Today reminded me why I will never ride a motorcycle. On the way back from lunch, a motorcyclist wiped out tumbling over the roadway. Due to the smoke and debris, it wasn’t clear exactly how he fell, but he was able to get up under his own power.

Fortunately, this wasn’t a situation where everyone just passed by ignoring the situation, even though the guy had a buddy with him. The old guy closest to them stuck around, a lady called up FHP, and I offered the use of towel and rubbing alcohol to address the wounds (which he declined).

Getting a close look at him, he primarily had some cuts and a large abrasion on his left shoulder, but seemed to be mostly in good shape.

To top it off, on the side road to get to work, a power line lost slack, sagging into the middle of the right-of-way. The turn to get into the work parking lot is before the power line, so it had no direct effect on me.

The next few days are spent being extra sure that I didn’t miss a dose of medicine.

[Warning: this post not for the kiddies.]

Here’s the link if you want to read the whole story, but I’ll summarize. Through a website, Guy A found Guy B who were both interested in doing a bondage session. Guy A got a little more than he bargained for when Guy B left him alone wrapped up with only a straw in his mouth to breathe. Apparently, the straw fell out before Guy B got back, and that was the end of Guy A (Guy B later committed suicide, presumably at least in part over this incident).

Now in this particular instance, the master left the slave bound by himself for a few hours, which few would disagree is patently irresponsible. But what about the general case? Let’s say there’s a consenting couple who are always in proximity during the session, but there’s some sort of accident. Should the surviving/non-maimed consenting partner be held legally liable?

And I can’t believe I’m asking this, but does anyone practice bondage? (You can put your name as “Anonymous” to answer that one.) What’s usual, for there to be established ground rules, or more on the spur of the moment? Does it actually enchance your sex life?

Please don’t look at me; I’ve never tried this stuff. [Mascot's note: I have!] [Counter-note: No one's asking your opinion.]