Best and Worst

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way..."
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities.

It was high school, is what it was. One of the things that I loved in high school was the ride home. I would catch a ride home with a guy who lived down the street from me. There was a certain stretch of road on our way home that crossed some train tracks. There was a noticeable incline of the road up to those tracks, and a noticeable decline after them. Billy would hit those tracks going about 85 mph. The entire car would go airborne, and so would I. It was loads of fun.

Well, some idiots decided that there should be a stop sign for the train tracks. I've never heard of such a thing! Who stops for train tracks, unless there's a train? Buses and trucks carrying explosives, that's who. Well, those idiots prevailed. Stupid.

I went and got a pizza from Anna's Pizza in Winnebago, Illinois. Their pizza tastes like homemade with a nice, doughy crust and tons of cheese. It was nice and hot, too. I think I lost a layer of flesh on the roof of my mouth. It was totally worth it.

Give me more pizza, less stop signs.