Co-workers Discover They Are Brothers

What a great story this is:

Two employees of the same company in Waldoboro, Maine, have turned out to be brothers separated 35 years ago. In July, when Randy Joubert of Dow Furniture was assigned a new delivery partner, Gary Nisbet, customers began remarking on their uncanny resemblance. That spurred Joubert, who had been put up for adoption as a baby, to dig up his birth records. He shared the information with Nisbet, who confirmed they had the same parents. “This only happens once in a lifetime. And it happens in Waldoboro,” said Nisbet. “Nothing good ever happens in Waldoboro.” (from the Week)

I've posted many stories of reunited family members before, but what I love about this one in particular is that they working together. How funny is that? Customers kept saying, "Wow, you guys look like brothers..." and they actually turn out to be.

Also, read the surprising coda here - they recently reunited with a half-sister too.

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"No Surprises" by Radiohead

After scanning a list of past Sunday's Sublime songs, I was surprised I hadn't yet posted a song by one of my favorite artists - Radiohead. And how do you pick? Their music catalog contains so many sublime songs I could almost post them all.

But then I remembered singing "No Surprises" to my oldest daughter when she was very little - she loved it. The melody does resemble a lullaby and the production is superb...almost otherworldly. I hope you enjoy it.

Close your eyes and listen:



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Teenager with Down Syndrome Scores Touchdown

I don't know what to say about this except that it made me smile today (thanks Mark Arnold) & I don't even like football:

Matt Ziesel's debut on the freshman football team at Benton (St. Joseph, Mo.) will not soon be forgotten.

The 5-foot-3, 110-pounder has Down syndrome, but charged 62 yards for a touchdown during a game last Monday night.

Ziesel is the son of Mike Ziesel, former basketball coach and current athletic director for Benton. He says that Down syndrome affects each child differently.

“He loves being around kids, and the high school kids have loved him for years,” Mike said. “The kids have really been great to Matt, and they’ve watched out for him.”

This was never more apparent than last Monday, when a small gesture of kindness turned into a magnificent flood of support that came from well outside the town of 800.

With the freshman football game out of reach and victory secured for Maryville, Benton freshman head coach Dan McCamy decided it was time for a special play not found in any other playbook.

He called it the “Matt Play.”

McCamy had a discussion with the coaching staff at Maryville, explaining his intention to give Matt what, for any other player, might just be a meaningless snap as the clock ran down.

Up to that point, Maryville had been shutting out Benton. However, the Spoofhounds’ staff graciously agreed to let Matt run wild on their defense.

With the consent of Maryville, McCamy called on Matt to take the handoff of his life. As he came around the outside and sprinted down the sideline, the Maryville defense ran toward him, making his experience as real as possible.

So real, in fact, that Matt bit his lip during the play.

As No. 45 made his memorable run, teammates on both the field and the sideline ran beside him. They weren’t there to block, but to provide another type of protection, the type that the Benton community has provided for years.

“You’ve got to understand our community — not just Benton High School — and the support and values system most of these people have,” Mike said.

As soon as Matt crossed the goal line, his teammates celebrated with him like they would any other player.

It’s ironic that the touchdown video has become a YouTube sensation, because it was never intended for the Internet.

“It really wasn’t intended to be that way,” Mike said. “Danny (McCamy) didn’t put it on there to get any publicity. He did it because my wife Patty didn’t get to make it to the game. It was kind of a birthday present to her from him. He only meant to show about four people. (from Max Preps)

Watch the touchdown here:

Fan Video for "Two Weeks" by Grizzly Bear

Let me say this first - I'm not a huge fan of Grizzly Bear or this song really. BUT this video is genius and it was created by a fan. The band already created their own video for the song...and it doesn't come close to this one. You can watch it with the sound off and still be blown away. Enjoy:

Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo.

"Sunday Afternoon Pt. II" by Christopher Morris

A very special Sunday Sublime song...in fact a sequel to a Sublime song from months ago. That's me trying to look cool six years ago.

So in 1998 in the Army, I recorded an instrumental song "Sunday Afternoon." It always kind of bothered me that I couldn't figure out any lyrics or melody to accompany it, but I enjoyed it anyway. So I just let it be.

Jump five years to 2003. Out of the Army (since early '99), in college full-time, working full-time, living in Chicago, and newly married with a newborn baby. I was months away from being officially out of the Army being still contractually obligated in the Individial Ready Reserve, which basically means if something really bad happens, they would've call me if they need bodies.

Then the Iraq war started. I was stressed out - my new life was really just beginning and started to imagine what it would be like if I got called "back to duty." I was playing guitar one day, playing old songs I wrote and when playing that old instrumental I started singing of separation. The lyrics came out like a faucet and I recorded this song very soon after that.

Oh and I never had to fight in the war.

Close your eyes and listen:



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