Footprints on the Moon

Those of you from warmer climates may not appreciate this, but I absolutely despise anti-lock brakes. Or as my dad and I both like to call them, “Anti-Stop Brakes.” Maybe it’s because I learned to drive on a vehicle that did not have them. In fact, my current car is the first vehicle I’ve driven that does have anti-lock brakes. I’d rather have brakes that lock when I apply them than brakes that skid me into the middle of intersections for no apparent reason.
We got a dusting of snow overnight last night, and a lot of the less traveled roads were pretty slick this morning. Slick enough, in fact, that I nearly got into an accident. Twice. The first time, I was almost completely stopped at a red light when my anti-lock brakes decided to activate, and I finally stopped sliding mere inches from the bumper of the car in front of me. Seriously? I was practically stopped as it was, WHAT was the point of that?
The second time I was slowly approaching a stop sign and gradually stopping when, once again, the anti-lock brakes took over, I slid halfway through the intersection and narrowly missed hitting a TRUCK that was there before I was. Thankfully he was able to stop! I don’t know, but when I had my cars without anti-lock brakes, I ended up in a snow bank once after making a turn, but I didn’t skid into intersections– my car stopped!
And did you know that you can be driving on completely dry pavement and have the same problem? You know, if you need to slam on your brakes to avoid hitting some obstacle in your path, or you just brake too hard, your anti-lock brakes can activate causing you to hit said obstacle anyways? Ask me how I know…

Okay, I’m done venting. This rant brought to you by DirectBuy where you can buy merchandise at manufacturer direct prices.

I was reading blogs this morning, which is generally the first thing I do when I get to work in the mornings. Hey, don’t tell me I don’t work hard! I’ve been here for forty minutes thus far, and the phone has rang once. And that’s exactly once more than it usually has at this point of the day. Anyways, Loretta had posted a quiz on one of her blogs about what her name means, so I went and took it myself. According to Blogthings, Jennifer means:

You are fair, honest, and logical. You are a natural leader, and people respect you.
You never give up, and you will succeed… even if it takes you a hundred tries.
You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice.

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It’s easy to get you excited… which can be a good or bad thing.
You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don’t stick with any one thing for very long.
You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

You are loving, compassionate, and ruled by your feelings.
You are able to be a foundation for other people… but you still know how to have fun.
Sometimes your emotions weigh you down, but you generally feel free from them.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You’re always up to something.
You have a ton of energy, and most people can’t handle you. You’re very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you’re likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

There might be some things I don’t agree with, but I see a lot of me in there as well. For those of you that know me, does that sound like me??
Also, I am apparently like Apple Pie.

You’re the perfect combo of comforting and traditional.
You prefer things the way you’ve always known them.
You’ll admit that you’re old fashioned, and you don’t see anything wrong with that.
Your tastes and preferences are classic. And classic never goes out of style.

Those who like you crave security.
People can rely on you to be true to yourself – and true to them.
You’re loyal, trustworthy, and comfortable in your own skin.
And because of these qualities, you’ve definitely earned a lot of respect.

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