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Massive Head Wound (warning - bloody pictures)

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Okay, Doctor Baker says it's a superficial laceration.  Still looked horrible, though.  Some days, I am forced to curse my dumbosity.  Yesterday's injury could have been avoided with a deeper duck. I have a metal shed in my backyard.  I'd gone into it to retrieve a shovel and misjudged the distance to duck, though ducking is just a habit with this shed, and I cut my head open.  Way open. At first, I had no idea how bad the injury might be, and I had goals.  Sure, I'd mowed the front yard, but before the Summer heat kicked in fully, I was going to mow the back, too, and do some planter bed maintenance.  I touched the top of my head gently with my glove, and there was a little blood.  Darn, but no huge deal. So, I took my hard-won shovel and headed to my green waste bin.  We'd had a yard cleanup service out, and they'd stuffed those bins as tightly as possible.  Unfortunately, that meant about half the volume didn't come out when the green waste truck ca