stupid drivers...

so i'm on my way home from interviewing today and on I-91, some jerk decides that the traffic isn't moving fast enough for him. he ducks and weaves, and bobs and changes lanes a hundred times, with about 50% of those lane changes being "risky" at best. we're driving along and there is a cop holding a radar gun so the hotshot decides to get over one lane quickly. it was a VERY close call. so close, in fact, that the officer nearly broke his neck following the car with his eyes.

the guy gets off at my exit and stops at the gas station. it was one of those times that i wish i could pull over, pull the jerk out of the car and say, "look, you're not the king/queen of the road. surprisingly it was not paved for your use only. you're acting like a jackass. knock it off."

oh well.

brr!

it's so bleeping cold that the CT river has frozen over. i've never seen this before, actually, and it's kind of creepy. the picture above isn't the CT river, it's actually from this town. it's too cold for me to get out of my car to take a picture of the river. but i want to remind some people, you know, the ones that live say south of Jacksonville, FL, that some places get a real winter ;-).

So long status quo...

Brave (n. nordeman)

The gate is wide
The road is paved in moderation
The crowd is kind and quick to pull you in
Welcome to the middle ground
You're safe and sound and
Until now it's where I've been

'Cause it's been fear that ties me down to everything
But it's been love, Your love, that cuts the strings

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave
Brave, brave

I am small
And I speak when I'm spoken to
But I am willing to risk it all
I say Your name
Just Your name and I'm ready to jump
Even ready to fall...

Why did I take this vow of compromise?
Why did I try to keep it all inside?

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave
Brave, brave

I've never known a fire that didn't begin with a flame
Every storm will start with just a drop of rain
But if you believe in me
That changes everything
So long, I'm gone

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
I wanna be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave
Brave, brave

oh biden

unless he was banking on the KKK/super racist vote, i think delaware sen. biden (d) can kiss his presidential hopes goodbye. it's not like he really had a great chance to begin with, but he really shot his chances to heck...