Tag Archives: accident

A Wonderful Accident

Posted on April 18, 2018 by russtowne

Scientists accidentally identified an enzyme that eats plastic and are now optimizing it to devour plastic 1,000 times faster! Plastic could be broken down into its component parts in a year or two instead of hundreds of years or longer. … Continue reading →

Posted in good news, Science/Research/Discovery, Uncategorized | Tagged accident, enzyme, plastic, research, science | 3 Comments

Courage Comes In All Sizes

Posted on October 31, 2012 by russtowne

This is a true story. Because it happened about 20 years ago it is likely that some of the “facts” that I seem to recall have likely been blurred by the mists of time. Any inaccuracies are unintentional. I came … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Courage, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written, Uncategorized | Tagged accident, armore car, children, courage, dinner, gasoline pouring onto streen, guard, gund, reward, roses, sizes, young mother | 29 Comments

Flash-Mob of Heroes: “We’re Not Going To Leave You Here To Burn!”

Posted on August 17, 2012 by russtowne

I just read of a woman and her disabled sister who were trapped in their vehicle after a bad accident. It caught fire and neither could get out. Fortunately for them, some people saw the accident, and flagged down truckers … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Making the World a Better Place | Tagged accident, burn, concrete, disabled, fire, flash, flash mob, Hero, Heroic, motorists, woman, women | 2 Comments

A Bad Day at the “Office”

Posted on August 1, 2012 by russtowne

When our 21 year-old daughter came home from her park ranger intern job last night she looked physically and emotionally drained, and I became concerned. She came up and hugged me for a long time. I haven’t had a, “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged accident, capable, confident, daughter, emergency services, first responder, girl, heliicopter, hospital, hug, hugged, intern, little girl, mentor, park ranger, proud, spinal injuries | 27 Comments

Courage Comes In All Sizes

Posted on March 23, 2012 by russtowne

Posted in Courage, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged accident, armored car, cage, children, courage, COurage comes in all sizes, crowd, engulfed, engulfed in flames, free, guard, metal cage, mists of time, mob, Money, Mother, news, newspaper, police, rob, robbed, tempting, time, trapped, woman, young children, young mom | 2 Comments

Savoring Unexpected Pleasures

Posted on March 7, 2012 by russtowne

We’ve all had the kind of days days when nothing seems to go right. We stub our toes, spill coffee on ourselves or someone else, get a flat tire on the way to an important meeting, accidentally hurt someone’s feelings, … Continue reading →