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We came back from the call and found our groceries already bagged, and a handwritten note that said “Paid with Love.”

Source: Richland Fire & Emergency Services Facebook page (no account required)

Small actions. Big impact.

… pretty much all of the world has gotten better over the last two centuries and even over the last few decades.

Source: Everything Is More Awesome – Foundation for Economic Education – Working for a free and prosperous world

Further quoting the article: “In short, the world is wonderful. There are many reasons to think it will get more wonderful. With the ceiling on life expectancy rising regularly, I hope I’m around to see it.”

Me too. 🙂

Oakland Park’s Funky Buddha Brewery will brew a beer, Florida Rebuilds, and donate all the sales to the charity Children of Restaurant Employees, to help workers affected by Hurricane Irma in the Florida Keys.

Source: Funky Buddha brews beer to raise $100,000 for Florida Keys hurricane relief | Miami Herald

Besides the cute name, I love this as an example of how various people and businesses are coming together to help one another.

MGM owns the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, and announced it would donate the huge sum to fund humanitarian assistance for families of the victims and the first responders of Sunday’s mass shooting.

Source: MGM Resorts Donates $3 Million to Las Vegas Shooting Victims | TMZ.com

While there are several grass-roots efforts to raise funds for the victims, it’s good to see MGM step up like this, even though they didn’t really have to.

“I thought the whole world would think I had gone crazy,” said Gladys Weikle.

Source: Tutu-wearing grandma celebrates 98th birthday with confetti- and cake-filled photo shoot – ABC News

So great. Quoting the photographer: “She is exactly who I want to be when I grow up. We should all aspire to be more like Gladys; young at heart!”

A Gilbert, Arizona car dealership plans to give a free truck to the 29-year-old Iraq War veteran who seized a truck and used it to drive critically injured victims to safety after the Las Vegas shooting.

Source: Dealership To Give Free Truck To Veteran Who Stole Truck To Save Vegas Shooting Victims | KING5.com

The best quote from the news article, to me, was this from Mr. Winston himself: “There’s a lot of unsung heroes that day that stood up and helped people.”

Indeed, there were. The worst brings out the best.

Forty-five years of prepping seemed to have been for nothing, he said. That changed last month, when he met a couple who run a Puerto Rican food truck in Medford.

Source: A survivalist filled his massive basement with food — then decided Puerto Ricans needed it more – The Washington Post

Reading the linked article it’s clear that this did as much good for the giver as the recipients…

A photo of the moment Quebec barber Franz Jacob got down on the floor to cut the hair of a six-year-old boy with autism is being shared across the globe.

Source: ‘Everyday hero’: Quebec barber finds special connection with 6-year-old client with autism – Montreal – CBC News

Everyday hero, indeed. They’re all around.

Not only is battery performance steadily improving, Clarke argues, but there are ways to improve the performance of electric motors and thereby squeeze more range out of existing battery technology.

Source: Airline plans to use electric airplanes in 10 years—is that possible? | Ars Technica

I don’t know that 10 years is possible, but I would love to see this happen. Among other things, I expect it would also be much quieter.

“Who are you?” the mother asked, peering at this stranger holding her swaddled son, life-sustaining wires taped to his tiny cheek. “I’m the ICU grandpa,” Deutchman replied.

Source: He’s the ICU grandpa, cradling babies when their parents can’t – CNN via MSN.

What a wonderfully simple way to make a dramatic impact.