Risk Taking.

6.12.2006

First off, I am a huge Patriots fan.
Even though it helps the Pats, you don't want to see this happen to anyone. Malach has a number of friends who ride. Malach does not nor would ever ride a motorcycle, mainly cause I don't want to die. Massachusetts has a mandatory helmet law. Neighboring Rhode Island, and New "the land with no laws" Hampshire don't. If you ride, wear a helmet. I cannot tell you how many clients I deal with recovering from motorcyle accidents. The ones who were not wearing helmets (who are not dead) ended up with some pretty severe brain injuries to go along with physical injuries. Those with the helmets, usually only healable physical injuries. The issue is not how safe, or how good a driver you are, the issue is how bad everyone else is. At least in a car, you have some protection (for that matter wear your godamned seatbelt). Also, don't buy one of these crotch rockets. If God intended for you to go 150 mph, with a 400 lb piece of fiberglass between your legs, we would have been built like armadillos.

Another Public Service announcement.
Malach like many other weekend warriors plays a lot of sports. During the summer, Malach plays softball, like many other men. This year, after a majority vote (and like many other softball league) we switched to wooden bats only. We did this for a number of reasons. The two biggest? Stop these 35 - 33 games, and safety. There have been close to 100 deaths from softball related injuries in the past few years. The majority of these deaths? Batted balls from metal bats hitting people in the head, usually pitchers. It has gotten so bad in some leagues, pitchers are required to wear hockey helmets and shin gaurds. It is frightening how hard and far even a skinny kid can hit a softball with a metal bat.

If anyone is thinking of this, go for it. Gone are the 35 - 33 games, most of the games we play now are in the single digits. Infield defense and pitching as opposed to how far you can hit it is now key. The entire league loves it, and you know what, a few guys have been hit, but no where near the damage that would have occured with a metal bat. And you know what, once you get used to it, it will make you a much better batter.

Fat Bug.
Sketched it out today, will start pencils tomorrow, this one is gonna be funny.

Lets see . .
I blame Dubya for this too.

Interesting stuff.
Verizon is moving consoliodating. Once all this stuff is put into place, you are gonna see huge drops in prices and package deals. Cheers to Vonage and Skype for starting the revolution.

WTF!
BIO-Deisel, for $3.40 a gallon?

When White Trash become rich and famous part 75.
Oh do I love Dana Plato . . . uh, I mean Lindsay Lohan.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
OFF DAY!!!

Malach's Quote of the Day.
" I don't think people should do anything to be popular. But maybe within reason they can step out of their comfort zones and do things to be more 'accessible'. Like taking drugs or drinking heavily to be cool." - my love, Lindsay Lohan!

I am Malach and I would only use drug to be cool, and when I drink only drink heavily and that makes me super cool, and when I am drunk, I like to drive my motorcycle sans helmet, swinging around a metal baseball bat. (this should shut up the nay sayers).