Parentdish.com: Created for Her Bone Marrow, Marissa Ayala, Now 21, Has a Living Sister to Show for It
A lot of people ponder why they are on this planet and spend their lives looking for a purpose. Marissa knows why she’s here. She was born to save her sister’s life.
Marissa Ayala was conceived because her older sister needed a bone marrow donor to save her life, so her parents created one. Her.
A breakout month for Cincinnati Reds’ Jay Bruce wins him the awkwardly named player of the month award.
This video looks like something you’d see if there was a Darwin Awards video show, but the guy lives to laugh about it.
NYTimes.com: Imagining Detroit
In an interesting op ed piece on how growing food may be key to recovery in Detroit.
Don Gorske has eaten 25,000 Big Macs and is still alive at 59! At one point he was eating 9 a day.
The Elect Your Sticker campaign was created by the Ohio Secretary of State to encourage teens to vote by giving them some practice voting for the “I voted” sticker.
It seems like their goal is to give teens an early exposure to the sad reality of politics. Like choosing a politician these days, all the sticker choices below range from mediocre to horribly bad.
CNN.com: Bristol Palin explains: I had corrective jaw surgery
“Corrective” jaw surgery. She looks Jennifer Grey different. Totally unrecognizable.
There is so much to love in this video. It cracks me up.
Cincinnati.com: ‘Avengers’ to film two weeks here
The Avengers are coming!
The Marvel Studios feature starring Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson will shoot two weeks here later this year, said Kristen Erwin, Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Film Commission executive director. She refused to reveal the location, saying it was within 30 miles of Cincinnati. They’re “still negotiating a location agreement.”
Seeing these pictures of Cinco de Mayo parties, I’m kind of glad that we Americans don’t celebrate any Chinese holidays.
