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Ways to Be Kind Today

  • Hold a door for someone.
  • Smile at an elderly person.
  • Look your cashier in the eye and greet them.
  • Pay for the person in the drive thru line behind you.
  • When somebody posts a new selfie, comment on it and tell them they look nice.
  • Tell your employee how much you value their hard work.
  • Tell your boss how much you value their hard work.
  • Pick a wildflower for a friend.
  • Let your partner hold the remote control.
  • Send a “Just Because” greeting card in the actual mail.
  • When a child tells you “watch this,” watch it.
  • After the car cuts you off in traffic, don’t scream at them.
  • Offer a sincere compliment.
  • Take snacks to your coworkers.
  • Take snacks to public workers (policemen, EMT, nurses).
  • Upvote everything on Imgur.
  • Follow through on a promise you’ve made in the past.
  • Send a donation to your favorite cause.
  • Find a brand new cause you love and send them a donation too. (Here are some ideas.)
  • Prepare dinner for your family.
  • Take the family to dinner.
  • Invite a single friend to dinner with your family.
  • Call people by their name.
  • When you ask someone how they are doing, listen to the answer.
  • Write a personal note to someone you care about.
  • Leave a clipped coupon next to the product in the store.
  • Give cold bottled water to your garbage collector or mail carrier.
  • Tip well.

Best Lines From the Classic Movie Independence Day (with Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum)

  • “We will not go quietly into the night!” We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive!
  • Forget the fat lady. You’re obsessed with the fat lady.
  • Well he – uh – just did.
  • I voted for the other guy.
  • You want to see my clearance? Maybe I’ll just leave this here with you.
  • We’re going to have to work on our communication.
  • The L.A.P.D. is asking Los Angelenos not to fire their guns at the visitor spacecraft. You may inadvertently trigger an interstellar war.
  • It’s the White House, for crying out loud. You can’t just go up and ring the doorbell.

 

Patriotic Songs I Can Sing at Least One Verse of By Heart

  • Star Spangled Banner
  • You’re a Grand Old Flag
  • I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy
  • I’m Proud to Be An American
  • American Soldier
  • America the Beautiful
  • God Bless America
  • Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue
  • This Land is Your Land
  • Battle Hymn of the Republic

 

Things My Friends Have In Common

  • Kindness
  • Sense of humor
  • Willingness to laugh at themselves and at me
  • Food sharing
  • A little bit of craziness
  • Acceptance of everyone, no matter who they are
  • Enjoyment of games of one type or another
  • Down-to-earth realness
  • Loyalty

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