Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling (Stooping) upward in the night. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (added TEB)
On Friday February 17, 2012 - 700 Sanibel Stoopers set a Guinness World Record on Bowman's Beach - Sanibel Island, Florida. Whether it's education, athletics, business, or hobbies; everything we pursue in life has it's pinnacle of success. Runners have the Boston Marathon, world leaders have the Nobel Prize, B-level celebrities have Dancing with the Stars. I'm not a very competitive person. The only award I ever won as a kid was 2nd place in a 50 yard dash when I was 10. In high school I kept a pretty low profile. As an adult I have been pretty satisfied to keep my hobbies & interests on a casual level except for beach combing. Shells are my passion. Finding them, learning about them, making things with them, & collecting more of them has been a pursuit of mine for many years. There are awards in shelling - that's what shell shows are for. Unfortunately, my mermaid mosiac was 5 inches too wide to enter into the Sanibel Shell Show. ...