Bullet Bikes...Yikes!

Here is a lesson to all of you bullet bikers out there!

I was in the ER pulling up some IV Mannitol for a Trauma 1 that was coming in. FYI: Trauma 1 is life-threatening. So, the trauma is carried in on the stretcher and set down on the table. He is obviously unconscious and I could immediately see road rash covering his entire chest and arms. As the docs started to move out of the way...I saw his head was covered with a large amount of guaze soaked in blood. After they stabilized him they began to remove the guaze and as they finished taking it off, I saw a larg flap of his scalp and skull fall away from his head and blood started gushing out. This kid had a long laceration across the occipital portion of his head, all the way through his skull and into his brain. The doctors said that he was unsalvagable and they didn't want to waste blood resources on the lost case.
A little background information for you....The kid was in his twenties and riding a bullet bike without a helmet. He was obviously not invincible and was found unconscious on the side of the road, 100 feet from his bike. He probably would have lived had he worn a helmet. And don't go thinking..."Well, I wear a helmet. I'll be fine."...Because when you're flying over a hundred miles an hour down a road and hit a bump...you might as well just take your helmet off because you won't want to live through what the rest of your body is going to go through.

Just a thought. ~Sara

The Puppies

Here are pictures of my babies...

First came Lady, our rottweiler. She will turn 4 years old in September. She is very affectionate and wants to be loved all the time. She enjoys lounging around, running around outside, chewing on bones and biting her nails.




Nanook is a beautiful sable Alaskan Malamute. We got her to give Lady a sister to play with. She loved to run...and run...and run. She loved to chew everything, go camping and chase small furry creatures. She is currently living in Idaho with her family racing in dog sled races.



Third was Charlie. He is a funloving, playful Boxer. He is two and a half. He loves to lick everything he can...especially walls. He enjoys chewing on bones, playing soccer and sitting on Lady.

Doh-nuts!

Hey everyone!

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The polls have spoken....it is split right down the middle. Half of you don't like anything in your fried dough...the other half of you make me sick...if I knew how to write out a vomit sound...I would do that right now...

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Look to the right....do you see the poll? I am curious to see how many people really like jelly or cream in their doughnuts. I'll give you some background....

At work a while ago, I started a pharmacy tradition called "Noveltuesday". This stemmed from my constant desire to curl up in front of a fire with a big blanket, watch a movie and eat novelty ice cream. So every Tuesday, the crew who was working would switch off bringing a novelty ice cream to share with everyone. Why Tuesday you ask?..Because it was the same people scheduled to work every tuesday. Soon enough everyone was asking to work on tuesdays and everyone knew about Noveltuesday. It became a pharmacy wide celebration and gave us all something to look forward to. Some people just brought novelty ice cream to share even when they weren't scheduled to bring it!
And so it began..."Noveltuesday" spread into "Wheatie Wednesday" in the summer, where we would bring a sugar overdosed childhood cereal that we would never actually buy for ourselves. This was also an excellent success and today was actually the last official "Wheatie Wednesday". I'll post a picture asap. Can I get a Woot Woot Wheatie Wednesday?!.....(woot woot).
So now that school is starting again, our schedules have changed and now most of the original crew works on friday. The first official "Fritter Friday" will commence next friday. "What will you be eating on Fritter Friday," you ask?
DOUGHNUTS!...Of Course!
So...we were discussing the rules of this event and I made a comment that we should probably avoid jellies and creams inside the doughnuts. I got strange looks from all the guys in the room and one said "That's like getting a hamburger without the burger....what's the point?!"

So....I want to hear your opinion! Jellies/Creams....Yay or Nay?
...And is this jelly phenomenon gender specific?
~Sara

P.S. Poll ends Friday August 24th at 9:00 pm...So vote today!

Oh Canada!

C..eh..N..eh..D..eh...

I recently traveled to Ontario, Canada for the Scottish Pipe Band National Championship in Maxville with my band, the Wasatch and District Pipe Band. I was pretty ill for the first part of the trip so I missed some of the touring the band did in Quebec and Old Montreal. We were there for a week though so I did get to seem some fun stuff.
On Wednesday (Aug 1st) we performed in Quebec near the Chateau. This was such a cute, cozy little area. I wish I could have toured around more. A member of our band spoke fluent french so he was able to introduce us to the audience. I was pretty proud of myself that day because I ordered breakfast at McDonalds en francais.
Saturday (Aug 4th) we competed in Maxville and took fourth place. We were not expecting to place so well as we were competing against some excellent canadian bands, so we were extremely excited about this. We got to see some amazing grade 1 bands there...too bad our drum sargeant filmed over us competing to film them. :)
On Sunday, we competed in Montreal and ended up taking 1st place! We definately didn't expect that! We are all pretty stoked right now. We will be competing in Pleasanton, California over Labor day and hope we can do as well.
I did learn some new things about Canada...they have corn fields. Lots and lots of corn fields...And their drinks taste better than ours! Their 7-UP is actually good. Their salt and vinegar chips pretty much burned my mouth off too!
I also learned about the wild-life in Canada...apparently the Yak is NOT a mystical creature similar to the yetti and it does in fact exist...I was apparently mistaken. It is also not the size of a mammoth. We will speak no further on this.
Anyway...I had a most excellent time in Canada and hope to go back again real soon! ~Sara

Scenes from Ontario, Canada

This is me and Brandi at the Vermont airport.

Here I am practicing with the boys at the Montreal Games.

Instakilt!

This is me (left) and Brandi at the Maxville National Championship in Canada! We are standing with the inventor of the Instakilt. Just wrap this fashionable towel around you, tuck it in, and voila...an instant kilt!

Welcome to Ben and Sara's Blogsite

Hello all!

My main purpose in creating this blog is to keep those of you who care updated with the fun events that occur in Ben and my life. Because I am so busy with school and work, sometimes it is hard to get together and chat with all of you! So here is a place where you can see what has been going on in our life at your leisure! Thanks! ~Sara