On The Other Hand...

...helmets don't make one bullet-proof. We had to get his cellphone out of the body bag to find an important phone number.

This young man is survived by a gorgeous bride and a baby, if the photo in the wallet tells the story.

Helmets

Wear 'em. Two guys on a motorcycle hit a black cow on a dark mountain highway last night. Full speed. It's hard to kill a cow with a motorcycle, but these guys did.

They also are broken up a little, but their heads are fine. They'll live.

Helmets. Wear 'em.

People in a Can

Flying puts people from widely divergent backgrounds in close proximity. We share the same air and rub up against each other. It's artificial and potentially precious. The two men asleep in the top left photo didn't even know each other prior to this flight and had a lively, friendly discussion about their completely different political views before passing out. The woman to my right and I shared a nod over our common love of fresh fruit inflight. And so on.