I gave blood today. I made the appointment, showed up, filled in forms, answered questions, gave blood, ate a cookie and left. It took about an hour.

I think everyone should give blood. It’s important and it’s easy.

There was another donor there who had just made his 100^th donation. One hundred pints of blood! Once he got to the cookie table one of the technicians made an informal announcement and we all applauded his accomplishment. To reach 100, you have to donate blood five times a year for twenty years. He didn’t look particularly old, so he must have been pretty consistent for the past two decades.

I’ve given blood 18 times, as of today. Maybe I should make it a goal to give 100 times in my lifetime. Currently you can give until you’re 71 before you need a doctor’s note. I could reach 100 by the time I’m 56 if I’m completely consistent.

It’s good to have a long-term goal.