Tonight I would like to share a handful of snippets that are not necessarily related, except to the extent that they are floating around in my head. I cannot pick one single thing to write about, so I will mention them all briefly. First of all, another tragic event occurred today in Pennsylvania at the [...]
Tag: speeding
I hear you Rachel Thomas…
Rachel Thomas wrote a letter to the editor of The Forum. Well, she actually wrote an open letter to the impatient drivers that she would not allow to pass her on the right while she makes a left hand turn on 40th Avenue. She explained that the reason that she does not hug the center [...]
Busted.
Whenever I see a police car nearby while driving I immediately reflect upon whether I am driving beyond reproach (and beyond ticket parameters). Of course, due to my half Catholic/half Jewish lineage I always readily absorb any guilt that I think I even remotely deserve and even some I may not. I am, despite all [...]
Can I get an AMEN??!!
I am really trying to not be judgmental or unfair today; as such, I won't be going on a full-blown rant on hypocrisy (which was my initial inclination - it took me a full two hours to find my way off my trusty soap box). I will instead try and mold my comments into something [...]
SF 3516
The first time I saw a North Dakota license plate with SF on it, my buddy Bruce told me that SF stood for Special Friend. It really means State Fleet, but whenever I see a vehicle with a SF plate I still think, "Oh look a Special Friend vehicle!" Today on my drive from West [...]
The messenger matters…
I support and applaud Fargo Police Department's efforts to address traffic safety concerns with its "Getting it now?" campaign; however, I feel obliged to note that in safety messages - the messenger matters. Safety messages should be pitched and supported by the agency promoting them and/or by a party that has been directly affected by [...]
THE NEW FORTY 