Tuesday, February 19, 2008

why not?

I see, Texas. I get the message loud and clear. We are obviously breaking up on bad terms and my vocalizing my displeasure for you made you retaliate. I see how it is. I've given you a massive amount of sales tax, tollway funds, state inspections, and vehicle registration fees. I haven't littered you. I haven't even won any lottery money from you, not that I played more than $50 worth since your inception. But, I hear ya'. I get the hint. I'm not going to say I will never step foot back on your property, but it certainly will not be any time soon and Saturday cannot get here quick enough.

What happened is this: last night at approximately 7:20pm, I was rear-ended by a 17-yr old kid driving his mom's 2004 Jaguar while sitting at a stop light. Yes, sitting at a stop light. There were 4 or 5 vehicles in front of me. His excuse was the anti-lock brakes locked up and he took his foot off and was too late in re-applying the brakes. Now, forgive me if I'm wrong, but if the brakes locked up, that means you've stopped, correct? So, why in the world would you want to move forward after you have stopped when you did indeed intend to stop? At any rate, you can see the end result of his either poor decision making abilities or his lie. Oh yeah, and he was wanting me to go to an ATM so he could just give me cash. I guess he thought he was smarter than a grown man over twice his age. Either way, I am now given the gift of a massive inconvenience of having to deal with their insurance company, having to pay for a rental car out of my own pocket, and hoping this will get rectified by Friday since I am moving out of state this Saturday. The only, and I mean only silver lining in this is neither of us was hurt and it does not appear there is any body damage to my truck- just the bumper and bracing/mounts. So, it should be a quick fix. Right?


Sunday, February 10, 2008

it's official

I am moving out of state. It has taken me a long, long time to finally realize I do not fit in Dallas/Plano. I'm thankful I realized this before it was too late. I am excited (and, for those of you who know me- stressed, too) about leaving here in less than two weeks. I am going to be in a much healthier environment where there are more opportunities for me to be happier in business and my personal life. I am going to actually have a future to look forward to.

That's all I have to say for now.