Something Old, Something New, Something Awesome

Weddings can bring out the worst in people, creating bridezillas, causing tension and if Don't Tell The Bride and Say Yes To The Dress has taught me anything, no end of arguments, bickering and selfishness. So it's nice to hear about two folks using their wedding to do something amazingly kind. In Turkey Fethullah Üzümcüoğlu …

Wunderbar!: The Good Germans

While many would have us view migrants as being here to take our jobs or milk our welfare state, I think it's important to remember that many are fleeing for their lives. Whether from war, persecution or being personally targeted for violence, for these people safe refuge is the ultimate goal. Refugees like this are …

Justice League Birmingham

You don't need special powers or a fancy costume to be a hero. You just have to be a good person and help other folks out. Of course, if you do have a cool costume, that's a definite plus. Take for instance the case of this dude up in Birmingham who goes around the city …

An Incredible Journey

I'm a bit of a soft git at heart. I like love songs, happy endings and get choked up during the "It's Not All Doom and Gloom" section of Russell Howard's Good News, so the story I'm writing about today was bound to warm the cockles of my heart (an expression I've never really thought …

Stick with love

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear- Martin Luther King When you encounter hatred or bigotry it can be easy to want to reply with anger or hate right back. But sometimes it's better to just rise above and come back with a more positive approach. It …

Crusher

I love wrestling, and I love a good heartwarming news story, so this week I had a bit of a meltdown over a truly moving story from Wrestlemania. The big news was that the Undertaker's unbeaten streak was finally ended after 21 years by Brock Lesnar (seriously, they gave it to Lesnar? Deep breaths, Chris, …

Golden Oldie

So apparently the Alves thing I wrote about the other day may have been, to use a wrestling term, a work, which kinda puts a dampener on what I thought was a clever and ballsy move, but at least it's got people talking about racism in football again, which is a good thing. Whatever, on …

Good Sport: Aaron Hunt

A few years ago I read a wonderful book called It's Not the Winning That Counts by Max Davidson, which is a collection of stories about good sportsmanship across a variety of sports. It's an inspiring insight into the different motivations the players had for not just focusing on a win and captured the best …

Heart of platinum

Whenever I see a homeless person I have the same thoughts- how did they end up living on the street? Is there someone somewhere wondering about what happened to them? What did they do before they lived on the streets? And how has being homeless changed them? I always kind of assume that living on …

Just keep swimming

When I was in school we used to have these comprehension tests, where you'd read a piece of writing and then do some questions on it, to show that you'd understood what you'd read. One of the ones I remember was about this woman swimming the English Channel. I remember reading it and it capturing …