Driving Lessons On my way home from work I ended up passing a grey sedan that had the words "Student Driver" on the bumper. The driver, a young, dark haired, scared looking young man, had the wheel in a death grip at 11 and 1. He leaned forward nervously, eyes wide open. The few seconds I saw him, he never blinked, and didn't look like he would until he got off of the highway.
I realized to myself how horrifying an experience it likely was for him. I wondered how many other times he had driven. I wondered if this was a road test, or just behind the wheel training.
Growing up on a farm, you get a little bit different sort of driving lessons than townies. More Here... Posted 3/5/2010 at 4:37 PM - add eprops - add comments
What's In Your Pants? My great-niece Gracie is about to celebrate her fourth birthday. All she wants to mark the occasion is some big girl panties. Scooby Doo big girl panties, to be exact. It doesn’t seem like too much for a little girl to ask for on her birthday, but the advertising gods have decreed that little girls are not supposed to love Scooby Doo. They’re supposed to want panties sporting cavorting Disney princesses, Tinker Bell, Dora the Explorer, Hello Kitty and even Sponge Bob Square Pants. Doting great-aunt that I am, I spent all yesterday afternoon looking at toddler-sized panties in our admittedly limited local selection of department stores. I battled idiot drivers and rude shoppers at Target, Kohls, Elder-Beerman, Penney’s, Meijer and Walmart. I came home empty handed.
I’d forgotten what it was like to have a young child who only wanted one thing in the whole world. More Here... Posted 3/5/2010 at 5:07 PM - add eprops - add comments
5 Secrets to Know About the Emergency Room I've been to the emergency room more than a dozen times in my life. From third degree burns, to broken bones to fractured fingers, I've become quite familiar with the routine in the emergency room. However, when I came across this article, I learned seven completely new facts about the emergency room. More Here... Posted 3/5/2010 at 6:49 PM - add eprops - add comments
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