Sort of an unexpected side-effect of running a website where I proclaim people to be badasses is that every once in a while someone I write about actually reads my articles about them.  This happened a couple of months ago when my internet friend CPL Hernandez of the U.S. Marine Corps referred CPT Brian Chrontosh to my site, and once again when Mike Smith showed Doug Flutie the crazy stuff I wrote about him.

Well last week another badass found his tribute page, and this time contacted me about it.  Since I was so pumped up about the whole thing, I decided to post it for you guys.  This email is from Ron Woods, the guy who beat the hell out of a guy who was trying to carjack him a couple months ago.

I was surfing the net looking for info on Tamerlane for a novel I'm writing and I came across your site.  Intrigued by its contents, I perused it with some amusement until I came across your badass of the week for Nov. 10, 2005.  That particular badass, sir, is me.  My name is Ron Woods and I live in Hardeeville, SC on a road that was just named two months ago its so rural.  I just wanted to e-mail you and voice my shock and honor at being list among the likes of King Kong, Jackie Chan, and Ash (Evil Dead is the sack!).  By the way, I'm probably the only guy on the list that got his ass chewed by his wife for making this hallowed distinction.  Anyway, thanks for the chuckle and keep up the good work.

Keep your coffee hot and your cell phone handy.  You never know when you'll need an arsenal.

--R. Woods

I thought it was definitely awesome and worth sharing.  I asked Ron to nominate the next badass of the week, and he gave me a solid list of about fifteen STONE COLD badasses, all of whom will likely make it up here at one time or another.