Monday -- Kill 'em all.

First Monday back for most people after the one week President's Day break (at least for MassHoles). And there must be something that gets under the skin of the residents of Taxachusetts ... probably their kids.

While traffic was not bad, the pure, raw aggression displayed on the road was simply breathtaking. And not just car drivers, but parents crossing the road with their children -- simply push 'em out onto the road and tell 'em to walk (slowly) across. But first, they need to find a place that makes sure that you cannot see them until they actually start crossing, say from behind a minivan. And the procedure is to ignore the clear crosswalk 10 yards further down the road.

I reckon it must be a subconscious desire to "off" the young 'uns after that lovely week at home.

And then, you have the drivers who are more suicidal than usual -- and aggressively so. Turn in front of you without a signal, without so much as a look to see if there is traffic coming in their direction. Try and pick off someone in a crosswalk with the wing mirror, but carefully avoid actually hitting the rest of your car.


I thought that I was getting hardened after 8 years of living in this place. I guess not.