Cheap Thrills Not Available this Week for Teens

This week was a stretch for all of us.  I think is was worse for drivers since there were no roads cleared enough to drive on.

Does Your Rear View Mirror Scare You?

If you live in the D.C. area you know instantly what I mean. There is always a truck or crazed busdriver tailgating me. There are always random cars switching lanes or cars refusing anyone to move over into their lane. Add to that the Tourist Buses who are a menace in and of themselves and the situation goes critical fast. So as I looked in my rear view mirror today to avoid an accident, I had a ephiphany. Driving down the highway looking in the rear view mirror is a lot like getting caught up on dwelling on something that happened to me many years ago. If I get stuck looking back, I can't see what is coming up fast, and I can't make sense of where I am right now. So enjoy your present. It is the only moment you have.

You Know When

You know when you spend too much time commuting in your car. At least in my car it is pretty clear. First my car floor disappears under food wrappers and map printouts. Then my bumper gets covered with stickers proclaiming my allegience to rescue, to peace, to whimsey, to zen koans. Then my rear view mirror looks empty so I put a blue dolphin air freshener on it. And finally, just today, I caved into a primal impulse and put a hula doll with a blue skirt on my dashboard to gently sway as I negotiate my way through the what we laughingly call traffic in the D.C. Metro Area. I say laughingly because in D.C. there are just two speeds -- murderously fast with people tailgating at 75 miles an hour in a 65 mile an hour zone or a parking lot.