Thank God It's Monday

In what I hope will turn into a series on how to be thankful for the days that seem the worst, we present the first installment of Thank God It's Monday:

It may seem like the worst way to spend 1/7 of your life. I always try to make it suck less by making it the day I eat whatever I want, and giving myself something to look forward to.

Anyways, this is one way of doing that. Here are my favorites from this past week.

STORY: Former Homeless Man Donates $10,000 To High School After Two Students Helped Him In A Blizzard

Three years ago, two seniors at Dwight Township High School in Dwight, Illinois, helped a homeless man walking in a blizzard with no jacket.

The students – Ryan Kodat and Luke Arnold – gave the man clothes, a jacket and money for a train ticket to Springfield so he could see his father. The man's father later passed away. 

Unbeknownst to the man, Wade Herter, his father left behind an estate of $1.2 million. Herter has since moved to Santa Monica, California, but not without sending a gift to Dwight High School. 

On Feb. 26, the school received a letter from Herter and a donation of $10,000.

Read full story HERE

FACEBOOK MEMES DEBUNKED:

Who else has seen this on their news feed?

"Up until 1913 Americans kept all of their earnings.  Despite this, we still had: schools, colleges, roads, vast railroads, streets, subways, the Army, Navy and the Marine Corps, (who managed to win 8 wars).  Tell me again why We The People need to be extorted???"

It's full of inaccuracies, ranging from how taxes were done in that time to how the railroads were and still are privately owned. If you want to educate yourself on this topic so you don't fall for the stupidity being spread across the interwebs read HERE 

 QUOTE: 

"If I had a dime for every time a homeless guy asked me for change, I'd still say no." -- Bo Burnham





TWEET:

Sorry, we can't investigate Villanova ripping your heart out of your chest, the crime occurred outside our jurisdiction. #RCJH

— Lawrence Police (@LawrenceKS_PD) March 27, 2016

VIDEO:
Oh the Right Brothers. Whatever happened to them? They were so good. Also, no, this is not satire.

COMING UP THIS WEEK:

Wednesday, March 30 at 8PM: Republican Primary Debate on CNN

Saturday, April 2: The NCAA Final Four