Good News: Salmon are being returned to the McCloud River in Northern California for the first time in over 80 years, to the joy of Native tribes in the area, Link HERE.

The Good Word: A genuinely lovely quote from Plutarch.

Good To Know: One trivia story debunked in favor of an equally odd one!

Good News: The Biden Administration passes legislation to plant 1.2 Billion trees to help reforestation efforts, Link HERE.

Wonderful World: Visit the lovely Italian countryside around Umbria, and the city of Assisi, alongside the great Rick Steves, HERE.

Good Company: Get a sneak preview of next week’s Sounds Good honoree, Oscar Peterson, with a delightful appearance on the Dick Cavett Show from 1979, HERE.

Sounds Good: Happy birthday (yesterday) to the brilliant clarinet and alto sax player, Russell Procope! Check out his gorgeous solo on “Mood Indigo” with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra in 1952, HERE.