i love you.

once my great grandma mentioned how interesting it was that when a traffic light turns red, everyone just....stops. we laughed at her. we still tell the story. she's crazy! ha.
i thought the same thing today.
i was driving to pittsburgh and its true. the light turns red...and obediently, every car comes to a complete stop. why isn't that interesting? as individual as our thoughts and motives are, there are some things that we just obey, without need for thought. light: red. stop. light: green. go.
i could go into infinitely more detail trying to work out the logic of this concept in my own mind, but for those of you that aren't me, I'll spare you.
about this same time in my trip, i noticed the sunset. it was around 8:15.
i like sunsets better than sunrises. its the colors. and the shape.

then i got on the ramp to get on the parkway. this is my favorite part of the trip from crabtree to pittsburgh. within 5 seconds, everything changes. Rte 22 is order, control. but that on-ramp...soccer moms, business men, college students...all instantly become nascar drivers. its like the pace car followed 22 and 376 is our track. everyone picks up about 20mph and chooses a lane. no worries about those first two sharp turns, you gotta pick your speed and do it. the ramp merges with two other lanes and instantly becomes 4 lanes, then 3.

at this point i remember a theory about humans, at some length, subconsciously tune in to the thoughts of others. like an instinct. i don't remember the name of the theory, and don't care to look it up now. but it makes sense. most of us were in the center lane. almost at once, the majority of the cars shifted right or left, depending on their destinations, i guess. i chose not to shift.

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