https://www.cbsnews.com/news/90-year-old-woman-in-hospice-care-receives-dying-wish-to-get-ice-cream/

On July 18, George's 91st birthday, Sweet Melody's sent an ice cream truck to the couple's driveway. Norma, George and their family got to order ice cream from the truck free of charge.

 

And sometimes something good happens from tragedy.

Amazing that the human spirit will endure if you allow it.

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/90-year-old-woman-in-hospice-care-receives-dying-wish-to-get-ice-cream/

That would be at the top of my list as a dying wish. Ice cream !

Ok getting picky gelato but the real stuff. Not the junk you get in cartons at the grocery store.

Real gelato is served from a pan and NEVER crammed into a container. It should really never be eaten in a cone though I will eat it like that. Putting it into a container or cone removes the air from the gelato. This spoils the texture. And real gelato is served with a spatula and not a scoop for the same reason.

A local supermarket had the real here for a while. It was pretty good but no where near the little gelaterias in Italy.

 

This moved me to the core... a true hero and philanthropist:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dale-s...tune-to-send-strangers-to-college-2019-07-24/

Schroeder left specific instructions for his money: send small town Iowa kids to college.

 

 

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Can never get tired of that.

kv

 

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Can never get tired of that.

kv

Loved that movie ... I remember that John Candy's death hit me hard, he was an excellent comedian. And he passed away in my own country, of all places!

 

https://www.kptv.com/news/boom-i-wo...cle_4baec6be-b544-11e9-9264-ffc834ab5959.html

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OR (KPTV) - A former U.S. Air Force pilot is now a millionaire after making sure to double-check his ticket.

 

https://www.kptv.com/news/boom-i-wo...cle_4baec6be-b544-11e9-9264-ffc834ab5959.html

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OR (KPTV) - A former U.S. Air Force pilot is now a millionaire after making sure to double-check his ticket.

Bowker opted to take the bulk sum payment of $3.25 million, and took home $2.2 million after taxes.

OUCH!

 

It requires a fair amount of wisdom knowing how to help a friend reach his goals:

 

'Machete' to the rescue

https://abc7.com/actor-danny-trejo-helps-save-child-in-sylmar-car-crash/5451006/

 

'Machete' to the rescue

https://abc7.com/actor-danny-trejo-helps-save-child-in-sylmar-car-crash/5451006/

A heart of gold with an intimidating face...

 

https://edition-m.cnn.com/2019/08/1...pt-intl/index.html?r=https://edition.cnn.com/

In a bid to get a wave from his footballing hero, young Louis took his eyes off the path and ran straight into a streetlamp -- "busting his nose" in the process.
...
However, the child's pain was quickly forgotten as Salah turned back to check on his avid supporter.

 

https://www.rt.com/russia/466524-plane-emergency-landing-moscow/

It's bad news....but it's good news'. I found my hand-luggage before leaving the plane.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-airplane-accident-idUSKCN1V615W
Captain Damir Yusupov and co-pilot Georgy Murzin Russia’s highest state award - the Hero of Russia.

Russia’s natural resources watchdog said late on Thursday it had identified an illegal rubbish dump roughly two kilometers from Zhukovsky International, which is southeast of Moscow, as being the possible home of the birds which caused the emergency landing.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49390582

An Alaska man's hunt for firewood ended with the discovery of a different kind after he came across a 50-year-old message in a bottle.
...
When Cpt Botsanenko, now 86 years old, was told of the note he reportedly burst into tears of joy.

 

If there's a feel-good news out there today, surely this is it:

https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/solar-power-desalination​

Solar-powered desalination plant in Kenya gives fresh water to 25,000 people a day

• New solar-powered desalination plant provides fresh water in Kenya.
• The plant is already able to support 25,000 people a day.

 

Although technically a nice creation, an unfortunate side effect is the inevitable population increase as a result, unfortunately the world is already feeling the effects of overpopulation, e.g. forest clearing by fire in the Amazon.
I know population control is always a hot potato, as the previous attempt at this by China showed.
Fortunately I won't be around to see the end result if/when nothing is done.
Max.

 

Although technically a nice creation, an unfortunate side effect is the inevitable population increase as a result, unfortunately the world is already feeling the effects of overpopulation, e.g. forest clearing by fire in the Amazon.
I know population control is always a hot potato, as the previous attempt at this by China showed.
Fortunately I won't be around to see the end result if/when nothing is done.
Max.

True ... but then again, population (self) control is closely related to education, which in turn is linked to the basic necessities of life ... If one wants to break the vicious cycle of poverty, one must first educate the population, which is closely related to improvements in its quality of life.

 

That maybe true, but what do you do about the sections of present societies that are against and deprive education for a section of their population?
Max.

 

That maybe true, but what do you do about the sections of present societies that are against and deprive education for a section of their population?
Max.

I truly don't have a concrete and definitive answer to that. But then again, what else is there to be done? Accept things as they are? ... I think not. I think extreme poverty should be always fought, but it's only through self persuasion that a society really changes. History is littered with examples of what happens when a system of beliefs is imposed on a culture through violence... it never ends well.