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A Friendly Driving Tip

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The Morning Commute I guess I should always throw in a disclaimer that I am no expert in highway safety. This is partially a rant about local drivers, that I've experienced in other places, but this is also partially a friendly driving tip. Driving in snow is not that bad. If it's a dusting to an inch of snow, most tires are equipped to get you from point A to point B. The traction that we all know and love is for the most part gone mostly when it comes to stopping once a good amount of speed is built. Think about driving a boat. Unless you drop anchor, the boat's pilot gives plenty time and space to allow for the momentum of their craft to slow down with the help of good old American physics. It's a cliche nowadays locally that people do not have a problem driving in adverse weather, it's the fear of other drivers. My feed is jam packed with traffic news when there's a slight sprinkle, much less a snow event. My friendly advice is this: Consider the ...

This February

It's not as if I've gone anywhere. It's more of that classic writer's block excuse. I find myself wanting to mentally hibernate for the next month or at least until spring arrives. I also think this is not acceptable So next month, I'm going to post every day. I do this for a couple reasons. First, I haven't really posted anything here in a couple months and two, February is a nice, short month. I will be vacationing in March, and I'm sure the yard will keep me plenty occupied. Yes, I really will attempt to plant little trees and flowers this year. I'm sure I'll be quite the domestic goddess. I'm sure I'll also post lots of quaint little pictures of it all. I'll try to keep it all within Instagram or Flickr to keep from boring you all to death. So with an assignment and a purpose I'm hoping to post daily and provide some level of entertainment or insight. I'm hoping that level of discipline will awaken my mind and I'll b...