Category: People

Anonymous Country Star Tips Waffle House Waitress $1,000

By Emily Rella It’s not uncommon to receive a tip on the check when you’re working as a waitress. But for Shirell “Honey” Lackey, who works as a waitress in a Greensboro, North Carolina Waffle House, receiving a four-figure tip was anything but the norm. Lackey was working a double shift at the restaurant that went from 7 a.m….


How to Keep Your Customers Happy (Even If They’re Wrong)

By Donna Peeples Knowing your customers and putting them first is fundamental to any growth strategy. More and more, companies use approaches like dynamic segmentation to learn who their customers are and to market and communicate in highly targeted and more cost-effective ways to specific groups. Those types of strategies make it obvious that not all…


Photographer Snaps Stormy Sublime Sunset—Over Land and Sea—at Carova Beach, NC

A New York photographer recently captured a surreal stormy sunset during a trip to Carova Beach, North Carolina, which left him more than a little impressed. George Wang, who works at an engineering consulting company in the tri-state area, was on a drive with his friends when they noticed something unusual on the horizon. “We…


5-Year-Old Who Fought Cancer Becomes Honorary Deputy: ‘The Smile on His Face Was Priceless!’

A Florida preschooler who battled cancer had his dream fulfilled when he was made an “honorary deputy.” The 5-year-old’s teachers teamed up with the local sheriff’s office to give the boy an experience that he will never forget. Merrick Lloyd had spent the last seven months undergoing chemotherapy before he recently rang the hospital ward’s…


The One Principle That Can Help You Transform Your Organization

By Aytekin Tank One of the movies we’ve become overly familiar with over the course of this pandemic is Groundhog Day—the one where, Phil, a self-absorbed TV weatherman, finds himself trapped in a time loop, reliving the same day over and over again. We’ve all been living this film; we’ve all been looking for a way out….


Former ‘Mighty Ducks’ Actor Now Sober Graduates Court Program—Gets Burglary Charge Dropped

Former “The Mighty Ducks” child star Shaun Weiss is making strides now, having previously stumbled into addiction. After graduating from a California drug court program, a pending burglary charge against him has been dropped. Weiss, 42, was arrested in Marysville, California, last year for breaking into a car while under the influence of methamphetamine. In…


Navy Helps Widow Celebrate 100th Birthday by Flying Her Around Ship Named After Late Husband

On her 100th birthday, the widow of the Navy’s first master chief petty officer in World War II visited the ship named after her late husband. The birthday girl was welcomed aboard the USS Delbert D. Black at Naval Station Mayport in Florida earlier in July to celebrate her 100th year of life. Irma Black…


Photographer Captures the Moment a Meteor Appears to Shoot Into Mouth of Volcano in Indonesia

An Indonesian photographer recently captured a stellar streak of light, alleged to be a meteor, on camera in the skies above Mount Merapi volcano on the island of Java. Gunarto Song, a travel and landscape photographer, visited the site on the night of May 28 to capture photos of the mountain under the light of the…


Man Battling Rare Cancer Marries Love of His Life After Being Given Just Months to Live

A paramedic diagnosed with a rare cancer, given just 6–12 months to live, had two main items on his wish list: to marry the love of his life, and raise enough money to prevent her struggling with mortgage payments on their new home. Gabriel Vivas, 30, already beat testicular cancer. Yet after being diagnosed with…


Scuba Diver Finds Phone Lost 2 Years Ago on Bottom of Reservoir—Tracks Down Owner to Return It

One Colorado scuba instructor is no stranger to finding lost objects on the bottom of the lake. But it’s not every day that a lost phone and wallet filled with money, once thought gone forever, find their way back to their owner. Thanks to Matthew Wesselink, that’s exactly what happened when he and his scuba students…