Not only is he intelligent, kindhearted and humble, he is a wordsmith who can turn a Facebook post about spraining his ankle into a truly epic moment:

"Like most humiliations, this one happened in less than a second, but seemed to unfold over the course of a week. I began to crumple like a cheap card table, flailing as I accelerated across the room, pinwheeling wildly, desperate to regain my balance. After several hops, a tour jete, and something straight out of River Dance, I crashed into the drapes at the far end of the room. I then bounced off the plate glass window and collapsed in a heap, making the kind of sounds most often associated with a young girl in distress."

If you want the whole sad yet hilarious tale, find it here.

I know several folks on my flist are Mike Rowe fans like me... well, I just got a tweet from his website about a new show he's put together that will be on tonight on The Discovery Channel at 9 pm EST/8 pm CST.  I've not seen the video preview but the concept looks really good (and I'm not just saying it because I'm a former Mississippi River rat!).  Here's the skinny, a repost of the moderator's press release from the forum over there:

( A brand spankin' new show... )"