A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Curtis Kimball, the former owner of the food truck called the Crème Brûlée Cart, hosted a pancake meet-up for his neighbors last month in San Francisco.
Source: Man’s wife said he needs to ‘make friends,’ so he made pancakes for dozens of neighbors
Cool idea, cool result.
An elusive Indonesian crocodile, which has swum around with a motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years, has finally been freed by an animal lover on the island of Sulawesi.
Source: Indonesia crocodile finally freed from tire after six years
Six YEARS?!
“It was pretty much a miracle,” Yvonne Williams said. “These helpers, they walked through fire to rescue our horses.”
Well done.
After losing her father unexpectedly, Audrey Soape’s mother swung into action when it was time for the “Daddy-Daughter Dance.” She reached out on social media to Audrey’s favorite football player – Eagles safety Anthony Harris.
Source: Eagles safety Anthony Harris takes Texas girl to ‘Daddy-Daughter Dance’
Nicely done.
Seeking to help eliminate single-use plastic bags worldwide, an Australian startup, Cassava Bags, has launched its version of the biodegradable single-use non-plastic bag that can dissolve in hot wat
Source: This plastic-free Cassava bag dissolves in hot water
Very cool. I hope it spreads.
A Mandalorian costume complete with a baby Yoda helps ‘the Maskalorian’ promote coronavirus safety.
Source: A man in a ‘Star Wars’ costume gives free masks to travelers. Meet ‘The Maskalorian.’
Do I need to say it? This is the way.
Becky Jorgensen, the owner of Becky’s Bookshelf, felt retirement creeping closer but resisted. “You keep thinking, ‘One more year, one more year,'” she said. Yet as the pandemic ground on, her store appeared to be on its last chapter.
Source: A Logan bookstore was about to close. Then a customer’s quip changed everything.
Very cool.
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can analyse eye scans taken during a routine visit to an optician or eye clinic and identify patients at a high risk of a heart attack.
Source: AI can identify heart disease from an eye scan
Very cool.
In a great leap of faith, the trusting dog crawled right into his patrol car alongside her rescuer.
Source: State Trooper Adopts Pit Bull He Saved from Highway: “I Knew She Was Secure with Me”
Very cool.
Staff librarians who found it agreed that as unconventional as it was, Dillon’s book met the criteria for the collection.
Source: An 8-year-old slid his handwritten book onto a library shelf. It now has a years-long waitlist.
Love how this turned out.