Esther Perel: The secret to desire in a long-term relationship – YouTube.
Don’t make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer. Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the Eight-Foot Bride!), she examines the new relationship between artist and fan.
Tim Harris, owner of Tim’s Place, is the country’s only restaurant owner with Down’s Syndrome, and the joy he gets from serving people good food carries over into his diner’s most famous export: hugs.
via Down Syndrome: Tim Harris & Family | You’ve Got – YouTube.
Jeffrey Wright uses wacky experiments to teach children about the universe, but it is his own personal story that teaches them the true meaning of life.
via Wright’s Law: A Unique Teacher Imparts Real Life Lessons – YouTube.
On the eve of their first Valentine’s Day as a married couple, Shelley Belgard and Bill Ott tell the story of their unique romance that has spanned the decades.
This piece was first published on WashingtonPost.com (wapo.st/W45GH1) along with an article by Washington Post staff writer Ellen McCarthy (wapo.st/11Fqb2F)
Jack Potter, 91, has been married to Phyllis Potter, 93, for over 70-years, after meeting her at a wartime dance in 1941. Sadly, now Phyllis suffers from dementia. So what does Jack do? Comes to visit her everyday at her care home and reads to her from the diaries he’s kept through their entire marriage and shows her pictures of them together to remind her of their love. Wow, they sure don’t make them like they used to.
via Crying Is Cathartic: Real Life ‘The Notebook’ Couple | Geekologie.