In the past three days I have been cut-off in traffic by eight different drivers, which leads me to say, "People - WTF?" I mean seriously...eight different drivers driving about town with what appears to be a blatant disregard for their safety and the safety of others. And yippee, I got to encounter them all. Oh sure, [...]
Tag: driving
Hallelujah!
I received an email last week that raised a hearty, "Hallelujah!" from the core of my being. The email informed me of a National Transportation Safety Bureau press release that was dated Dececmber 13, 2011. The NTSB's press release called for a nationwide ban on all personal electronic device (PED) usage while driving. ALL usage - [...]
Who is the turkey?
My Aunt Rosie used to always say, "Don't let the turkeys get you down!" By turkeys she meant the dumb people who crossed my path or who impeded my progress. I guess a turkey league somewhere cried foul (or is that fowl?) to such defamation, but the message stuck with me - dumb = turkey, turkey=dumb. [...]
Vanity as a driver of safety?
I was a pitiful sight to behold this morning when I took Cheyenne to school. No makeup, wet hair clipped up haphazardly, a pasty semi-green complexion and an outfit that looked like the room was dark when I got dressed- oh yes, I was quite the beauty. Thankfully, I had big sunglasses at the ready and [...]
The road to Brandon…
Today I traveled to Brandon in Manitoba, Canada to meet with a colleague from Brandon University. To get to Brandon I traveled back up to Dunsieth, North Dakota and drove about an hour beyond the border into Canada. It is amazing the things you can learn in an hour. In fact, I learned a number [...]
One Mississippi, two Mississippi…
Prepare yourself...my geek factor is about to go up exponentially. Today I was reading my AAA Living magazine - the magazine distributed by AAA to its members. It generally has information about vehicles, safety and travel in very short and easily digestible chunks. I don't know that merely reading it elevates my geek factor dramatically. [...]
Oh yes, there is a correlation between size and skill.
You likely have heard the saying, "It's not what you've got, it's how you use it." I believe that is often intended to be the antithesis of an even more common saying, "Size matters." I think about these two sayings every morning when I take Cheyenne to school. Cheyenne is at STEM this year, West [...]
THE NEW FORTY 