It's Labor Day weekend and, you know what? I'm feeling like a little break. Of course, there's always Good Stuff happening, but today's letter will be more of, say, a sampler plate than a full course. Whatever you're doing this weekend, remember the most important rule: Strive to end Labor Day with the same number of fingers and limbs with which you began.
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A little bit of Good Stuff |
An Italian banker caught a toddler who fell from a fifth-floor balcony.
Right place, right time, good man! The mayor of Turin is calling for the man to be honored as a hero.
What it's like hiking the Camino de Santiago in Spain and Portugal
What one writer learned along the roads of the world's most famous pilgrimage, with routes stretching across Western Europe.
A man proposed at the Auckland Airport with the help of its PA system -- and a lot of supportive family
He also spent a month planning it, and the photos are adorable.
How a 14-year-old became part of the animation team behind ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
The boy's Lego recreation of the movie's trailer was so good that the film's producers invited him to help out on the real thing!
Why do we say tall instead of small? How Starbucks created its own language for ordering coffee
The "short" answer? There used to be more sizes. (Sorry Starbucks, I still just call it a small.)
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Susan Barton cycled in and out of prison for 20 years, caught in a web of grief and addiction. She knows what it feels like to be stuck in a pattern, and through her nonprofit, A New Way of Life Reentry Project, she is helping formerly incarcerated women in south Los Angeles avoid that revolving door. Since 1998, she has helped more than 1,000 women rebuild their lives by providing housing and other resources to help them get back on their feet. In 2010, she was honored as a Top 10 CNN Hero. She says the global spotlight was a game changer. The new attention brought new opportunities and in 2018 Burton launched the Sisterhood Alliance for Freedom and Equality, known as SAFE – a housing network that trains women to replicate her model in their communities. To date, Burton has trained 31 people who have started their own programs. The best part? About 90% of them are formerly incarcerated women, meaning Burton has started a new cycle: one of hope.
Read the whole story here.
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If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty
of lives and whole towns destroyed or about
to be. We are not wise, and not very often
kind. And much can never be redeemed.
Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this
is its way of fighting back, that sometimes
something happens better than all the riches
or power in the world. It could be anything,
but very likely you notice it in the instant
when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the
case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid
of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
- "Don't Hesitate," by American poet Mary Oliver. |
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Rec of the week
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All of the best Labor Day sales in one spot
Whether you prefer to browse major retailers like Best Buy, Target, REI and Wayfair, or you’d rather shop around smaller sites, you’ll find plenty to explore in our sales roundup — including deals exclusively for our readers.
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Shameless animal video
There's always time for cute animal videos. That time is now.
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Nothing says "long weekend party time" like baby bears and the buttery shortbread crumble of a David Attenborough narration. Wooo! (Click here to view) |
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