Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Constructively Sustained Illusion


My daughter is afraid to drive. I mean really afraid to drive. So much so that she wants to move into the city, where she can walk or take public transportation (insane!) Well, a lot of people think this is nuts: after all, we HAVE to drive don't we? But I think the problem with my daughter is that she is oh-too-sane. I mean, the idea that two 6 inch lines of yellow paint will keep us safe from the moron on the other side of a twisty road is absolutely NUTS!  Take it from me, trying to maneuver 2 tons of hurtling steel while listening to the radio or talking on the cell phone is not easy to do. Getting out there and sharing the road with those trying to do so is lunacy.

So, far be it from me to convince her that she needs to be more 'reasonable' or more 'realistic'.  And I bet she saves buckets full of money.

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