A Dad Returning From Afghanistan Found Out His Six-Year-Old With Cerebral Palsy Had Learned How to Walk

You’ve seen those videos where a parent comes home from being stationed overseas in the military, and surprises their kid, right?

Well, six-year-old Michael Cooney turned the tables on his Marine dad, and made a video that’s even MORE likely to make you cry.

His dad is Staff Sergeant Jeremy Cooney, and when he left for Afghanistan, Michael couldn’t walk . . . because he has cerebral palsy.

But he learned to walk while dad was serving overseas . . . only the family decided not to tell Jeremy until he came home. (–It doesn’t say how long Jeremy was in Afghanistan.)

When the family was reunited at a school gymnasium, Jeremy made his appearance . . . and then Michael walked across the gym to give him a hug.

(Welcome Home Blog)

Where’s my Lisa Turtle?!

There was a lot of talk on Twitter about this yesterday, so I wanted to post it. What happened to Lark Voorhies from Saved By the Bell? She is 38 years old now, and she looks pretty crazy. She says she is doing “quite wonderful”, so who am I to judge?

Podcast 05-10-2012

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The latest podcast gets going with talk of Obama’s gay marriage stance. We then get in to a heated discussion about teachers, and we eventually chill out with the sounds of of 1979.  We also take your questions in a rendition of “Let’s Get Personal”. And YES, I know Stephen says “coming down in 3,2,1,”.

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I STRONGLY suggest you think back to this story the next time you consider growing a HANDLEBAR MUSTACHE, a FU MANCHU or a SOUL PATCH. Awful facial hair can lead to awful things.

On Sunday afternoon, 53-year-old Joyce Speciale-Detweiler of Easton, Pennsylvania got into a HUGE argument with her husband, Donald Detweiler. Over his facial hair.

Sadly, the police didn’t specify what kind of facial hair style Donald was rocking. So we’re just letting our imaginations run wild with it.

Anyway, the fight escalated and Joyce ended up grabbing a pole attachment off the vacuum cleaner . . . and hit Donald over the head with it. She kept hitting him until the pole broke, then she started scratching and hitting him.

She was arrested and charged with simple assault and harassment.

(Lehigh Valley Live)

the latest movie cliche’………the 3-point landing!

Here’s something that happens in pretty much EVERY action movie these days, including “The Avengers” . . . and yet I’ll bet you’ve never noticed just how prevalent it is: The THREE-POINT LANDING.

It’s when your hero or villain hits the ground, crouched on TWO FEET AND ONE HAND. The other arm is usually thrust dramatically in the air behind him . . . although that’s not a requirement.

And yes, there’s video proof of just how often this happens.