A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
A line of 13 trucks with assistance from Michigan State Police, created a wall on the I-696 freeway to prevent a man from jumping off the overpass.
Source: A man tried to jump off a Detroit overpass. Then 13 truckers saved him. — USA Today via MSN
Quick thinking! (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255)
You have three choices in a situation like this one. Two of them can wind up making you ‘internet famous.’
Having just returned from a trip that included a minor crying-child experience I can really empathize with the mother, and truly appreciate the steps this individual took.
…no doubt he saved many lives by wrestling the gun away and then tossing it over the counter and prompting the (gun)man to leave…
Source: Hero customer rushes Waffle House killer and rips away his assault-style rifle – CNN
This is getting a lot of press, and in my opinion that’s good. Let’s focus on the hero of this story.
“Now I can write letters to my boyfriends,” she said with a laugh. The Internet laughed along with her.
Source: At 96, she’s the oldest high school student in class. She tells a good joke, too.
What a kick! And what a great attitude!
“You just kind of go with your training and it kicks in.”
Source: Detective saves choking baby at Police Academy graduation – ABC News
Right time, right place, right timing. (PS: take a CPR class. Seriously.)
‘We loved the idea of giving a home to a kid with PKU because we know how to take care of it.’
Source: This mom adopts kids who have the same genetic disorder that she has
Who better to understand their needs?
A New Hampshire woman recently gave a life-changing tip to a waiter in Boston.
Source: Woman gives old engagement ring to waiter so he could propose to girlfriend
A very cool, “in the moment,” gesture.
Making drugs cheaper doesn’t always require pricey investments. A joint initiative by researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology, the Dutch company Syncom BV and the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital proves just that. What started out as a Bachelor project laid the foundation for a much cheaper production of the promising cancer drug Z-endoxifen.
Source: ‘Coffee filter’ helps make new cancer drug Z-endoxifen 1,000 times cheaper
Not just cheaper … one thousand times cheaper. Wow.
A visitor from Seattle was really impressed with his Sunday dinner at Boka in Lincoln Park.
Source: Diner at Chicago’s Boka Leaves $2,000 Tip on $769 Meal – Eater Chicago
It’s kinda cool — these types of “over tipping” stories are not as uncommon as you might think.
Several weeks into the search, my son’s anxiety was palpable, and I was starting to lose faith in humanity. Then I received an email.
I love hearing about individuals within large corporations going the extra mile like this.