Author Michael Pollan says: The tulip, by gratifying our desire for a certain kind of beauty, has gotten us to take it from its origins in Central Asia and disperse it around the world. Marijuana, by gratifying our desire to change consciousness, has gotten people to risk their lives, their freedom, in order to grow…
Category: triumph
Humans Swimming
Are you a human? Do you like to swim? How about free-diving? How about static free diving?
Rags to Riches : Jay DeMerit
Our pal’s brother, Jay DeMerit, has overcome seemingly impossible odds, triumphantly making it to the big time: JOHANNESBURG  On an unlikely United States national soccer team, there is no more unlikely player than defender Jay DeMerit, whose nickname is Rags to Riches and whose adventurous career path to the Confederations Cup involved van rides…