Dark Haired Woman in Black SUV.

I was standing at the curb waiting to cross at the crosswalk at Main and Alex. You stopped. Good driver. Biscuit! But when I waited to make sure traffic coming from the OTHER direction was stopping as well, you lost patience and proceeded through the crosswalk. No biscuit! I looked both ways before I crossed the street, just like Sesame Street taught me. I looked back in your direction as I stepped into the crosswalk, just to be sure, but you were already driving through it. Then you looked at me and threw up your hands as if I was the idiot. You make Big Bird sad.

—Run-Me-Over Elmo

This article appears in Aug 20-26, 2009.