By TEDDY ALLEN/Designated Writers

Dollhead, a friend of Designated Writers for lo these many years, did a very Dollhead thing last week, but he’s from Arkansas, so…

Dollhead, who we love, went up in a hot air balloon. Not a tethered one. Not a sort of fake one like in The Wizard of Oz. A real one.

He survived, as most all hot air balloonist do, and it was a beautiful sight. He sent us a picture which you see attached.

And the picture is enough for me.

I have made a list of Ways I Won’t Die. Always adding to it. And “In a hot air ballooning accident” is one of them. Unless one falls on me. Because I’m not going up in one.

Other ways — we add as they come to mind during idle time — is choking on a Brussel’s sprout, in a postgame soccer stampede, shark bite (I’m not going in anymore), or on an Africa safari. (Hemingway, you can have all of that you want.)

Most recently, white water rafting and parachuting have been added to the list. Tried each once. I’m good. Will leave those two things to the professionals.

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