...other cars.  Yikes!  Who knew?

Last Thursday I had an accident.  I am sure you can tell by the looks of things, it was my fault.  Yes, I rear-ended some nice lady, making her rear-end some other nice lady. 

Noone was hurt.  Only some bent metal.  I was able to drive the car home and all.  Today I took it to the shop and got a rental car.  There is a nice Mazda 3 for me to drive if I need it. 

Funny thing is, when I started riding my bike, Melissa was scared.  She was scared that I would get killed by a car on my way to the bus stop.  Now she is scared for me to drive. 

So much for my 15 official years with no accidents.  Thursday I had to reset the counter.  Now it reads 5 days accident free!

Strange thing is that I am not as embarrassed as I thought I would be.  I know that it was just an accident and that I need not to take my driving privileges and skill for granted.  Mysterious ways and all that.  Good thing is that I've been able to use this as a teachable moment for the kids.  I've tried to show them that accidents happen, but you have to pick yourself up and move on. 

Melissa's been scared.  Usually, I am a calming influence, but this time not-so-much.  Any encouragement you might have would be good for her.  Anyway...