Motivation in Your Face!

I felt compelled to create this blog today. I've been thinking about it for quite some time. I read in the Post Gazette about the void left by PittGirl's sudden absence and I'd like to bring cynicism back to the Pittsburgh blog scene, with just a touch of life skills teaching.

I was walking to the bus stop when I noticed the 71A coming down 5th Avenue behind me. It was 2 blocks away and I was 1 block from the stop. I started to run. Fast. I haven't done that in years. There was a man standing at the bus stop and the light was due to change to yellow at any minute so I figured I was golden. I kept running.

All of a sudden, humanity stood still. The man made eye contact with me as the bus pulled up beside me. I was still running. I had 25, maybe 30 feet to go. The bus slowed down. The light turned yellow. I was going to catch it!

But, wait! The man stepped back from the stop! Perhaps he wanted the 71D or the EBO or some other godforsaken route! As he stepped back, the bus driver floored it through the red light and I let loose with a stream of curse words that would shame my sailor uncle. All I could do was look at the man and breathe heavily.

Lesson for the day: Go ahead and walk, you probably need the exercise anyway. Don't forget to watch for traffic and random jerks on the street.