The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: interstate

  • A Masterpiece of Activism?

    Well, they got our attention.

  • A Surreal Encounter

    I love my early Saturday morning commute. Usually. It’s the only time I can expect to have the entire interstate to myself. That’s a rare treat in Seattle. So, on this particular Saturday I was cruising along, humming my most recent earworm, which is (consider yourself warned) Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole. All…

  • A Moving Experience

    Picture this: I’m driving my fifth carload of stuff from my rental place to my new home. I’m sweaty, tired, and sick of traffic. I ache all over. I’m so done with this whole process. And then my car signals me that one of my doors is ajar. This is a 25 mile commute from…

  • Found on the Side of the Road

    The other day I was driving along the I-5 and in the middle of the road was a shoe. A single shoe. One hopes it did not have a foot in it. The way the traffic is around here, I certainly wasn’t about to stop and find out. How did that lonely little shoe get…

  • My Love/Hate Relationship with GPS Girl

    She lead me across the country and she helps me find my way around this new befuddling city of mine, so I’m really extremely dependent upon the voice that comes out of my GPS. I’m truly grateful for all she does for me. But there are also times when I want to slap her silly.…

  • Watch Out for Motorcycles for Unexpected Reasons

    I often see bumper stickers that caution you to watch out for motorcyclists, and of course this is sound advice. They can be easy to overlook, and if your 4000 pound car meets a 300 pound motorcycle, the odds are not in the other guy’s favor. But there is another reason to beware of these…

  • When in Doubt, Blame the Bridgetender

    Recently they did a long overdue rehab of the Ortega River Bridge here in Jacksonville, Florida. It took about 9 months. During much of that time the drawbridge was in the open position. Boats could come and go, but the road was closed to traffic. Not only were there big orange and white reflective barricades…

  • A Passing Relationship with the Great Scareball in the Sky

    Unless you’ve worked the graveyard shift like I have for the past 12 years, you are probably unaware that there is a whole other civilization out there, right under your nose. If you are even remotely cognizant of our existence, you probably think we make big money, but I’m here to tell you that most…