The Gitmo Fan

Posted on January 5, 2006 in Driving Hatred The Orange

Typical example of local sanity: I am passed on Portola by a high clearance black chevy truck. The driver, has taken great pains to shave off all the black hair on his head except two slight strips at the very fronts of his cheeks and a tuft on his chin. On his back window there’s a red, white and black bumper sticker: I (*heart*) GITMO. Keep those Terrorists Locked Up.

We run parallel for a block or so. When I pass him, I shake my head. He speeds up and there’s a small race on, which I let him win when it comes time to make my turn for Arby’s. Going in for my chicken tenders, I shrug. He’s sane. Hatred doesn’t faze him. Just another mean man with a violent and unclassified personality disorder. No amount of medications short of thiorazine will silence his rage and chemically gagging him is no cure.