It has been over ten years since we've been to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Duck is our preferred area. There are new beach houses everywhere but that's the only change Iv'e noticed so far (8 hrs). I like travelling, even the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I remember one of my first experiences with it. I put the top down and packed up my MG, put on my blue and white polka dot driving cap and headed north from Fort Bragg after getting out of the army. I drove under the speed limit afraid that bags would be bouncing out of the car if I went faster. It seemed to take forever! It was September but hot and I was cooked by the time I got to Breezewood. I got on the Turnpike and wasn't sure if I was going east or west. I turned around, where I shouldn't have, and after a few miles, I was still unsure of my direction. Now this is one time that I would have gladly conceded my American Male Syndrome and asked directions but there was no one to ask. Finally, 9 months of training and a year and a half of experience as an analyst of military movements kicked in. The sun is there and so are the hills. I must be going in the right direction; I guess I made it home, I really don't remember much after that.
Driving 64 after leaving 95 was just a wee bit surreal. It was evening and the mass of red tail lights, travelling at least the speed limit were moving but gave no appearance, in the distance, as such. It was one long fiber optic being pulled along the highway. We thankfully saw only one accident on the way; three vehicles, the first with a crushed rear bumper and the next two with hoods pushed in. This is the problem with travelling at a higher speed with insufficient room between cars. If a vehicle, for whatever reason, breaks the car behind bears the onus of having to react. If five cars are behind the car that breaks, all five have to react and the probability of reacting quickly is far lower. No great insight here, I know, but does the same principle show up in other areas of life?
Right now, the current administration is moving at breakneck speed on many issues, vehicle MPG requirements being the latest. The administration has already hit the breaks on a few issues merely sending supporters swerving a bit. On foreign policy it's a little bit more dangerous as lumbering issues such as Iran's nukes, Israel's defense, Cuba, China, Russia, the economy and our defense spending are moving fast and close.
I watched a little bit of the Penguin playoff game tonight. It's an awesome thing to see when an NHL team has full momentum. Unlike most sports, the entire game is being played at the opponents goal. It's a major success to swat the puck up ice just to get a breather. Our culture is a ramblin wreck as every agenda that has tried to upend traditional American beliefs is flying like hornets around the goal. Those of us trying to halt this impending avalanche (appropriate name for a hockey team-Colorado) must first attempt to slow down the government. Whether it's bailouts, auto emissions, Cap and Trade, Supreme Court nominations or other hot items in the news, we need to get in front on these issues and slowly reduce the speed of these policy decisions and legislation. Hopefully, just like vacationers to the coast, in a week, they will be heading home again.
Driving 64 after leaving 95 was just a wee bit surreal. It was evening and the mass of red tail lights, travelling at least the speed limit were moving but gave no appearance, in the distance, as such. It was one long fiber optic being pulled along the highway. We thankfully saw only one accident on the way; three vehicles, the first with a crushed rear bumper and the next two with hoods pushed in. This is the problem with travelling at a higher speed with insufficient room between cars. If a vehicle, for whatever reason, breaks the car behind bears the onus of having to react. If five cars are behind the car that breaks, all five have to react and the probability of reacting quickly is far lower. No great insight here, I know, but does the same principle show up in other areas of life?
Right now, the current administration is moving at breakneck speed on many issues, vehicle MPG requirements being the latest. The administration has already hit the breaks on a few issues merely sending supporters swerving a bit. On foreign policy it's a little bit more dangerous as lumbering issues such as Iran's nukes, Israel's defense, Cuba, China, Russia, the economy and our defense spending are moving fast and close.
I watched a little bit of the Penguin playoff game tonight. It's an awesome thing to see when an NHL team has full momentum. Unlike most sports, the entire game is being played at the opponents goal. It's a major success to swat the puck up ice just to get a breather. Our culture is a ramblin wreck as every agenda that has tried to upend traditional American beliefs is flying like hornets around the goal. Those of us trying to halt this impending avalanche (appropriate name for a hockey team-Colorado) must first attempt to slow down the government. Whether it's bailouts, auto emissions, Cap and Trade, Supreme Court nominations or other hot items in the news, we need to get in front on these issues and slowly reduce the speed of these policy decisions and legislation. Hopefully, just like vacationers to the coast, in a week, they will be heading home again.
