Awesome Father Takes Pancake Breakfast To Another Level

Before everything else in my life, I'm a father first.... And I get really excited when I find sites that feature good fathers. Jim documents his pancake adventures as he creates creative design and architectural creations for his daughter Allie. They're not simple star or square patterns, you'll see octopus pancakes and princess pancakes.... Here are a few of my favorites!

Click on the banner below to go to his site and see pictures and videos of the rest of his awesome pancakes!

My Fifteen Minutes Of Fame

I want to tell you about my 15 minutes of fame last night.... Yesterday, the news team here at 'I Think It's Interesting' found pictures of the 15 story building in Chile before it collapsed during the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile. I posted a blog titled 'Before And After Photos Of Building Where A Father And Daughter Survived A 13 Story Fall During The Chile Earthquake' displaying the before and after photos of the building. A few hours after the blog was posted, I received an e-mail from a representative from ABC's 'World News With Diane Sawyer' about the photos. I'm sure you all saw the 'World News With Diane Sawyer' last night, and if you did, you saw reporter David Wright reference this photo around the three minute mark of the show:

The reporter made no mention of 'I Think It's Interesting' or 'ASBLACKASOBAMA', but you could tell he was thinking about it if you listen to his voice....

I recorded the newscast, and I've watched the story a few times and it makes me really sad, but then I see the photo and I get really happy, then the photo goes away and I get really sad again....

Before And After Photos Of Building Where A Father And Daughter Survived A 13 Story Fall During The Chile Earthquake

For the first time ever, the news team here at ITII (I Think It's Interesting) are able to provide breaking news. We here at ITII have uncovered rarely before seen photos of the building in Concepcion, Chile, where Mr. Alberto Rozas and his 7 year old daughter, Fernanda, survived a 13 story fall during the recent 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile on Saturday, February 27, 2010.

Mr. Rozas pulled his 7 year old daughter into the doorway of the bathroom of the 13th story apartment in an attempt to protect her from any damage caused by the 'great earthquake' (earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.0 or greater). He was not prepared for what happened next.... The entire newly constructed 15-story building fell on its side during the violent shaking.

Disoriented and trying to find his bearings, Mr. Rozas looked for any sign that may indicate a possible escape route. Through the broken glass of his apartment window, he saw the full moon and a way out.

Suffering only a few cuts and bruises, Rozas and his daughter are two of the lucky survivors.As of recent reports, 23 people have been pulled alive from the Rio Alto apartment building wreckage, along with 7 bodies. Rescue workers are still working to rescue an estimated 60 people still trapped inside the building remains.

Take a look at the before and after pictures of the Rio Alto apartment building before and after the earthquake.... They help to put into perspective, pardon the pun, the magnitude of the quake.

Happy Veterans Day!

Well, it's Veterans Day, and I've been looking for heartwarming military homecoming videos to help us remember our veterans.... Again, I have trouble leaving my kids to go to work, I can't imagine the sacrifice of leaving them for a year or more to put my life on the line for my country....

Do you remember the recent blog post about the daughter who wouldn't let go of her father's hand before his deployment? That's it.... I just wanted to know if you remember.... Click the link to see that heartwarming story....

Anyway, here are my top 3 amazingly touching homecoming videos....

Thank you to all the veterans, past and present, who proudly protect our country!

A Soldier And A Father

Why can't they just come home? I'm not being serious, I know why they can't come home, but seriously, I have trouble leaving my child and wife for work in the morning. I can't imagine having to leave them for a day at work, let alone a tour of duty.

This family photo that shows a little girl beside her father and his fellow soldiers in uniform as they prepare to head off for Iraq. "Four-year-old Paige Bennethum really, really didn't want her daddy to go to Iraq," said a reporter for NBC in Philadelphia. "So much so, that when Army Reservist Staff Sergeant Brett Bennethum lined up in formation at his deployment this July, she couldn't let go, and no one had the heart to pull her away."

The commanding officer allowed Paige to say goodbye as her dad prepared to ship off from Fort Dix.

Do you remember the video of the father who was serving in Iraq coming home and surprising his son? Or the video of the father who was serving in Iraq coming home and surprising his daughter?

I've got to stop looking at these things.... They break my heart every time.....

What an honor it is to have men and women give up so many things that are important to them to protect us....

Girl Catches Hearts - Throws Back Ball

Sorry for the lame title.... It's really early and I'm studying for a radon measurement certification exam.... Here's a cute father-daughter moment that happened at the Philadelphia Phillies - Washington Nationals game on Tuesday night....

The father leaned over the upper deck in foul territory, and as he tries to share the moment with his three year old daughter, he hands her the ball and she promptly throws it back....

In a later interview, the father said that he had never caught a foul ball before, and that his daughter was frightened by the cumulative gasp and groan by every fan at the stadium, so his only instinct was to hug her.... Also, the Phillies Organization has sent them a new ball....

Thank goodness they weren't at a Philadelphia Eagles game.... Their fans are known to have thrown snowballs at Santa Claus until security could help him off the field....

Surprises

I have trouble being away from Noah for more than 8 hours.... I can't even imagine what it would be like, for me or Noah, if I was deployed in a war zone for months....

I'm warning you now, I am not able to watch the video of the father surprising his little boy in his classroom without involuntarily bursting into tears.... And I don't care if that makes me a girl!