I decided to get some cash at an ATM next door while my car filled up with gas - I noticed one of the many homeless guys that hang around on west end avenue in Nashville angling toward me. Rather than avoid him I realized how lucky my life is and decided to give him a twenty and wish him well. (He s...
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a couple of years ago, I had an employee that was struggling financially. She was having a really hard time buying Christmas for her two kids.... she was running around buying very small inexpensive items just so they would have gifts under the tree..... so, I collected money, bought a Toy's R Us g...
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My daughter is in a Girl Scout troop in Southern Oregon. Their facility, like many others in the region, was desperately in need of thinning out the mass of trees and vegetation. We called for several bids which ranged from $6,000 to $23,000. We finally called a family friend, Greg, who we knew w...
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I was driving on the New Jersey Turnpike. For some reason, I had a ton of cash on me. I asked the toll booth attendant if I could pay for the five cars behind me. She smiled and said “Of course, would you like a receipt?”
For the next several miles, cars pulled up to me honking and waving and ...
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My wife, Svea, was in Ketchum (11 miles north of our house) when she locked her keys in her car at the post office. The police were nearby but didn't want to jimmy the lock for fear of damaging the car. I wasn't around. A couple from out of town that was parked nearby witnessed her ordeal. They offe...
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