Comments on Notes to self: Diving In.

Thank you for sharing this, and no matter what he ...

2009-11-17T13:52:32.459-06:00

Thank you for sharing this, and no matter what he says, he is a hero, he saved a life.

Thomas, you did right.

2009-11-07T14:32:05.997-06:00

Thomas, you did right.

Awesome post--thanks for sharing. Does everyone h...

2009-11-05T14:38:50.396-06:00

Awesome post--thanks for sharing. Does everyone have a Lifehammer in their car or facsimile? They make great (tho corny) Christmas gifts!

http://www.lifehammer.com/

what a wonderful entry! i think the reason people...

2009-11-05T01:30:48.163-06:00

what a wonderful entry!

i think the reason people latch onto stories like this is that we are all crying out for heroism...we are so unconnected we hope that, should disaster strike, people will be willing to put their own concerns aside and come and help.

his humility is incredibly moving, though...i don't know that "anyone" would have done what he did...

Thomas does deserve praise, I hope I would rise to...

2009-11-04T23:56:29.760-06:00

Thomas does deserve praise, I hope I would rise to the challenge that I would not stand by, but I haven't taken the test and I have watched as our neighbors across the country have refused, just this week to love each other as themselves. it takes a lot to put yourself on the line, It takes very little to talk about how you would have or could have put yourself on the line....if it had been you.

Thank you Thomas for showing us how its done

..from the neighborhood

Thomas isn't a hero because he tried to help those...

2009-11-04T21:41:46.846-06:00

Thomas isn't a hero because he tried to help those people that night -- as he said, I would hope that we'd all try.

He's a hero because of his amazing character. I feel honoured just reading his words. I can't imagine how amazing you feel, Kyran, being his friend.

Well done, Thomas. I loved the kindness and selflessness you displayed that night, but I'm far more overwhelmed reading your words today.

You're right, Kyran. There is a time and place to...

2009-11-04T19:24:58.786-06:00

You're right, Kyran. There is a time and place to entertain thoughts of dripping wet studly heroes. I anticipate finding some later tonight.

What a great post! We don't see much true humilit...

2009-11-04T18:57:39.670-06:00

What a great post! We don't see much true humility these days. V.

Thanks, Alex. Well said.

2009-11-04T17:58:06.920-06:00

Thanks, Alex. Well said.

Susan, had it not such a grave situation, a bystan...

2009-11-04T17:56:43.620-06:00

Susan, had it not such a grave situation, a bystander *might* have, in the back of their happily married mind, after the danger was past, observed as much, as our reluctant hero emerged soaking wet from the dark water in the strobing emergency lights.

Thank god I am not that shallow.

I think the word hero is misused a lot...hell, ath...

2009-11-04T17:54:42.982-06:00

I think the word hero is misused a lot...hell, athletes are now called heros just because they swam or ran really fast.

Thomas is a great guy...dude, you are a hero not just because you tried to rescue those people but because you are genuinely trying to help people all the time.

spoken like a true(modest)hero

2009-11-04T16:39:22.679-06:00

spoken like a true(modest)hero

Damn, and he's cute, too.

2009-11-04T16:37:07.758-06:00

Damn, and he's cute, too.

Such a great guy. I do not see how anyone can crit...

2009-11-04T16:36:43.014-06:00

Such a great guy. I do not see how anyone can criticize. He did his best to help, with no thought of the risk to himself.

I love his philosophy, which seems pretty similar to mine: "Do what you can, where you are." If everyone used their gifts and whatever resources they have to spare, where ever they see that they can meet a need, the world would be an immeasurably better place.

What a wonderful statement he released...a truly h...

2009-11-04T15:32:18.654-06:00

What a wonderful statement he released...a truly humble hero...

Whether he'd accept it or not (and almost certainl...

2009-11-04T15:13:32.642-06:00

Whether he'd accept it or not (and almost certainly he wouldn't), the rest of us can be excused for thinking that Thomas is one helluva hero.