why advertise???

anyone who knows ryan and me knows that we are not "early" people. we are rarely early to any location. we usually get to where we're supposed to be right on time...or fashionably late... i'm not sure why we're like this... i think both of us were raised with parents who made sure we always got to where we needed to go - and always early!

so, this morning was like every other morning... we were heading to Madison to do our usual "drop off" and picking up of a little cherub... we get stuck behind a person who is driving...errr...crawling along... the speed limit is clearly 35 mph...and we're not even going 20...seriously. as we're approaching the light that doesn't stay green long enough for a race car driver to go through, we see it change to green....to yellow....to red...and we're still crawling... seriously, i think we saw a few slugs passing us...waving their little antennae eyes at us with a slimy smile...
we get to the light (with mumbles from the driver and passenger)....and wait... and plastered along the top window of this snail-mobile is the compound word "redneck" written in script. (kind of an oxymoron, if you ask me...)

now, could you please explain to me why anyone would advertise this? do other so-called rednecks get excited when they see another proclaimed redneck in their midst? to they flash a 'thumbs up' and a sheepish smile as they pass one another?

so the light turns green and we get to turn with "redneck" (and how happy we were...). we pass her pretty quickly...and upon glancing over as we pass her, we see her talking away on her cell phone...


there are two issues here...one minor and stupid...the other is more important... i see plenty of cars as we drive on a daily basis...and i'm not really sure why some people plaster so many things all over their car window and bumpers... i guess it's a desire for passing strangers to know as much about you as possible... but even more importantly, why do people find it acceptable to talk on their cell phones while driving? too many clearly ignore their responsibilities as they are behind the wheel...

so, to our "redneck," talking on a cell phone, jeep friend: please get off your phone, follow the speed limit...and don't advertise your obvious ignorance...