This photo was shared by Rusty in yesterday’s Smile post. Just to be silly, my husband and I, along with my sister on Facetime, started off 2024 on the right foot!

An oldie but a goodie. I'm watching Star wars the Force awakens, and it reminded me of it. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=csaONUnvmaQ

I should have posted this one yesterday in honor of Bastille Day, but it's actually for the Olympics. Moet et Chandon.

At age 81, Parks was robbed and assaulted in her home in central Detroit on August 30, 1994. The assailant, Joseph Skipper, broke down the door but claimed he had chased away an intruder. He requested a reward and when Parks paid him, he demanded more. Parks refused and he attacked her. Hurt and badly shaken, Parks called a friend, who called the police. A neighborhood manhunt led to Skipper's capture and reported beating. Parks was treated at Detroit Receiving Hospital for facial injuries and swelling on the right side of her face. Parks said about the attack on her by the African-American man, "Many gains have been made ... But as you can see, at this time we still have a long way to go." Skipper was sentenced to 8 to 15 years and was transferred to prison in another state for his own safety.[84][85][86][87] Suffering anxiety upon returning to her small central Detroit house following the ordeal, Parks moved into Riverfront Towers, a secure high-rise apartment building. Learning of Parks's move, Little Caesars owner Mike Ilitch offered to pay for her housing expenses for as long as necessary.[88]