Yesterday I was driving to work and saw a road sign warning me not to txt while driving.. The funny thing is, the sign made me want to txt right back and say ‘ok’.. I didn’t think much of it until this morning on our way to lacrosse I saw five more of these signs warning against txting while driving.. these said “it’s the law”.  I was shocked.. what law ? when ? iane explained that as of June 1st Vermont made it illegal to text while driving..

Now.. I have to confess that I have texted while driving once or twice in the past years.. though I stopped when passengers looked at me like I was on crack. Occasionally I still check email at stop signs… (is that considered texting ?).. but mostly just talk on the phone while driving.

The whole law thing got me thinking.. I’m all for making the roads safer.. and lowering distractions..  I often think of Sam’s accident and what if anything could have been done to prevent that…

… but when’s it make sense to legislate what makes sense ? Will there be a la banning phone use in cars ? Could it become illegal to eat in the car.. ? .. or to put on make up .. ?  Do we have to spell out every dumb thing you can’t do
I’m not sure what I think here ..   ?

Nite folks…. let me know what you think..  Nite sam
-me

Just back from a 643 mile 40 our round trip to Endicott. It was a great, but quick trip .. I had agreed to do shows for two groups of kids. One for our good friend Linda’.. in DIane’s old middle school. And one for my newish freind Dave in his group of homeschoolers. I’d said ‘yes’ to both shows late last year.. (i don’t ‘no’… do i ? )/./ When I said yes.. I’d imagined a leisurly trip to Diane’s home town with family in tow.. As it happens.. I’m insanely busy at work…. and neither Diane nor Gabe were free to travel mid week.. so it was basically down and back in jus over 24 hours. I spent the whole way down and the whoel way back.. and every free minute of the the day on work calls to boot.  (I didn’t miss a meeting)
   As yucky as that all sounds.. it was actually wonderful.. I got to witness for science geekiness for about 550 kids.. I got to see my inlaws, my brother and sister inlaw.. my friends linda , andrela and  david (today was davids birthday) .. and my other friends david and leigh and kids.. I got to visit Diane’s mold middle school and place a samstone there… and I got to vist my my mother in law Marcia’s friend Deacon Tom who’s 33 year old son Jim passed away suddenly the other day. I stopped by to visit Tom.. whom I’d never met.. on an urge as I was driving by his church.. I went inside and yelled out his name until I found him..   We spent abotu 45 minutes talking about our kids loss, redemption, etc.. It felt good to be there for someone else…
   So.. here’s my dilemma.. today’s trip was crazy. impractical, and exhausting . At the same time it was wonderful. reddeeming and rewarding..  I was doign stuff aligned with my purpose.  How do I know when/if I should say ‘no’ to say no to ‘opportunities’ like this..    Glad I didn’t say no this time

night folks.. nite sam
-me

     

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Nite all !.. Nite Sam !
-me

None of us slept well last night.. I went to sleep around 1:30 , Gabe and Diane were both up from about 2 til 4. .. I had a hard time getting myself out of bed this morning.. Work was excruciating.. I had zero resiliance, zero tolerence and zero patience all day.. I had to stop myself several times to take a walk and shake it off.. I couldn’t figure out what was up…

It just dawned on me that after all the bitter/sweet fun of the weekend.. I hadn’t really skipped a beat..  We marked Sam’s birthday…. and that felt good.. but I never stopped to be sad/mad/depressed… I don’t think I let myself.. I think it just caught up with me..
I guess that’s natural.. ope tomorrow’s better.. Maybe sleep will help

Nite freind.. Nite Sam
-me

ps. Our friend Avery celebrated high school graduation by jumping out of plane !  Now that’s something Sam would do !