tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post4128106876812108404..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Ma and China in the NewsMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-50005308441634486342013-07-28T21:22:41.598+08:002013-07-28T21:22:41.598+08:00"My son practices for the driver's licens...<i>"My son practices for the driver's license exam."</i><br /><br />If he is at all apprehensive about driving on roads surrounded by morons who might injure or kill him at any moment, then that's probably a good sign; he really <i>ought</i> to be apprehensive about these possibilities. <br /><br />Untimely generosity: Contrary to the popular, mindlessly repeated imperative to follow the laws as a prescription for traffic safety, it is actually awareness of what is happening around you at all times which is critical to staying safe, as is calmness of nerve - which can always be artificially induced through the consumption of reasonably small quantities of alcohol. Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.com