If you read this blog with any regularity you know that I view texting and driving as a scourge on the well-being of mankind (and no, I am not exaggerating my viewpoint). Every single day I see folks texting and driving. Every single day my irritation rises to the point that I want to roll [...]
Tag: dangerous behaviors
A resolution you can live with…
This is the time of year that we reflect upon changes we would like to make in our lives. These changes can be ridding ourselves of bad habits, making different lifestyle choices, setting new goals, or a hundred other things that denote a fresh start or new outlook for a new year. I love the [...]
This is exactly the thing I fear…
The older I become, the more I find myself sharing my unsolicited advice with younger folks. I have become one of those matronly ladies that I recall from my youth - ladies who act like your mother, but aren't. While I recall being polite in regard to receiving advice from these ladies, I do not [...]
Stupidity and recklessness…
Some things I read or hear about cause me to want to grab foolish people, shake them, and smack some sense into them. Such is the case with the woman who drove intoxicated with her three young children in the car. Jeanna Marie Fineday, age 29, was charged with three counts of child endangerment and two counts [...]
Lady, you scared me.
It have been told many a time that I am a tough cookie. I know the reason I give that impression - it is all about my backbone. I feel compelled to stand up for the bullied and disenfranchised and in the process I sometimes come off as a bit fierce. I can live with [...]
Only an idiot…
I love creative judgments. A Municipal Court judge in Cleveland ordered a 32 year old woman who "was caught on camera driving on a sidewalk to pass a Cleveland school bus that was unloading children" to stand outside at a busy Cleveland intersection with a sign that read - “Only an idiot would drive on the [...]
Get behind me in line…
On Saturday, The Forum published an Associated Press article about a woman from Max, North Dakota. The story was so short that I will include it in its entirety here. "COLEHARBOR, N.D. – A 29-year-old Max woman was cited for careless driving and no child restraint after she was caught driving while breastfeeding. Authorities received a [...]
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