Feel Good Friday

“He evaded death at a shelter that needed to make room for more dogs. He was shot at — a veterinarian plucked pieces of ammunition from his flesh. He dodged a train, scampered across an interstate highway and survived on cat food left out for strays.” NYT (Gift Article): How a Runaway Dog Became a Hero for New Orleans.

+ ‘Life-changing’ gene therapy for children born blind.

+ “The catch? Almost everyone is sleeping on twin-size beds, in shared bedrooms in small apartments, with strangers. It’s Love Island, on skis, for real people.” This Is What Happens When You Unleash 500 Singles on an IRL Date.

+ China car accident acts as cupid for woman injured by driver whose hospital care led to love. (I’m more open to meeting someone this way than by attending one of the group ski trips described above.)

+ Camp helps kids impacted by Los Angeles area wildfires.

+ “On Wednesday, Microsoft’s scientists said they had built what is known as a ‘topological qubit’ based on this new phase of physical existence, which could be harnessed to solve mathematical, scientific and technological problems.” Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers. I think this is feel good news. But the truth is I really don’t understand it. I also don’t know what the hell is going on in Severance.