People generally think pretty highly of brain surgeons and their intelligence.  Like, if you want to say something’s easy, you say “It doesn’t take a brain surgeon” to do it.  But this guy might singlehandedly ruin that reputation.

Dr. Steve Carr is a brain surgeon in Denver, Colorado.  Last month, he and his girlfriend Mary were on vacation in Naples, Florida . . . and he wanted to propose to her.

So he decided to BURY the engagement ring in the sand, take Mary to the beach, dig up the ring, and propose.  But when they got to the beach . . . he couldn’t remember where he’d buried the ring. 

We’re not sure if he didn’t mark the spot or what, but when he couldn’t find the ring, he started digging.  So he told Mary what happened, and SHE started digging.  Then OTHER people on the beach started digging.  But no one could find the ring.

After two hours, they went online to find a local ‘ring finder’.  Yes, there’s actually a nationwide ‘Ring Finder’ network that handles this kind of thing. 

A guy named Larry Spearing showed up with a metal detector, and was able to find the ring.  There’s no word on what he charged.  Steve proposed to Mary, and for some reason she still said yes.

(ABC 7 – Fort Myers)

Eight-year-old Greg Albin of Lino Lakes, Minnesota got a very cool wish granted by the Make-a-Wish foundation. (–Lino Lakes is 20 miles north of Minneapolis.)

Greg was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. And when he was offered the chance to have a wish granted, he said he wanted to play video games with Joe Mauer, the All-Star catcher for the Minnesota Twins.

Joe could have played him over the Internet, or even gotten together in front of the TV. But he decided to go above and beyond.

First he sent a limo to bring Greg’s family to a Twins game on Friday. Then he gave them a tour of the stadium, signed autographs, and introduced them to his teammates.

Finally, he played Greg in a baseball video game . . . on the stadium’s 5,800-square-foot VIDEO SCOREBOARD.

(–To put that screen’s size in perspective . . . it’s the equivalent of a 1,392-inch TV, and it would take 1,042 42-inch TVs to fill the same space. It’s the 4th largest screen out of the MLB stadiums.)

(MLB.com)

Four-year-old Anthony Smith of Salem, New Hampshire is completely deaf in his right ear, and needs a hearing aid for his left ear.  

But he told his mother he didn’t want to wear the hearing aid anymore, because, quote, “superheroes don’t wear hearing aids.”

So his mother emailed Marvel Comics looking for help . . . and they went ABOVE and BEYOND.        

First they pointed out that Hawkeye, one of the Avengers, lost 80% of his hearing, and wears hearing aids.   

Then they had two artists create a NEW superhero, just for Anthony.  His name is Blue Ear, which is Anthony’s nickname for his hearing aid.  And Blue Ear wears one while he fights crime.

(Fox Boston)

I FINALLY have proof that people who BURN BOOKS are idiots. I’ve always KNOWN they were morons, but now I’ve found their poster child.

On Tuesday night, 25-year-old Joshua Hughes of Lincoln, Nebraska hid inside a library at the University of Nebraska, so he could burn books after it closed at 11:00 P.M.

Joshua set three books on fire, then tried to leave . . . but realized he was locked in. The smoke was filling up the room, and he was trapped. So . . . he had to call 911 and ask them to RESCUE HIM from the book fire he’d started.

They came and saved him, and he was arrested for arson. Unfortunately, the police chief told reporters he didn’t know WHICH books Joshua wanted to burn.

But after the arrest, Joshua asked if he could call GEORGE W. BUSH, because he wanted his favorite president to know he was in trouble.

The library says other than the three books he burned, there was no other major damage.

(Lincoln Journal Star)