Bring back the WAAAAVE!

I don't like it when I let pedestrians walk in front of my car on campus and I don't even get a courtesy wave in return. One day I was overwhelmed with the kindness of NMU students... I kept witnessing a zillion cars stopping in the middle of the busiest intersection of campus (i.e., the four way stop between the art building, Hedgecock and Gries Hall) to let a zillion students cross the street, make out with their boyfriends in the middle of the street, ect. ect. And of course, along with the allowing of walking in front of cars, each driver was returned with a courtesy wave or a smile. Seriously! It was like the Yooper version of Pleasantville. I was really feeling the NMU love that day.

But then... magically, the love stopped! I try to do my "nice thing of the day" by letting people walk in front of me even when I have exactly .2 seconds to make it to the commuter lot, park my blasted car, dash into West Science and get to class. And I don't even get the courtesy waves in return. I LOVE THE COURTESY WAVES! It keeps me believing in the kindness of random strangers!

The end.