~Tobias Smallet
…of DWD.
That’s Driving While Distracted.
And it cost me. Big Time.
If you listened to the news this last weekend, North Texas had a deluge of thunderstorms and some major flooding in areas.
After leaving work Friday, I decided to keep my pedicure appointment. Even amidst rains of biblical proportions, a girl has her priorities, right?
I drove extra careful.
Turned my radio down.
Both hands on the wheel.
Eyes on the road.
Slowed my speed to almost a crawl.
Then my cell phone rang.
And I looked down for a nanosecond to answer it.
And everyone ahead of me picked that moment to throw on their brakes. Except yours truly here. And I plowed right into the back of the car in front of me.
It was a good thing no one was injured but the cars did have ‘owies’ and I definitely learned my lesson about Driving While Distracted. From now on, I will either use my bluetooth or just plain NOT ANSWER THE PHONE!
On the writing front. Worked on plotting Jarad’s Song which I will definitely have to rename as there is no character named Jarad and no song. :dunno: But will save the title for another plot I have perculating in the back of my mind.
Tess Gerritsen has a wonderful blog entry on writing titled ‘Any Way That Works For You’! Definitely worth a read. Made me feel a lot better!
~Sandy
