I went out of town for Christmas this year so I didn’t get the chance to buy all the gifts I wanted to buy before leaving so I decided to go Christmas shopping for those people that I still haven’t seen and didn’t have gifts for so I’m driving along minding my own business, singing to whatever song is playing on the oldie’s station at the time when I put my blinker on to signal that I’m going to turn into the Target parking lot. As I’m making my turn some guy comes racing along and cuts me off turning into the parking lot from the lane beside me. Instinctively I honk the horn mostly because I really thought he was going to hit me and I don’t want to have to go through all that hassle I went through last time someone ran a stop sign and hit me. The driver of the other car flashes me his Happy New Year finger as he pulls into the parking lot. I pull in behind him and actually find a spot before he does. Well, Mr. I don’t know the fuck about driving laws pulls up behind me, gets out of the car and starts yelling at me about my lack of driving skills.

“You don’t know how to fuckin’ drive! You’re such a dumb ass that shouldn’t even be driving” He’s screaming at the top of his lungs.

I have to admit that it was a bit scary to have someone stand there and yell at me like that because you don’t know what anyone else is thinking or capable of doing. I know you’re supposed to stop and walk away from something like this so that it doesn’t escalate, but I didn’t walk away. I looked at him and said, “You’re the one that cut me off and I’m the dumb fuck that doesn’t know how to drive?”

“Fuck you, you fat ass muther fucker!”

I don’t know why but I couldn’t help thinking “Man, that’s a lot of fucks he’s using” It was at this point that I noticed the bumper sticker on his car. It was one of those religious fish with the word “Jesus” in it. I have a Darth Vader window decal on my car and found it funny that I have the Dark Lord of the Sith on my car and he has The Savior of the World on his, yet he’s the one yelling and calling me names. I pointed at his bumper sticker and simply asked, “Dude, what would Jesus do in this situation?” The guy’s face totally changed and he became quiet. He didn’t say anything else as he got in his car and drove off.

As I wrote in my face book post, for anyone who knows me, did you really think I would let the year slip by without posting this song? It's a great cover by Melissa Etheridge

Here’s wishing you and your family “a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year … another year over and a new one just begun...let's hope it's a good one without any fear."