• Seattle has a “tiny house” village that homeless residents can use to sleep, eat and shower. It costs residents $90 a month to cover utilities, and is designed to help them get back on their feet. (learn.compactappliance.com) My hometown, Boulder, has been looking for solutions like this as we get increasingly yuppieized. Inspiring stuff.

2. Funny, but also powerful. Theism!

3. Not inspiring in a happy-happy way—but inspiring in a change your actions way! Texting and driving is about 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated (textinganddrivingsafety.com)

4. Since 1970, 90% of the Deforestation in the Amazon Rain forest is Attributed to Cattle Ranching. As a Result, We are Converting Earth’s Greatest Carbon Sink into a Huge Source of Methane Emissions. (en.wikipedia.org)

5. JRR Tolkien reads (and sings!) from Lord of the Rings in rare recordings (brainpickings.org)