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Life's too short!

And there are no guarantees it won't get even shorter.

I became keenly aware of that fact almost 5 years ago, as did my wife a year ago, and yesterday, so did Becky's brother-in-law. (And this comes on the heels of being informed of the death of a bicyclist, two weeks ago, hit by a car on Colima Rd, in Whittier, in an area I frequently ride my bike.)

As I was driving home from work yesterday down Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), traffic was slowing to view, what appeared to be a very bad accident, involving a motorcyclist, on the opposite side of the road. I even managed to sneak a quick glance, which I don't typically do, to see a person lying face down, stretched out on the ground.

It certainly wasn't a pleasant site, but I managed to quickly put it out of my mind, and continue on my way.

It's not that I am a cold, heartless person, but it isn't at all uncommon to see accidents, or hear of others dying or being seriously injured in traffic accidents. It's just that most people, myself included, tend to put it out of their minds, thinking it could never happen to them.

But when Becky emailed me yesterday evening, wanting to know if I ran into any traffic, on PCH, on my way home, and then informing me it was her brother-in-law, who was the one killed in the accident I passed by, it was no longer so easy to just put out of my mind.

Although I didn't know either of the individuals involved in these two tragic events, I do know Becky's husband (he did our backyard & barbecue), and I definitely can relate to the bicyclist, all of which adds greater credence to a post I did several months ago titled The future, don't count on it!
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