365 days, 365 doodles

Artist Robert Seaman 88 has been drawing since he was a boy but it took the Coronavirus pandemic to fully return him to his passion Last week marked one year since Seaman started churning out ldquodaily doodlesrdquo from his small oneroom apartment at the Maplewood Assisted Living facility in Westmoreland New HampshireSeaman 88 spent the entire year of the pandemic doodlingldquoAs a kid I kept lurching between being a loner and being an extrovertrdquo he said ldquoBut in my introvert phase I would love to go up to my room where I had a drawing table kind of desk and Irsquod spend hours up there drawing pictures Thatrsquos what Irsquom doing nowrdquoRobert Seaman flaunting his last doodle for the yearHe spends about six hours a day working on his intricate fanciful illustrations Seaman moved into Maplewood just two weeks before the pandemic restrictions cut residents off from the outside world For many months they couldnrsquot leave their rooms ldquoThe first thought I had was to just do some kind of dark stuff that reflected the nature of the confinement that we were experiencingrdquo he saidSeamanrsquos 356th doodleldquoThen it just started to grow and I thought it would be interesting to do one a dayrdquo Some pieces showcase his fascination with science fiction while others portray whimsical animals or sly humor He started sending the doodles to his daughter Robin Hayes Hayes then began offering the originals and prints for sale on Etsycom with half the proceeds going to charities including a Covid19 relief fund a homeless shelter and an organisation that helps refugeesLake Placid 20A Florida fisherman nearly became bait when he was chased by an alligator in the Everglades The 22yearold was recording himself fishing at sunrise when an 11foot bull alligator swam onshore As Lee backed up the reptile chased him through the bush getting too close for comfort ldquoIt stalked me then chased merdquo he told ViralHog ldquoThe gator appeared much larger and closer in person It got within 10 feet of merdquo At one heartpounding moment Lee tripped and fell to the ground but quickly regained his footing and continued to back upThis mom shaves legs with sandpaperA 49yearold mom nurse and softcore modelmdashknown digitally as ldquoJulesrdquomdashis spiraling into viral video glory for teaching her TikTok followers how to shave their legs with nothing but a 600 grit sandpaper ldquoI did it And it worksrdquo she said in her nowtrending tutorial She has got more than 13 million views on her debut TikTok on May 2Shoes that can seeAustrian company TecInnovation recently unveiled smart shoes that use ultrasonic sensors to help visuallyimpaired people detect obstacles up to four metres away Known as InnoMake the smart shoe aims to become a modern alternative to the decadesold walking stick that millions of people around the world depend on to get around as safely as possible The currently available model relies on sensors to detect obstacles and warns the wearer via vibration and an audible alert sounded on a Bluetoothlinked smartphone That sounds impressive enough but the company is already working on a much more advanced version that incorporates cameras and artificial intelligence to not only detect obstacles but also their natureAussie lady speaks Irish after throat surgeryAn Australian Angela Yen 27 had a tonsillectomy on April 19 and was confused when her Aussie accent turned into an Irish brogue 10 days after the procedure Experts said that Yen may have foreign accent syndrome a rare speech disorderWoman robs banks to pay for plastic surgeryAn Alabama woman named Iconic Facce was found guilty this week on two counts of armed robbery after holding up a Mississippi bank two years agomdasha crime she allegedly committed to fund her plastic surgeryGoons settle debt dispute with roachesOn May 4 two masked men entered the G House Taipei restaurant and released over 1000 cockroaches at the reception desk on the second floor of the establishment before fleeing the scene When the cops carried out an investigation they found out that this was just a bizarre consequence of a debt dispute between the restaurant owner and local criminalsRunaway brideClinical therapist to run across the state of New York to raise awareness about narcissistic domestic abuseVanessa Reiser a 47yearold clinical therapist from Rockland County New York will be running 285 miles across the state of New York over the course of 12 days starting from May 17mdashin her wedding dress which is a way to raise awareness about narcissistic domestic abuse something she has experienced herself ldquoThe narcissist uses this as a way to entangle peoplerdquo says Reiser To prepare shersquos done long runs of 30 and 40 miles on some weekends or four backtoback days of 20mile runs on other weeks Reiser herself was engaged to a diagnosed narcissist and sociopath Several months later in March of last year she decided to leave him In response her fianceacute tried to get her kicked off the board of the Centre for Safety and Change a local domestic violence centre Though she was unemployed when she left that relationship Reiser went on to start a nonprofit called Tell A Therapist which helps victims of narcissistic abuseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever