November 27, 2005

• Wow, the Bears won again! I have been neglecting them over the course
  of the season, as least in terms of writing about them. I have been
  watching them every week though. I don't want to get nuts, but I have
  to say, they have got a great chance to go to the Super Bowl. I think
  the only team in the NFC that would stop them would be Seattle, who is
  quietly having a great season. At this point, the Bears are all but
  assured of at least going to the playoffs.

  Last night we had a game night of sorts at Keith and Heather's house.
  We played a very fun game called "Imagine if...." which is a game
  where...........ahhhhh, its tough to explain in writing, you are just
  going to have to play it yourself. Afterwards we played some cards with
  chips but not for any money. It was cool, and since it wasn't real
  money, I didn't have to worry about losing my ass. The best part was
  that it was dealer's choice. Sure, I love Texas Hold 'Em, but its not
  like dealers choice. The most fun I ever had playing cards was playing
  dealer's choice over at Keith and Heather's old house. I  just
  remember laughing so much and having such a great time.

  Recently, there has been a rash (or so it seems) of people getting hit
  by cars and cars getting hit by trains. Now, I don't want to sound
  mean, but what the fuck? People always want to blame the driver of the
  car or the conductor of the train for these tragedies, but honestly,
  how can you NOT blame the pedestrian or the driver? I mean, one of the
  big rules about transportation is to stay on the road or the track. If
  the train were on the road and hit a car or if the car was driving on
  the sidewalk and hit the pedestrian, I could see. But, what the hell is
  the car doing on the railroad tracks anyway? I'm no expert on
  transportation, but seems to me that the easiest way to avoid a train
  is to stay off the tracks. And if I want to avoid a car hitting me, the
  most important thing I would do is NOT play in traffic. Studies have
  shown that playing in traffic or spending too much time loitering in
  the middle of a busy road is unhealthy. Sure, I would imagine some
  drivers might be speeding or doing something they shouldn't be doing
  (like talking on a cell phone) but these people would get hit if they
  looked both ways before they cross the street in the first place. Sure,
  its tough to assign blame to somebody whose body is flattened on the
  pavement like a pancake, but what were they doing in the middle of the
  road to begin with? And as for trains and cars, are these fucking
  drivers blind, hard of hearing, or just fucking stupid. There are all
  sorts of bells and whistles at train tracks for a reason. There is even
  a thing that comes down trying to prevent you from going. These are all
  signs that maybe continuing is not a good idea. If you are dumb enough
  to keep going after all of this, then you are beyond help. So, when the
  huge locomotive comes bearing down on you at 70mphs, your last thought
  probably shouldn't be "oh shit, there really is a train coming" but
  intead "Fuck me, I should have listened to the 10 fucking warning signs
  saying to stop."

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