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via Brittany Kinley / Facebook
Brittany Kinley, a mother from Mansfield, Texas, had a hilarious mom fail her and she's chalking it up to being just another crazy thing that happened in 2020.
When Kinley filled out the order form for her son Mason's kindergarten class pictures, there was an option to have his name engraved into the photos. But Kinley wasn't interested in having her son's name on the photos so she wrote "I DON'T WANT THIS" on the box.
Well, it appears as though she should have left the box blank because the computer or incredibly literal human that designed the photographs wrote "I DON'T WANT THIS" where mason's name should be.
<p>Kinley shared the photo on Facebook where it's gone viral receiving over 16,000 likes and 38,000 shares.</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f56dfa7d2bf53b5d6d0c74fe107c3b3a"><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10124125803263754&set=a.10101049561961304&type=3"></div></div><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via Brittany Kinley / Facebook</small></p><p>"I'm sure everyone needs a good laugh these days so thanks to my latest mom fail...you're welcome in advance haha," Kinley captioned the photo. "Mason got his kindergarten pictures and I didn't want his name on the bottom so I typed in "I don't want this" and they freaking printed this…"<br></p><p>Having "I DON'T WANT THIS" printed on a photo that represents 2020 resonated with a lot of people on Facebook. Probably because it's what we've been saying to ourselves day after day of being stuck in the house or going outside and seeing normally busy places turned into ghost towns.</p><p>"Love! This is something I would definitely do!! and... it's the motto for 2020," a commenter named Chrysa wrote.</p><p>"This is a 2020 MOOD! Trying to smile but deep inside we are all I DON'T WANT THIS," Omar added.</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="198" src="https://giphy.com/embed/hRwtOlZ1SBdpHV6QRZ" width="480"></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/justin-meme-2020-hRwtOlZ1SBdpHV6QRZ"></a></p></div><p>But Kinley is just happy she's given people the chance to laugh in such a trying year.<br></p><p>"I think 2020 has been such a hard year for everyone and people need some positivity and a good laugh," Kinley said <a href="https://www.today.com/parents/see-why-one-mom-s-school-photo-fail-going-viral-t200189" target="_blank">according to Today.</a></p><p>"I've gotten so many messages from people saying they haven't laughed this hard all year and that it made their day," she added. "I never thought it would have that effect but I'm so glad we can spread laughter in a crazy time like this."</p><p>Mason now feels famous after all the attention his photo is getting. "He'll occasionally ask how many more people is he making laugh," Kinley said, adding "his teachers gave him a round of applause and yelled, 'I do want this!' during drop off!'"</p><p>Kinley has tried to get a hold of the company that printed the pictures but she hasn't had any luck as of yet.</p><p>"It's not their fault. It was my mom fail," Kinley said, "so no bad feelings there!"</p><p>Even if she does get new photos printed that don't say, "I DON'T WANT THIS" she has to keep a few of the original shots because they're sure to be a perfect reminder of the year nobody wanted.</p>
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It isn’t always easy to ask for help. But when organizations like Bread for the City bring you into their family, anything is possible.
11.19.20
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A lot of people here are like family to me," Michelle says about Bread for the City — a community nonprofit located in Washington DC that provides local residents with food, clothing, health care, social advocacy, and legal services. And since the pandemic began, the need to support organizations like Bread for the City is greater than ever, which is why Amazon is Delivering Smiles to local charities across the country this holiday season.
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Going against most standard business advice, Bill Penzey has never hesitated to make his beliefs known to the people who buy his products. The outspoken CEO of Penzey's Spices, America's largest independent spice retailer, made headlines when he directly called out President Trump's racism after his election, and this February he published a public statement decrying the "corruption and cruelty" he says have taken over the Republican party.
Penzey, whose business headquarters reside just outside of Milwaukee, has been openly supportive of the protests against racial injustice taking place all over the nation. But after protests in Kenosha became riotous, someone wrote him a letter suggesting that if it were his store being looted, he'd be singing a different tune.
Bill Penzey pondered this idea. Then he sent out a letter to subscribers and explained that no, he actually wouldn't.
The letter reads:
<p><em>"Someone wrote to say that you would be singing a different tune if it was your store being looted. I'm by no means perfect but seriously no, I wouldn't. Human life means everything; stuff, not so much. </em></p><p><em>Hearing that the NBA Milwaukee Bucks, in response to yet another police shooting of a Black man, this time just south of Milwaukee in Kenosha, Wisconsin, chose in unison to walk away from yesterday's playoff game and were willing to take the loss, for me brought such s asens of hope that the tide will no longer stay unturned. </em></p><p><em>I agree with them. To me today just feels a lot like April 4, 2018, the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. King's assassination. That day we paid our people and kept things shut because that was not a day for commerce. After some early inquiries about doing the same today it became clear that we were able to do that because we planned ahead and because it was a time before the Coronavirus. To do that today would mean calling to reschedule all of today's touchless pickup orders. As parents of young kids entering back to school phase with all the extra hoops the virus demands, I get that now is not the time to add extra burdens. So no shut down today. </em></p><p><em>But what to do? My mind went to that idea that we would feel differently if it was our store that was looted. When I asked around: "What if we looted our own store?" What if we took a snapshot of our Kenosha store's inventory tonight and simply gave away exactly that amount of inventory in the coming weeks? Unlike the Minneapolis Uptown store that was in the center of things, our Kenosha location is out by the highway and does not have much chance of looting itself. What if we just gave our spices and seasonings to food pantries and gift boxes to organizations trying to raise money to fund change?</em></p><p><em>Everyone here was like yes, let's do that. Even my mom at dinner last night cheered on the idea. And as much as we could just look online for worthy recipients, with so many customers in the Kenosha area I would like to start with asking for your suggestions of where things should go...</em></p><p><em>And please learn the difference between those who simply say law and order over and over again and those who do the hard work of actually achieving it. Until we have a president that respects the laws of this country we won't have order; it's that simple. </em></p><p><em>And once again, hats off to the Milwaukee Bucks. So much of America's future comes down to voter turnout in the city of Milwaukee. That the members of the Bucks are time and again working to earn the moral authority to ask for that Vote is something big. That their voices reach out to our suburbs and beyond is honest cause for hope. Well done. </em></p><p><em>And please send your thoughts to those living through the horrors of Hurricane Laura right now. They will need our compassion.</em></p><p><em>Thanks for healing the world. </em></p><p><em>Bill"</em></p><div id="7df46" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ab70891a9b4de147b6c0dbfca39eaa82"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1298984937320718348" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Bill Penzey of Penzey's Spices, on the subject of if he'd still support protests if one of his stores got looted. https://t.co/Wmt29UP39a</div> — If you're not furious, you're on the wrong side. (@If you're not furious, you're on the wrong side.)<a href="https://twitter.com/MoggieBoourns/statuses/1298984937320718348">1598537117.0</a></blockquote></div><p>And for the record, Penzey's has actually already been affected directly by looting, which is what he's referring to when he mentions <a href="https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/a-list-of-the-buildings-damaged-looted-in-minneapolis-and-st-paul" target="_blank">the Minneapolis Uptown store</a>. "If sweeping up some glass and replacing a couple windows is a piece of everybody realizing the costs of racism-fueled police violence towards minorities is no longer affordable, then so be it," Bill Penzey wrote in an email to customers <a href="https://americanindependent.com/business-owners-protests-george-floyd-police-violence-looting-minneapolis/" target="_blank">at the end of May</a>, after the Minneapolis store suffered property damage and looting in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing.</p><p>This is what they did with their boarded up windows:</p><div id="07b1f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f84a4d7b34ce554479f77b069da4c607"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1272290152392646658" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">The mural A New Hope by @AntonsArtworks at Penzeys Uptown Minneapolis
#StreetArt #mural https://t.co/EmomkqXupD</div> — Kenneth G Tompkins (@Kenneth G Tompkins)<a href="https://twitter.com/tompkins4881/statuses/1272290152392646658">1592172584.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Way to use your platform and power as a business owner to advocate for change and support those on the ground doing the work, Bill. </p>
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'It's working!': Pics show animals aren't afraid to cross Utah's new 'Critter Bridge'
11.25.20
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In December 2018, The Utah Department of Transportation opened the largest wildlife overpass in the state, spanning 320 by 50 feet across all six lanes of Interstate 80.
Its construction was intended to make traveling through the I-80 corridor in Summit County safer for motorists and the local wildlife.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that there were over 100 animal incidents on the interstate since 2016, giving the stretch of highway the unfortunate nickname of "Slaughter Row."
<p>Forty-six deer, 14 moose, and four elk were killed on that stretch of highway <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/working-deer-bears-other-critters-023001198.html" target="_blank">in 2016 and 2017 alone.</a></p><p>The number of deaths is a tragedy for the local ecosystem but the situation is also dangerous for humans traveling at high speeds on the interstate.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDgyNzgzNC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNDkyMjY4OX0.mUNwo-rRpszmPXpcn4rlDk-ttpWATme158_UV0OWKq4/img.jpg?width=980" id="68cee" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="fd10eafc1271742d8531128d0684e5d0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image">
<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via UDOT</small></p><p>When authorities agreed to build the $5 million project some were skeptical about whether it would work. There was a fear that the animals would be too afraid to cross the bridge. A three-mile cattle fence was installed leading up to the overpass to encourage wildlife to make their way towards the structure.<br></p><p>Well, the skeptics can rest easy, because footage from a surveillance camera recently released by the department of wildlife proudly proclaims, "It's working!"</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5e8baecfdec389175a703cfe8109d167"><div class="fb-video" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=3416838815036581" data-allowfullscreen="true"></div></div><p>Surveillance video taken over the past seven months shows that bobcats, coyotes, deer, mountain lions, moose, and even bears all use the structure.<br></p><p>Deer</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via UDOT / Facebook</small></p><p><br>Coyote</p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via UDOT / Facebook</small></p><p><br></p><p>Bear</p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via UDOT / Facebook</small></p><p>"From what we can tell, the number of accidents there is down dramatically," UDOT spokesman John Gleason<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/working-deer-bears-other-critters-023001198.html" target="_blank"> told the Salt Lake Tribune.</a> "At least initially, it appears the investment in safety is paying off. And we expected it to take several years before the animals got used to using it, so this is great."<br></p><p>UDOT believes it will take up to five years of studying the bridge to know if the project will work long-term.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via National Wildlife Foundation</small></p><p>News of the bridge's early success has to be good for developers in Southern California building the world's largest and most urban wildlife crossing. The crossing above the busy 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, just outside of Los Angeles, will be 165 feet wide and span 200 feet.<br></p><p>The $85 million dollar project created mostly with private money aims to help improve genetic diversity in the local mountain lion population and increase biodiversity in the area.</p><p>"Genetic decline, which is the result of isolation from these freeways for these cats is getting so bad, that they're starting to show birth defects," Beth Pratt with the National Wildlife Foundation<a href="https://laist.com/2020/10/25/wildlife_crossing_101_2022_groundbreaking.php#:~:text=The%20101%20Wildlife%20Crossing%20will,scheduled%20to%20take%20two%20years" target="_blank"> told LAist.</a></p><p>Two different microclimates have developed on each side of the freeway and this will allow them to reconnect.</p><p>"This project offers an opportunity to kind of stitch those two spaces back together," he said, "and allow that transition to occur naturally."</p><p><br><br></p>
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