tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88259161288465006172024-03-13T09:06:08.756-05:00Anonymous Kindness AttacksOne man's quest to not be a total dick...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-88589845170819889842013-04-01T21:39:00.000-05:002013-04-01T21:39:56.975-05:0003/31/13 - Day 96 - Adult Easter Egg Hunt I set up a easter egg hunt for my wife today! This anonymous kindness attack was pretty specific to one person but she deserved it. In the eggs I hid candy and random housework chores that needed to be done and promised to do them in the next week and half. I told her to hold me accountable and I know she will. <br />
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Money spent so far: $379.44Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-63233204303701420522013-04-01T21:37:00.001-05:002013-04-01T21:37:26.093-05:0003/30/13 - Day 95 - Ani-mall Pet Expo (free)Today the Animal Protective League put on a big pet owners convention at the local fairgrounds. It was a resounding success. I didn't get to participate in in exclusively but I did enable some of my coworkers to volunteer which I felt was it's own act of kindness. Many animals got adopted. I was able to get over there during my lunch break and snap this picture of an alpaca!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-33543172462859347412013-04-01T21:31:00.000-05:002013-04-01T21:31:21.674-05:0003/29/13 - Day 94 - Good Friday Music (free)Today I contributed in a small way to a Good Friday church service. I have been able to sing with a small chamber choral ensemble that meets in a nearby town and this Good Friday service was special because we had a guest director. He is the director of choral music at the college I attended and was my choir director back when I went to school. Not only did I get to help people commorate Good Friday but I got to reunite with one of my old instructors. <br />
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Money spent so far: $366.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-75711319641715656082013-04-01T21:26:00.001-05:002013-04-01T21:28:28.757-05:0003/28/13 - Day 93 - Childhungerendshere.com (free)Today I asked a coworker for a tab that I saw on a peanut butter jar that she had brought in for her lunch. It has a code on it that when submitted to this website: <a href="http://childhungerendshere.com/" target="_blank">childhungerendshere.com</a> would donate one free meal to starving children. Done!<br />
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Money spent so far: $366.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-70954794656567479802013-04-01T21:21:00.003-05:002013-04-01T21:21:44.183-05:0003/27/13 - Day 92 - Contribution to counseling A good friend of mine works with young women and single mothers in South Korea. One of her friends was a victim of sexual assault but couldn't afford to get counseling for herself. My friend sent out a plea for people to contribute to get this young woman some counseling. <br />
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My contribution was small but hopefully it helped.<br />
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Money spent so far: $366.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-82498934769379255442013-03-28T22:29:00.000-05:002013-03-28T22:29:38.327-05:0003/26/13 - Day 91 - Let people cut in line (free)Generally I am in a hurry. I try to slow down but it never works. It seems like everyone else pretty much keeps the same pace. I never know why I'm in a hurry to get places. I just want to make sure I have enough time to not be late to where I'm going. I used to (and still sort of) have a problem with tardiness. <br />
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But today I was at the gas station and I just let a couple people go in front of me. Not in an annoying overly nice way. I just wanted to let them go ahead because I could tell they were tired of waiting. It was a busy day at that particular gas station and I wasn't in a rush. <br />
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Money spent so far: $336.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-31372226453058273122013-03-26T14:57:00.000-05:002013-03-26T14:57:19.495-05:0003/25/13 - Day 90 - Working for three (free)Today my kindness attack was a little weird and on accident. I basically had to work in my section for three people. It was rough and I had a lot of help but still I had to cover my shift and the shift of two other people that weren't able to make it work because of family stuff. <br />
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I had to slap a dog pretty hard in the face today also. It was the only way to get him to drop the dog he had in his mouth. He's a coonhound and doesn't understand that little dogs aren't prey. I felt bad and he's okay as is the little dog he was trying to hunt down. <br />
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Money spent so far: $336.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-85134152550782211652013-03-26T14:50:00.001-05:002013-03-26T14:50:16.511-05:0003/24/13 - Day 89 - Cupcakes for Thanks (free)Today my kindness act was really a thank you for a fellow do gooders act for me. There was about a foot and a half of snow on the ground tonight around 9:30pm and I knew I would never get to work in the morning if I didn't go out and shovel. I had shoveled about half of the driveway when a guy came buy with a little snow plow and offered to plow my car out. <br />
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I offered to pay the guy but he said I didn't have to. So I went in and got him a banana cupcake that my wife had made for thanks. All this and I was able to get a car out for work on time. <br />
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Money spent so far: $336.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-12298430534496250622013-03-26T14:39:00.000-05:002013-03-26T14:39:06.774-05:0003/23/13 - Day 88 - Stop CISPA Petition (free)Today I signed a petition to top CISPA or the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. It is an act that would essentially give large corporations and ultimately the government access to private users online information. <br />
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The government does a shitty job at most business it sticks it's nose and money grubbing hands into. So keeping them out of private citizens private business seems like a no-brainer. <br />
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Sign here: <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/protect-internet-privacy-stop-cispa?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20844&alert_id=FOkytyONgW_maptfPJKNd" target="_blank">Stop CISPA!</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-15449451892649955542013-03-22T20:38:00.001-05:002013-03-22T20:38:20.526-05:0003/22/13 - Day 87 - Offered help to a friend (free)My wife has a friend that has been going though some tough stuff. She seems to be handling it well but I offered my help anyway. <br />
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Not with anything emotional really because my wife is much better equipped to handle that stuff. More like manual labor type help. We'll see what happens.<br />
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Money spent so far: $336.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-18174634773822151422013-03-22T20:25:00.000-05:002013-03-22T20:25:06.043-05:0003/21/13 - Day 86 - Lending an ear (free)I knew this anonymous kindness attack would roll around sooner or later and today was the day. My brother had something to really bitch about and I was the man he called. I usually am. This particular day it was about traffic in LA (where he lives.) <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-20164868467729784142013-03-22T20:22:00.003-05:002013-03-22T20:22:59.072-05:0003/20/13 - Day 85 - Conversation (free)My wife and I went to eat at Cracker Barrel for breakfast this morning. There was an older woman sitting alone and she struck up a conversation with us. She was super sweet and really funny. <br />
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I was singing some stupid song to my wife and she commented to my wife that it must be nice being serenaded over breakfast. We laughed awkwardly. She told us that she too was a singer and sang on some stages with some pretty big country acts. Her name was Phyllis.<br />
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Our normal response, right or wrong, is usually to ignore people who infiltrate our conversation but I made a real effort not to do this. She was an elderly woman sitting alone. She was really sweet to the server and very nice to my wife and I. <br />
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I asked the server after she had left if she knew her. She told us her name and that she was suffering from cancer. She said she didn't know her really well but that the manager did. I am going to go back and give the manager a gift card to give to this woman. <br />
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I regret not taking the time right then and there to get more information from her. The whole exchange was quick and in the middle of a busy restaurant so it didn't occur to me until I had already left to offer a gift card. <br />
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Money spent so far: $336.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-5690313165768830802013-03-22T20:15:00.001-05:002013-03-22T20:15:31.729-05:0003/19/13 - Day 84 - Offered a kidney (free)A friend of mine was diagnosed with a rare kidney disorder. It caused him to put on nearly 40 lbs of water weight in the span of two weeks. I offered him my kidney.<br />
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Pretty serious shit. But I've got two of them. <br />
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Turns out he doesn't need a new kidney just medication so my kidneys are safe for now. <br />
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Money spent so far: $336.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-12335728509262566252013-03-18T21:46:00.000-05:002013-03-18T21:46:02.853-05:0003/18/13 - Day 83 - Smile Train RevisitedI am finally able to update my blog on the actual day of the act for a change. It has been an insane week or two. I have been working a lot. My wife has been out of town and that really threw me off my game. I just sort of stumble around the house when she's not here so I tried to keep myself really busy with work and other engagements. It's a good thing. But when I wasn't working or playing with the dogs or devising ways to be sneakily nice for people I was trying to get some sleep. I still haven't managed to catch up. <br />
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I decided today to revisit an organization that I had previously written about because I wasn't able to donate to them at that time. It's actually a good thing I waited because now all donations are being doubled by some generous members of their organization.<br />
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Money spent so far: $336.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-18723655964186836972013-03-18T21:42:00.001-05:002013-03-18T21:42:32.646-05:0003/17/13 - Day 82 - Josh Garrels Music TipJosh Garrels is a musician that I know very little about. But he is giving away 5 of his albums through one of my favorite websites <a href="http://noisetrade.com/" target="_blank">noisetrade.com</a>. All the proceeds from the tips that people give him go to World Relief of Congo. <br />
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I downloaded one of them called "Love and War and The Sea In Between." I feel like I recognize some of the song titles so maybe I already know the record a little bit. <br />
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Money spent so far: $331.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-73579055331443049612013-03-17T21:07:00.001-05:002013-03-17T21:07:25.959-05:0003/16/13 - Day 81 - Kegs and Eggs (free)Today is the day my community celebrated St. Patty's Day. A few members of my band supplied the music for a morning celebration called Kegs and Eggs. We donated our services so that everyone could enjoy some live music while they were eating some free breakfast and green beer. <br />
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Money spent so far: $326.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-12061782001720794012013-03-17T21:05:00.003-05:002013-03-17T21:05:39.845-05:0003/15/13 - Day 80 - Bowl for Kids' Sake Fundraiser (free)Today my band and I all participated in the Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraiser for the local Big Brothers Big Sisters Organization. We had a goal of $700 and only managed to raise $150. We also bowled horribly. But I still consider it a victory. It was also a lot of fun!<br />
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Money spent so far: $326.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-7420822660928472942013-03-17T21:03:00.000-05:002013-03-18T21:31:12.202-05:0003/14/13 - Day 79 - Family Video RaffleI rent way too many movies from Family Video. Today they were doing a raffle for lymphoma research. If you donate $10 you get entered into a drawing to get half off movie rentals for a year. <br />
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Done.<br />
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Money spent so far: $326.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-4507043403666989182013-03-14T20:28:00.001-05:002013-03-14T20:28:20.343-05:0003/13/13 - Day 78 - Foldit Cares (free)I just recently purchases Flatout brand Foldits. They are these long flat breads that fold over to make really easy and portable sandwiches. They are delicious but I also saw that they have a program called Foldit Cares. If you send them a picture of your favorite recipe using their product they will donate flatbread to Food Gatherers, a member of Feeding America on my behalf. Here's my picture. Super simple but who cares? It tastes good.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-63474854234561844842013-03-14T19:55:00.002-05:002013-03-14T19:55:45.248-05:0003/12/13 - Day 77 - Laundry Marathon (free sort of)My wife is has been gone all week. She is visiting her sister and won't be home until Sunday. Cleaning the house before she arrives home isn't really an act of kindness so much as a requirement so I decided to do even more. <br />
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Our dirty laundry never seems to go away so I started doing all of it today. Hopefully I will be done by the time she gets home. We hardly ever do all the laundry at once so this will be a really nice thing for her to come home to. <br />
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Money spent so far: $316.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-6275432326712363972013-03-12T11:52:00.003-05:002013-03-12T11:52:59.076-05:0003/11/13 - Day 76 - Pledge to end R-word (free)I've pledged to stop using the r-word through this website: <a href="http://www.r-word.org/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Pledge.</a> I was inspired by a couple of fellow bloggers. I am a little late because the official day to pledge was March 6th. But I figured better late than never. <br />
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Check out this video for a little more inspiration:<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouhURNLsnjo" target="_blank">Conner and Cayden Long</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-78659581844917106262013-03-12T11:24:00.001-05:002013-03-12T11:26:53.472-05:0003/10/13 - Day 75 - Sent a gift to random friend #3Another facebook friend of mine was sent a gift today. She will receive this
gift because she was one of five people to respond to a chain letter facebook
post of mine. I don't know this friend incredibly well but I do not that she tends bar and likes really good music. <br />
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Here's what I got her:<br />
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1. A hat that says "America Fuck Yeah!" on it. Because it's hilarious. <br />
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2. A book by A. J. Jacobs called "A Year Of Living Biblically." It's about a guy that tries to follow every rule of the Bible literally. Including obscure Old Testament rules about not shaving your beard and not wearing woven clothes. Pretty good stuff.<br />
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3. An awesome mix CD entitled Farmhouse Mix. I will give a link to my playlist as soon as my itunes starts working again. Here ya go: <a href="https://c.itunes.apple.com/us/imix/farmhouse-mix/id619312558" target="_blank">Farmhouse Mix.</a><br />
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Money spent so far: $316.98Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-51008970390209434862013-03-12T11:05:00.001-05:002013-03-12T11:25:09.841-05:0003/09/13 - Day 74 - Accordian Donation (free)"It is a good idea to play an accordian at a polka festival. <br />
It is a bad idea to play an accordian...anywhere else."<br />
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-from "Good Idea, Bad Idea" on The Animaniacs.<br />
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I don't really believe this about accordians but I did think it was funny. <br />
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I have inherited a big beautiful accordian and I think some of my music teacher friends would probably have much better use for it than I do. For my anonymous kindness attack, I offered this to a few of them as a donation to their school's music program. We'll see which ones take me up on the offer. <br />
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Money spent so far: $308.53Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-65290369730606346512013-03-10T20:56:00.001-05:002013-03-10T20:56:39.748-05:0003/08/13 - Day 73 - Failed attempts and messages (free)While everyone else was out enjoying their Friday, I was out working through my Wednesday. It's just the way my schedule lined up this week but I have my days off on Monday and Tuesday. So this is really the middle of my work week. I worked all day and well into the night. <br />
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On my way back home from tracking my radio on air shifts there were two opportunities for anonymous kindness attacks that didn't really pan out. <br />
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First, there was dog in the middle of the road. It was cold and rainy and dark and there in the middle of the street was a dog barking at me. It had a collar on but there was really no reason that a dog should be out that in the middle of the night. I got out of my car to see if I could get him to come over to me. He immediately backed off. Slowly at first and barking the whole time. I could see this wasn't going to be easy. I got closer and crouched down to make myself less imposing. This didn't work either and seemed to just scare/piss him off more. He ran into someone's front yard and close to someone's home. I thought this might be the people who own the dog and it was my cue to get back in my car and get gone. It was late. I gave up.<br />
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Second, I was nearly back home and I spotted a car with it's hazards on in a ditch. I stopped on the shoulder and got out but there was nobody in the car. Hopefully the person had found the help they needed. I wasn't needed here. <br />
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So I sent a message to a friend of mine from high school to let her know that I still thought about her and wished her and her family the best. She sent me back a super nice message and it was awesome.<br />
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Money spent so far: $308.53 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825916128846500617.post-88127254647162632202013-03-08T01:35:00.001-06:002013-03-08T01:35:07.982-06:0003/07/13 - Day 72 - KUMFA search (free)A friend of mine from high school and college is heavily involved with an organization in Korea. It's called Korean Unwed Mothers Family Association. I did a little research on this group and also messaged me friend looking for more info as their web presence is a little sparse. <br />
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This organization does great work for single mothers in Korea who feel the societal pressure to give their children up for adoption. I want to find out more about this issue for a number of reasons not least of which is my own desire to adopt.<br />
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