LXXXVII. Speedbumps. September 30, 2021

>driving Lyft

>wandering around an apartment complex

>93% of Tallahassee is apartment complex

>which means 85% of the streets are nothing but speed bumps

>and 90% of the game is half mental

>and you do the math

>there is no escaping them unless the parking lot is empty

>and I can swerve like a snake through the empty spaces

>dodging the sleeping policemen

>but if anybody’s out walking their dog or staring at me or whatever

>I can’t bring myself to dodge thusly

>so I take my lumps

>the ladies love guys who aggressively follow the rules

>I learned that back in high school

>when I could have been a rebel

>Dottie