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A True Story

Thanks to Lee

On the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out.

His Pinto was still sputtering when he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried.

No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her?

He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry.

He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold.

He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.

He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am.

Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm?

By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough.

Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him.

She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through.

She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him.

Any amount would have been all right with her.

She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped.

Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him.

This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past.

He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me..'

He waited until she started her car and drove off.

It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the

twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe.

She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home.

It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps.

The whole scene was unfamiliar to her.

The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair.

She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase.

The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude.

The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger.

Then she remembered Bryan ..

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill.

The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door.

She was gone by the time the waitress came back.

The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote:

'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too.

Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you.

If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'

Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day.

That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written.

How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it?

With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....

She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going to be all right.

I love you, Bryan Anderson.'

There is an old saying......'What goes around comes around.'

Today I sent you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on. Let this light shine.

Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

~GOD BLESS!~

Polar Bears at The Great White Lodge

Thanks to Ray O'

These images come from Ed Bouvier who drives the Tundra Buggy and lives at the camp. He has just packed up to go home now after spending 45 days on the Tundra – imagine. During his internment he has sent out exclusive pictures from the camp via satellite internet and over the weekend I finally put a few images together to share with you. Fairly impressive stuff . A couple pics below come from Ian Thorliefson. He says he is not a professional photographer but judge for yourself.

Ed’s comments were that the bears all appear healthy and fat this year. He also indicated he has never seen so many groups of bears at the lodge that get along and even sleep in heaps together as they wait for Hudson Bay to freeze over. In one picture he has 15 bears all in the same frame. Quite an amazing place recently featured on animal planet.

The Great White Bear Lodge is actually a train of cars with big soft tires that they tow out and park on the Tundra, often under the constant glow of the northern lites.

Sunrise and sunset are usually spectacular even though it is in the minus 20 range.

People sleep at the Lodge and head out every day in Tundra Buggies looking for bears. These ones were like squeegee kids and were cleaning the tundra buggy.

The bears loaf around for weeks just waiting for the ice to freeze so they can get out and hunt for seals. At this stage they have probably not eaten since June or July.

And because the sea is so salty the ice takes a long time to freeze before it supports the weight of a bear.

What’s all this fuss about a Polar Bear dip, anyway?

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The big males spar but seldom hurt each other. Later they will fall asleep together.

Kissing cousins

My, my, what big teeth you have…

Single white female looking for companionship… Any man will do!

Same gal after the sun came up…

Other denizens of the arctic like to hang around the Lodge too – like this Arctic Fox.

Or these Mirror Wolves.

Long-tailed Weasel.

Mom’s even bring their cubs of the year to the camp in spite of the big males.

This shaggy guy is very curious – and dirty too.

It appears the Camp is of great interest and every angle is explored. Ed told me they even climb the flagpole and eat the flag!!!

This guy found a gap by the generator car and was interested in nabbing a passing drumstick for an overdue supper.

Whenever outside work is required they call this guy to come out. It looks like he is pushing the bears away.

OK, what’s wrong with this idea? Wonder what they would do for a fire drill out here?

Stroll outside after dinner, anyone? Apparently this may be a new record with 15 bears all grouped together.

Hmm, if bears are essentially hermits over the summer, does this congregation then represent a ‘Hermitage of Bears’?

Sights from China

Thanks to Mark, Laos

An Amazing Voice for an 80 Year Old

Thanks to Tony

Janet Cutler

Disorder in Court

Thanks to Blain

German Restaurant

(For those NOT on a diet)

Thanks to Lee

The Parachute

Thanks to Lee

See You Next Week

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