In the spirit of the holiday season, I’m going to try to locate and post a link to a story every day that I find that makes me smile. When the picture of the gay couple kissing made the front page of The Virginian-Pilot, I knew it would generate some negative letters to the editor. … Continue reading Feel good story of the day: first kiss part 2 →

In the spirit of the holiday season, I’m going to try to locate and post a link to a story every day that I find that makes me smile. From The Virginian-Pilot comes this gem: Chesapeake father creates app to navigate autism The application essentially allows children to create simple sentences by selecting from a … Continue reading Feel good story of the day: there’s an app for that →

In the spirit of the holiday season, I’m going to try to locate and post a link to a story every day that I find that makes me smile. From The Virginian-Pilot: When cyclists gather on New Year's Day in dual-location rides, it won't be the first time they've rallied to benefit an old friend. … Continue reading Feel good story of the day: helping one another →

It's Christmas Eve and Santa has already started making his rounds. You can track Santa here. Smartphone users can use the Google Maps mobile site and seach for [santa] to track. And you can get updates over the phone by calling 877-HI-NORAD (877-446-6723) from 6am today to 5am Christmas Day. So - what's Santa going … Continue reading Tracking Santa 2011 →

OK, so not exactly a story but something that made me laugh, so I think it qualifies. From The Virginian-Pilot: ’Twas right before Christmas, and all through the Capitol. Few politicians were stirring, their consciences unflappable; Head over and read the whole thing. I think it might make you laugh, too 😀

Have to admit slim pickings out there today on feel-good stories. Either that or I'm looking in the wrong places 😦 Or maybe the bar is just too high after yesterday's story. From The Virginian-Pilot: Christmas these days involves lots of fussy preparations and overspending on overpriced gadgets. But if we went back in time, … Continue reading Feel good story of the day: a step back in time →

From The Virginian-Pilot: It’s a time-honored tradition at Navy homecomings – one lucky sailor is chosen to be first off the ship for the long-awaited kiss with a loved one. Today, for the first time, the happily reunited couple was gay. Accompanying the article is a couple of photos. Here is one of them: UPDATE: … Continue reading Feel good story of the day: first kiss →

In the spirit of the holiday season, I'm going to try to locate and post a link to a story every day that I find that makes me smile. Virginia Beach firm surprises workers with big bonuses Helen Ulmer wasn't expecting much more than free food and entertainment when she went to her company holiday … Continue reading Feel good story of the day: bonuses →

First up for me and the other liberals: My Liberal Identity You are a Social Justice Crusader, also known as a rights activist. You believe in equality, fairness, and preventing neo-Confederate conservative troglodytes from rolling back fifty years of civil rights gains. Take the quiz at About.com Political Humor And yes, I took the conservative … Continue reading Friday fun: what kind of _______ are you? →