And your thought YOUR neighborhood cop was a boob

Posted by Billy Dennis on Jun 22, 2008 in Sappy

Via Reuters:
A Chinese policewoman who breastfed babies orphaned during last month’s earthquake has been given a better job, prompting online protests that promotions should be awarded on merit, not merely for good deeds.
Jiang Xiaojuan, 30, left her own baby with her parents and took part in the disaster relief work, breastfeeding nine [...]

God bless France

Posted by Billy Dennis on May 26, 2008 in Sappy

So, I’m sitting here, reading this story, and I’m trying to not tear up:
This year dozens of members of Les Fleurs de la Memoire have shown up at Colleville-sur-Mer for the annual Memorial Day ceremony, which begins with a flyover by U.S. fighter jets in the missing-man formation.
A French priest recites the Lord’s Prayer, then [...]

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