This is a very personal post for me, so please, if you wish to be an ass, this is not the time, nor the tread. On Wednesday night, after getting home from judo class, I saw on the news an unique story.

http://timesheraldonline.com/todaysnews/ci_3031599

When I was 14 (I'm 19 now), I started the Fire Explorer program with Vallejo Fire. I, myself, was having kinda of a bad day. But once i saw this story, all of my pain went away. Just seeing these guys doing this for this kid just warms you from the inside out. thats not all:

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=3419946

For all of you in the gulf coast, we hear you.