"As An Angel Hits The Ground"

Too often, heroism is measured by how someone faces adversity and triumphs. I think that's wrong. Heroism is more properly the Provence of those who face impossible odds, knowing that they probably won't prevail. That's an important thing to remember in life. Not everybody is going to be a winner all the time, but it's the struggle that matters. President Theodore Roosevelt spoke of it eloquently in his "Man in the Arena" speech, which was delivered on April 23, 1910.

The then former president and future Bull Moose Party presidential nominee declared that "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Carolin Ebert, whom I first wrote about in the early months of this blog, strived more valiantly than most. She strived to do the deeds and knew the great enthusiasms in ways that the 26th president of the United States might not have appreciated, but he would have recognized her great daring and admired her for it.

Long story short, Sexy Cora, as she was widely known, injured her throat in a cocksucking contest. She tried breaking a world record by blowing 200 guys, but was forced to stop after a mere 75. Yes, she failed while daring greatly, so her place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Despite falling short in the face of adversity, Carolin never stopped striving to be what TR called the "Doer of deeds." Knowing that her 34F funbags were less than truly spectacular, she went under the knife for the sixth time to increase them to a 34G. It might have been a simple dream, but it was a daring and marvellous one nonetheless.

Tragically, Carolin Ebert - Sexy Cora - once again fell short and died of complications arising from her boob job last Thursday. She was only 23 years old.

Sexy Cora might be fallen, but let us never say that she is forgotten. Her spirit, her endurance, and yes, her innate bravery to do the great things should serve as a reminder to us all about what the human spirit can overcome. Sexy Cora was not a critic. She was in the arena, always. Let her be remembered for that and let us hope that her memory inspires us, particularly those too young to have known her while she was alive.

I probably won't remember her that way. I'll remember her as a cute German who wounded her windpipe chowing down on the hog. But I'm old, broken, bitter and I'm probably going to die soon, anyway. You should take different lessons from her story than I do.