This NFL player (I think that’s football, but don’t quote me) has declared his support for same-sex marriage in Maryland (I think that’s a state, but don’t quote me). This shouldn’t be news, but football players don’t seem like the most tolerant bunch, do they? Good on him!
96-Minute CPR Marathon Saves Minnesota Mans Life
08 Mar 2011 Leave a comment
Image courtesy Fi (Peng, Hsing Kai), Flickr.
I just heard this story on CBC Radio 1’s As It Happens. Truly amazing.
96-Minute CPR Marathon Saves Minnesota Mans Life – ABC News.
64-Year-Old Kayaker Completes Trans-Atlantic Voyage
10 Feb 2011 Leave a comment
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This inspiring story will come in handy when I burn my next bridge!
via Wired.
64-Year-Old Kayaker Completes Trans-Atlantic Voyage
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Christians protecting Muslims while they pray in Egypt
03 Feb 2011 Leave a comment
Photo courtesy nuke87, Imgur.
I swear to any number of gods, stories like this break me down.
There! The crevasse!
02 Feb 2011 Leave a comment
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Photo courtesy milwardoliver, Flickr.
It’s like I always say, Always watch out for crevasses. Um, never mind that. This quickfast rescue team yanked dude clean out the crevasse, in one fell swoop. Fine work!
It’s astonishing enough that he survived and his rescue was just as amazing
via CBC British Columbia.
Rescue of snowmobiler caught on video
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Climber Survives 1000 Ft. Fall, Still Wants To Climb Everest
31 Jan 2011 Leave a comment
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Photo courtesy gillean55, Flickr.
I fell off my bike once. Now I can’t even look at the thing without crying.
Potter tumbled down the steep slopes – flying off cliffs – but somehow managed to land. Rescuers were astonished to find him standing up reading a map when they arrived.
via Huffington Post.
Climber, Survives 1,000 Ft. Fall, Still Wants To Climb Everest
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Gay and ex-skinhead share anti-hate message
31 Jan 2011 Leave a comment
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Image courtesy deviantmonk, Flickr.
I can barely forgive my boss for demanding that I wear black shoes to work.
via Sacramento Bee.
Gay and ex-skinhead share anti-hate message
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