The Crazies Are Out

Let me begin with this, I am glad to be alive and in one piece.

I was driving home today after completing my errands and picking up some lunch. I was in the left lane (fast lane) of the freeway and there was an on ramp merging onto the freeway. I notice this guy in a white car, with a government plate, tailgating another car that is merging at the same time. I could tell this guy was in a hurry (maybe just a really rude driver, which I have never done) and my car is positioned right about at his trunk or rear door. As I am watching him, he begins to merge into my lane without even looking over his shoulder. I immediately lay on the horn and swerve off the freeway onto the shoulder. I was almost completely off the road when the guy finally realized that I was there. There was no contact, but it was an awfully close call. As he returned to his position behind Mr. Slowpoke, he waved at me as if to say "oops." He later passed me on the freeway. You would be so proud of me though, I only yelled for a minute and in order to avoid giving him dirty looks, I kept my eyes on the road.

Later, a woman came up behind me and began to tailgate me. I moved over into the right lane to let her by. She got in front of me and a few seconds later I notice her swerving off the road. I guess she finally decided to look up from whatever she was doing, because she moved back into her lane and continued driving. I don't know if it is all the rain that has caused the crazies to come out or what, but beware, they are out and about today wreaking havoc on the innocent drivers of Tulare County.

Now, onto my intense fear of my course load this semester. Let me illustrate with a picture.

I am not a bad reader. I do just fine. But I do take longer than the average person to read (at least longer than my speed reader DH). Last semester, my books looked rather small and perfectly manageable, however, today I got my books for this semester and they are huge! I can't believe it. Everyone keeps telling me how hard this anatomy class is and I think getting the book has really made that hit home. My DH told me this morning that he is tired of hearing me say how afraid I am of the anatomy class, but I now know that I have every reason to be afraid! You could put three of those history books in that anatomy book. And then there's the nutrition book! And then there's the price of these precious books. Two books for the bargain price of $212.00. Wow! What a deal! Oh yes, those are the used book prices.

One last story and I will sign off. I was going to go through our snow gear today to see what we need. We are planning a day trip to the snow in a couple of weeks and the whole family has to be outfitted. The duffel bag which holds the snow gear is in the closet in the garage which has been known to be a hideout for mice. There are not too many things that I really am afraid of, but I am afraid of mice. I opened the door to pull the duffel bag out and I just could bring myself to dig to the back of the closet, knowing that killer mice might come and attack me. So, I emailed my husband to let him know that my fear of mice had overcome me and that he would have to be the one to dig out the duffel bag. His response?

"okey dokey you big chicken. So much for Big Red, the gladiator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

To which I say,

"I have yet to see the gladiator that had to take on a mouse!"