I Hate It When That Happens

Because one doesn't get very far as a poker player without getting some experience in handling substantial sums of cash, I had to laugh when I read this:

Biker rains cash on Hwy. 4 – by mistake

Charlie Goodyear, Chronicle Staff Writer
Saturday, October 25, 2003
That whooshing sound Steve Dass heard Thursday as he roared down Highway 4 wasn't just air flowing over his Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle at high speed.

What was supposed to have been a routine trip will likely stand as the most expensive ride of Dass' life. Over the din of the bike's engine, 72 $100 bills – earmarked to help pay for furniture for his mother – shot out of the pocket of his unzipped biker jacket and into traffic, causing a free-for- all that left Dass practically penniless....

I feel for the guy, really. But I can't help but think that he could have been just a little more careful. (Two words, Steve: "belt pouch.")

(via SF Gate)