HOT!

 Yesterday a man named felix floated into the sky on a balloon and jumped off a platform the size of a skateboard from outerspace tumbling down to earth in a white suit, popping a parachute and landing safely, breaking world records. AMAZING! 

Check out this article: "24 Miles, 4 Minutes and 834 M.P.H., All in One Jump"

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/us/felix-baumgartner-skydiving.html  and also this youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFzmguVqp54

Incredible footage. My heart leaps in my chest as he steps off the platform.  There's not much more to say than the old proverbial "cojones whey. cojones."

"To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition" samuel johnson said.  But where is home.  outerspace? the layers of atmosphere between outerspace and solid ground? the solid ground? the higher education classroom? the office? the computer screen? in lover's arms? reading bedtime stories to sleepy kids? in a pot of homemade soup? in a prayerful meditation? in a beer buzz? in a photograph of flying kites? in a victorian house? on a sailboat?

I prefer asking questions than providing answers. But even I know the ledge in outerspace, all suited up, is no place to stand too long.  Ledges require leaping or crawling back inside.  Do something. Face the consequences, yes. But do something. Isn't that the message in life, paired with "grow some balls." 

So, this monday, leap! Or crawl back inside. But get off the ledge. And if you step, may all your falls be epic.(and may your hotness be evident to all)