Long Train Runnin'

I was racking my brain trying to figure out what to write about today. It's gloomy outside and my mood matches. Storm clouds gather around me. Wow that sounds so stupid. Maybe I need to write romance novels or manic-depressive guides. Just when I thought all was lost, I heard this story on the news and my vigor was restored.

It seems a woman in a Chicago suburb was driving around as women are want to do. She approached a railroad crossing and when she started to cross, the warning gate came down and hit her windshield. Now most of us, the non brain damaged ones at least would have stopped. Not Alice Einstein however. She sped up and was promptly hit by the train. How she cheated death I'll never know.

This seems to be happening with greater regularity. People are getting hit by trains all over the place, and I don't mean out in the country where Old McDonald's tractor gets caught on the tracks. I'm talkin about city folk. Aren't flashing lights, gates and loud ringing bells enough to warn you of Casey Jones imminent approach? Maybe if you got off the damn phone you'd be a little more aware. Come to think of it, drive on. The more of you idiots that nature weeds out the emptier the roads will be for me. Later....Brian