Boy And His Duck Are Best Buddies And Give Us A Needed Smile

Jonny and Nibbles hang out in the pool together.  

In a world filled with bad news, bad politicians and general negativity, I have to sometimes post something that makes me and hopefully other people get a quick smile.

This is one of those instances.  The mother of a California duck named Nibbles died before it hatched.

As The Dodo notes, Nibbles ended up imprinting on Jonny Toschi, now 10, as if the kid were Nibbles' parent. The arrangement created a beautiful friendship between boy and duck.

For more smiles watch the video at the bottom of the post when Nibbles sees that Jonny has gotten out of school and they can be together again.

There's a whole Facebook page featuring the Adventures of Jonny and Nibbles.

Awesome!  This is one duck dynasty I can enjoy.

Here's the video:

With All The Bad News, We Need This Fabulous Guy

This guy marching in a Pennsylania 4th of July
parade gives us some badly needed comic relief.  

The news is even more depressing than usual this week

I don't mean to minimize what's going on in the world and the nation. It's serious and we need to address it.

However, we also need some comic relief. Because as seriously as we need to take everything, we also need to relieve our brains from it all with some fun. For mental health.

So, I'll cue in this guy twirling a baton in a Fourth of July parade in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.

I don't like to use the word "fabulous" with its connotation, but this time it works.

Where the gentleman lacks in finesse he more than makes up in terms of attitude.

And we need the joy this guy exudes: