The day they met, Richard Wilbanks and Gunner, now a 3-month-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, were inseparable.
Source: Florida man who saved his puppy from alligator’s jaws shares update on dog’s recovery
A very lucky dog.
Andy Larsen: How I sent a tweet that unintentionally raised $50,000 for charity
While it’s a discouraging world at times, there are a whole lot of good people out there.
Source: Andy Larsen: How I sent a tweet that unintentionally raised $50,000 for charity
Cool story.
For Thanksgiving Day, Zoom will lift its 40-minute time limit for free meetings
The video communications company announced in a tweet that the 40-minute time limit it usually has on its free meetings will be lifted globally on November 26 (Thanksgiving Day).
Source: For Thanksgiving Day, Zoom will lift its 40-minute time limit for free meetings
A neat idea. I hope people can use it to stay connected.
Study offers “indisputable” link between Alzheimer’s and gut microbiome
Research into the relationship between the brain and the bacteria in our bellies is uncovering links to an increasing number of neurological conditions, with Alzheimer’s among them.
Source: Study offers “indisputable” link between Alzheimer’s and gut microbiome
Yes, correlation is not causation, but even so correlation can still be useful. Fascinating.
Man leaves $3K tip for a beer as restaurant closes for virus
A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a Cleveland restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Source: Man leaves $3K tip for a beer as restaurant closes for virus
Be generous. You don’t have to be that generous, but now, especially, if you can … be generous.
‘Thanksgiving Grandma’ has holiday dinner with Jamal in honor of husband who died of COVID
COVID-19 took Wanda Dench’s husband Lonnie Dench in March. So Friday, they had a safe, mini Thanksgiving in his honor.
Source: ‘Thanksgiving Grandma’ has holiday dinner with Jamal in honor of husband who died of COVID
Bittersweet.
Recyclable PPE glove among designs vying for James Dyson award
Winner of international prize, which had a record number of entries this year, to be announced on Thursday
Source: Recyclable PPE glove among designs vying for James Dyson award
Not just the gloves, but the number of entries. Wow!
Lawyer Reunites with ‘Extraordinary’ 1st Grade Teacher Who Helped Her Learn English 40 Years Later
“I don’t think I would have the career I have today had it not been for her help,” attorney Ana Reyes says of her first-grade teacher, Pat Harkleroad
Source: Lawyer Reunites with ‘Extraordinary’ 1st Grade Teacher Who Helped Her Learn English 40 Years Later
Love this.
People started sending art rocks to a Texas park during the pandemic. Now it’s a wonderland of tiny paintings.
The packages arrive containing painted rocks, most of them intricate works of art, handmade and mailed from people all over the country.
Pretty cool. I love finding painted rocks, especially these days.
A German man’s Nazi grandfather took over a Jewish man’s store. He tracked down his descendants to apologize
Thomas Edelmann was born in Germany more than 25 years after the Allies defeated Hitler. Yet last year, following an unexpected marketing call, the 49-year-old businessman contacted a retired teacher in Israel to apologize for the actions of the grandfather he never met.
Impressive, and touching.