Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger III is the US Airways pilot who landed his failed aircraft in the Hudson River, saving the lives of all aboard. With more than 19,000 hours of flight time, Sullenberger's aviation career has been marked by many achievements. Read more here. (Above is Sullenberger's 1973 Air Force Academy senior photo. Happy 58th birthday on Friday, captain.)

Via ackackack -- BBQAddicts.com has a fantastic-looking recipe for the ultimate BBQ sausage dish. The ingredients: pork, pork, bbq sauce and pork. Enjoy it here.

As part of its yearly "the lives the lived" series, The New York Times has a fascinating piece on chess king Bobby Fischer, who is widely thought of as one of the greatest players of all time, to put it mildly. Fischer passed away in January of 2008. Read more here.