Give Blood. Give Life.

I just got home from the American Red Cross donation center. I'm one pint of blood lighter, and I'm wearing a pin that makes me maybe 10 grams heavier. The pin was given to me with a card that says "Just the kind of recognition you'd expect from us. A small, sharp, pointy thing."

Cute joke. Serious pin. It signifies that I've now donated 1 gallon of blood at the Red Cross (though I've also given to other donation centers in years passed). I'm pretty darn proud of it. Giving blood is so simple but very important, and it is sad that so few eligible donors actually give: "While 65 percent of the population is eligible to donate, only five percent do!" So go do something good.