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Now it's getting Boring! - Extreme Base Jumping
Courageous or Dumb? You be the judge -Extreme Base Jumping in Wingsuits...
Courageous Acts - A Dog's Tale!
Courageous Acts must be noted!"My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian."You may recognize this line from the short story 'A Dog's Tale' written by Mark Twain. The story first appeared in the December 1903 issue of...
U.S. Airways Lands in Hudson River
Courageous Acts must be noted!U.S. Airways flight 1549 makes an emergency landing nearUSS Intrepid museum!That's the bad news! The good news is the 148 passengers and 5 crew members are reportedly alive and well and there were no ground casualties. T...
Courageous Acts! David Proeber
Yesterday while enjoying a nice cup of coffee and browsing the local newspaper collection at my favorite Sydney breakfast spot, I was captivated by a photo taken by David Proeber and featured in The Daily Telegraph. As I stared into the eyes (via the...
Courageous Acts!
What's the difference between a finish carpenter and a shark?LipstickA tool beltGillsA finish carpenter is meanerWell, you're free to answer that question anyway you like but folks in the Florida keys are claiming # 4. is the correct answer. Here's t...
Why Not?
Okay...I couldn't resist this one: Courageous Acts must be noted!I'm a Yankee for sure! Perhaps that goes without saying - But one of the tenets of my site is to recognize bravery and courage when I can. So for all those southern boys and their "...
What! No Invitation?
So guess what? I trek my butt all the way "down under" to Sydney, Australia and I hear they are having this big celebration. Turns out the Governor-General Michael Jeffery on Monday announced the annual Australian Bravery Decorations, including three...
Happy Leap Day! The short answer!
What exactly is a Leap Day? And what exactly is a Leap Year?February 29 is a date that occurs only every four years, and is called leap day. This day is added to the calendar in leap years as a corrective measure, because the earth does not orbit aro...
