Thomas Althoff, pictured, was arrested, patted down and thrown into a Florida jail for driving with a suspended license. While we at Dumb As A Blog believe driving with a suspended license is extremely stupid, most folks know such poorly-planned behavior is practically a residential requirement for 25% of the Sunshine State’s population. But I digress.
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Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest, had many inspirational quotes attributed to him , among them, “it is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” This seems to suggest that the mountain needs not be an actual mountain, or the highest point on Earth–the mountain can be whatever man sees as his own personal adversity. Ever present, hovering above the horizon, this seemingly unattainable, awe-inspiring “mountain,” inspires both adoration for its beauty and fear for it's ability to crush not just a man's body, but his very soul. When this personal mountain is conquered, man gains something valuable, intangible and life-enriching, something he can carry with him the rest of his days
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Balloon Boy, Oh Boy
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Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest, had many inspirational quotes attributed to him , among them, “it is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” This seems to suggest that the mountain needs not be an actual mountain, or the highest point on Earth–the mountain can be whatever man sees as his own personal adversity. Ever present, hovering above the horizon, this seemingly unattainable, awe-inspiring “mountain,” inspires both adoration for its beauty and fear for it's ability to crush not just a man's body, but his very soul
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