The Thinking Minority

Finally, someone understands how I feel about the upcoming election. Of course, for me to vote for Bush, they'd have to prove that Kerry was a cannibal...and I mean, an actively practicing cannibal, not like he just experimented with it in college.

::crickets chirping::

Hello?

Anyone out there?

Man it's quiet.

Shhhhh. Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet. You might wake up the Blog.

Oh, come on people, his name was SPANKY. Not Sparky, not Bozo, not Chuckles. Spanky. Someone had to see this coming.

I don't think the concern here is getting anywhere faster, or having to slow down or move for runners/bikers...I think the concern here is hitting people. Drivers have to worry about hitting people, and people SHOULD worry about being hit. It seems, often, that they don't. "Hit me - I need the money."

Running on asphalt makes sense - but choose asphalt where the speed limit is 25, not asphalt where the speed limit is 55. I don't WANT to hit you, but I will - not because I don't feel like being slowed down by you, but because you're dumb (and by "you" I mean Joe Blow The Charlottesville Jogger, not Leila or Jelani or any of our beloveds who run. They're not dumb like Charlottesville Joggers...).

Yes,

Self-importance among drivers is an issue, one that I can't address right now. My issue is people that perform self-important actions that may cause them to be hit by my car. This is not because I feel more important than them, but because even though they prefer to submit them (human) to a Darwinian contest with my vehicle (plastic, glass, and metal), I'd actually have a bad day if I hit them. Since this is a pedestrian town and I've lived here for 10 years, it's something I have to live with, but walking, running, or riding blindly into the street is not acceptable. My anger is squarely focused on these people - the ones that apparently don't want to live and want to sue me for it. After that, my anger is focused first on traffic lights and then anyone else in a car.

The overarching problem is that when people are driving a car they incorrectly think they are more important than anyone else who might have to use the road...slowing down for 5 seconds to go around a biker or a runner isn't going to make you get to your destination any later...if you haven't allowed yourself enough time to get to your destination that's your own problem, not one that should be taken out on non-drivers. That same stoplight 100 feet down the road is going to get you, then the next one, then the next one...all the while the runner/biker will be taunting you by repetitively passing you while you sit and burn up dinosaurs. Focus your anger on the other drivers because they're the ones keeping you from getting where you want to go.

Alas,

It hurts. I understand. However, that doesn't remove the responsibility I have or a runner has to make sure I don't hit them (mine is that I'm driving the car, their's - survival). My reasoning behind this: no one is always looking.

Pedestrians, runners, and joggers use the road as if they were invincible. We've strayed away from simple street crossing practices such as looking both ways (or looking at all) and respecting the power of a car. I've tried running. It does hurt. Cars hurt more. Crap, I left cyclists off of my rant. Include them too.
DAMNED PEOPLE ON BIKES.

As a person who has been running in the road, probably directly in front of your vehicle, for 9 years, I can answer your question. We run on the road because the asphalt is a lot softer than the concrete sidewalk. Each time you take a step while running, you hit the ground with a force at least three times your body weight, so we look for the softest surface we can get in order to not snap our shins mid-run. I have seen tons of runners with multiple stress fractures, but so far, none who have been hit by a car. Feel free to drive on the sidewalk...Maybe you will take out some of those pesky joggers*.


*A jogger is NOT the same thing as a runner. :) Just in case you wanted to know

Yo,

A few things today:

1. To the runners (and some special pedestrians), why is it ok for people to run in the street (sometimes two people even run in the street side by side!)? And why is it that when you run in the street, you must pretend that there's no car coming at you? Honestly, I've been thinking about taking the V for a spin on the sidewalk. Then, I'd pretend that a pedestrian wasn't coming at me. Hilarity ensues.

2. Check out www.nice-tits.org

3. George Knows Black People! - I just needed a #3.

So, we have a part-time position open right now. Three days a week, 3-9 on M/W and 10-4 on Saturday. Starts at $8/hr. Mostly customer service and answering questions. Pretty slack. So why do we have two (2) employees who have said they'll come in and work, and then don't show up - without any notice or phone call or message or anything...? Who thinks it's ok to just not show up for work - and who expects to still have a job after that???

It's funny to me that we report on every little mundane event of famous people's lives. On the other hand, the image of President Bush falling off his trike is also funny to me.

A radio DJ down here gave male callers the option between drinking 5 gallons of goat vomit or getting kicked in the balls by your ex-girlfriend for 5 minutes. Which one do you think most men chose?

EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

Now I've read everything.

Speaking of celebrities giving their children CRUEL and UNUSUAL names....

Too bad this child hadn't been born when that previous list of horrible baby names was made.

What is wrong with these people???

I need a decent crosscut paper shredder that's less than $199. Anyone have any ideas where I can get it?

Now This is pretty cool. I'm sure you've all seen it, but its kinda fun. I stumped it with overalls and notecard, but it got asparagus and watch pretty easily.

Wow, John. That guy really hates women.

But then, so do I, so I guess I can't blame him. Even if he did call me a whore.

Ok there's another link on the left...this is it:

Dave Chappelle was right?

Edit: After a closer look, this site is indeed offensive. Be humored with care.