Why are people so stupid?

Every day I have about a 20 mile drive to work. Normally a nice quiet time to spend with my thoughts, and get ready for my day at the office. Don't tell anyone, but if the traffic is light, as it usually is, I sometimes check my emails on my BlackBerry.
Today was a little different.
Snow/ice covered road, most of the way. OK..........a little nerve wracking, but manegable.  Traffic is still light and going 10-15 miles below the speed limit. No checking email today, though. The road is requireing my complete attention.
However, about half way to work, driving on a snow covered 4 lane divided highway, I saw a gray Jeep Cherekee in the median. Looked like it has rolled over but, Ok, its back right side up again, people walking around the car in the snow.........

AND

some A**hole stopped in the center lane to see if he could help. Plenty of room on the right shoulder, to pull off, but NO this idiot has to completley block one lane of traffic, on a slick, snowy road.
WTF?
I wonder, Are you still required to pass a test to get a driving license now a days?

Small Town Livin'

OK, so the snow quit..........at least for awhile. I got on the tractor, and scraped the driveway clean enough to get the 4 wheel drive out to the road. Then the Lovely Mrs. B and I went out for dinner. Since she hadn't been out of the house since Wed. it was really self preservation on my part.
We went out for Mexican.  Mrs. B ordered a Marguerita. What she got was a Virgin Margurita with a shot of Tequila on the side..............Hmmmm, Seems like there was some sort of communication problem.
WTF?
Well, at least while we were at dinner we got to see two guys dressed in Camo trousers, one with a Camo hat, and another with Camo boots.
Did I mention we live in the country? Camo is very "in" here. It's like if you live in the city, you might go to a restaraunt where you need a tie and jacket. Here you need Camo. I was wearing jeans, no Camo.
Some days I feel so left out. I wonder why?

Snow Storm comin'

Updated Below:

Dolly really doesn't like the snow. She can't get to any grass, and she really prefers that to the hay we feed her.

 

Tye, on the other hand just goes right into it.

She's quite the little snow dog.

Update # 1:

I am trying to work at home today. We had over an inch of snow by 7 this morning. It's 11:45 now and its been coming down steady all morning. Looks to be about 3-4 inches. And its not stopping until Saturday night? I wonder if it's gonna be a lazy weekend? I hope there is at least a football game on..........

I wonder what is causing our huge budget deficit?

I'm curious about this kind of stuff, and the Cable news shows never take time to dig into boring things like budget numbers. Here is a handy chart that I stole from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities that helps explain it.

It shows pretty clearly where the majority of the deficit comes from. If you are interested, you can read the whole article here. It's really quite interesting. Although apparently to the Republicans, Obama is a big government socialist, it looks like most of the current deficit came from that last guy, ol' what's his name..............

I wonder who believes this crap?

Via Andrew Sullivan, I saw this poll online today. Unbelievable!

 

If you guessed "Self Identified members of the Republican Party", you win the prize

Isn't that a beautiful view?

I really am lucky to live in such a fantastic place. Those are the Blue Ridge Mountains of Central Virginia in the background. Every morning I wake up to this view, of course except when its cloudy, when I can only see to the trees, which still ain't half bad.
When I lived out west, I could see the Olympic Range or the Cascade Mountains (if it wasn't raining). They are much taller, very strong and magnificent looking. When I moved to Virginia, someone told me that the Blue Ridge Mountains are some of the oldest mountains on the planet, so naturally they are a little more stooped and worn. I guess they've just been worn down by life. Kinda like me.
So, if you come visit, treat them gently, like your grammy.......