2 Bad Asses

The timeless sounds of The Three Stooges is what I had going through my mind when Will told me about the surfer up in Monterey Bay getting attacked by a Great White and getting away by punching it in its face. "WOOO! WOOOO! WO-WO-WO-WO-WO-WOOO!! WISE-GUY, EEEHHH???"

Tell me, besides it being a drag that you were missing half of your torso, how BAD ASS would you be if you survived a Great White Shark ATTACK???

BAD ASS, I say...

Dude was punching the shark in the face. AND...this shark attacked from behind. That shark wasn't so bad...attacking from behind??? Dude...whatever. Get some bigger gills, for Christ's sake.

Then, there's our Second Badass of Monday morning; Randy Pausch.

"Randy Pausch, a 46-year-old computer-science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, has terminal cancer and expects to live for just a few more months.

This week, he said goodbye to his students and the Pittsburgh college with one last lecture called "How to Live Your Childhood Dreams," on his life's journey and the lessons he's learned."

If you'd like to read all about him, or see his lecture in its entirety, you may do so on the below link.

Randy Pausch Has Months to Live, but Inspires Others With Lecture on Living Life to the Fullest

He has a wife and young children. His wife is pretty badass herself.

His bravery and humility is astonishing, greatly humbling and inspiring. And even though I had tears in my eyes while watching his lecture, I did not feel pity for him. He would've been insulted had I done so. I felt better off because of him. And therefore, I felt and feel, deep gratitude.