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T. E. Lawrence, aka Lawrence of Arabia is a hero of mine. He had a fascinating life and after becoming a legend tried to live as a simple foot soldier under an alias until found out by the authorities. Then he tried again under another alias in the RAF. The man definately followed his own path.
Another hero is Dave Draper. He was a big body builder in the 60's when Schwarzenegger was getting started. The guy won all the big contests then crawled into a bottle for a few decades. The hero part is that he was able to quit drinking, get his life together and start his own sucessful business. He also has now written a couple of books on fitness and has some really inspirational writings on his web site. When I was dealing with some health issues he really helped me.
Lastly but most definately not least is my grandfather. He survived the Bataan Death March and four years in a Japanese POW camp. He taught me how to be an honorable man and had a wicked sense of humour. I miss him very much.
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Thousands of Monkeys, all screaming at once. Pulling God's finger.
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