Author: Dalanel

Dalanelhttp://dalanel.com
Dalanel's avatar

Good News Friday: Police Officer saves life first day on job

You don’t need experience for life to come at you, and come fast. Richard Mayer found that out. On his first day on the job, he ended up jumping into action to save the life of a toddler who was choking on an apple.

The mother of the toddler rushed to him to inform him that her daughter was choking. There was little hesitation on Mayer’s part. Apparently, and I feel bad for saying this, but the mother tried to get the apple out of her daughter’s throat but ended up pushing it in further. Just wild.

Ah, but the toddler survived (you knew that; otherwise I wouldn’t be talking about it, here). Look, I love apples myself. I think apple slices for a toddler is a risk in itself. But hey, at least she’s not allergic to them like I am. The story didn’t say a “slice”, however. Just a “piece”. How big? Did the daughter chew properly? I’m just trying to see how we can avoid this again.

Apples are the best fruit of all time. Just wanna leave that there. Goodnight.

New Logos!

OMG, OMG, OMG!

Let’s start this celebration month with a new look! Just look at this sexy thing:

Wow, that’s quite a change from the previous stuff I’ve used, right? Right! So, let me break this thang down.

Continue reading →

Are you ready for Dante’s Optimism’s birthday celebration?

February is basically here, folks! Back in 2011, I started a blog known as Dante’s Opinion. This eventually changed to DALANEL, and then to Dante’s Optimism. It’s been an exciting past 7 years and I have to say: I’m proud of myself. Not many go this long, ya know? And there are plenty of people who have been doing this longer than I have. Yo, special shoutout to Chocolate Vent. Give a follow.

So, it’s the blog’s birthday…er, month. I started the blog on a different date than when I first published on the site. The birth date would really be the day the blog was created. Fun fact: I created the blog but then I didn’t touch it for like, a week. Like, all I did was create an account, set up a blog, and then walked away. A little later, I set up the layout and wrote my first post.

Anyway, it’s time to celebrate how far I have come and to give you my appreciation for sticking with me this long. Nobody was around for like, the first year of the blog’s existence. It was that bad of a blog, guys. But, whether her for a few months or a few years, thanks and get ready for the party!

For one thing, if you haven’t already, you need to subscribe to my newsletter. It’s also going to have a birthday vibe for February and have some things that won’t be on the blog.

As for here, on this blog, you’re going to get content all 30 days of the…oh…wait. I said 30, didn’t I? I meant 28. My bad. Anyway, for 28 days, I’m going to give you something daily from this list:

  • Monday Motivation
  • Tuesday Testimony
  • Wednesday Word
  • Thursday Thought
  • Good News Friday
  • Fearless Friday
  • Weekly News
  • Weekly Funnies
  • Daily Good Stuff
  • Optimistic Report
  • Dante’s Opinion

So, those are some retro posts I used to do on the site and I will bring them back for a little bit. Also, I’ll be posting stuff like “Top 10 Favorite posts” and “Favorite moments” and stuff like that. You never know; I may have some items via videos I made to share with you as well. Hm!

Look, I just want to have a good time. I want to laugh a little bit and remind myself that there is good still in the world. You can still be optimistic. Let’s do it.

Optimist’s Digest vs Optimistic Report

Hey. Hi. Um, happy new year and all of that. So, I wanted to tell you about the difference between the monthly newsletter and the weekly Optimistic Report here on the blog. So, uh, yeah.

Optimist’s Digest:

  • Inspirational image
  • Thoughts
  • Optimist’s Challenge
  • Testimony
  • Positive News
  • Humor (image, video, joke)

Optimistic Report:

  • 2-3 Positive News stories
  • Funny/Weird News
  • Funny Image
  • Inspirational Image

So, as you can see, there are some differences, but they bring almost the same stuff to the table. The newsletter has more stuff, but you gotta wait for it. The report has less stuff, but the stuff is more often. But, they work together to bring a positive spin to the world.

I’m working hard behind the scenes to make sure this is a big year for the blog. So, stay tuned.

The Optimistic Report: Helping Single Mothers

The Optimistic Report is a featured post sharing positive, good, and optimistic news. Also, inspirational quotes and some humor too. Ready? Go!

So, first thing to talk about is Tommy Norman. Tommy is a police officer who does what he calls “C.O.P.” This stands for Community Oriented Policing. So, what he does is hang out with the members of the community, specifically kids.

He talks about how, by spending time with the citizens, he’s building a relationship and building trust. Check out his Instagram post (within the main article) on his reasoning. Really awesome stuff.

Next, let’s talk about a business that employs single mothers. So, Xinca is a company that uses tire scraps to make shoes. They hire single mothers because their goal is to give back their dignity and give them a chance to take care of their families. Honestly, why wouldn’t you want to support a business that’s trying to stop pollution and help people less fortunate?

So, inequality is still a topic. While some say it’s inevitable that we will always have inequality, I strongly agree with the idea that inequality is a choice and a policy instead of something that will simply just happen. Let me know what you think.

The Optimistic Report: Firefighters Save Christmas

It’s a little too early for Christmas unless you work in retail. But, for a man who was trying to get his house ready for the holiday season by putting his lights on the house, it could’ve been better.

Glenn fell off of the ladder he was using to put up Christmas lights. He ended up breaking his leg. So, as emergency services cleared out, some of the firefighters stayed behind and finished decorating the house.

You hear this story every year. Some secret santa goes to layaway and pays for orders. This time, we have a man right from my New Jersey pay for 60 orders which totaled to about $10,000. This was at a Toys R Us store in Cherry Hill (I am not far from there).

He didn’t stop there. He also spent another $2,000 for Toys for Tots.

Finally, we have a man who decided to take matters into his own hands. Or, wheels. Bruce decided he needed to show the local police that a nearby intersection was very dangerous so he did the only thing he knew: Crash his car.

Wait, what?

Yeah, he just…he crashed into somebody on purpose, then told the other driver off!

Look, I’m all about making a point and giving live demonstrations to back that point up, but they might have gone too far, Bruce. Let’s see where Bruce was coming from. Accidents had been happening at that intersection, and it seems it was specifically because people were running stop signs. Bruce also believes nothing will change until someone dies.

Actually some strong points. He just…ah…took it too far, bro. Too far. Nobody was injured. So, that’s cool.