#109 Department of Mayhem and Violence

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When I got a note in the mail saying I needed to renew my driver’s license, I wasn’t worried. After all, I’ve been driving since I was sixteen. All I had to do was take a quick written exam, get a bad picture taken, and I’d be done. Right?

When I got to the DMV, my immediate thought was, “WOW! Lookit all the people…they must be giving away thousand dollar bills inside.”

I was wrong. Inside, I found twenty-two service windows, two employees and a line which appeared to contain the entire population of Ogallala, Nebraska. I took my place at the end.

Grimly, like Soviets waiting five hours for the chance to buy half a roll of industrial-grade toilet paper, we stood in line. Unlike the Russians, we weren’t relieved when we got to the front of the queue…….

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NOTES: 

• If you’ve got a teen driver (or a soon-to-be driver) I recommend the Driver-ZED training. We used it with both of our sons and were pleased at how it helped increase their awareness of safety on the road. You can find out more at:
  http://www.driverzed.org/home/
• If you are interested in learning more about being an organ donor, check out the U.S. Government’s website at:
  http://www.organdonor.gov/
• Finally, don’t forget the ‘organ’ you can donate right now…blood.
  http://www.redcross.org/donate/give/

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