The past may not hurt you, but it won't challenge you, either.

History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?

There's nothing in the world like buried treasure-and people hungry and obsessed enough to risk their lives for it. Pirate Hunters isn't just a good story-it's a true one. Searching for the souls of its explorers, it takes you to the far tip of the plank and plunges you deep to the bottom of the ocean.

I tend to do something for two years then move on to something new. Yoga, then biking, then weight lifting, then back to biking. The moment it feels like a rut, I switch and search for a new love. It's like having a midlife crisis, but without the new wife or cheesy BMW.

As I tell my daughter, when you want something in life - no matter how impossible it seems - you need to fight for it.

But to me, the most important page in my daughter's book is the last one - because it's blank. It says, "Your Hero's Photo Here," and, "Your Hero's Story Here."

Our fathers never leave us. Ever.