In spite of all our differences, the one thing that binds all living creatures is that we each have an expiration date. This finality to our existence is what makes life special, something to be cherished and protected. But occasionally things can go terribly wrong…
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest was swimming in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico on Sunday when he was bitten by a sand shark, he said on his radio show Monday. Seacrest was "about eight feet out" when he felt something swim by his legs. "I thought it was a stick," he said. "I wasn’t sure what had happened." Then "I saw it swim! He took a bite, and he left."
The shark left a parting gift with Seacrest to remember the encounter: the shark’s tooth was embedded in Seacrest’s toe. "It wasn’t a great thing to find. It was like finding a splinter!" Although he was in pain, Seacrest wasn’t hurt too badly and only "needed to take an Advil."
When he was asked by his radio co-host if anyone else on the beach was bitten, Seacrest replied, "No, just me, of course! There were like 1,000 people in the ocean, and I get bit by the shark!"
