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When There’s Fire: Passers-by unite to rescue trapped motorcyclist (BBC News)
September 13, 2011
Click the link below and watch the video. BBC News – Passers-by unite to rescue trapped motorcyclist. As most people who watch this will be, I was moved and impressed by the will of strangers to save one man’s life. There are many cases where people ignore cries of help to protect their own interest […]
The Real Life Boy Amélie
March 29, 2011
It’s an understatement to say that we’re all a bit inundated with viral videos, cute animal photos, and online celebrity gossip. This is not any of those. The videos below tell one of the most endearing, inspirational stories I’ve ever heard. They tell the story about one person who followed Adventure to a priceless end […]
I’m Happy (and other things you may actually care about)
March 27, 2011
I don’t have anything too eventful to share from the past week. I didn’t stumble into any old palaces, skip town, or jump the border to some fairytale land; all of which are possibilities these days. So you may think I’m crazy (or just really lame) when I tell you how much I basked in […]
What’s with the long faces?
July 12, 2010
This morning I made my usual 10-minute trek to the N train station and hiked up two hefty flights of stairs to get to the above ground platform. Being the last stop on the line, there are usually one or two air conditioned, empty trains parked and waiting. This is especially nice in the summer […]
Trash Can Thursdays
July 8, 2010
In my freshman year at Transylvania University – I’ll give you a minute to get the Dracula jokes out of your system…. ok, good? Good - I took a mandatory University 101 class that was to prepare us for how enormously our lives would change. The idea that a course could prepare us for the […]
April 15, 2013
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