re: For a million bucks, would you stand on the Thank God Ledge for an hour

Nah. 25 year old me sure. But not with three kids and not for a million. I'd probably sneeze and die.

I think a lot about what risks are worth it as a dad, in part because you want to exhibit to your kids that there are risks worth taking, for personal success, for them, or just because. But I don't think standing on a ledge for an hour has any virtue in that regard