#379 Alcohol and Homemade Cannons are a Bad Combination

Man Kills Girlfriend with Cannon

"Richard Dale Fox, who was treated for wounds he suffered in the blast, was booked on suspicion of detonating an explosive device in a manner resulting in death, said San Diego Sheriff's Department homicide Sergeant David Martinez."

The guy had been drinking and, for some reason, the explosive powder he'd harvested from some fireworks didn't work out as planned. He ended up killing his girlfriend, the mother of his child, but the four other people in the trailer, including his child, were unharmed.

So it appears this dude was up late, drinking and playing around with his homemade cannon. It detonated or exploded, hurting him and killing his girlfriend. And he feels real bad about it, which is nice, but dude, you're playing with explosives while drinking, what in the hell did you expect was going to happen? Lucky you didn't kill everyone in the trailer and yourself, dumbass.

Rule #379 is Alcohol and Homemade Cannons are a Bad Combination

#318 Don't Buy The Ride If You Aren't Willing to Pay the Ultimate Price

Palo Alto Online : Stanford grad student dies in Yosemite fall Friday afternoon

Christina Chan died this last Friday after coming off a sheer rock wall about 400 feet off the canyon floor. She was "free soloing" which means climbing without safety gear, ropes, harnesses or other means of arresting downward movements.

Free soloing is an incredibly dangerous technique because there really is absolutely no room for error. You slip, you die. Your grip gives out, you die. You sneeze, you die. It is an unforgiving discipline usually undertaken by only the most skilled of climbers.

Christina was, from all accounts, an incredibly skilled climber. She taught climbing, she lived to climb and died doing the thing that made her the happiest which is something we should all aspire to.

While her life was cut short and we'll never really know what happened to peel her off the rock. In her case, she knew and accepted the risks of free soloing and, in the end, paid the ultimate price for the ultimate thrill.

But there is a part of me that wonders if she wished she'd been roped in as she feel those hundreds of feet to her death?

Rule #318 is Don't Buy The Ride If You Aren't Willing to Pay the Ultimate Price

#307 Send Serial Drunk Drivers to Prison

Cops: Richmond motorcyclist killed by a DUI driver by the name of Juan Manuel Ruelas who got his second DUI in February. He had no license to drive and yet there he was behind the wheel, drunk and dangerous. This time he killed someone else.

And what kind of man is Juan Manuel Ruelas? After he ran over Anthony Walker on his motorcycle, Juan Manuel Ruelas got out of his truck and ran away like the alcoholic coward he is.

People who drive drunk regularly are selfish morons who are putting other people's lives at risk because they are lazy fools. It sickens me to think about this scumbag getting behind the wheel without regard to the fact that he's a drunk fool.

There is a serious disconnect between getting arrested for DUI twice and then still having access to a vehicle with which to drive drunk once again. Juan Manuel Ruelas should never, ever, ever be allowed to operate a motor vehicle. He should spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Rule #307 is Send Serial Drunk Drivers to Prison

#220 Do Not Beat Your Buddy to Death as a Goodbye

Kick-boxing farewell ritual kills Japanese sailor after he had to fight 15 of his comrades in a 15 round fight.

Which is to say, to quit they got to kick his ass and it ended up costing him his life.

Nice.

I'd imagine the officers in charge aren't going to be in charge much longer.

Rule #220 is Do Not Beat Your Buddy to Death as a Goodbye