Childhood heroes...

It is said that kids need heroes and mentors when they are growing up. JL had a recent entry where he talked about one of his childhood heroes. When I was growing up, one of my heroes was Jacques Cousteau, the oceanographer and scientist. I read every book he wrote and watched every movie he made. When he was doing some diving in Lake Ontario I was able to talk to him by ship-to-shore phone. One regret I have is that I didn't get a chance to meet him before he died.