Be careful when you wake up in the mornings...

Be careful when you wake up in the mornings...

Because 600 Americans die each year by falling out of bed.

This is a very interesting article about how we fear possibilities instead of probabilities....

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/26/cover.story.tm/index.html

(It talks about how we obsess over germs and the bird flu but still smoke and drive without seat belts....)

Also, this story and a friend's recent bulletin reminded me of something i posted last year...

The holidays are the deadliest time of the year.... and no, its not just because of drunk drivers on New Years Eve. Since everyone is surrounded by families and good cheer, people have a tendency to put off their health. This season is marked by an increase in the number of heart attack deaths because many people don't want to burden their families or take time out of the busy holiday schedule to go see a doctor when they know something is wrong. Everyone figures, "I'll just wait until after New Years... first week in January I'll go see a doctor"

Some people don't make it to that first week. So, everyone... stop worrying about the bird flu, be sure to take care of yourselves this holiday season and make sure you keep an eye on the ones you love.

Oh yes, and happy belated thanksgiving :)

(and quit smoking already damnit!)