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Returning Soldier Surprises Daddy’s Little Girl After Year Away in Iraq
From NBC–Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Myers surprises his 10-year-old daughter in her 4th grade classroom after coming home from Iraq. He was away her entire 4th grade year. Have you ever seen anything better?
Kids & Divorce: 6-Year-Old Boy Caught in Divorce Hell Found ‘Solace, Safety’ in Dodger Legend Vin Scully’s Voice
 From Josh Getlin’s The voice is familiar, but the man behind it proves ever elusive (Los Angeles Times, 6/6/09):
In the summer of 1974, Eric Neel was a 6-year-old kid going through hard times: His parents were divorcing, and he was living with his grandfather in Los Angeles. The only thing that gave him solace was sitting on a small kitchen stool, listening to Vin Scully announcing Dodgers games.
“He’d say ‘Hi again, everybody, and a very pleasant good evening to you, wherever you may be,’ and my life would come back on line,” said Neel, now a senior writer for ESPN. “I swear the way [his] smooth, round Irish lilt wrapped itself around me, it promised, almost every summer night, to keep me safe.”
What a heart-wrenching story—a little boy caught in his parents’ divorce hell, seeking comfort from a stranger over the radio–OUCH. Every couple filing for divorce should have to read those two paragraphs before filing…
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