So I’m driving down Opelika Rd the other and Traci asks… “If you’re handicap, how can you ride a motorcycle?” So I give her my WTF? look. She returns it back and then says “look at the motorcycle next to you.” I did and to my surprise there’s an older gentleman on a Harley with a handicap tag on the back. And again that stupid WTF? look comes across my face to which Traci says “I’m just saying, I thought you had to have some kind of physical disability or limitation to get a handicap tag?”

So that got me to think about some of life’s other great mysteries. While they may not all be great mysteries, but their are some things that causes you to question them. Like why is it every time a police car pulls up behind you, you have that brief moment of anxiety. Even though you’ve done nothing wrong, for that brief instance your mind begins to run.

Or why is it when guys get drunk they want to fight? I’m not saying every guy, but there are those out there that every time they get drunk they pick a fight. And more often than not, they end up getting the crap beat out of them. On the same note, why are drunk girls so emotional? (I should note here that when I say drunk I mean inebriated to the point that you’re barely standing.)

Moving on, why is it that every time you go to a fast food restaurant and order a meal with extra whatever or without whatever they always mess it up? How hard is it not taking something or adding something to a sandwich?!!!!! So here’s my disclaimer: Not all fast food restaurants are like this,(WHATEVER!) there are some (ONE!) that gets it right. The sad part about this one is even though I know they’re going to jack up my order I continue to patronize them. Not as much as I used to, but I do. It’s like I’m begging to be aggravated.

Okay here’s one for web designers and tech savvy social networking users. Why in the hell do certain Social Networking sites have there own Markup Language? (For the 10 people out there that don’t know that’s what the ML stands for in HTML) Plain on HTML, not good enough for you?

Why do the parking meters in Downtown Auburn only take quarters? What if I’m only going to be in a place for 10 minutes? I have to put a quarter in the meter (which gives me and hour of parking time) so I won’t get that $5 parking ticket for an expired meter.

While we’re on parking tickets., why does the city give you 48 hours to pay the $5 ticket? Now if you don’t pay the ticket in the first 48 (no pun intended for people that watch the show on A&E) they double the price. So if you’re like most people, you forget about the ticket and end up paying $10. So why doesn’t the city just make the parking tickets $10 and do away with the 48 hour grace period.

Still on parking ... WHY do people park in a spot that is clearly marked Leased?!!! Can you not read? Do you not care about the $50 ticket you get for parking there? It happens to us (The Corner Staff) all the time. There’s a reason we pay for those spots, and it’s not so you’ll have space to park when you’re downtown.

Why are political ads always so negative? Even better, why do people allow those negative ads to influence our votes? Maybe it’s just me, but if you want my vote why don’t you tell me how you intend to help our community, state, district, whatever… and stop worrying about what your opponent did, does or is doing.

And while we’re on politics, why don’t people vote? And when I say people, I’m referring to that 18-34 group to which we belong?

And the Coup de Gras… Why, throughout time, have people went to war and committed atrocities in the name of Religion? I could hop on my soap box and go on for days about this but I won’t.