We're taking bets that driving is dangerous if you are stupid...

Here are a few thoughts and rants I have had over the past few days.

* Why do people drive like maniacs in parking lots? People forget there are two lanes and that you should not block traffic. Additionally it would be nice if you only drove 10 mph or less because there are pedestrians everywhere. People have seem to lost the ability to turn into a parking space at a close to 90 degree angle and everyone seems to be parked crookedly. Can you also stop looking at me like i have done something wrong when I look annoyed because you are waiting for someone to pull out and you are blocking the entire driving lane? I am just asking because I may have to bump you. I have an old SUV and don't care about scratches anymore.

* Most of you are not paying attention to the House of Representatives and the Republican's attempts to repeal the new Health Care bill. You better start finding out about this. The repeal will cost us billions of dollars that will just be added to the debt. There are a lot of great things in this bill and it probably is going to get screwed by political tactics. I know that most of you vote and then let things happen for the next two years, but you should be aware of what is going on and get involved. Call or e-mail your congressmen. Do something. We are finally moving in the right direction with health care costs(though a lot more needs and should have been done) and we can't let it stop.

* It's wild card weekend in the NFL and there are some really great games. I think that each of them are going to be close going into halftime and there are going to be a ton of surprises. Here are my picks for the weekend.

- Saturday: New Orleans; Indianapolis (last second TD)
- Sunday: Kansas City; Green Bay (Michael Vick will get hurt early)

* I am beginning to agree with the governor of Philadelphia that we are becoming a nation of wussies. We are over medicating our kids so that they don't have to take responsibility for their lives. We cancel school and everything else at the slightest bit of snow because people are going to complain their kids are in danger. Heck it didn't start snowing until 2:15 here in East Haven and kids were already home because they already ended school early. It snows nearly every day in Buffalo but they don't close schools. If they did that in Buffalo there would be no educated kids or they would have to have school in the summer. Can we start strengthening up and tough some things out? Please.