[David]

I started donating blood at 18. Partly for the good karma because that's also when I started riding motorcycles on the street and partly so I could watch the needle go into my arm to help me get over my issue with seeing my own blood. I never got too banged up in a motorcycle wreck and I got used to seeing my own blood so I guess it worked.

I also figured in some medieval way it was good to have an occasional blood letting.

I haven't given in quite a while since they stopped doing it at work but I've lost count of how many gallons I've given.