Shoes on the Side of the Expressway

WHY are there always shoes on the side of the expressway?

I spend a lot of time driving long distances along the expressway and I can’t help but notice the number of shoes I see strewn along the shoulder.  I really just don’t understand why they are there.

First I have to ask myself, “who threw the shoe out of the moving vehicle?”  Did a driver in an extreme case of road rage throw his own shoe at another car?  Or was someone so pissed off at a fellow passenger that they ripped their shoe off their feet and threw it out the window?

I also have to ask myself about the whereabouts of the shoe’s match.  There is never a pair of shoes… just one.  If you’re going to throw one, why not throw the other.  What are you going to do with one shoe?!

Regardless, I’m pretty sure that throwing a shoe out of a car traveling at 70 mph is never the answer (and not really safe or sane).

PDA in College

WHY do college students insist on PDA in hallways and outside of classrooms?

First off, I’m strongly against most forms of public displays of affection because no one wants to watch that.  It is like listening to a “you hang up first! no, you hang up first!” phone conversation–cruel and unusual punishment.

If you’re not already living together then chances are you probably spend most nights together.  And if you haven’t noticed, this isn’t high school.  Feelin’ horny?  Stay home.  Your mother isn’t here making sure your attending classes.  I’m at school to learn and I don’t like to witness soft core porn on my way to class.  And I really don’t appreciate having to dodge couples humping each other up against the wall in order to get through the hallways.