I used to like driving; until I moved to Boston: home of the stupidest, most foolhardy, most dangerous, rudest drivers in the world...

I no longer own a car and prefer it that way (though I do miss being able to just leave town whenever I want). But I find that this car-obsessed city (so many people have those Stupid Useless Vehicles for city driving because they are trendy and make them feel big and tough and entitled) is not very pedestrian friendly, either. I have almost been run over dozens of times by drivers who feel no need to pay attention to stop signs, red lights, crosswalks or blind spots (not to mention stopping when a bus does, to let people off).

My own most recent pet peeve about SUV's: now they have TVs and VCRs in the back for the kids to watch...what the hell happened to kids playing games (word games, license plate games, Bury Your Horses, whatever your zeitgeist was) while travelling or looking out the window at, you know, the world???

this planet is going to hell in a handbasket...