What It's Like To Be A Truck Driver For Oversize Loads

An Oversize load can be anything that will fit on a truck -- towing a trailer or a low loader -- that is wider or longer or higher than a normal gauge semi-trailer. Here's what it's like to drive a truck that hauls oversized loads... according to Andrew from Australia, who does this for a living.

A Soldier's Story: Military Blogs

In honor of our U.S. military men and women -- from yesterday and today -- I spent the day reading through military blogs. I've done this before, but I felt especially patriotic reading through them again on Veterans Day. Some of the most heart-felt blogs I've ever read were written by service men and women in the U.S. Military. I've been keeping a list of my favorites. Now it's time to share...

Arriving At Marine Boot Camp ...A Photo Tour

Here's a behind-the-scenes tour of the barracks, training grounds, Commissary, and all of the steps that a new recruit goes through the moment the bus drops them off in front of the Receiving Station at Parris Island.

Little-Known Facts About Marine Boot Camp At Parris Island

Here are a few interesting things I've learned from having a nephew in the Marines... some little-known facts about going through Marine Boot Camp at Parris Island, SC.

What It's Like To Graduate From Marine Boot Camp ...A Photo Tour

My nephew's graduation from Marine Boot Camp had a big effect on me. He became a basically-trained Marine on Friday, August 18, 2006, part of 'M' Company, Third Battalion, Platoon 3068. Here's how things looked, from a proud Aunt's perspective...

Like Animals?... Here's A Bit About My Experience Working At A Zoo...

A little about my experience working at a zoo... in Gulf Breeze Florida... where I helped hand-raise a baby orangutan and watched several wild animal births.

Wildlife Animal Webcams: Watch Wild Animals In Action!

Following are links to 'live streaming' animal cams featuring: baby pandas, elephants, giraffes, gorillas, apes, seals, black bears, polar bears, beluga whales, shamu, dolphins, and penguins. PLUS... an incredible live streaming video from a wildlife cam in South Africa!

What It's Like To Take An Open-Pit Ride In A Bi-Plane

Care to take an open cockpit aerobatic flight in a 1940's-era Navy bi-plane?

Find A Storybooth & Tell Your Story Today!

StoryCorps is a national project to instruct and inspire people to record each others' stories in sound. A StoryBooth is a small recording booth where you can interview (or be interviewed by) your friends and loved ones. It's raw. It's...

What It's REALLY Like To Give Birth

Here's what it's REALLY like to give birth at the hospital. ...at least according to Rob Cockerham -- first time dad to a little girl named June. You see, Rob tends to notice things that others don't. And no one...