I thought talking about this story, although the NBA isn’t up and running yet, would be a great one for today…

Charlie Villanueva, a power forward for the Milwaukee Bucks, has an organization (the Charlie Villanueva Foundation) focused on helping kids with similar backgrounds as his. Villanueva grew up in New York and was often teased because of his condition, alopecia areata, which caused him to lose all his body hair. It saddened me to know that he, like so many other children growing up with various diseases, had to endure their illness and the criticism (…more like malice, but I’m giving the kids the benefit of the doubt! Can they even possess such a thing at such a young age? Oh well.) of their peers. Basketball was his oasis to escape his reality. Now he wants to use his voice to help others, proclaiming that he has never forgotten where he’s come from.

With all that goes on in the world, sometimes it’s just so nice (hmmm… like a chocolate malt from that place with 31 flavors!… I’m back, I’m back!) to hear of someone doing something nice for someone else. I’m in a good mood… I’m going to go do something nice for Hubby today (Hint, hint! Let this be a contagious effort!).