I try to avoid CNN.com. I try because every time I hit that site, I find some news story that is so heart-wrenching that I end up sick to my stomach. But, like a bad car accident, I can't help slowing down to look at the carnage. I'm a sick puppy.
But today, I found this nice little gem about a man who sends used bicycles to developing countries. One man making a difference. I love that kind of shit. Instead of slowing down to look at wreckage, I pulled over to see the rainbow.
Pretty corny analogy, but it's early.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Good News Saturday
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Thanks for the link - nice little story!
Burbs, what a way to kick off my weekend! I love this stuff. This is exactly the kind of solutions that we need and that we can easily do. I think we should lobby Washington HARD but in the meantime, we can't wait for others to get their act together. What an inspiration.
That was a beautiful analogy!
Truly an uplifting news article.
I had seen a TV spot years ago about a little old man that refurbished bikes in his garage, and "lent" them, like a library, to kids who didn't have bikes.
Bike Libraries are a fab idea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_cycling#Free_bicycle.2FShort_term_hire_schemes
Your just a big old softie. Join my club LOL. A favorite charity of mine is bikes for tykes of puget sound whose purpose is to provide bicycles for children and adults who cannot afford them. We rebuild donated bicycles, and provide them to organizations around the Puget Sound for deployment -- free of charge. They are a local chapter of Bikes for tykes org. they take old bikes fix them up and donate them to kids and asults who cannot afford a bike in their local area.
There are rainbows out there. You just have to hunt a bit harder these days.
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