Because it can't be emphasized enough.
Here's a color-coded chart that gives us better idea of the actual risks we face in our lives. Here's the 10 year figures on deaths for a variety of causes (the Oklahoma bombing is included).
That's right, the cops are definitely more likely to kill you than the terrorists.
From
Wired Magazine and via
boingboing.
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Of course, if you were to add the "lung cancer from the cigarettes you won't stop smoking" or the "heart attack from the 50 extra pounds you've put on as a result of too many trips to the all-you-can-eat buffet", it would push even the "severe" ones right off the chart.
It was so nice to be in a news-free zone for the last two weeks...
6:03 PM, September 18, 2006
Ahh, the AAP is back. I won't be until next Thursday.
9:58 PM, September 18, 2006
Yep, back, rested, and full of croissants. Yummy, yummy, melt-in-your-mouth croissants. But we did lots of walking and biking to account for at least some of that.
Drop us a line when you're back in town.
9:30 AM, September 19, 2006
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