Safety First: Uh, Dude…
I am paranoid. Not just the “someone is watching me” type of paranoid, but also the “something bad is going to happen” type of paranoid. So like a good little Boy Scout (which I was not, by the way - go figure) one of my many mottoes is “Always Be Prepared!”
In high school, that meant carrying around a condom that I never did get a chance to use. When I was a gaming geek, that meant always having a killer Magic deck in my back pocket. As a husband that means watching diligently over the safety of my wife. And as a father that means preparing my children spiritually, emotionally and mentally for the world in which we live.
Oh, and I always tout to all my loved ones - “Safety First!”
That means make sure you are aware of your surroundings. Be vigilant so as not to fall prey to evil-doers. Make sure you are prepared for whatever undertaking you are about to, uh, undertake. Life vests on boating trips. Plenty of fluids on a hot day.
And always where your helmet and pads when biking, especially if you think there is even the remotest possibility you’ll be attempting some idiotic stunt to impress a group of onlookers…
I think this dude’s parents forgot to give him the safety first lecture… Ouch!
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TheWriteJerry @ July 30, 2007
Darn… I want to see the “after” pictures