A well-known bus driver at the University of Central Florida got a welcomed birthday treat this week that he had no idea was in the works. And the gesture is warming the hearts of many.
Maurice, a UCF bus driver celebrated his birthday on Valentine’s Day (a Sunday this year)
Joshua Gicker is a new student at UCF, having transferred to the Orlando area college last fall from Tampa. Gicker said that Maurice was one of his first friends at UCF and that he really appreciated the way he interacts with people.
“If everyone lived like Maurice, I really believe there would be no problems in this world,” Gicker told Knight News, a UCF student news organization.
Gicker said that he found out about Maurice’s upcoming birthday last week and immediately worked to get people who live at his apartment complex to help raise $450 to give to him.
According to Knight News, 376 students came together to raise the money for Maurice.
A video of Gicker handing Maurice the money and a birthday card was uploaded to YouTube, where it has begun to cycle through social media.
“This is so great, I’m going to go through every one of these,” Maurice said in the video when he saw a list of people who donated money to him. “This is so nice, you guys are so great. You guys are the greatest and I’m just so overwhelmed.”
Happy birthday Maurice!
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WATCH: Man Who Spent Last 44 Years Of His Life In Prison Deals With Modern Technology
Can you imagine being separated from society for 44 years only to have to abruptly face the realities of the modern age- all at once?
That is what Ottis Johnson has had to deal with in New York this year.
Johnson started serving prison time when he was 25 for the attempted murder of a police officer. Now at 69, Johnson is out of jail and is having to navigate a remarkably changed America without the aid of family or friends, since he doesn’t have any.
Johnson’s story was told in a remarkable profile by Al Jazeera and a video focused on the man’s reintegration into society has started to go viral.
WATCH: This man reacts to modern technology after 44 years in jail
H/T: Business Insider
Cover Photo Credit: Al Jazeera/ Youtube (Screengrab)
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North Miami Now Has Its Own Semi-Weekly Night Market. And It’s Pretty Chill
Night markets are common fare in other parts of the United States.
But for whatever reason, they haven’t caught on in South Florida until fairly recently. (And are pretty commercial as well.)
Now, North Miami has its own grassroots night market that will be sure to make the hippie in your family jump for organic joy.
Launched just last week (Nov. 3), the NoMi Night Market had around a dozen vendors show up and a steady flow of interested passersby.
Located near the intersection of NE 123rd St and NE 13th Ave, the night market sits on a space used during the day as the Urban Habitat Farm Store.
Organized by North Miami resident and political activist Lauren Hill, the event is meant to be a weekly happening.
But not yet.
“Our beautiful opening was just a taste of what a night market can be in North Miami,” NoMi Nigh Market posted on its Facebook page on Nov. 8. “Unfortunately, we opened pre-maturely and have some hiccups in opening on a weekly basis as we had intended. We will not be able to open this Friday as intended. We will keep you posted and be back in the market business very soon.”
So while you wait for another chance to visit the night market, you can take a look at what it was like on its opening night:
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Man Fixes Your Short Arm Selfie Problem In The Most Ridiculously Perfect Way Ever
By Sebastian Priestman
Selfie sticks can be pretty embarrassing when using them in public, especially if you have short arms.
Even more embarrassing? Not having a selfie stick. Anyone remember this?
If only Bradley’s arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014
Well one young man in Japan named Mansun has aimed to take this decidedly first world problem head on by using a bit of grit, determination and a whole lot of imagination.
Mansun’s invention of the “selfie arms” is a simple invention by attaching two selfie sticks to plastic hands and covering them with a long sleeve shirt modified to fit the length of the arms.
自撮り棒が恥ずかしいので腕を長くして自撮りしたらより恥ずかしくなりました https://t.co/uAyJMabea2 pic.twitter.com/Ays5AKdulN — ㅤ (@mansooon) November 13, 2015
His extra-long arms even help him get a better angle at tall structures. What a clever yet silly invention.
HT/ Laughing Squid
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