>>>>Now here is a weird one. The Dutch four man bobsled team has withdrawn from the Olympics, before the event. Reason: the driver is too scared to take the sled down the course. This sounds like The Onion, doesn't it? Evidently it's for real, though ---
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>>>>http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/02/25/olympics.bobsled.driver.quits/index.html?hpt=C1
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>>>That took a lot of guts. Good for him. Sometimes it takes more courage to be right than to be "brave".
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>>Charles, when did you become Sherlock Holmes (according to your photo)? ;-)
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> No, that's my "retro" shot. <g> Taken just before one of the greatest adventures of my life - I keep it around to remind me of just how crazy I used to be and that being old ain't so bad given the alternatives that were more likely for the guy in the picture. <s>

I don't suppose you're going to hit the highlights for us, are you? I'm sure it's a heck of a story.