Road Rage!

This might be my favorite moment from the last trip to Omaha. It highlights a side of Bobby I didn't get into the Weekend America piece. That piece is about Bobby the rabblerouser, Bobby who starts conflicts (with a noble intention, of course). But Bobby's good at resolving conflicts, too. He comforted Miss Kittye at North Omaha Days when she was having an awful time, and on this piece of tape, he sorta saves my ass.

We were pulling out of the grocery store. I was behind the wheel of my rental car, a Chevrolet that was somewhere between sports car and economy car. I didn't see anyone coming, so I pulled out on 30th Street. Well. Some aggro dingbat in a big ol' truck was going about 75 m.p.h. and found himself on my bumper right quick. He pulled up alongside the right side of the car, and Bobby rolled down his window. Then...