Another Random Reflection On Blood

I hadn't thought about this in years but, in high school one of my teachers was pushing a thumbtack into a bulletin board when the plastic part shattered allowing the back of the pin to jam deep into her thumb. It was so deep only the the very tip of the pointed end was showing. She was crying and saying,"Oh God it hurts, pull it out" I tried to pry it out with my finger tips but, it was in too deep and it was too slippery from all the blood. In desperation I used my teeth to pull it out! This was before we knew anything about AIDS but, can you imagine?