You know those awful commercials with the man shouting at you to by Orange Glow or OxiClean? That man, Billy Mays, died this morning at the age of 50.
Although it hasn’t been confirmed yet, it seems like the cause of death may have been a blow to the head by an object the day before. According to CNN, Mays was a passenger on a plane that blew a tire on landing. While everyone was safe, the overhead bins did open and objects spilled out:
According to a local Tampa TV station, Mays said: “All of a sudden as we hit you …read more

Concussions are a serious head injury that can result in permanent brain damage if they’re frequent or severe enough. A concussion happens when someone hits their head hard enough for the brain to be jarred. What was once shrugged off as a minor head bump is now being taken much more seriously.
As a result, sports organizations for children and teens under 18 years old have developed policies and guidelines about what to do if a player or participant sustains a concussion. A new set of guidelines, just released by an international panel of neurologists, has set up a very strict …read more

I feel that this post should come with a disclaimer like you see on so many products. Like the iron that sells with the disclaimer, “don’t press clothes while wearing,” or the nut cake you buy that says, “may contain nuts.” Or, my particular favorite, the stuntmen flipping their cars over three or four times, driving off a canyon and then land in the middle of a parking lot, ready for work, with the disclaimer “professional stunt drivers on a closed course, do not attempt at home.”
Anyway, I’ve gone off track here. I have a “Don’t Try This at Home” …read more