The first time I heard it, it actually stung. My best friend Robert was telling yet another story about some moron going 35 mph in front of him on East Lake Sammamish, the entire way to work. When he finally escaped and pulled up next to the moron (to give them the International Substitute For The Middle Finger Glare) he saw the evidence: A miniature temple or pagoda of some kind, with a red silk cord, dangling from the rearview mirror and a short person, hunched over, clutching the wheel, squinting
1. Stuff hanging from mirror Call me a purist, but I just don't like stuff dangling down from the rearview mirror. It just makes a blatant statement that the driver's priority is not driving or anyone else's safety. Obnoxious as they are, at least the tree-shaped air freshener has a purpose. If you're attempting to be kitschy or mask the stench of yourself or your car's interior, I get it. The other items? Crystals, trolls, spirit catchers, temples, what have you...they're just distractions. I
1. Left Lane Slugs. Do they not understand that the left lane is for passing? Or that it's reserved for those of us who are running late for a meeting, and therefore unafraid to venture over the speed limit? Or those of us who just went temporarily insane in the shitty traffic and are happy to go double the speed limit? I've stopped trying to understand them. I just try to get around them. When I finally pass them, they are invariably furious. Are they angry because they think, shame on you,
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