Checking Out Suggestions

Yes, of course there will never be another Armand Singer, but in the quest to find folks who share some of his unique qualities we have some suggestions:

(1) Florence Hasegawa is 100 year old woman living on Maui and still employed by the Department of Health. She issues marriage licenses out of her home. Read about this amazing woman and her outlook on life: "Songbird of Lahaina". She's got the Armand spunk for just getting on with life.

Armand writes in December 2006: ...the broken pelvis and left wrist to match had healed in one month (the doctors said it was most fortunate). No new breaks since, but, what do you know? My kidneys of all things, collapsed. There was dire talk of dialysis or at least holes drilled in the organs with tubes coming out of my back.

I self-diagnosed, arguing that bone-building Fosamax was the culprit. "No way", said my favorite physician. Yeah, but even the brochure that came with the pills admitted it just could be. I quit the pills and I seem to be fine now. I simply work harder at avoiding open manholes, drop-offs on the sidewalks and tripwires (I also had my fingers permanently cross wired).

(2) Chris Guillebeau's goal is to visit every country in the world by April 7, 2013. Currently he's at 103 out of 197. That's Armand's kind of determination along with his passion for travel as this Armand story relates: On a 40,000 mile Plane Trip.

Keep your eyes and ears open for More Armands. Send in more suggestions, I'm sure they're out there.

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