A national initiative called the Confess Project is training Chicago barbers to become front-line supports for the mental health of their customers.
Source: These Black Barbers Offer A Fade, A Shave, And A Trained Ear
What a great idea.
Couple cancel wedding, donate $5K deposit to the hungry on
A Chicago couple made a selfless decision when their big wedding plans were upended by the coronavirus pandemic — they got married at City Hall instead and donated their $5,000 catering deposit
Source: Couple cancel wedding, donate $5K deposit to the hungry on
Nicely done. Mazel tov!
An Iowa boy is selling baseball bats he makes from fallen trees to raise money for storm victims
Using fallen branches, Tommy designed and carved more than 200 baseball bats, which he sold to raise money for victims of the widespread wind storm, known as a derecho. For each bat sold for $100, he donated $20 to the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund.
Source: An Iowa boy is selling baseball bats he makes from fallen trees to raise money for storm victims
Well done!
A ‘self-destructing’ plastic has helped define a new British Standard for biodegradability. Here’s what that means.
should it get discarded … it will decompose into harmless waxes in a matter of months. Bacteria and fungi will digest these waxes, breaking them down into carbon dioxide, water and more microbes. Crucially, there are no microplastics left behind.
A change like this would be momentous.
Florida man who saved his puppy from alligator’s jaws shares update on dog’s recovery
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.