Instead of criticizing my driving, just zip it

Instead of criticizing my driving, just zip it

Many years ago, while driving home from a Canada fishing trip, my buddy Jim and I ran into some road construction in Minnesota. “Right lane closed 3 miles ahead,” the sign said. Car after car politely pulled into the crowded left lane—and because I was the one driving at the time, I zipped past in the now-much-faster right lane. “This lane is closing,” Jim said. “Right,” I confirmed. “In three miles.” And thus began a conversation / discussion /…