For whatever reason, yesterday's travels around the wild and crazy world that is the Internet brought about two separate examples of spirit from homeless people. Stories of different kinds, both of which left me smiling.
Figured what the heck, why not share them?
It started with a visit to a blog called Single Dad Laughing, one of several that we follow with regularity. Dan's entry about dancing with homeless people in downtown Salt Lake City on Christmas day was intriguing.
In short, he was a bit down in the dumps and looking for a pick-me-up. He and his friends certainly found it in the people that encountered. The blog entry, titled Dancing with the Homeless, includes a fantastic video of Dan, his friends, and several homeless people dancing in the streets.
I can't quite explain why, but I smiled broadly while watching the entire thing.
Later in the day, my old friend Tim R. posted on Facebook about Ted Williams. Not the Splendid Splinter, but a homeless man in Ohio with a golden set of pipes.
Seriously, the man was blessed with a radio voice. Odds are you've seen his story in the last day or so, as he was featured on the Early Show yesterday and then this morning he appeared on The Today Show. No doubt we'll be seeing - and hearing - from this guy for the next several days.
Williams certainly has a checkered past, much by his own doing with drugs and alcohol. Heres hoping he can capitalize on his second chance, and that this sudden onslaught of notoriety doesn't overwhelm him.
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