Bryan McCormick
Bryan McCormick is a 32-year old T8 complete paraplegic who lives in Pittsburgh, PA. At 6 feet 8 inches tall, he is a pretty unusual sight. One doesn’t come across too many people in a wheelchair, who are tall enough to play in the NBA. With his size, he could be a menacing figure, but […]
Brenda Vance
ONE TOUGH MUDDER Brenda Vance was the typical American kid growing up in Illinois. In her youth she played and enjoyed sports, then as she got into her teen years she found herself doing more drinking, partying, eating lots of junk food, well… basically behaved like a typical rebellious teen. By the time she […]
Mel Brooks
While he doesn’t know it, and in fact… he doesn’t even know I exist, Mel Brooks’ comedy got me through one of the darkest times of my life, and for that I can’t thank him enough. I had a falling accident in September of 1993, that left me paralyzed from the waist down. While […]
Heron of Alexandria
Heron of Alexandria, also called Hero (flourished c. ad 62, Alexandria, Egypt), Greek geometer and inventor whose writings preserved for posterity a knowledge of the mathematics and engineering of Babylonia, ancient Egypt, and the Greco-Roman world. (source: britannica.com) It is almost certain that Hero taught at the Museum which included the famous Library of […]
BASS REEVES… THE REAL “LONE RANGER”?
BASS REEVES… THE REAL “LONE RANGER”? I’m sure you are familiar with the legend of the Lone Ranger, his sidekick “Tonto”, and his horse “Silver”, but what if I told you that the Lone Ranger you know, was created from, and based on a man by the name of Bass Reeves, a true life Deputy […]