Reason Number 1,281

WHY I AVOID MORNINGS :
Remember that shinny black police car that was blocking my driveway a few entries ago? Well he got me for speeding Monday morning. Me, little Miss Daydreamer who usually mopes along just below the speed limit, stopping for people, puppies and other assorted critters to cross the street.

I bought some cheap no name gas the other day and the car has been spitting and sputtering along ever since. I’m on my way back from dropping one of the kids off downtown. I had no sleep the night before and I really had no business being behind the wheel (I should have been home sleeping). I’m in third gear and the car starts to cough, there is not another soul or vehicle in sight, so I drop it in second an put the pedal to the metal. Bad idea, at the next traffic light he is sitting directly behind me. The second the light turns green he hits the lights and siren.

Ma’am you were doing 44 on a 35 may I see your licence and registration please. Great the photo on my licence was taken in 1989 and looks nothing like I do now.  The address is wrong as is all the other information on the damn thing. I have to give the man credit, he was nice as could be about the total mismatch of everything on my totally legal New York State drivers licence. He didn’t ask any questions and I didn’t offer any explanation. I ended up with a ticket for 40 in a 35.

On a lighter note, sweet bell pepper seem to be rather plentiful this season. I’ve been planning a pizza with red, green, orange, and yellow peppers, mushrooms, sliced roma tomato’s but I was just to tired to make the dough. I ended up with bottom round strips and most of the other stuff.

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