Do Not Follow

I was driving down the usual road, on the way home from work yesterday, following two cars in front of me, and they were following a big dump truck in front of them.

On the back of the big pine green dump truck was a big orange sign with black block lettering. I'm sure you've seen it. It said:

    CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE
    DO NOT FOLLOW

What are we supposed to do, pass you? Even with double yellow lines? If you don't want us following you, then GET OFF OUR ROAD!!

I feel like mounting a sign on the front of my car that says:

    PLAIN OLD CAR
    PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE IN FRONT OF ME

or maybe:

    COMMUTER TRANSPORT
    PLEASE PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY
    MY WIFE HAS CHRISTMAS COOKIES WAITING FOR ME AT HOME
    (THANKS, BABY)

I would put it in mirror writing, so the drivers in front of me could read it in their rearviews. I would even say "please." I really would.

Those big orange signs are sort of like the TSA, a completely stupid waste of our money, time and mind share.

If you're on the road, and you're headed to where you're going... please, feel free to follow whatever vehicle happens to be in front of you. Sometimes "the signs" are better off ignored.

Rebels with a Cause (and American Shame)

I was ashamed to be an American (yes, just like the Dixie Chicks said) when we invaded Iraq on a pretense without any just cause all those years ago. I lost what little respect I had for George W. Bush when he sat there and tried to convince us all it was the right thing to do just because it was what he wanted. Just cause? Just because.

Are we still over there? When are those boys coming home?

And now, once again, I'm ashamed to be an American because we have not yet invaded Libya. What kind of sick, f***ing twisted world is this? There are people over there who really are willing to die to make Libya free from a terrorist dictator crazy-a** madman and we're sitting back, doing NOTHING? WTF? Hello!?

Come on, America! Do something! I'm lookin' at you, Obama. Do the right thing.

Rebels with a cause are worth our help: as the original rebels with a cause, you'd think we'd understand.