A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
TOKYO (AP) — Three bottlenose dolphins were released into the open sea in Indonesia Saturday after years of being confined for the amusement of tourists who would touch and swim with them. As red and white Indonesian flags fluttered, underwater gates opened off the island of Bali to allow Johnny, Rocky and Rambo to swim free.
Source: 3 rescued dolphins swim free from Indonesia sanctuary
Very nice.
A family is on a quest to thank a stranger who paid for a widow’s groceries.
Source: Family searches for “angel” who paid elderly woman’s grocery store bill in Newton
Love stories like this.
A pair of long-lost brothers who were separated as children in 1945 are to be reunited for the first time after 77 YEARS apart.
Source: Long-lost brothers separated in 1945 are to be reunited after 77 years apart
Wow!
Nora Roberts said a community library getting defunded is “both appalling and sad …
Source: Best selling novelist donates $50k to library defunded over books with LGBTQ content
Love the response. Banning books is just … wrong. Read the books they want to ban. (In that spirit: Books Unbanned)
Asix-year-old deaf dog has found a best friend in his adopted family’s son, who has also lost his hearing. The pair were immediately “inseparable,” and son Walker is “wearing his hearing aids all the time now and doesn’t feel out of place.”
Source: Family Adopts Deaf Dog for Son Who Wears Hearing Aids: ‘Saved Each Other’
The proper pet can make such a difference.
“As soon as I saw her face, I was like okay, she’s the one that needs to come to my house,” said veterinarian Amy Kidd, who only adopts senior dogs.
Source: An old dog was left at a shelter to be put down. Instead she’s living her best life.
Touching.
Lucas the penguin now has a case of happy feet. After being shunned by his fellow San Diego zoo penguins while suffering from a bumblefoot infection, he’s now been fitted with some comfy new footwear.
Source: Penguin fitted with special orthopedic shoe can waddle in style
Cute, and cool.
Started by one woman using Facebook to deliver lasagnas to her neighbors, Lasagna Love has now fed over a million people.
What a neat idea.
“I had to at least put in the effort,” said Lou Asci, who slept in his car to get an early start searching for the heirloom.
Source: Her diamond ring fell in the ocean. A stranger hunted for days, then found it.
Job well done.
After James Warren built the first bench, he kept building. Now eight of his custom benches are at bus stops around the area.
Source: Man builds benches for bus stops after seeing woman sitting in dirt
I love this.