Apparently today is Crazy Pedestrian Day

In my experience you don't usually see too many pedestrians before 7 a.m., and those that you do see are generally sensible, staying on sidewalks, using crosswalks, and the like.

Not this morning.

Between the time I left my house (6:20) and the time I parked the vanpool at work, I'd had to dodge, avoid, and otherwise fail to smoosh no fewer than SIX pedestrians pulling crazy, risk-to-life-and-limb stunts. Darting out across busy streets, running lights, failing to walk the ten feet in order to USE that crosswalk, wandering out into the street without looking, that kind of thing.

What gives? It must be something in the air today.

Please be extra careful if you're driving today. Keep your eyes peeled for the peds, because crazy-silly-wrong or not, hitting one is guaranteed to give everyone a bad day.

And if you're thinking about going out walking today...don't succumb to the crazy vibe, okay?