1,000 Gifts book
~1,000 Gifts, continued~
This week's gifts range from music and fashion to 1950s television and humanitarian aid.
80. Music---it has a power all its own. Henry Mancini's 'Moon River' never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Ed Ames, Nat King Cole, Benny Goodman, John Denver, Marty Robbins, Doris Day, The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Bobby Darin; I love them all. And Christmas carols in July? Of course!
Anything by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, especially 'In the Mood' and 'American Patrol', will result in my uncoordinated dance party of one, anytime, anywhere. When the Glenn Miller Orchestra plays, my feet will begin to tap. I have even been known to twirl around the house with a mop as 'I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo' blasts in the background. I have no sense of rhythm. Did I mention my total lack of coordination? It is a mildly disturbing sight, I'm certain. But, I don't care how uncoordinated and ungraceful a person may be; I dare anyone to listen to Chattanooga Choo Choo or King Porter Stomp, and manage to continue to stand still. It is impossible. The music is simply too happy.
81. Milk in glass bottles from a local dairy.
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| 82. Fashion from the 1940s-early 1960s. |
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83. Home movies--Pictures are great, but home movies are extra special. It is comforting to be able to see and hear family members who have since passed away. It is hilarious to watch friends and family from twenty years ago. Home movies are also excellent sources of embarrassment and blackmail. In my parents' home stored in a desk drawer on VHS tapes, there is evidence that I apparently lost my mind anytime a video camera was around.
84. People who make the world a better place.
Healing
Respond with Love
85. Old episodes of What's My Line--I love this show! The humor is simple. There is no foul language. The contestants' handwriting styles are almost always beautiful--a time when cursive and penmanship were valued. And the laughter--I crack up just listening to the panel, contestants, and host as they enjoy the humor of the moment.
86. Neosporin, Band-Aids, Mercuroclear, Benadryl, Hall's Cough Drops, and all the other medicine and first aid supplies we can readily purchase at grocery stores. In some countries, pain relieving medication is like gold. Here, we never have to worry about it. If we have a headache or fever, medicine is nearby. People in other places die from the lack of something as simple as a Tylenol capsule.
The following links are non-profits that send medical supplies to people in need around the world.
MedWish
Project C.U.R.E.
87. Toilet paper--There is no reason to sings its praises or describe its life-changing qualities. We all know.
88. First Aid/CPR certification classes--I'm signed up for a Red Cross class this month, and the be-prepared-for-anything, wear-a-World-War-II-army-helmet-during-tornado-warnings part of me is ridiculously excited at the prospect of gaining even more emergency preparedness knowledge. It thrills my disaster-prepared, guidebook-carrying heart to no end. I'm already planning what notebook to take.
89. People receiving cows, goats, chickens, ducks, rabbits, pigs, and vegetable seeds to provide long-term, sustainable nourishment for their families and communities. This is the wisest and most efficient approach to serving impoverished and malnourished areas of the world that I have heard about. It is a great program!
Heifer International
90. Lives spent in service--Remembering the Fallen
These men made a difference during their time on earth.
Respond with Love
85. Old episodes of What's My Line--I love this show! The humor is simple. There is no foul language. The contestants' handwriting styles are almost always beautiful--a time when cursive and penmanship were valued. And the laughter--I crack up just listening to the panel, contestants, and host as they enjoy the humor of the moment.
86. Neosporin, Band-Aids, Mercuroclear, Benadryl, Hall's Cough Drops, and all the other medicine and first aid supplies we can readily purchase at grocery stores. In some countries, pain relieving medication is like gold. Here, we never have to worry about it. If we have a headache or fever, medicine is nearby. People in other places die from the lack of something as simple as a Tylenol capsule.
The following links are non-profits that send medical supplies to people in need around the world.
MedWish
Project C.U.R.E.
87. Toilet paper--There is no reason to sings its praises or describe its life-changing qualities. We all know.
88. First Aid/CPR certification classes--I'm signed up for a Red Cross class this month, and the be-prepared-for-anything, wear-a-World-War-II-army-helmet-during-tornado-warnings part of me is ridiculously excited at the prospect of gaining even more emergency preparedness knowledge. It thrills my disaster-prepared, guidebook-carrying heart to no end. I'm already planning what notebook to take.
89. People receiving cows, goats, chickens, ducks, rabbits, pigs, and vegetable seeds to provide long-term, sustainable nourishment for their families and communities. This is the wisest and most efficient approach to serving impoverished and malnourished areas of the world that I have heard about. It is a great program!
Heifer International
90. Lives spent in service--Remembering the Fallen
These men made a difference during their time on earth.
"Most human beings have an
almost infinite capacity
for taking things for granted."
-Aldous Huxley
A forest fire took the lives of 19 men. Let us strive to never take anything or anyone for granted.
almost infinite capacity
for taking things for granted."
-Aldous Huxley
A forest fire took the lives of 19 men. Let us strive to never take anything or anyone for granted.
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