The Best of Web posts are much shorter in length with material that is a notch or two above what you see in the regular TBB posts. It also gives me a short break because I need it. Here is another post with five links about surviving sex trafficking, forgiveness, being stalked, Tokyo Olympics gems and a dead tree in the Sea of Life.
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I did not have enough worthy material for a regular Buzz post. So we are mixing it up again with a Best of Web post on a Monday. TBB always mixes it up. If I had a middle name (I do not, my last name is long enough lol) it would be V. For variety, lol again. Ok, no more laughing…the material today will make you cry instead.
Click on the headline for the link!
The Unlikely Story of a Sex Trafficking Survivor and the Instagram Account That Saved Her Life
Megan Lundstrom understands more than most the conditions that force women into dangerous situations—she also has the key to help them escape.
Mind.Blown!
I believe in second chances. Respect to Megan Lundstrom. I learned so much in this article. Did you know there are three kinds of pimps? Now you know. And so much more about sex trafficking that will leave you disgusted about some animals out there! This is a difficult read, you have been warned.
Forgiving Jaskirat Sidhu
You thought the first article was difficult to read. Well, I am sorry. But I have another one for you. Jaskirat Sidhu is the truck driver in Canada who ran a stop sign and plowed into a bus carrying a local boys hockey team. Sixteen died and many others had heavy injuries. So, we come back to second chances again. Many parents have forgiven the driver and I understand why the pain of the others just do not let them get to that place, we are all different. But the article does a great job sorting through all this emotional mayhem for all sides involved.
Who deserves absolution, and when, is one of humanity’s most vexing questions—one families devastated by the Humboldt Broncos tragedy can’t seem to avoid.
Sidhu says he’s not the type of person to run from responsibility. He pleaded guilty to all 29 charges against him, without asking for a plea bargain; he didn’t want to make things worse for the Broncos families by putting them through a trial. “My mom and my dad always taught me if you have done something wrong, go accept it. If you have not done something wrong, stand up for yourself,” Sidhu says. “Those are my values, and that’s what I was doing.”
I can not imagine…I hope they all find peace and courage to continue…
Olympic runner Emily Infeld’s harrowing three-year ordeal with a stalker
I am sorry to do this to you but…I have another tragic and difficult to read story. Something definitely went wrong here with the mental health system. The guy who did this is not well and I hope he gets the help he needs. Can you imagine living with this constant fear that a crazy person will get you? I can not imagine…wait, is this becoming the theme of today’s post or what?
But Infeld’s case was further complicated by the nature of her stalker, a complete stranger who apparently had fallen through the cracks of the mental health system after suffering a head injury that made him a stranger even to his friends and relatives. What happens when an Olympic runner can no longer run without fear? What happens when a man’s brain changes? And what happens when the system fails both of them and their lives intersect?
11 Moments From The Tokyo Olympics That Show What Good Sportsmanship Looks Like
Going to miss the Olympics, so many special moments!
From consoling and celebrating competitors to sharing gold medals and words of support, here are some of the heartfelt moments of sportsmanship among this year’s Olympic athletes.
Which one was your favorite?
Dead Tree in Sea of Life
The work consists of a tree planted on a salt pile in the Dead Sea. The purpose of the work is to show that as opposed to its common name, the Dead Sea is actually a place of rich tourist activity, healing and relaxation.
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How many kinds of credit card pimps are there?
Seriously though–that was a fascinating and horrifying article.
Those are some pieces to read after breakfast. Wow.
Thank you.
Geez…. I read the pimp article and the others for later on. Some crazy and sad stuff all right! You’re posting top notch stuff again, of course so thanks!
Crazy Monday, hope you are all doing all right!
Tomorrow daughter goes for the CSP. And of course she will use my links 🙂
Meanwhile…
Southwest “Karen And Karen 2.0” Booted Off Flight For Demanding Aisle Seats On Full Flight – View From The Wing
I guess I better join the crowd so I can become a travel though leader.
smh
How long would you wait to apply for the CSP after closing CSR?
Feel like data points range from 2 days to a month on this. But Chase won’t approve you if you aren’t eligible for the bonus, so you could just easily call recon if the timing between the two are the issue.
I typically do what I can to avoid those calls out of sheer laziness, rather than any concerns with dealing with it so I’d want longer unless you need the card immediately.
Son is eligible. Closed CSR 15 days ago. High credit score. Should be automatic but, not sure why, feeling we are rushing a bit. Not sure how the new changes to the Sapphire line starting August 16 are going to impact the 100k SUB CSP bonus…maybe we are closer to the end of it I think.
I also have daughter turning 19 today. She has had Discover IT for a year now but only $2,000 credit line. Also has a Southwest card (Companion Pass already in the bag) for about six months with a $1,000 credit line. Darn Discover still has not updated her credit record for August (last update 7/2/21) that had a $600 balance so what was a low credit line is even more limited now. And CSP minimum credit line is $5,000. But her Chase checking account is at $16k (after I transferred into it some of her college fund money). Waffling here too…
Also, any limits on Chase apps from same household?
Decisions, decisions…200k UR points on the line!
Why cancel rather than convert to a Freedom card?
Already got two and trying to keep it simple 🙂
Son’s AmexPlat 125 SUB bonus posted (from the Resy offer) posted already wow! The $6k spend is done but some charges are still pending even. And the 15x earnings are coming at a nice pace….and I have NO clue how Amex is calculating them…I tried to decipher the logic behind the 15x postings for a while but I gave up quickly. I wonder if a chat rep can answer “Did this ____ charge qualify as a small business to get the 15x?”. I doubt it…
15x via Fxyz?
How can one NOT fire an agent after this:
“ Dennis Schroder, turns dwn 4yrs 84 mil guaranteed from the Lakers only to accept 1yr 5.9 mil from Celtics. ”
Resy offer is 15x on restaurants and “Shop Small” businesses up to $25k in first 6 months.
Yeah, insane not to go for the LA offer! Unless he has a breakout year and gets even more…or he flops or gets injured and then he should go after his agent to inflict bodily harm lol.
Not posing today, did not have enough worthy material in one section and, most importantly, I would certainly not have enough to post again on Friday so it would be way too long to go without posts…I will have a BIG post tomorrow Thursday.