Adult Responsibilities

I was about two hours into a road trip when I had this thought:

Driving takes mutual trust. That is a fact. You have to trust that the people on road with you are going to do the right thing. Like stop at stop signs and turn their blinkers on. They are are trusting you to do the same. This mutual trust is especially important on the highway. You get in a car that is going 70 miles a hour and drive it around other people.

I forgot about this thought I had till, I hit the city Dayton. Let me tell you something you might not be aware of. The highway through Dayton is under construction. Stop and go traffic a given. Specially around 6'o'clock on a work day.

Earlier we have established trusting the motorist around you right? Brace yourself for this irony. I realized something.

You shouldn't trust me.

Really its nothing against me as a person. I am very nice and trustworthy but my reaction time is iffy.

Which is why I found myself in a random parking lot giving out my insurance information and my phone number saying sorry over and over again.

I want to give anyone who has never been in a fender bender on the highway some advice. I don't claim to be an expert but I think this will help if you have never been in any sort of accident.

1.) Do not try and get information on the highway. If your car is drivable and the person you hit trustworthy (mutual trust again) get their phone number then get off the highway! I made the mistake of trying to talk to my dad on the highway. Which made it worse because the cars going by at 70 miles per hour don't go silent when you are on the phone

2.) Take all the information they take, it doesn't matter who hit who, it is better safe then sorry as far as information goes. You never know what you might need to know. Pictures help too.

3.) Make sure you shake their hand and if you hit them say your sorry in the most sincere way possible. After all if it is your fault. This is the polite thing to do.

And Remember as long as no one got hurt, its okay. It is just a car and cars can be fixed. This thought might help calm your nerves.

So the important thing to take out of this post is, Don't trust me.

Just kidding

It is actually, remember accidents happen. Life will go on. (trust me on that)

Books

Dear Barnes & Noble,

Well Congratulations you are now the only big name book store left. I will try and not make this letter sound bitter. Actually scratch that, I am very bitter. I have been going to borders since I was a little. I have some very fond memories of Borders. I went to all the midnight releases for the Harry Potter books there. I remember hiding under the tables waiting for midnight to get my copy. I remember running from activity to activity. The anticipation when I finally got the book after standing in line for over a hour. Staying up all night reading and racing my brother to see who got done first. Eating and drinking were put on hold till I made it to the very end. Course Borders was a little part of that but still, it was always the place I went if I needed a new book or information.

So I want you to know a few things. If you are going to start being the bookstore that I go to, you need to change your ways. One you need more locations preferable one in N--. Of course I know thats partly why Borders went out of business (over stretching themselves but I don't care.) I also know that they didn't embrace the new "electronic book" like you did. Technology is great and everything but I hate electronic books. I can not stand them and anyone who thinks or wants books real books, to be replace by nooks or e-books I dislike. So stop encouraging people to buy electronic books. I want to feel the paper and smell the real book. I am sure other book worms know what I am talking about.

Your view on twilight also needs to change. Twilight is not a terrific read and never will be a terrific read. I can see how the culture who enjoys Jersey Shore can enjoy it but I am not part of that crowd. In fact most of the people who go to bookstores are not part of that crowd. So stop shoving it in my face.

So congratulations on getting rid of your main competition. But I warn you, if you don't shape up, you will go the same way Borders did.

Yours sincerely,

A valuable customer.

Disclaimer: Just in case anyone is wondering this is mainly a joke and my way of mourning Borders bankruptcy. I am not actually threatening anyone or any store.