Added A Featured List
I haven’t added much to this blog for a bit. I’ve been concentrating on other things, such as my RebelZero.com site, and haven’t found the time to post anything. The most I’ve been doing is moderating any comments that come in. The most recent comment comes from a Walter N. Pruiksma who served with the 783rd MP BN during World War II.
That prompted me to add a featured list to the far-right sidebar starting with Mr. Pruiksma’s comment. Most of what I have here is a mish-mash of a variety of topics, so I wanted to highlight certain areas that will most often be buried and unnoticed from the general view.
I should be getting back into the swing of things, shortly, with some new content from my brother. I’ll have to start referring to him as this website’s on-location correspondent who is embedded with the 783rd MP BN. Most of this site’s traffic has been for those related posts, so I would like to cater to those visitors a little more. I know there’s few, if any, that come just to read my rants about such things as people causing automobile accidents, which consequently began after a phone conversation with my brother as his unit was boarding the plane heading out to Afghanistan.
In any event, more to come as time progresses.
(Today’s secret word was: most)
As If It Were Foretold
A while back, I barely missed becoming involved in an auto accident. It was one that could have certainly been avoided had a driver not yielded their right-of-way to another. I came within inches of smashing into the minivan of elderly couple who hadn’t realized the need to yield themselves to another lane of traffic. Bygones.
But it was as if it were foretold when the occurrence repeated itself. This time it came with consequences. Luckily for me, I was not involved. I was a witness, however.
A fellow co-worker was travelling in the left lane while passing cars to his immediate right. Upon reaching the front of these stopped cars, an older gentleman drove out from a gas station driveway and tagged the co-worker’s car. The woman at the front of the line was trying to be nice by allowing the older gentleman to enter the road on the assumption that he was going to turn right. She mentioned that she didn’t see a turn signal showing an intent to turn left which led her to the assumption of a right turn. The area, known for its heavy traffic, prompted the older gentleman to hasten his entry to the street, ignoring the fact that he had two lanes to cross, not just one.
The end result is exactly what I would like to avoid by getting this point across: Follow the rules of the road as they are written. If someone is wanting to enter the road in which you are a part of, the burden is not on you to create a clear lane of traffic. The burden is on them to find one. I understand the dogmatic idea of doing unto others as you would them to do unto you. However, to quote a line from S.W.A.T., “Sometimes doing the right thing isn’t doing the right thing.” Below is what happened when someone tried to do the right thing.
Pepsi Sweepstakes Delivers
I got home yesterday to the sight of a huge box sitting next to my front door. Inside was my new Trek 820 mountain bike, courtesy of Pepsi Sweepstakes at PepsiStuff.com.
After getting rid of the zip-ties, foam sheets, and cardboard protections, all I had to do was mount the tire, handlebars, pedals and seat. The bike helmet was included in the box as well. It’s been a pleasure being a Pepsi drinker this summer.
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