Shark Week

I have good news ... Shark Week is only one month away!!





Shark Week is probably the best thing you will ever see on television. It will give you a new appreciation for these creatures and the crazy people who work with them.

According to the International Shark Attack File of 2002, there were only 63 unprovoked shark attacks on humans in the world of which only seven were fatal. In California, there were only 15 total attacks in four years (2000-2004) and only two of those attacks were fatal. For those of you who fear a shark attack everytime you go to the beach, you have no need to worry because the odds of being attacked by a shark in the US are only 1 in 6 million.

-- You are more likely to die from falling down the stairs (1 in 200,000)
-- You are more likely to be killed by a falling object (1 in 400,000)
-- You are more likely to be killed by an agricultural machine
-- (1 in 500,000), especially if you live in Ramona
-- You are more likely to drown in your bathtub (1 in 800,000)
-- You are more likely to die from a lightning strike (1 in 4.3 million)
-- You are more likely to die from a sting from a hornet, wasp or bee
-- (1 in 5.9 million), especially if you are Macaulay Culkin

However, you are more likely to be attacked by a shark than die from an adverse reaction to antibiotics (1 in 7 million). You are also more likely to be attacked by a shark than win your state lottery (1 in 14 million)

Most shark attacks occur near shore or near steep drop-offs. To reduce your risk of a hit and run attack, a bump and bite attack or a sneak attack, take this quiz for safe swimming hints. For more tips from a shark attack survivor, you can read the story of Dawn, a pregnant woman who was viciously attacked by a bull shark back in 1993.

... I'm thinking we need to have a Shark Week party one night in July