8/29/2014
How to Find the Right Motorcycle Helmet
At Martinson & Beason, P.C., we strongly recommend that you wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle. A helmet can’t prevent a motorcycle crash, but it can save your life if a crash ever happens. It can also make a ride more enjoyable, cutting down on wind and protecting your face from flying insects and debris.
However, you can’t wear just any helmet when riding a motorcycle. Different helmets are designed for certain activities. Just like you wouldn’t wear a construction hard hat when playing football, you shouldn’t wear a helmet not designed for motorcycle use during your ride.
Cell phones are a marvel of technology that offers the opportunity to be connected at nearly any time and in nearly any place. Just because they offer this opportunity, however, doesn’t mean that we should necessarily take it.
In recent years, there has been a fair amount of public backlash over the constant use of smartphones. Over-use in public settings, like restaurants and movie theaters, has been deemed rude and obnoxious. Games have been created to reward people for not using their cell phones. (Consider the game that has restaurant guests placing their phones in the center of the table during the meal, and whoever reaches for his or her phone first pays the bill). And a recent prankster garnered millions of YouTube hits after he uploaded a 
Three years ago, parents Dave and Judith Meyer were enjoying a cookout with friends while their son, Luke, rode his bike in the front yard.
When Luke wrecked his bike, his parents—like any normal parents—examined him to make sure he was okay. He didn’t have any outward signs that he had been seriously injured. He stopped crying after a while, so they put him to rest in bed.
But the next morning, Luke was still in pain, with a fever, chills, and a racing heartbeat.
In June, Tracy Morgan made news, not for his comedy tour or his work on “30 Rock” or “Saturday Night Live,” but for the injuries he sustained during a serious car accident caused by a semi truck driver.
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When was the last time you looked up at the stars? Really, truly looked, letting the majesty of infinite space sink in?
Just like most of us don’t take the time to stop and smell the roses, few of us take the time to look at the stars. However, it’s time to start—and there has never been a better opportunity this year.
Tonight, the Perseid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, will peak overhead. After dark, be sure to put on a few extra lawyers, grab a blanket, and set up camp outside to view an amazing show. The shower is projected to peak around 3-4 a.m.