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I was on my way to fill up with gas at 10:15pm last night knowing that I wouldn’t have time this morning to do so when I witnessed a sad event.  As I was on Elk Grove Blvd. heading towards I-5 a dog darted across the road and was hit by the van that was in front of me and in the lane closest to the right side of the road.  To spare the details, it was hit in such a way that I didn’t expect it to survive.  The van pulled over, and I along with it just to make sure the driver was okay and to check on the dog.  It was instinct, when someone or something gets hurt… you stop!  The lady got out of her car and we walked back to where the dog was.  Only… there was another woman already there; the owner!  We came to find out that she (the owner) is a homeless woman that was simply walking her dog before they bedded down for the evening over next to the freeway.  We walked up and she was pulling the dog off the road onto the grass, clutching it’s body and trying to revive the poor creature.  We asked if we could do anything but she was in alot of shock.  We called the Elk Grove Police and an officer responded a few minutes later to check on the scene.  He took a look at the dog, felt for a pulse and then made a call into Animal Control to send their van.  Meanwhile, I went to the Arco AM/PM and bought the owner a few things to eat and something to drink.  She looked like she was a little low on funds and so I figured that when she got hungry it could help. (continue reading…)

Bernie Mac

The world lost a wonderful comedian today, Mr. Bernie Mac.  He brought us to laughter in his own special way; both as himself and playing characters on the big screen.  Who can forget his “Oceans” character?  It just won’t be the same.  He loved to make people happy and he was successful in doing so.  Goodbye Bernie.. enjoy keeping people laughing on the other side!