Feel Good Friday

“In last year’s parade, some of the loudest cheers went to a man in the bed of a red pickup truck that was festooned with … garbage. He wore Christmas pajamas and a skirt, rainbow suspenders, and a large papier-mâché top hat and was surrounded by bags of trash. A sign on the truck announced: ‘Mayor of Flatwood’ — as in, the Flatwood Refuse and Recycling Center. The man drawing all the cheers was Willie Shanks, the guy who runs the dump.” WaPo (Gift Article): The guy who runs the dump knows the secret to finding meaning at work.

+ “Masskrugstemmen is the German name for the increasingly popular sport of steinholding—where participants try to hold a five-pound glass of beer at arm’s length for as long as they can.” Inside the Surprisingly Intense World of Competitive Steinholding.

+ American climber speaks out after history-making ski down Mount Everest.

+ Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity.

+ The Doobie Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert.