by Jason Burns
Saints & Angels: Molly McAleer
June 19, 2008 at 1:09 pm in LA bloggers
At MetBlogs, we like to recap what local bloggers are writing about a few times a week. Every now and then, one person stands out in the thick cloud of the Los Angeles Smogosphere for something they’ve done that makes life better in L.A.
Meet Molly McAleer of Koreatown. She blogs at molls…she wrote. She writes of meeting one Thelma Bell, who is just a couple of months shy of turning 100. She offers to give Thelma a ride from the Ralph’s at Wilshire & Western, who turns it down. So, she walks her home instead.
She’s lived in Koreatown for over 48 years in the same apartment. She’s from West Virginia and she has a son. Her grandson stole her gold teeth that were worth four thousand dollars.
When we got to her apartment, we walked her upstairs and gave her hugs. We promised to take her to lunch sometime and take her for a big grocery order where she could get all the food she wanted and not just what she could carry. I really hope that we follow through on it. Cliche as it sounds, talking to her today and walking her four blocks to her home gave me a lot more than it gave her.
Good looking out, Molls.
Photo from molls…she wrote
slackmistress said on June 19, 2008
/agreed.
Annika Barranti said on June 19, 2008
I think I have a new favorite neighbor.
The 8 Track Kid said on June 19, 2008
I hope when I’m older someone shows me the same kindness.
robpoynter said on June 19, 2008
Her cohort Kendall performs at UCB on Monday Nights with the Harold Team Flap Jackson. She (they) are hella funny.
frazgo said on June 19, 2008
I like her spirit. Goes to show Los Angelenos still have a heart.
doran said on June 19, 2008
There may be hope for the world after all.
aaronproctor said on June 20, 2008
Rock on. This is very kind and very interesting. Thanks for posting this.
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