Posts tagged “driving”
People Can’t Drive
One of the reasons cell phones are such a hazard is that people hold them, keeping one of their hands from the wheel. That’s why many of the proposed laws ban hand-held cell phones. But that’s just a start. If holding a cell phone is dangerous, so is holding a hamburger. That’s why a law
New Words
The Pseudodictionary is full of words (and phrases) that aren’t really words but should be. In the early 80s we used to call these sniglets, a term coined by, I think, Rich Hall of HBO’s Not Necessarily the News. I first found the Psuedodictionary several months ago when there were only a handful of words
Rain in LA
People in LA really freak out when it rains. I haven’t seen any real rain here yet, although it’s drizzled once or twice. A few nights ago we got <sarcasm>almost one half-inch</sarcasm> of rain and you would’ve thought it was the Great Flood. There were over 400 auto accidents on one stretch of the 405
superpowers
Been thinking about super-powers lately. I think a pretty cool super power would be the ability to give anyone the hiccups just by touching them. Another good one would be the ability to stop time. Oh, sure. I know what some of you are thinking: If you could stop time you’d probably freeze the world
Clapton
A lovely memory
405
I am stealing another one from Dan. 405 is an excellent short film. Go. Watch it. Now.
Bumper Sticker Philosophy
I tried to contain myself, but I escaped.
American Girl by Tom Petty
American Girl by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers is, hands down, the best driving-to-work song ever.
I am a speeder.
I seem to have a slight problem with obeying the speed limit. Is this really a surprise? And now, for your entertainment, I give you a list of the dates on which I elected to take a driver improvement class in the state of Florida to banish any points from my “record”: 05-25-90, 05-28-91, 08-21-95, 05-15-98,