A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
On Sunday, the Delaware Humane Society will honor the “wags to riches” journey of the future first dog with a virtual ceremony. The Bidens adopted Major from the shelter in 2018.
Source: Biden’s German Shepherd To Be Celebrated With ‘Indoguration’ Hosted By Animal Shelter
It’s nice to see critters back in the White House.
A Montana Highway Patrol trooper is being praised for his heroic actions after pulling a driver from her submerged vehicle in the icy Yellowstone River Thursday.
Source: Montana trooper rescues driver from car submerged in icy river
Well done, sir, well done.
The bald eagle was brought to the fire station by two children and treated by a local bird sanctuary.
Wow
Adidas is going plant-based.
Neat idea. I hope more companies follow suit.
Sharon McMahon, a former government-studies teacher, spends her days on Instagram (@sharonsaysso) breaking down political headlines and answering
A great idea. Thank You Thank You Thank You.
Community Loaves has been on a mission to donate home-baked bread to a local food bank.
Source: Seattle home bakers donate over 1,300 loaves of bread to local food bank
The local organization featured is one my wife and I have supported for many years. Nicely done.
When you meet Phillip Ingram it’s clear his past influenced his present. He admits he grew up very different from the life he’s leading now. “Tough neighborhood, not a lot of positive things,” he said. “No one I grew up with had a dad.” And yet the 38-year-old Newport Beach janitor says what he learned first-hand from his humble beginnings…
Source: Meet the Penny Man, a Hospital Janitor Whose Fundraising Idea Made a Lot of Cents
Great idea. Small things add up.
A 13-year-old girl is donating all her winnings in a national essay contest to the Ferndale Cat Shelter. It’s a place where she volunteers and where she adopted a cat that she says actually rescued her.
Source: Teen wins contest with essay about her cat, donates winnings to Ferndale Cat Shelter
Nicely done!
Being extremely tall is sort of a giraffe’s whole thing. So when scientists recently spotted two wild giraffes with relatively short legs—nearly halving their adult height—they were stunned.
Source: Scientists Discover Short-Legged Corgi Giraffes
Ya had me at “Corgi”. (FWIW there are better pictures in the source article itself.)
ICU nurse Caitlyn Obrock took care of Jones while she was sedated. The nurse said she would whisper words of motivation to Jones on each shift to let her know she was going to make it through.
Source: A woman who gave birth while intubated due to Covid-19 names her ICU nurse as the baby’s godmother
Heroes among us.