

Posted by Benton on Jan 17, 2012 in Entertainment, Fascinating, Hard to Believe!, Real Life, Technology | 0 comments

And from one of the MOST CREATIVE videos I have seen in a while, FIVE PEOPLE on ONE GUITAR making GREAT music … 25 million plus have viewed it because it IS AMAZING!...

I experienced a true honor today!

Posted by Benton on Dec 20, 2011 in Humanity, Public Service, Real Life | 0 comments

A young man who I have never had the pleasure of meeting came home today. I had a joy within about his homecoming almost as I would with family even though he doesn’t know me. You see, Andrew Wilson grew up in the Brentwood area. He attended Brentwood Academy and graduated as any other young man would imagining the world was at his command and was...

The Christmas Story – modernized with kid actors – GREAT STUFF!

Posted by Benton on Dec 20, 2011 in Entertainment, Family, Real Life | 0 comments

You know – it’s how YOU interpret things – right? Maybe the age old Christmas story – as told to us in scriptures maybe had a few twists and turns that the author didn’t tell us or the picture wasn’t painted quite a vividly as things really were. Children and their teachers at the St. Paul School in New Zealand took a...

There are Christmas ‘Flash Mobs’ everywhere!

Posted by Benton on Dec 15, 2011 in Entertainment, Fascinating, Real Life | 0 comments

A friend sent this one to me today …. and although obviously planned (as most are), this one had a little more creative flair than many! And to top it off, this one comes from the Carlson School of Management @ the University of Minnesota! Over 1 million have viewed this one which I guess goes to show you that the new breed of future managers have...

Maggie – my granddaughter tells an important story!

Posted by Benton on Dec 6, 2011 in Family, Fascinating, Grandchildren, Humanity, Public Service, Real Life | 0 comments

I’ve got to say … if I hadn’t known her since birth a little over 6 years ago, this video would have moved me anyway. However, because I have the privilege of sharing some life with her, love her dearly and am having the time of my life watching her grow into a young woman MUCH too fast …. this video moved me to tears! Maggie is...

Hair drawing!

Posted by Benton on Nov 28, 2011 in Humanity, Real Life | 0 comments

Sometimes, I think we overlook things! Or maybe sometimes we can’t truly identify with a traumatic event another person is going through because our empathy engine doesn’t operate fully. I saw this photo this morning and my empathy engine charged up! The following was one of the most re-tweeted (forwarded) photos last week. It came from a...