And, even if you don't have any teeth, I'd rather see a smile than a frown anyway! :)
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Drones to plant one billion trees
Drones have been getting a bad rep recently, but here's a bit of news showing how we can use this technology for good! Led by Lauren Fletcher (an ex-NASA engineer), BioCarbon Engineering plans to counter deforestation with large-scale reforestation through drones. By automating the process with aerial planters using a fraction of the cost, the company is aiming to seed 1 billion... Continue Reading →
Prison bake
Imagine you’re a prison warden and you forgot to lock up some inmates at the end of the night … what do you think they’d do? In Sweden, the Norrtälje inmates decided to bake a chocolate cake and watch tv! In translating the source website below, the article ends with: "It is still unclear whether... Continue Reading →
Song of the day: “I Feel Good”
Mondays can be a challenge. For our group in particular, we start off with an early morning meeting where everyone commits to the work planned for the next two weeks. Saying that everyone had sulky, post-holiday blues is an understatement. However, as we went around the room and confirmed that we feel good about the work we... Continue Reading →
Can I eat this?
This is not an ad for this blog. I just really want to take a bite off this bench. Haha!
They have books!
Just a quick update: Last summer, I mentioned helping out some teachers via DonorsChoose.org to buy books for their students. I continued this support throughout the winter and just the other day, I received a wonderful update from a teacher with some photos of the kids enjoying the books we helped donate. I'm so excited to see the positive impact that... Continue Reading →
Free hugs
I enjoy sitting in an airport because I get to observe the different folks around me. I've mentioned this before, but the pure joy I get to witness when a person hugs their missed loved one makes me really happy. This is why I thought Juan Mann's Free Hugs Campaign is simply beautiful. Almost everyone, whether it comes from... Continue Reading →
Mini-bars and hamsters
I'm not talking about a hotel mini-bar. I'm referring to the itty-bitty sushi bar/izakaya that Ginji the hamster is managing as seen here. I've been seeing Ginji's rise to fame on the internet but the more recent photos that I came across via my brother's Tumblr blog is just so ridiculous in its cuteness that I HAVE to... Continue Reading →
A reminder from butterflies
She liked being reminded of butterflies. She remembered being six or seven and crying over the fates of the butterflies in her yard after learning that they lived for only a few days. Her mother had comforted her and told her not to be sad for the butterflies, that just because their lives were short... Continue Reading →
Christopher Ategeka: From orphan to entrepreneur
"Life got really good," Ategeka laughed. "They bought me a bicycle and gave me three meals a day, which is a luxury, by the way." Talk about perspective. It's a bit of a challenge to summarize Christopher Ategeka's amazing life story in a few words, but I honestly feel that I have to share this with everyone... Continue Reading →
Cup of Good 