unedited for 100 days. Day 32

Traffic might be one of the few things that pulls me out of my grounded nature to a state of fury. It might be the feeling of entrapment, or maybe it's just the fact that my time is being taken from me. It is straight up robbery and I have no tolerance for that. I'm fortunate enough to not have a far commute to my regular work place, in fact in the summer I opt for my turquoise green beach cruiser instead of my car. Occasionally though, I am reunited with the reality of Seattle's endless rush hour. It is beyond me how some have found the ability to cope day in and day out with it. It is also beyond me that when people are in cars, they somehow have forgotten all basic laws of humanity and kindness. When you hop on the freeway, you can basically double down on the likelihood of getting cut off, flipped the bird, honked at and completely ignored (like when you have your blinker on and the person behind you in the next lane over literally avoids eye contact inching behind the car in front of them so that you couldn't possible jerk your way over even if you wanted to, and as they pass you- you can't help but notice they look like a completely reasonable and nice human. huh?). Would you behave this way if you didn't have four thousand pounds of metal protecting you? Like in a grocery line would you awkwardly hover a pinky distance behind the person in front of you in line, just to make sure no one could cut in front of you? Well maybe some would, but that's creepy bro. I just can't stand it. Sadly, I actually love driving. I pride myself in being a great driver, cautiously aggressive when necessary and always aware of every single car on the road. Driving on a Sunday when I'm not in a rush is a great past time for me. But traffic is a hard no. And have you ever thought about road karma? I could get cut off by one hundred jerk drivers, but it won't stop me from letting someone in my lane. The jerks might make me furious but I won't let them win. It just feels good to be the nice one on the road, doing my part in making the world a better place, one blinker at at time.