What Ven Thinks!

This video is so funny. I couldn’t resist passing it on.

Via Geeks Are Sexy And @DavidRisley

I’m not a negative person. At least I try not to be. But, every once in a while, things get to me and, lately, there’s been a lot of little things getting to me.

Things are tough right now. The economy is struggling, people are struggling and I know some businesses are struggling, too. What makes me angry is the widespread lack of integrity that is destroying the trust of people everywhere.

• Banks manipulating transactions to maximize the amount of fees they can collect regardless of the financial hardship caused to the consumer
• CEOs lavishing bonuses on themselves while laying off thousands of workers and begging for handouts from taxpayers.
• Fake Debt Collectors scamming people out of money, leaving them broke and still stuck with the original debt.
• Legitimate debt collectors bullying people into paying amounts that are grossly inflated above the

A couple weeks ago, I went to see Toy Story 3 with my seven year old nephew and we had a blast. We got there early and spent some time playing video games in the lobby before buying lots of popcorn and candy and picking the perfect seats in the theater. We went to a matinee showing in the middle of the week, so there were very few people there. It almost felt like we had the whole theater to ourselves.

I had the time of my life. Toy Story 3 was a great movie. It made me laugh and it made me cry in all the right places. It’s one of those movies where you get sucked in by the characters and quickly forget you’re watching a movie. You become part of the story. I walked out of the theater with a smile on my face and

According to YouTube, this video is over a year old, but I saw it today for the first time and couldn’t help being touched by it. The smile on that baby’s face is priceless. I just had to share it.

via BuzzFeed

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