Beauty is in the Eye. Literally.

I'm a woman. I wear makeup. I have occasionally put lipstick or concealer on in the car while at a stop light. I'll admit that. I've eaten a burger behind the wheel. I've tied my shoes at stop lights. I've even texted, yes, texted on the freeway.

HOWEVER, I stop at the line with applying full-fledged makeup. This woman this morning was jerking around and having a hard time merging with us. It took me a while to figure it out, but in the passenger-side mirror I finally saw what the problem was: she was trying to apply her makeup while merging.

Come on, people. Haven't you heard the statistics about how many people die or are injured each year because of texting? Don't you think that putting MAKEUP on while driving is even WORSE? At least while you're texting you can look up at the road (assuming you know where every letter on your keyboard is by heart). But have you ever seen a woman put makeup on at HOME? How about we add to that your 12yo daughter in the passenger seat and a moving SUV? Let's add this up:

-1 point: You're staring into the small, poorly lit mirror hanging from the ceiling of your car's hood.
-1 point: You're leaning your head backwards to get full advantage of your lashes...a feat in and of itself.
-1 point: You're SUV is merging with other cars from two lanes into one, and then onto a freeway.
-2 points: You're using a tiny wand-like instrument to apply black goop near your very sensitive eye area.

She's practically driving blind. And she's doing it in front of her 12yo daughter, which is essentially teaching her that it's a good idea to apply makeup while behind the wheel of a moving 2-ton vehicle. That sounds like a good way to set an example, doesn't it? Teach the next generation how to drive while texting, eating, putting makeup on. Hell, whey not add the fax machine and the computer in the driver's lap, too, while we're at it?

Oh God. I just realized. I'm becoming my father!