No Excuse.

via TMZ

I am constantly surrounded by people on the road trying desperately to maneuver their vehicles with one hand because their other hand is busy holding a cell phone. And occasionally the "free" hand is holding a cigarette or something as well as the steering wheel.

If you cannot afford the $20 (or $1.48 on Amazon) for a headset for your cell phone, there is an organization called freeheadset.org which will send you one for free. There is no excuse not to have one.

Maria Shriver is now the poster child for this offense. Her husband signed into California law in 2008 a bill that bans the use of handheld devices while driving (as many states have done) yet she has been photographed multiple times violating the law. That is wildly inexcusable.

So tell me: Do you use a headset or not? Do you text while driving?

This isn't really a laughing matter but this video illustrates the topic using humor (just in case you missed it). I think I drive by that guy twice a week.

Cash Cab Has Ruined My Faith In Humanity.

Guest Post by my daughter, Spencer.

Can you name five positions in the Presidential Cabinet?

Seriously. Try it. Let’s just say it’s for peace of mind.

One of my favorite things to do after a grueling day of dealing with all of the stresses of school is to unwind with one of the following tv shows:

Mythbusters, How It’s Made, or Cash Cab.

Now, Jamie and Adam answer all my questions about whether or not I can lose a bloodhound’s trail or if I can lift my body weight with just helium-filled balloons.

How It’s Made teaches me what toothpaste is made of and how to hand-weld a trombone.

Of course both of these shows teach me things that I probably would never ever need to know in my entire life, but they are, to me, entertaining.

Cash Cab on the other hand tests my knowledge of facts that most people really should know. I feel I could totally win Cash Cab without using any shout-outs. I love being tested and even learning a few new things from this show, but here is my issue:

NO ONE ON THE PLANET KNOWS ANYTHING!!!!!!!

I have recently become resentful of the random cab-goers of the Big Apple because most of them don’t know the simplest facts. “Can you name five positions in the Presidential Cabinet?” was a “Red Light Challenge” on yesterday’s show. The contestants ended up losing no less than two blocks after they barely answered this question.

So my inquiry is, why doesn’t anyone know anything anymore? And furthermore – why don’t they care?

Yesterday Cash Cab destroyed my faith in humanity. Thank you Discovery Channel.

Next time: How Meerkat Manor is like MTV's Real World with Meerkats.