Damn! A whole day went by without a post! I just returned from a long drive in horrid driving weather, and I'm going to attempt to use my blog as a way of processing my unresolved anti-traffic bigotry.

While I normally hesitate to stereotype or judge people, I wish to offer a few observations and generalizations about drivers.

For brevity's sake, and because it's late, I'll limit myself to three stereotypes tonight.

1. Drivers who are obsessed with finding, then zipping in and filling any gap or space which appears between any two cars ahead of them. It was brought to my attention that this type is usually young enough to have grown up playing video games, which conditioned him to drive that way before he ever learned to drive. So, it's second nature for this clown drive as he'd play a video game. Spot the gap and zip in, regardless of manners or safety (neither of which apply to video games, of course).

2. Elderly drivers who wear hats. I don't know whether hat-wearing causes bad driving, or merely evidences the personality of this driver, but elderly hat wearers tend to hug the middle of the road, and go much too slowly, often gripping the steering wheel with both hands at the top of it, while peering over the dashboard with a blank stare. Scary. Don't get behind them.

3. Drivers with more than twelve stuffed animals arranged on the inside ledge of the rear windshield. This type is also slow and erratic, and often in a bizarre and unpredictable manner. Not sure why; perhaps there are medication issues.

And I'm afraid that's the end of the road for tonight!