I just arrived from The Woodlands back at my apartment here in College Station and I thought I might share a couple things that happened while driving and talking on my cell phone.
The first incident happened as I pulled up to the stop light at 1488 and 1774 while talking to my buddy Nigel on the phone. And as I was coming up to the light there was absolutely no traffic around except for me and a cop car (go figure). I saw the cop but didn’t really think too much of him. I should have though, because I was the only other person out there which meant that there was no other competition for his attention. Moreover, because there was no other traffic at the light I just assumed that I didn’t need to make a full stop at the light when turning right. So instead of stopping and then turning I just slowed down and turned. Well, the cop didn’t so much appreciate my logic and decided to turn his shinys on and pull me over. I prayed. We talked. And in the end God spoke to his heart and he didn’t write me a ticket. He just told me to obey the law next time. Whoop.
So, the cop and I, after what felt like a ten minute encounter ended up going our separate ways. Again, I got back on my cell phone and began chit-chatting it up. After about ten minutes of driving, engulfed in conversation, I see this possum making a mad dash to get to the other side of the road. And while the possum is just being plain stupid about running out in front of me I do nothing about it. It was just a weird moment. I see the possum, I am talking on the phone, and all I am thinking is “Oh, I am about to hit a opossum.” In a blink of an eye that opossum was road kill. I mean, he was a big opossum and I hit him straight on. It took me a few seconds to really realize what had happened, and then it dawned on me that I had just done my first hard core road kill. Though, I guess that is what happens when possums play with death.
Lesson learned is that I should probably buy a blue tooth so that I may pay more attention while driving at night.
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...or don't drive and talk. :)
i hope you took a moment of silence for the opossum. :)
Well, to be honest, I laughed so hard that I had to fight back the tears. Not to say I didn't feel sorry for the thing because I did-I think did-a little.
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