Is there a problem officer?

After a long day of driving I have arrived in Sunnyvale California. I'm currently stationed in a Motel 6 and I am hanging out with Tom Bodatten. I honestly don't know what to think right now. I'm excited to have made it, but a little nervous about whats a head of me. It should get interesting. I guess I will just jump in and see how the water feels.

So I should probably leave this part out, but I think it is important to mention. Driving through the western half of Utah I was pulled over by a Utah State Patrolman. Just having had my morning coffee I was a little wired and the car was in cruise control. I have honestly made a point to drive slightly under the speed limit this whole trip. For that reason I was doing 74 MPH. I didn't even check up on the brake as I drove by him because the limit had been 75 since I left Salt Lake. As he turned on his lights and came on in pursuit of me I graciously pulled over as soon as I could.

I cooperated with his requests for license and registration, and he informed me that the speed limit in this area was 65. I had not seen a sign, but as usual I was probably deep in thought. Thank you NPR. I think the combination of me being from Iowa and the fact that the speed limit in the area was predominately 75. I guess the lesson to learn is that I am a lucky twerp. Along with that though, is the fact that it's easy to put on cruise control and lose track of whats going on around us. There probably was at least one posted limit that I had past. I got lucky. Too often we just put on cruise control in our daily lives and we lose track of important things during the day. Ignorance can get us in trouble.

That being said I think cruise control is a simplifying tool that is necessary. Just like cruise control we should use the simplifying cognitive practices that make our lives easier with some amount of caution. Sometimes it is important to chickity-check yourself before you wreck yourself. I'm gonna catch some flack from mom for this one. Love you mom.