Until the bitter end, I will defend my right to use a cell phone while driving, while walking down the street with Jonah, while sitting in a coffee house, etc. I **can** do both things at once. I have done both things at once for 6 years now, all without incident. So, maybe there are **some**people that can't, or, maybe **most** can't? I don't know, but, I can. And, I do.

My incidents involving car accidents/near misses are two: one time I backed up into an off duty police officer. I wasn't on the cell phone. Shoot, I didn't even have the radio turned on.

Second time: I WAS on the cell phone, in the library parking lot, backing out of a space, carefully. And an adult woman (not a child, teenager, etc, but an mature adult woman) RAN behind my car, despite me being in motion, with visible brake lights. SHE had the audacity to yell at ME for being on a cell phone! Uh, HELLO? I saw you, you idiot. YOU ran through a parking lot (bad idea), YOU ran behind a moving vehicle (bad idea)- I was the one that saw YOU behind my vehicle, cell phone and all! I was the one that avoided the accident, not you.

My point? Often times, the stupidity of the cell phone user is not directly related to the use of a phone. They just might be stupid all on their own. (note: I am not stupid ). Maybe they shouldn't be driving, walking, living, etc., regardless of the cell phone usage. Just a thought.