#jumper

Thus far this summer things have gone relatively quiet with regards to the eventual reincarnation of Baltimore's demolished metal monster, the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The state has said it would select a contractor by the “end of summer”. Such time is generally marked by the advent of Labor Day...

Now that the summer is just about over, it is expected that very soon (possibly before labor day) an announcement will be made regarding the rebuilding of the Key Bridge. The state will have then chosen a contractor (or contractors) to construct a new bridge to occupy the space of the iron monste...

I am now in the process of preparing for my trip to the beach this coming weekend, but as of yet I've not figured out a way to be able to see the mini-Skyway monster as a part of our trip. But even if I can't manage to deviate from our planned route, it still…

Then there are the designers and engineers of such monstrosities. Obviously none set out to create a monster, but then again, neither did Doctor Frankenstein. The old saying about the road to Hell being paved with good intentions could never be more true! When Frankenstein showed some of his coll...

But really, what goes thru the mind of a potential bridge jumper? Not so much why they respond to the invitation of a particular monster, but simply why they respond to the monster at all. What makes a bridge look like a way out of torment for them, instead of a way across a body…

Most all of the domestic and local monsters I've come up against in my lifetime have one thing in common. Precious few of them ever posed any real mortal threat to me, or to anyone else. The fear and dread I felt was most all in my own mind. I suppose that tree might have…

But what of those invitations? Why do some bridges become epic scenes of carnage while others do not? For some, like the Golden Gate, its location is likely the main attractant that draws the mortality minded. For the New River Gorge Bridge, the extreme height probably has a lot to do with its po...

A few days ago I had a conversation with that friend of mine who knew the Key Bridge jumper. I asked him if the man's mother was still around, and if had knew how she was doing. He said he only kept in contact with her for a short time after his friend died and…

Have you ever taken a walk outdoors, perhaps as a child, and decided to pick up a rock just to see what is under it? The top of the rock is just a surface, exposed to sunlight, wind and rain. What apparently exists is what is there front of you out in the open, seemingly…