Want to see something cool - go to Des Moines Register.com under high school graduations - SE Polk - for yesterday and see Tom helping his classmate achieve his dream of walking with this class to get his diploma - it is our friend who is wheelchair bound. Tom and his other friend Matt xxx walked with Matthew so he could walk with his class - it was AMAZING to see him do what he did, the boys standing by him and the entire Knapp Center on their feet cheering him. If that doesn't define character I don't know what does.
You can see the picture by clicking here. Tom is the one on the left. Matthew is in picture #1 and then click through to 30, 31 and 32 to see him walking. In picture #32 you can see that the entire audience is on their feet. It choked me up just looking at the pictures. I urge you also to scroll down and read the story under the pictures. Proud of all of you - Bricks who will help build our nation.
Seriously I would have stolen the picture but you need to see them in context in the paper.
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The thing I am most proud of as a blogger is that I've managed to introduce the words "bog standard" and "brick" (as in good, reliable person) into the American language. In a small way it makes up for the American words we have added to our form of English.
For which I totally thank you. I love "Brick of the Day"
I've picked up some great American (non-hip hop) slang that confuses the heck out my friends over here. :-)
Something abut "united by a common language" -of course English is anything but "Common."
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