but it was a close thing for a minute. A message to all Illinois commuters in the Chicago area:

DECAF.

After attempting to pass a Jeep driver today who was apparently trying his damnedest to ensure that a semi-truck merged into my car, the man took offense and elected to retaliate against my will to live by repeatedly accelerating, then braking suddenly, in what I can only surmise was an attempt to cause me to hit him.

Which I managed not to do. Later, at a light, he rocketed past me, screaming obscenities.

I do so love commuting.

-WesT