Lawyer's Advice for a Bike Crash

Everyone hopes that they'll never be in a crash.  But as with most things, you have to prepare most for the things you most hope will never happen.  So, as cyclists, we wear helmets, we carry cell phones, we wear Road IDs, and (when possible) we ride in groups.  But what do you do if you are in an accident involving another vehicle, especially a motor vehicle?  How do you take care of yourself, while also protecting your rights?  A lawyer  in Ohio who is also a cyclist has some good tips.

• Don’t Move. 
• Call the POLICE at 911. 
• Seek medical attention. 
• Take Photos.  
• Keep a Journal. 
• Don’t fix your bike right away. 
• Stay Organized.

Fair warning, the site is also an advertisement for the lawyer's services.  But the advice is still sound.

Posted via email from The Bike Nomad

A priest's advice on finding a spouse

It is funny how UNcommon it is to find COMMON sense in the world. But here is advice from a celibate, unmarried priest on what to look for in a spouse. It comes not from direct experience, but from watching happy and miserable parishioners. Funny how simple and logical it all is.

“Don’t marry a problem character thinking you will change him. He’s a heavy drinker, or some other kind of addict, but if he marries a good woman, he’ll settle down. People are the same after marriage as before, only more so.

“Take a good, unsentimental look at his family — you’ll learn a lot about him and his attitude towards women. ...I remember counseling a pious Catholic woman that it might not be prudent to marry a pious Muslim, whose attitude about women was very different. Love trumped prudence; the annulment process was instigated by her six months later.

What do our married (and formerly married) readers think? Good advice? Do you have any more for we singletons?