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Friday, September 01, 2006

Friday Five: life in the fast lane

Big gentle hugs, soft pillows and heating pads to Will Smama, our resident matriarch and preacher/blogger/procrastinator who was involved in a bit of a fender-bender this week. We're very grateful she's OK, just a little shaken up...

In lieu of flowers, I send this Friday Five out to her. Let's all be careful on those roadways.

1. Driving: an enjoyable way to clear the mind? a means to an end? a chance to be quiet with one's thoughts? a necessary evil? the downfall of our planet and its fossil fuels? Discuss.

2. Do you drive the speed limit? A little faster? Slower? Have you ever gotten a ticket?

3. Do you take public transportation? When? What's your opinion of the experience?

4. Complete this sentence: _____________ has the worst drivers I've ever experienced.

5. According to the Census Bureau, reverendmother's fair city has the 6th longest average commute in the United States at 29 minutes each way. How does your personal commute rate?

Bonus for the brutally honest: It has been said, and the MythBusters have confirmed, that cell phones can impede driving ability almost as much as drinking. Do you talk on a cell phone while driving?

Those of you who do not drive, or who do not drive regularly, may do whatever you wish with this F5--and you do so with my everlasting envy.

As always, let us know in comments if you play. If you'd like to link, use this code:
<a href=http://www.url-goes-here.com>what you want the link to say</a>

And speaking of "fast" lane, check out a different kind of fast: 30 Days of Nothing: fasting from extraneous purchases. Intriguing stuff.
Posted by reverendmother at 7:40 AM
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42 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2006 at 8:33 AM

    Whee! Am I really first?

    I played here

    God bless Will Smama!

    And I am still praying about that 30 Days of Nothing. A hard teaching.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 1, 2006 at 8:55 AM

    It's still good to be second, right?

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2006 at 9:29 AM

    blessings and love to will smama.

    Just having had to dash across town twice cos I got the times wrong, I'm in no mood to play :(

    but mobile phones - most people use hands free here (it's the law) - I don't have hands free so mostly when driving alone I leave my bag at the back so I'm not tempted to answer. It works well.

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  4. will smamaSeptember 1, 2006 at 9:51 AM

    "In lieu of flowers"... actually got coffee up my nose on that one.

    Thanks all for your well wishes. I am sore, but fine and my son was not in the car with me.

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  5. Jeff NelsonSeptember 1, 2006 at 9:57 AM

    I played. This was a fun one.

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  6. JonahSeptember 1, 2006 at 9:59 AM

    I played as well.

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  7. Pink ShoesSeptember 1, 2006 at 10:10 AM

    I played! And early!

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  8. SaraSeptember 1, 2006 at 10:26 AM

    Click here for Transplanted Buckeye's response, and a bonus video!

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  9. JulesSeptember 1, 2006 at 10:27 AM

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  10. JulesSeptember 1, 2006 at 10:30 AM

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  11. JulesSeptember 1, 2006 at 10:32 AM

    Blogger hates me.

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  12. will smamaSeptember 1, 2006 at 10:38 AM

    You can find mine at preacher, blogger or pro-crash-tinator.

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2006 at 10:47 AM

    i played--and it was fun :)

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  14. Beth QuickSeptember 1, 2006 at 11:06 AM

    Lorna - hands free is the law in NY/NJ too, but that doesn't have much of an impact (I speak from my own bad behavior experience.) It just means, "eek, there's a cop, but the phone down!"

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2006 at 11:08 AM

    I played!
    Blessings to Will Smama!

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2006 at 11:10 AM

    Whoops! Let's try this again! I hope this works!

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  17. revhipchickSeptember 1, 2006 at 11:22 AM

    prayers and good thoughts to will samma!
    i played today!

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  18. JonahSeptember 1, 2006 at 11:29 AM

    A link to Cheesehead's response

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  19. GordSeptember 1, 2006 at 11:36 AM

    lieu of flowers does sound positively funeralish. GLad you are OK will smama.

    My responses are up

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  20. EmilySeptember 1, 2006 at 11:48 AM

    I did it here

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  21. Reverend Dona QuixoteSeptember 1, 2006 at 12:05 PM

    cha-a-a-a-r-r-ge!

    Feel better will smama

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  22. UnknownSeptember 1, 2006 at 1:54 PM

    Abi Andretti is a speed demon, catch my draft!

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  23. NotShyChiRevSeptember 1, 2006 at 2:03 PM

    I played...in the middle lane.

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  24. A. LinSeptember 1, 2006 at 3:28 PM

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  25. A. LinSeptember 1, 2006 at 3:30 PM

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  26. A. LinSeptember 1, 2006 at 3:33 PM

    I'll figure the linking thing out someday.

    I played.

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  27. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2006 at 5:18 PM

    I have confessed here

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  28. Karen SapioSeptember 1, 2006 at 5:33 PM

    I I played!

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  29. reverendmotherSeptember 1, 2006 at 5:46 PM

    I finally weighed in.

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  30. SallySeptember 1, 2006 at 6:34 PM

    too much driving over here... dare I blog... maybe tomorrow, just got home and it is late..

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  31. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2006 at 7:47 PM

    Well, I may be in the slow lane in making comments, but I have posted here.

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  32. APStraightSeptember 1, 2006 at 9:54 PM

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  33. APStraightSeptember 1, 2006 at 9:59 PM

    Let me try again---

    I'm here!

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  34. RachelSeptember 1, 2006 at 10:43 PM

    stretch, yawn, I am so late! But I played here! Safe travels over the holiday weekend everyone.

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  35. mid-life rookieSeptember 1, 2006 at 10:49 PM

    I played

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  36. mid-life rookieSeptember 1, 2006 at 10:52 PM

    Rats, the link didn't work this time. Let's try this

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  37. mid-life rookieSeptember 1, 2006 at 10:56 PM

    Okay one last time . If this doesn't work, just come on over to http://midliferookie.blogspot.com.

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  38. KateSeptember 1, 2006 at 11:04 PM

    Yup yup yup...here it is.

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  39. The Vicar of HogsmeadeSeptember 1, 2006 at 11:31 PM

    I was too busy driving to post earlier. Now that I'm not driving, I have finally played as I tried to get to gate 9 3/4.

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  40. semfemSeptember 2, 2006 at 2:03 AM

    I totally played on my LiveJournal!

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  41. netSeptember 2, 2006 at 9:19 AM

    I played the Friday Five on Saturday. Surely makes you loose your mind ...

    Ahhh! I have that song in my head now!!!!!

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  42. St. InuksukSeptember 5, 2006 at 3:38 PM

    Late , but I played.
    signs-along-the-way

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