Mexico City Driving, And Parkland: A Cinematic Masterpiece Waiting To Happen?

Good afternoon,

The other day I was driving and I witnessed a runner running against the traffic. It was about 6:30 p.m.
Not super heavy traffic, but the road was not bare of cars. This was just a regular road, not residential, but not a highway.
The running experts will counsel you to run against the traffic. They claim it is safer, and that motorists will be able to see you better and therefore not hit you. I am in disagreement of this policy, for the following reasons: it is more distracting for the driver to see a human coming toward them, and sometimes, this will actually cause the driver to hit the runner. Also, I just prefer to run the same way as the traffic. Just as long as you pay attention!

Maybe the person I saw was just an oddball, because he was also running in the traffic lane, while no one was in it.

new topic:
I was in Mexico City recently.
It was supposed to be a longer list, but, in any case, here are the major difference between driving in Mexico City and driving in Dallas, TX:
1. Mexico City: It may take you 1.5 hours to go about 25 miles.
Dallas: It may take you 1.5 hours, to go about 25 miles, but only if you are on LBJ.

2. Mexico City: You gaze out the window at kids performing tricks with fire, for money.
Dallas: You gaze out the window at construction workers showing off their NEON vests.

3. Mexico City: People honk their horn when something goes wrong.
Dallas: People just run into each other.

Yet a new topic:
There is a movie coming out soon called Parkland. It is based on events at Parkland Memorial Hospital. If the creators of the movie want to make a scary documentary, they should visit the real Parkland Hospital (meaning the ER).
Just kidding! I am a supporter of the hospital.

THE END.
Alice, sometimes, North Dallas Homegirl.

Answering a Comment, And Runners? Self Important?

dear all,

I ran the Cowtown 1/2 today. It took place in Fort Worth, TX. I try to have a good attitude during the runs -- which can at times be hard.
Call me silly, but it dawned on me that runners are kind of self-important. We run out of our own free will. Then, after two and a half, or three hours (or however long it takes you) of everyone telling us how great we are, and saying, "good job! keep it up!" we think we deserve free soup, ice cream, burritos, pasta, and other things!

I received a comment after the last blog. Inquiring about the documentaries mentioned in the previous blog.

Dear Driveways Essex,
Thank you!!!
I don't believe the documentaries can be watched online.
Since they are kind of low budget, I'm not sure of details of their upcoming releases. What I can think of is to keep checking the links to the movie sites, which were included in the last blog, AND to lobby your theater, and ask if they will show them.
If I hear anything else about Swingman, I'll let you guys know.
Here is the link for the Thin Line Film Festival, in Denton, TX.

On that note, THE END.
Alice (north dallas homegirl)

Don't forget it's Black History Month. I watched a documentary about Whitney Young Jr. If you want to learn about black history, you can start by learning about him.