more on college students

When I was young, my friends and I were taught that if you're walking along a sidewalk together and you approach someone coming the opposite direction, you should walk single-file, to allow the oncoming person to stay on the pavement as they pass you, and not be forced off into the dirt.

Seemed like common sense to me. But apparently this custom has gone the way of the rotary-dial telephone.

So for years I've been forced to move my solo self off the sidewalk to make room for the hoards of approaching students. And I've gotten pretty darn sick of it. So I decided to stop making room for them. Instead, I just barrel right into the hoard; straight into them like they're not there. It's really fun! And it makes me feel better.