Are Superhero Movies Causing Mere Humans to Want to Save the World?

It's a pleasant Saturday afternoon. Frank, the baby and I are driving to deposit a check. As I'm navigating our way west, passing through an intersection, I notice the right lane is coming to a fast stop and it's going to leave me in the middle of the road blocking traffic, which is a major pet peeve of mine. I do what I consider the logical thing: I get the hell out of the way by moving into the left lane.

Once I'm in the other lane, I realize the backup is due to an accident, which is blocking the left lane ahead. I see other cars in my lane with their blinkers on, trying to get over. Just as I'm about to do the same, a guy in a Ford Focus throws his car in front of me, causing me to slam on the breaks. I quickly get that this guy considers me a "passing threat" and is putting an end to my shenanigans by blocking my way. With his mighty Ford Focus. Dude, seriously? Since moving one car length ahead is not my main concern of the day (Cash money in the bank, however, is), I wait for a car to let me in and into the right lane I go. Done, right? Oh no.

The Mighty Ford Focus has me on his radar. An expert in fighting crime, he knows a hooligan when he sees one, and I am all hool, baby. Once we're past the accident, the right lane is still bogged down from the traffic merging over there, so I move into the left lane. That, my friends, was my big mistake. My downfall. The moment I will regret every time I think of that avenger (no wait, isn't that a Dodge?) protecting society against the likes of me. Obviously, this was an aggressive move against his MANHOOD - I mean quest to protect all mankind, yes, that's what I meant. As I reach his car, he guns that little four cylinder with all his might, determined not to let this ruffian pass him. For there would be no greater injustice than that. I look at my husband and say, "I really should smoke him with my turbo," but with le bebe in the back seat, I just can't do it. He ends up turning at the main road - I imagine laughing maniacally - while I go straight, ending our encounter. You may have won this time, Mighty Ford Focus Man, but I'll be back. I'll be back.