Bad day?

So.. it's nice to stock up stories that remind us it could be worse, just in case you have one of those days...

ASPEN, Colo. - A man taking an avalanche awareness class died after being trapped in a slide outside the boundaries of the Aspen Highlands ski area, sheriff's officials said.

I would probably fire the instructor.


*edit*

So I'm looking at sports news, and come across this:

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Jeff Gordon celebrated his third Daytona 500 victory aboard his 106-foot yacht, the 24 Karat. The four-time NASCAR champion is rich beyond imagination, has Hollywood good looks, and is an A-list celebrity who is just as comfortable hosting "Saturday Night Live" or sitting in on "Live with Regis and Kelly" as driving his No. 24 Chevrolet.

Gordon said the big celebration at the track continued Sunday when he was greeted by guests on his yacht and again when crew chief Robbie Loomis and the team arrived.

"Walking onto that boat was similar to being in Victory Lane," he said. "I was screaming, yelling, high-fiving and enjoying the moment as much as I could. When Robbie and the guys got on the boat, it was the same thing all over again, reminiscing and reliving the moment."

Could the contrast be any more striking? One the one hand, we have an average guy going to a class on avalanche safety getting killed by an avalanche. On the other hand, we have a guy who has flirted with death for years, who has every single possible thing in life fall his way. He's rich, famous, hot wife, gene pool lottery winner looks.. the whole thing and then some.

Is it all luck?