Safety Tips to have a fun and safe Halloween!

Since Halloween is less than a week away I thought I would share some safety tips with everyone, even though most of us are past the age of going out trick or treating. Everyone knows some young children who cant wait to get out there and get lots of free candy so pass this along to them. All of the tips that I found on this website are all pretty common sense but unfortunately people don't think before sending their child off to go trick or treating. Now a days I feel like parents are letting their children go out trick or treating alone or with their friends at younger and younger ages.When I was a kid my dad always took me and my friends out, since he is a police officer he always told me to never trust anyone. The tips that I found were simple but very important. The main one that I think parents need to take most serious is the one about checking their child's candy once they are home. Unfortunately in today's world there are some people who will try to tamper with candy and treats in order to take advantage of children. Another tip that was on the list that I thought was very important was to have a talk with your child about entering strangers houses even if you are going to be out with them. A child needs to understand the seriousness about entering people's houses that they don't know. Halloween is a very exciting time of the year for children as long as they are warned about the proper safety precautions.

To read the entire list of tips follow this link: trick or treat

Men Against Breast Cancer

Since October is breast cancer awareness month I decided to make this article relevant to what is going on currently. This article talks about how mainly women are diagnosed with this horrible disease of breast cancer and how the men in these women's lives need to be more aware of what they should be doing to help them through the process. This one man created the Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) in order to help other men that have to deal with this awful experience. Before this association was created there was never really anything like it before because no one ever considered what the men were feeling while there wives or significant others were going through this. The creator of this association thought that it was odd how no one else had ever considered what a man was going through while his poor wife was diagnosed with such a deadly disease. I found this very interesting to. It is true that people kind of forget about the man, I know that this disease is directly effecting the woman, but now that men are more educated about what they should be doing, it can make the process a little more manageable to both he man and the woman. Some of the things that men are taught to do are that they should make sure to attend every appointment with their loved one in order to show support and to show that they are not going through this experience alone. They are also taught to show affection and tell their loved one that love is not about looks, its about the inner person. This is a very important one because with chemotherapy comes hair loss and with hair loss comes embarrassment. These women need a strong support system!

In order to read more about this association click here: MABC

What Extreme Sport Gets Your Adrenaline Pumping?

I have never really considered myself as a risk taker in terms of participating in extreme sports that would get my adrenaline pumping. I usually find myself participating in more common sports such as ice hockey or volleyball to get my adrenaline pumping. After reading this article about extreme sports and what it takes to get your adrenaline pumping, I am changing my mind about wanting to participate in some of these activities. Out of all of the things listed on this list of activities the thing that I would want to do most would be to go sky diving. I am not really afraid of heights or anything but just thinking about the fact that you are jumping out of a plane with only a parachute attached to you makes me feel a little nervous. A number of my friends have gone sky diving and they said that it was one of the greatest experiences of their lives and that they felt so free. Another thing on the list was surfing. I wish that I lived in a place where I could practice surfing everyday because I love the ocean and I think this would be a very adrenalin pumping activity. The article says that once you have mastered the art of surfing, when you look at a wave you will instantly feel an adrenalin rush. There was one thing on the list that said you can get an adrenalin rush from and that was scuba diving. I thought this was a little odd because I have been scuba diving before and I do not think that it is that much of a thrill at all. I guess it all depends on what you are interested in.

To see a complete list of these extreme sports click here: Adrenaline