I consider myself pertty lucky to have children and pets that are so much smarter, more attractive, and talented than average.

Of course, luck doesn't really have a lot to do with it. My wife and I, after all, are very smart, attractive, and intelligent.

The government should pay us to raise bright children and animals.

("Blithering" is brought to you by Son of Born Today - The Page That Wouldn't Die)

posted by Steve 5:41 AM [edit]

Tuesday, November 28, 2000

Traffic is so hectic while I'm trying to shop for Christmas decorations. To avoid accidents, I'm especially careful when turning corners. When I reach the middle of the intersection and am just diagonal, I stop a second time to make sure everything's ok. Good thing I do, too, because someone once rear-ended me just at that moment. Sometimes it takes me a little longer to get going again because those people in my rear view mirror seem to be trying to signal me. They seem angry. <Sigh> I guess they just don't have the holiday spirit.

posted by Terrie 6:42 PM [edit]

People are so weird.

At the airport, I had to ride this escalator with all my carry-on luggage, but when I got to the top it was a whole new floor. I couldn't figure out what to do, so I had to just stand there for a minute.

All these people kept coming up behind and running into me and tripping over my luggage and cursing and stuff. I don't know why they were so upset - couldn't they see I was trying to figure out where to go, so I couldn't move in any direction because I might just have to backtrack if I did that?

posted by Steve 5:54 PM [edit]

Went to the Post Office today. I don't know WHY people get so excited. I put a ten-dollar bill in the stamp machine, and then couldn't decide what stamps I wanted. They are very very confusing. A guy was waiting behind me, tapping his foot, then jiggling change, and finally whistling. Five minutes later, I chose the stamps I wanted and started out the door. The guy who was behind me was nice enough to tell me that I still had six dollars in the machine, and showed me how to get it out by pressing the coin return button.

Then, I needed to make a left onto busy McDowell Blvd, creating a line of ten or twelve cars behind me while I waited for the perfect moment. I guess I could've turned right, and then gotten over into the left lane, made a left into a convenient parking lot or something, and made an easy right back onto McDowell, faster than what I did, but... people should slow down and have less stress in their lives, and it is my privilege to provide those moments of stillness.

posted by Steve 5:52 PM [edit]

I also do "RoadRash Diaries," about riding my bike.

This is where I'll put other stuff.

posted by Steve 8:44 AM [edit]