Tag: fall

When the Minneapolis I-35W bridge collapsed in 2007 city governments around the nation went into a frenzy trying to figure out if their bridges were in danger of collapsing as well. I can’t find the article right now, but from what I remember, the findings were horrifying — basically, a majority of the bridges in the [...]

He’s alive and well in the end with no serious injuries, but damn, you can feel the horror in his voice when he realizes that he’s lost his grip and is now sliding down a vertical slope.

At the 30 second mark, you can see the sea lion get all worried about the little girl he was playing tag with after she trips and falls. Adorable!

Reminder to myself to never stand at the water’s edge near a glacier. Especially if I hear random pops.

cruise-ship

Continuing with my posts this past week about how cruises just do not appeal to me at all, here’s another reason: Being lost at sea. Or more specifically, having a man overboard. That’s what happened to a Carnival Spirit cruise ship near Australia recently while embarked on a 10-day trip. A couple, Paul Rossington and Kristen Schroder, [...]

cooper-union

It’s official: Starting Fall 2014, students attending Cooper Union will no longer have their tuition paid for by the school.