1) Have you heard about the two young men who were switched at birth? Instead of their families suing the hospital over the mistake or being otherwise upset by the discovery, they have decided to live together in Brazil and work on a farm together so that their sons can enjoy being with both their birth families as well as their biological families. Some say this situation has worked out this way only because they live in Brazil; Americans would be far too greedy to overlook a chance to complain and get reimbursement.
2) How about the modern-life nautical Swiss Family Robinson? Okay, they didn't exactly get shipwrecked, but the family chose to spend the last 7 years sailing around the globe with their three children in order to develop a stronger familial bond. Must be great to be a millionaire and decide to sell all of your property to value the simple things :). (I actually really like that idea a lot!)
3) And how about my friend Mr. Justin Kates, a photographer who's rather well-known now-a-days for being an expert at taking amazing shots of chicks with fangs. His new (rather hawt in that sort of disturbing way) book featured on the True Blood blog is called Sanguis Vitam Est- The Blood That is Life, and is not only an amazing find for anyone who's ever been entranced by blood-suckers or gothic art, but a lovely fundraiser for The Choroideremia Research Foundation. (N.B.! Choroideremia is a disease which affects the peripheral vision and ultimately results in blindness; Kates' grandfather suffers from the disease).
ps! N.B. means "nota bene" or good note, according to my 7th grade math teacher, Mr. Anderson, who was by far my most favoritest math teacher to date. He loved to get up on the table with a puppet and teach us the a song with the following lyrics- "Change the sign of the subtrahend and follow the rules of addition AGAIN!" Somehow, we respected him for this.
Anyways, hope these cheered you up or at least found you intrigued!
