Twitteling

( Twitters are behind the cut )

Books I've Read So Far This Year

( Previous books )

4. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris -- I'm still enjoying these. One of these days, I'm going to get my hands on books four through six. Now, I think I'm going to take a break a read a book that's not by Charlaine Harris.

Zoo Pictures -- Part Two

Awww...they look so cute sitting nose to nose like that.

Bicyclists with a Death Wish

doomsey and I were on our way to meet up with his folks at an Italian restaurant in our suburb's downtown. I had stopped for a stop sign, and it was my turn to go when, all of a sudden, I had to hit the brakes again to avoid a really stupid bicyclist. This bicyclist must have really wanted to get himself maimed or killed. Let's count the ways: 1) it was getting dark as it was around dusk; 2) he was wearing dark clothing; 3) he had no reflectors on his bike; 4) he blew through a stop sign (he's lucky I saw him moving out of the corner of my eye otherwise he would have become well acquainted with my front end);
5) there were at least two or three cars stopped at the intersection.

And to top it all off, as he was careening through the intersection, he waved at all the cars as he went by as if that would help us see him better as he shot down the road in the dark whilst ignoring all traffic rules.

Moron.

And while we're on the topic of dumb bicyclists, why is it that the stupid ones always aggregate on that street? About two years ago, I almost hit someone two blocks further down. This particular individual thought it would be cute to bicycle on the wrong side of the street. I was pulling out of an alley that led to a parking garage, and all of a sudden, I had to slam on the brakes because this guy appeared out of nowhere from behind a parked car. And then he had the nerve to get angry at me, block me in, and pound on the hood of my car! I had to threaten to call the police on him to get him to leave me alone. That dude was crazy.