WHY WE DANCE, PART 2

photo by Uzair Nazeer

Why do we dance?  Because music moves us!





                               

Principle in the type:  "Music is truly the universal language, and when it is excellently expressed how deeply it moves our souls."   David O. McKay  

PUPPY LOVE

photo by Olga Kay

Mike Minnick, a "chain-smoking Texas bartender who drove a pickup truck and hadn't ridden a bicycle since high school," feel in love with a pound pup and found a new cause.  He and his adopted dog Bixby have ridden a bike across the States as ambassadors for shelter dogs.  Besides, "I was long over due for an adventure," admits Minnick.   article

 Principle in the type: "If you don't get on the ride, you won't experience the adventure."  Mariah Carey

DIFFERENCE MAKING

photo by hepingting

Bob and Suzanne Wright were pioneering laymen in the fight against autism.  Upon a grandson's diagnoses in 2004, they found very little resources and information available.   The Wright's told themselves,  " 'We have to do something.' and so they did."  Their 10-year-old Autism Speaks nonprofit has been an invaluable addition in the fight to treat, look for cures, and help those with autism.      news link            

 Principle in the type:  "In the scriptures Jude taught, “And of some have compassion, making a difference.”  Joseph B. Wirthlin           

CHEER THY NEIGHBOR

photo by Republic of Korea

Noah Dellas from New Jersey was the 2015 Special Olympics World Games' first gold medalist.  In this his first World Game experience, he competed in the triathlon.   “ 'It’s great to see so many people cheering for us,' said Dellas."   news link

Principle in the type:   "We were not placed on this earth to walk alone."    Thomas S. Monson

IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY

photo by Jason Jenkins

Speaking of starry nights (or whatever we were speaking of . . . ), here's a cool video.  Make you feel small?  You're a giant in my eyes!!

                             

Principle in the type:  ". . . . My fundamental goal is to get people, as best as I can, to be able to see the world that way; to see it as one small place, one bubble of air that keeps us all alive that we're all responsible for, and just how close we are to each other.     Astronaut, Col. Chris Hadfield

                                                                                  Happy Weekend Friends and Aliens!

HOT DOG!

photo by Omar de Armas

This years Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course, are behind us.  100 competing dachshunds raced "in a fundraising benefit for the Seal Beach [California] Animal Care Center."   Finalists go on to the 2015 Wiener National Finals in San Diego.   Cute little buggers.      story

Principle in the type:   "You have to be able to learn from victories and defeats.  That's the mindset of a champion, and that will never change."       Mike McCarthy 

PEACE, LOVE, AND ROCK AND ROLL

photo by Eva Rinaldi

Ringo Starr celebrated 75 years of age the old fashioned way, at a record store.   Peace and love was the day's theme.  (Always better than aging eyes and a drop belly!!)    story 

 Principle in the type:  "Life is not meant to only be appreciated in retrospect."   Dieter F. Uchtdorf