Inventors and waterfalls

I'm a huge fan of Tesla, an inventor who more or less gave power to millions of people. He basically started the "electification of the world".

All inventors have a place in my heart. Well, inventing keeps kids off the streets (unless they're inventing drugs). Anyhow, I came across a great documentary, although a bit dated and low in production value, about Nikola Tesla. Great information about the inventor's life and inventions.

Definitely looks like he could be a relative of mine.





While I'm at it, I like waterfalls too.

Philanthropy

Philanthropy is beautiful, no matter what form it comes in. One of my favorites is of course monetary philanthropy. In Japan, some person or group of people are dropping off cash in peoples mail boxes, and in bathrooms, among other places. There may even be "copycat" philanthropy occurring around the area.

How neat!

A while ago I found an article about a man, Larry Stewart, who finally came in from the cold on his numerous acts of secret philanthropy. Over his years as a public servant, he is estimated to have given out millions to complete strangers. He explained it all started when he met a waitress who looked like he was having a bad day. He handed her a larger than average tip, and she began to cry and thank him, saying "sir, you have no idea what this means to me". You can read the full story here at wiki.