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Pedestrian rage: I was out on a pleasant walk for lunch just now, in the pretty spring sunshine, thinking happy thoughts and listening to chirping birds (and traffic, but whatever), and just generally having a nice, relaxing break. I cross a street at a light where the happy green/white walking person is cheerfully lit for me, although the blinking hand of watch-it starts up as I'm halfway across. A minivan trying to turn to its right in front of me has the audacity to honk, because I apparently don't have any rights to cross the street as a pedestrian in front of this person. Which ruined my happy mood. As those of you who know me and have seen me walk know, I walk at a brisk pace as a general rule, so it's not as though I was ambling aimlessly or practicing any dance routines in the middle of the road. My hand went up, and I said, "it's walk for me," although I doubt they were even really looking at me anymore. But what would have served me better is a bullhorn to shout "What are you, six? Wait Your Turn!" Some people are so dang rude. It's silly. It took me exactly the same number of seconds to finish walking taking my right of way after they honked that it would have without their honking, and if they'd refrained from honking (doo-dah, doo-dah) then I'd have continued to feel pleasant and cheerful, and not like tracking them down and reading them a lecture on basic civility.

Meh. Now to shake this off and continue with my heretofore relatively pleasant day.

Stupid minivan driver.