Just In from the Far Corners of the Commonwealth

Hilarious/pathetic article from WaPo this morning about a 6 year old who attempted to drive his mother’s car to school leaving chaos in his wake. This took place in Virginia’s Northern Neck, a beautiful spot a few hours from Lovetown, where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Rappahannock River. We are fortunate to have relatives down there and are able to visit from time to time, most recently at Thanksgiving. It’s a fantastic place and full of charming people who love the water. But one occasionally gets the feeling of leaving civilization behind, and they’ve definitely some kind of inbred, meth-addict thing going on at the same time (we’ve mostly gotten rid of that kind of thing here in Lovetown). Anyway, according to the article, this kid’s father was under court order not to leave him alone with the mother, which of course he did. So the kid missed his bus while the mother was asleep and, not wanting to miss school-provided breakfast or PE, decided to take matters into his own hands. Made it 10 miles before hitting a utility pole. The meal, according to this report, may have been the primary motivating factor.