Dave Champion

Absolute perfection and timely

One of my favourite jokes... 🤣😂🤣😆 A Husband goes to a police station... “My wife is missing! She went out yesterday and has not come home” Sergeant at Police Station: “What is her height?” Husband: “Gee, I'm not sure. About my shoulder height'' Sergeant: “Weight?” Husband: “Don't know. Not slim, not really fat.” Sergeant: “Colour of eyes?” Husband: “Sort of brown, I think. Never really noticed'' Sergeant: “Colour of hair?” Husband: “Changes a couple times a year. Maybe dark brown now. I can’t remember.” Sergeant: “What was she wearing?” Husband: “Could have been jeans, or maybe a skirt or shorts. I don't know exactly.” Sergeant: “What kind of car did she go in Husband: “She went in my Audi” Sergeant: “What kind of Audi was it?” - - - - Husband: (sobbing) “Audi A4 Black Edition, Advance Virtual Cockpit, 360 cameras, Bang & Olufsen Speaks, Ambient Lighting pack, Front heated seats, Valcona leather - Lunar silver + super sport seats, 3 spoke heated sports leather multifunction steering wheel with paddle shift, LED Matrix headlights with high beam assist, Pearlescent paint, Audi drive select, Audi parking system plus with front and rear sensors, Audible and visual fasten seat belt warning - front and rear, Cruise control, Driver's information system, MMI SD card Navigation, Mobile telephone preparation, PAS, Service interval indicator, 3 point seatbelts on all seats, ABS-EBD, ASR traction control, Curtain airbags, Driver and passenger airbags, Driver-front passenger side airbags, Electromechanical parking brake, Electronic stability control, Front passenger airbag deactivation, Hill hold assist, Tyre pressure monitoring system, Warning triangle and first aid kit, Anti theft alarm, Anti-theft wheel bolts, Immobiliser, Keyless Start, Remote central locking, Audi music interface, Auxiliary input socket, DAB digital radio module, MMI Radio with Apple CarPlay & Android Auto, SD card slot, USB connection, 12V power in rear centre console, 4 way electric lumbar support, 4 zone climate control, Aluminium door sill trims, Black cloth headlining, Double cargo floor, Electric front seats + driver memory, Front centre armrest, Front head restraints, Front-rear floor mats, Height adjustable front seats, Isofix front passenger and rear seat preparation, Jack and tool kit, Perforated leather gearknob, Rear headrests, Split folding rear seat, Auto dimming rear view mirror, Automatic headlights + automatic windscreen wipers, Body coloured bumpers, Body coloured door mirrors and handles, Body coloured roof spoiler, Door sill trims with S line logo, Electric front-rear windows, Headlight washers, High gloss black door mirrors, High gloss black finish B pillar, High gloss black triangular aperture at rear door, LED daytime running lights, LED rear lights, Light sensor, Platinum grey front lip spoiler, Privacy glass (to rear of B post), Rain sensor, Rear wiper, Alcantara door trim, Piano black finish inlay, Space saver spare wheel, Black Styling pack - A4 Avant, Non smoking pack - A4, Diesel particulate filter” (At this point, the sobbing has turned into a full cry.) Sergeant: “Don't worry, Sir. We'll find your Audi”

"She ate lunch alone for 730 days straight. What this 16-year-old built from that pain now protects millions of kids worldwide. Seventh grade. Natalie Hampton carried her tray through a packed cafeteria and felt it — that specific, suffocating dread of not knowing where to go. She'd already learned what happened when you approached the wrong table. The silence. The turned backs. The whispered laughter that followed you all the way to the empty table by the wall. The one everyone could see. The one that said: nobody wants her. For two full years — 730 consecutive lunches — that table was hers. Alone. The bullying went further than whispers. She was shoved into lockers. Four physical attacks in two weeks. She came home with scratches and bruises. When she finally reported it, school administrators sent her to counseling — to find out what she was doing wrong. The isolation grew so heavy she was hospitalized for anxiety. Then ninth grade came. A new school. And almost overnight — everything changed. Students welcomed her. She made friends within weeks. She finally knew what safe felt like. But she couldn't stop thinking about the kids still sitting at the wall table. Right now. Today. She remembered what she'd needed most during all those lunches. Not a teacher. Not a pamphlet. Just one person saying: "You can sit with us." So at 16 — with zero coding experience and "a lot of enthusiasm," as she put it — Natalie built exactly that. She called it Sit With Us. The idea was simple and genius: students sign up as "ambassadors," keeping their table open. Other kids privately browse available tables on their phones before ever walking into the cafeteria — and show up knowing they're already welcome. No public rejection. No moment of judgment. Just a guaranteed seat. Within 7 days of launching: 10,000 downloads. Then the world found her. NPR. The Washington Post. CBS News. Messages from Morocco, Australia, the Philippines, France — kids who'd been eating alone for years, finally finding a place to belong. Sit With Us now operates in 30 countries. "Even if it helps one person," Natalie said quietly, "it was worth building." She turned 730 lunches of loneliness into a lifeline for millions. That's not just survival. That's transformation." * Kindly Therapy

~ via @CoachBru

skating like she wants to attract women and it’s working

Joy is a competitive super power. Alysa Liu retired from figure skating at 16. She was tired of not not having fun, tired of being consumed by her sport. She came back two years later with a new goal: to have as much fun on the ice as possible. And now she’s an Olympic gold medalist. Liu won her first national title when she was just 13. But by 16, after competing in the 2022 Olympics, she decided she’d had enough and stepped away. She said pressure and losing her identity trying to be an elite athlete made it all miserable. But then, she said she went on a ski trip that reminded her just how much fun she could have doing a sport. Something in her brain clicked. Maybe she could bring fun to figure skating. Maybe she could approach it in a way that could be full of joy and life and love. She unretired at 18 and won a world championship the next year. At 20, she was ready to face these Olympic games differently than in 2022. Liu went into the women’s figure skating final in third place. After her short program, she said: “Even if I mess up and fall, that’s totally okay, too. I’m fine with any outcome, as long as I’m out there.” One of the greatest competitive advantages is having fun. People love to romanticize the athlete, artist, or entrepreneur who has a chip on their shoulder, fueled by anger and resentment. But the truth is that if you’re not having fun, you are not going to last long at whatever it is you do, and you certainly won’t get the best out of yourself. There’s a foolish idea that you either have to be full of intensity or full of joy. But that’s nonsense. It’s no surprise one of the first things out of Alysa’s mouth after her free skate was: “That was so much fun!” Joy and intensity can coexist, and in the best performers, they almost always do. Alysa is unapologetically authentic and true to her values. She has said where she used to skate to win and be technically perfect, she now uses competition as a chance to show her art, to have fun, and to put herself out there. She’s a fierce athlete with an infectious sense of joy in her sport. And she broke USA's 24-year gold medal draught in women’s figure skating doing it. Excellence requires focus, determination, a little bit of crazy, at times obsession, and living a mundane lifestyle that many people would find boring. But excellence also requires that you find deep joy in your craft, that you learn how to have fun while working hard. What makes for excellence—and not just in sports, but in anything—is the combination of intensity and joy. It’s the latter that makes the former sustainable.

If this doesn’t hit you right in the feels I don’t know what will. “Dear Nike. Why won’t you stand up for me? Boys are stealing our opportunities.”

Please spread the word. My bag was stolen today and inside was my ring with my grandads ashes in it. Please get me that CCTV @GWRHelp

This.

AMAZING!!!!!!!

Folks how @EssexPR & My Knife Petition didn’t hit 100,000 in its 1st Day is very disappointing especially as it’s reached Epidemic Proportions; we have until July to hit 100k BUT come on PLEASE let’s get this>100,000 Soonest!👇 We promised we wouldn’t give up & we absolutely won’t👇✍️🤷‍♂️🙏

BREAKING NEWS; As I report on Another TRIPLE Stabbing The Petition to tackle the scourge of Knife Crime & save lives passes 38,000 in a week But we need 100,000 👇✍️🤷‍♂️🙏 Introduce 5yr Min Sentence for unlawfully carrying a Knife 3yrs Juveniles - Petitions petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7535…

This amazing video was made by @JenniferSey during the Paris Olympics. The one where a man entered women’s boxing and took gold. The athletes were begging for help. No one could see them bc Meta censored the hashtag! Can we get it going now? #XX

🏊‍♂️📈 We’re growing and our lanes are getting busier! The Race Club is expanding the team and we’re on the hunt for a data-driven swim coach who loves speed, science, and elite performance. Ready to coach smarter? Send your resume to hq@theraceclub.com and tell us why you would be a great fit to join our team.

🚨 URGENT: She’s been sentenced to be stoned to death in Afghanistan 🇦🇫 for being a woman Taekwondo 🥋 coach and training young women . Her name is Khadija Ahmadzada and she’s only 22 years old . Her only chance of survival is if you can share this post,create awareness❗️

Swim England has today issued an apology to the children, families and volunteers of Ellesmere Titans Swimming Club, and to Ellesmere College, regarding the disaffiliation of the club in 2022. swimming.org/swimengland/sw…

HAPPY CHRISTMAS 🥳🎈🥁🎉🎺🎊 Thank you for all your support this season…😊

A familiar poolside question at English Nationals. It often sparks good debate - and it deserves a deeper conversation. Beyondtheblocks1.substack.com

‼️This is absolutely horrendous. Please share and let’s find the mother and these babies ‼️