Moving On

I'm glad to be able to blog today. I am in the process of relocating locally and that has severely impacted my ability to write on my novels until it runs it's course. I do have a gripe that I want to put out there for comments. I am about to write a letter to the paper with an article entitled "People that are too bright are selfish". I don't mean that I don't like Mensa applicants, what I'm referring to is the driver's that drive with their 'driving lights", "road lights", or even, "accent lights" on against on-coming traffic. Driving lights add 30% to 50% additional illumination out in front of your car. While this is usually helpful to the driver with the extra lights it is totally un-helpful to the on-coming drivers!

Case in point, coming down a highway through the mountains (I live in Idaho) on a dark night with a slight mist obscuring the roadway (even with good wipers) and a car pops up coming at you with their extra driving lights on. Even without the mist your vision is reduced significantly and that can be very dangerous. Not even considering the deer and elk that are committing suicide by impact the glaring light can make a person miss a curve or anything on the road.

Come on people! We're all in this together and it is not only inconsiderate to add extra lights against on-coming traffic Idaho law states that a vehicle should not blind the oncoming driver.

I have a pair of 100-watt driving lights for my car. I only use them when I am alone on the road or on a place where there are no on-coming vehicles. I also have a Commercial Driver's License and drive vans and buses all over the western United States. The problem is not only in Idaho, it's widespread and according to police records it is causing accidents.

Common courtesy or even respect for other drivers would keep a person from using extra lights that could blind and on-coming driver. At least think of your own safety. If that doesn't interest you then notice how other inconsiderate drivers blind you when they come at you with their driving lights on.

If you don't care what problems you cause for on-coming drivers then expect to subjected to more cars using their high-beams or real driving lights to see pass your inconsiderate use of your driving lights.

Lastly, the only drivers that are more inconsiderate (on purpose) than the driver that leaves their driving lights on when facing traffic is the dolt that has four lights (2 low beams and 2 high beams) and switches the wiring so that they run with their high beams on all the time. Thanks a lot!

Creeping into Blogdom

This is my first blog. I am a published author in the field of Chirstian Action-Adventure and have a web-site with thirteen novels in the Crossfire series on it. (http://www.crossfirenovels.com)%20you/You can view or buy (download) all of these novels except for the third one (Israeli Crossfire) because it's publishing rights belong to others. If you click on "Buy Now" on that novel it will direct you to Barnes and Noble to acquire it. Also, if you click on "Read More" on the other twelve novels you can read the entire first chapter of the book to determine if you are interested in getting that book. (Hint: my prices are half of B&Ns).

I am in the process of publicizing the series for the first time as I complete the 14th novel. I also have the first book of a Christian Science-Fiction trilogy completed but it is on the back burner at present while I concentrate on the action series.

The Crossfire series of novels follows a couple who are selected by God to battle the enemy's of mankind. As I say in my Foreword:

To my Christian readers –
The Crossfire series of action/adventure stories include depictions of violence which are unusual in Christian literature. It would be nice if there were no conflict or violence in our world. But we live in a time when evil is increasing instead of diminishing, when some men seem to be controlled by selfishness, madness, or evil forces. When the enemies of decent mankind are bent on subjugation of other men and women, righteous men and women must stand against evil. The yoke of oppression is not lifted by prayer alone. God is our shepherd and we are his sheep. As long as there are wolves about, God will use some of us as sheep dogs to defend the rest of us. These stories are about people like that and the forces they fight against. The stories describe violence because it occurs in the real world and it is active in the lives of all people whether they recognize it or not.

To my non-Christian readers –
The Crossfire series include depictions of spiritual warfare and spiritual activity with which the non-Christian may not be familiar. These stories describe the realms and activities of both God and satan because they are real and active in the lives of all people whether they recognize it or not.

Steve Thompson