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Ethel “Sunny” Lowry was born in Longsight in 1911. Her dad was a fish wholesaler and she was a 2nd cousin of the artist,...
09/23/2025

Ethel “Sunny” Lowry was born in Longsight in 1911. Her dad was a fish wholesaler and she was a 2nd cousin of the artist, LS Lowry.
From an early age, she loved swimming. She would swim regularly at Victoria Baths and Levenshulme Baths. She went to Manchester High School for Girls. The school thought that Sunny was rather too much focused on swimming. Sunny later said: "The headmistress was a rather stern woman and she looked at me from over her half-moon glasses and said 'Lowry, what is your ambition?' I replied immediately, 'To swim the Channel' and she said, without another word, 'Dismissed!'."
By her late teens, Sunny had developed into a strong distance swimmer. She took advantage of family holidays to swim the length of Windermere and along stretches of the North Wales coast. She often liked to wear a two-piece costume, which was very daring for those days. On more than one occasion she said she was "branded a harlot for daring to bare her knees".
She entered an X-Factor style competition in which the winner got to be trained by a top team for a cross-Channel swim. Out of 300 applicants, Sunny was chosen. So, in 1933, at the age of 22, she caught a train from Manchester down to the south coast to begin rigorous training. Her trainer was tough - the first thing he said to her was "'If you say the water's cold, you may as well get off home".
On her first attempt to swim the Channel, she was defeated by strong currents. She tried again the next day, and got to within sight of the French coast. But then a storm blew up. It grew so wild and dark, the team boat completely lost sight of her. She was only spotted when one of the crew caught a glimpse of her swimming cap during a flash of lightning. So that attempt was abandoned as well. After two failed attempts, the team considered giving up, but Sunny said she really wanted to give it one last go.
She set off again, this time from the French side. It was in the small hours of the morning and was still dark. As usual, she had to be covered in grease to protect from the cold. In preparation, she'd been eating up to 40 eggs a week (mostly in omelettes) and pushed up her weight to 14st 7lb, because it was predicted that she would lose a pound for every hour in the sea.
During the swim, she ate nothing, but paused now and again to drink coffee, cocoa and beef tea, which she swigged from a medicine bottle dangled over the side of the es**rt boat.
After swimming for 15 hours 41 minutes, she finally emerged from a rough sea, and crawled up the beach at St Margaret's Bay, near Dover. Her face and neck were swollen with jellyfish bites, and her lips were cracked and blue. She was exhausted. But she'd made it.
She thus became the 6th woman to swim the Channel and the 3rd British woman ever to do so.
After her successful swim, Sunny returned to Manchester and was she greeted by cheering crowds at Central Station. She accepted that her moment in the limelight would not last and she dedicated her life to teaching swimming. She later married and her husband, Bill, was also a swimming teacher.
She was later awarded an MBE. Sunny was described as a wonderful, gentle, kind lady. Her great niece said: "She was as fit as a fiddle, as sharp as ninepence, and she kept on swimming well into her 90s".
Sunny died, aged 97, in 2008.
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My grandmother took my two brothers and me to live with her at 5, 4, and 1 years old, and she was 73. I was the oldest a...
09/23/2025

My grandmother took my two brothers and me to live with her at 5, 4, and 1 years old, and she was 73. I was the oldest and only girl at 5 years. One day after church, my grandmother took us to lunch. She turned and asked if she bought me a piano would I take lessons and practice? Yes!!!! I couldn't wait for it to arrive and the day it came I was so happy.
There has been no greater gift in the world, that I have enjoyed throughout life, than playing my piano. I enjoyed taking lessons and also playing by ear. As a teenager, I played at a local Nursing Home and played as the pianist at my church and for many weddings. I played if I was happy or if I had tears streaming down my face. I never knew she listened much less looked at my face when I played. I had a desire to play every day because I loved it so much.
I ended up marrying and we were a Military family, which meant moving often and twice overseas during the 20 years. Every place we moved it moved with us.
We are retired now and it still sits proudly in my home as I continue to enjoy playing.
Each time I play, I think of a loving and kind grandmother who bought me a piano I cherish even today. God allowed her to live to be 96, and I smile as I look at her picture framed on my piano.
*This is a picture of my grandmother and me as we lived with her. It's framed and sitting on my piano. So blessed!

The Hilarious Quotes of Steven Wright:1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don'...
09/23/2025

The Hilarious Quotes of Steven Wright:
1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back.
3 - Half the people you know are below average.
4 - 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
5 - 82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
6 - A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
7 - A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
8 - If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.
9 - All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand.
10 - The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
11 - I almost had a psychic girlfriend, ..... But she left me before we met.
12 - OK, so what's the speed of dark?
13 - How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?
14 - If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
15 - Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
16 - When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
17 - Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.
18 - Hard work pays off in the future; laziness pays off now.
19 - I intend to live forever ... So far, so good.
20 - If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
21 - Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
22 - What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
23 - My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."
24 - Why do psychics have to ask you for your name
25 - If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
26 - A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
27 - Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
28 - The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.
29 - To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
30 - The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
31 - The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
32 - The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it.
33 - Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film.
34 - If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
35 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?
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I watched an old woman stand at the self-checkout for fifteen minutes, clutching a loaf of bread, too ashamed to ask for...
09/22/2025

I watched an old woman stand at the self-checkout for fifteen minutes, clutching a loaf of bread, too ashamed to ask for help. My name’s Mark. I’m 45. I work the late shift at a Walmart in Ohio. People think it’s boring—scanning barcodes, bagging groceries, cleaning up spills in aisle seven. But boredom has a way of hiding things, if you’re not paying attention. Her name was Ruth. Seventy-nine. Hair the color of fresh snow, shoulders caved in like the weight of the world sat on her back. She came every Tuesday, always around 5 PM, always carrying the same two things: a loaf of bread and a carton of milk. And every Tuesday, I watched her walk up to the self-checkout, stand there frozen, and then leave. No bread. No milk. Just empty hands pressed into the pockets of her old coat. At first, I thought maybe her card didn’t work. Maybe she just forgot her PIN. But the third time, I followed her outside. “Ma’am,” I said, trying not to startle her, “did you want me to help you check out?” She blinked, lips trembling. Then she lifted a hand to her ear, shook her head, and whispered something I could barely hear. “I can’t… I can’t hear… these machines… I don’t know what to do.” Her eyes filled with tears. She wasn’t just confused. She was ashamed. That night, sitting in my empty apartment, I couldn’t stop seeing her face. I’d been divorced two years, living in silence of my own kind. But hers? Hers was heavier. A silence made of isolation, not choice. So I pulled up YouTube. “Basic American Sign Language.” For hours, I sat in front of my laptop mouthing words, shaping my hands. “Hello.” “Help.” “Milk.” My fingers felt stiff, my brain clumsy. But I kept going. The next Tuesday, Ruth came again. This time, I was waiting near the self-checkout. I caught her eye, lifted my hand, and signed the word “help.” She froze. Then, slowly, her face broke into the kind of smile that makes you feel both proud and ashamed at the same time. Proud that you tried. Ashamed that it took you so long. Together, we scanned her bread and milk. I mouthed “okay?” She nodded, clutching the bag like it was treasure. Before she left, she raised her hands, fingers shaky, and signed back: “Thank you.” I nearly cried right there next to the Mountain Dew display. It didn’t stop with her. The college kids working part-time at the store noticed. One night, Sarah, nineteen, tapped my arm. “Hey, what were you doing with that lady? Was that, like… sign language?” “Yeah,” I said. “Just the basics.” She grinned. “Teach me.” So I did. Then Carlos from produce joined. Then Jenny from the pharmacy. Now, on Tuesdays, you’ll see three of us scattered near the self-checkouts, ready to quietly sign “help” to anyone who looks lost. Two months ago, Ruth didn’t show. I worried. The next week, her grandson came instead. He handed me a folded note in her handwriting. Shaky, but strong: “Thank you for seeing me.” I kept that note in my locker. It reminds me that not everyone who’s silent is choosing to be. Last week, a man in a worn suit stopped at the self-checkout. He struggled with the scanner, hands trembling. Then he touched his chest, pointed to his ear. I signed “help.” He exhaled like he’d been holding his breath for years. When we finished, he signed back, slow and careful: “Thank you.” I don’t think anyone else noticed. But I did. We live in a country that moves too fast, where everything’s automated, where “self-service” often means leaving the most vulnerable behind. We measure efficiency in seconds, but forget the cost in dignity. I learned something standing by those machines. You don’t have to be fluent in ASL. You don’t need a fancy program or a big plan. Sometimes, all you have to do is see the quiet ones—and answer in their language, even if it’s clumsy. Because in the end, it’s not about bread or milk. It’s about reminding someone that they matter. And sometimes… that’s enough to feed a soul. 🥲

Missing Sphinx Cat Found with Bear: An Unexpected Story of Unlikely Friendship 🐱🐻 When a couple moved to a new town with...
09/22/2025

Missing Sphinx Cat Found with Bear: An Unexpected Story of Unlikely Friendship 🐱🐻 When a couple moved to a new town with their beloved Sphinx cat, they expected him to adapt quickly. The cat was usually friendly and easygoing. However, the change unsettled him more than they realized. One night, he slipped out of the house. Frantic, the couple searched both their old and new homes, hoping he might have tried to return. But what they discovered only added to their anxiety: bear tracks circling the house. Their fear grew—had a bear taken their cat? The mystery was finally solved when they came across a viral post on Facebook. A photo, taken by land developers, showed a bear cuddling with a Sphinx cat, and to their shock, it was their cat! Scientists explained that the bear, who had lost a cub that year, might have accepted the cat as a substitute. The hairless Sphinx, unable to survive the cold on its own, had clung to the bear’s thick fur for warmth. Experts had initially assumed that the cat had either been killed by the bear or would have frozen without fur, but there they were—two unlikely companions surviving together. With help from wildlife officials, the couple was reunited with their cat, and the bear was safely relocated. When asked about the experience later, the couple laughed and said, “We’re so happy to have our cat back, but he doesn’t seem too happy to be separated from his bear.”

It’s my ex-wife’s birthday today.So I got up early, picked up some flowers, a card, and a little gift, and brought them ...
09/22/2025

It’s my ex-wife’s birthday today.
So I got up early, picked up some flowers, a card, and a little gift, and brought them over for the kids to give her. I even helped them make her breakfast.
And of course… like clockwork… someone asked me:
“Why do you still do all that for her? You guys aren’t even together.”
Here’s why — and I say this with my whole chest:
Because I’m raising two young boys.
And how I treat their mother, even though we’re no longer together, will shape how they see women, how they love, how they communicate, how they handle conflict, and how they carry themselves in relationships.
What I do now matters. Probably even more because we’re divorced. It's not always easy — but it’s not about me. It’s about them.
I want my boys to grow up seeing respect in action.
I want them to understand that kindness isn’t conditional.
I want them to know that love takes different forms, and even when relationships change, decency doesn’t have to.
If you’re co-parenting, or even just parenting, and you're letting resentment or ego dictate your behavior — take a step back. Check yourself. Your kids are watching everything. The way you handle difficult situations is teaching them how to handle life.
So yes, I’ll keep showing up.
Because this is bigger than me.
Because I want to raise good men.
Because the world needs more of them — now more than ever.

Bryna Danielovich, the mother of Kirk Douglas and grandmother of Michael Douglas, came from a small village called Ceaus...
09/22/2025

Bryna Danielovich, the mother of Kirk Douglas and grandmother of Michael Douglas, came from a small village called Ceausi in the old Russian Empire.
When she was young, she was engaged to a man named Herschel. After their engagement, he moved to America, promising to bring her over. A year later, he sent her money for a ship ticket. Bryna arrived, full of hope for a new life.
She gave Herschel seven children—six girls and a boy, Issur, who would grow up to be Kirk Douglas. But their marriage was far from happy. Herschel was cold and distant. He never called her by her name, only “Hey, you!” in a harsh tone. In Russia, he had been a horse trader; in America, he became a rag collector, spending most of his little earnings on alcohol and ignoring his family. The neighbors knew him as a bully and troublemaker.
Life was harsh for Bryna and her children. Many days, she had to send them to the local butcher for leftover bones, which she boiled into soup to feed the family. Kirk later remembered, “When it was a good day, we would eat omelettes made with water. When it was a bad day, we wouldn’t eat at all.”
Despite all this, Bryna never gave up. She could not read or write, yet she raised all seven children with strength, love, and determination. She lived long enough to see her son become a world-famous actor. In honor of her, Kirk named his first film company “Bryna Productions.”
In 1958, when Kirk’s film *The Vikings* was released, he took his mother to Times Square. Among the bright lights and huge billboards, one poster announced the new movie: “Bryna Presents The Vikings.” Bryna’s eyes filled with tears—perhaps the first time in her life she cried tears of pure happiness.
Bryna passed away later that year at the age of 74. Kirk was by her side as she spoke her last words: “Izie, son, don’t be afraid, this happens to everyone.”
Her life was not easy, but it was full of courage, love, and quiet strength. She gave her children the gift of hope, and through them, she left a legacy that would shine for generations.

Found in Florida! So one of the owners of a hotel, Judi was walking on the beach this morning cleaning up the junk that ...
09/22/2025

Found in Florida! So one of the owners of a hotel, Judi was walking on the beach this morning cleaning up the junk that washed into shore and finds a bottle with a message in it. There is also some sand and 2 one dollar bills. Once we get it open and read the notes we find out that it is in fact NOT sand. It is the ashes of this woman's husband of 70 years named Gordon. She writes that He loved to travel so she sent him traveling in a bottle with a note and money for someone to call home and tell her where he landed. He started at Big Pine Key in March of 2012 and then went to Islamorada where someone found him. They added a note and sent him traveling again and he landed on our beach in Key Colony. Judi called the wife in Tennessee who was excited to know of Gordon's travels! Judi added her note, we put him in a rum bottle (you know added a little fun to his trip) with the three notes. We added another dollar in case Gordon travels far and a long-distance call is needed. We will be having a memorial service or celebration of his life on our beach before sending him off on his travels.
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Last winter, I was stuck behind a school bus on a snowy road. As the kids stepped off, I noticed a little girl strugglin...
09/22/2025

Last winter, I was stuck behind a school bus on a snowy road. As the kids stepped off, I noticed a little girl struggling with a torn backpack that barely held together. She tripped, and her books spilled into the snow.
Before I could even react, the bus driver jumped down from the steps. He knelt in the snow, gently picking up her books, and then took off his own gloves to help her zip up the broken bag.
The next day, I watched again. The same bus driver handed her a brand-new pink backpack. Her face lit up like Christmas morning. He smiled and said, “Every kid deserves a good start.”
That small gesture spread through the neighborhood. Parents started donating school supplies, coats, and shoes for kids who needed them. What began as one act of kindness grew into a wave of generosity that helped dozens of children.
Sometimes, heroes don’t wear capes. They drive buses in the snow.

A 375-pound black bear was drowning beneath the Tallac Bridge in South Lake Tahoe—sedated, thrashing, and sinking fast.T...
09/22/2025

A 375-pound black bear was drowning beneath the Tallac Bridge in South Lake Tahoe—sedated, thrashing, and sinking fast.
The crowd stood helpless on the shore… until a man visiting from Russia, Ivan Stepanov, ripped off his shoes and dove in.
The bear had wandered into a neighborhood, been tranquilized by wildlife officers, and stumbled into the frigid lake. Now, with the sedative kicking in, each stroke grew weaker. Ivan swam hard, wrapping his arms under its neck, holding its head above the water, whispering in Russian to keep it calm.
Inch by inch, he guided the bear toward shore, where officers tagged its ear, checked its vitals, and later released it deep into the Sierra Nevada wilderness.
Asked why he risked his life, Ivan just shrugged:
“In my country, we say a man’s strength is measured by who he chooses to protect—even if it has claws.”

In 1992, the animated characters Beavis and Butt-Head became iconic figures in pop culture, inspired by two teenage boys...
09/22/2025

In 1992, the animated characters Beavis and Butt-Head became iconic figures in pop culture, inspired by two teenage boys from creator Mike Judge’s own life. Judge, then a young animator, came up with the idea while working on short films. He wanted to create two rebellious, dim-witted teens who served as social commentators, often reflecting the typical teenage disillusionment and apathy of the time.
Beavis and Butt-Head were portrayed with a narrow view of the world, their humor revolving around their love of rock music, television, and a general lack of common sense. Their relationship—where Butt-Head is the more dominant and often mean-spirited one, and Beavis is eager but clueless—became a defining feature of the show.
Their antics and unique personalities connected with many young viewers, making the show one of the most popular and controversial animated series of the early 1990s. The duo’s chaotic, unfiltered humor helped launch MTV’s animation lineup and paved the way for future series exploring teenage rebellion and counterculture.

In March 2019, Keanu Reeves was flying to Los Angeles when a mechanical issue forced the plane to make an unexpected lan...
09/22/2025

In March 2019, Keanu Reeves was flying to Los Angeles when a mechanical issue forced the plane to make an unexpected landing in Bakersfield, California. As passengers got off, it became clear there were no connecting flights, leaving everyone stranded and uncertain. While many stars might have quietly arranged private transport, Keanu stayed with the group. Dressed simply in jeans and a jacket, he blended in so naturally that some barely noticed him at first.
As the hours dragged on and the airline offered no real solution, Keanu stepped in. Instead of distancing himself, he teamed up with a few travelers and local transport services to arrange a shared van for anyone headed to Los Angeles. When it arrived, he didn’t take his own ride—he climbed in with everyone else, squeezing between bags and strangers just like any other passenger.
What could have been a long, uncomfortable drive across the desert turned into something unexpectedly joyful. Sitting up front, Keanu filled the van with stories and trivia about Bakersfield—its country music history, farming roots, and how Buck Owens put the city on the map. Hearing his familiar voice, the same one from The Matrix and Speed, made even small details feel special.
Rather than keeping to himself, Keanu spoke with everyone, asking about their lives, listening intently, and offering tips about Los Angeles. One traveler later said he made each person feel seen and valued. His easy laugh and warm presence turned strangers into companions for the ride.
When someone played music on their phone, Keanu joined right in—suggesting songs, singing along to classic rock, and making the atmosphere lighthearted and fun. For a while, people forgot they were sitting next to one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. He was just Keanu—kind, down-to-earth, and fully present.
Along the way, he encouraged a young woman nervous about a job interview, telling her gently to “be kind to yourself, even if things don’t go as planned.” He carried heavy luggage for an older man without being asked. Little acts of kindness made the hours fly by.
When the van finally pulled into Los Angeles, Keanu helped unload bags, shook a few hands, and said simple goodbyes. No photos, no autographs, no spotlight. He simply melted back into the city—leaving behind a memory of what true humility looks like: choosing kindness and connection, even when privilege offered an easier way.

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