Joe remains dedicated to Foot Locker despite bleeding head wound

On Saturday, a few of us were sent the above picture on our phones, with no explanation or credit given. Simply the phrase "yikes."

I finally got Joe on the phone today to explain what the hell happened.

Joe was crazy busy after rushing his panicking roommate ("you know how girls do") to the airport and arriving late at work (Don't worry. He had called ahead).

He picked up a random hanger sitting on a bench and, en route to put it in the box where it belongs, a co-worker shouted for Joe to get a couple of pair of shoes out of the back.

Behind the register, he tossed the hanger and quickly turned around to head to the back room when -- WHAM -- he clocks the front of his head (left side) on a large metal shelf holding basketballs behind the registers. Being tough as nails, he winces, then continues to the back for the shoes.

When a co-worker sees him and says Joe needs to go to the hospital, Joe responds with something like, "It is merely a flesh wound" (OK, not exactly. That was Monty Python. But you get the idea.) and continues in search of the shoes, blood running down his head.

Finally, he set his dedication aside and allowed his co-worker to take him to the emergency room, where he got several staples in his head after waiting only 3 or 4 hours. Fortunately, the co-worker is from Pasadena, so Joe didn't have to go to "county" in L.A.

He is safe and sound and will find someone in Ionia to remove the staples during his stay. We're happy Joe's alive and well and will be joining us for Christmas festivities on Sunday!