Seedplanter’s Porch

By nature, I’m a people watcher. I don’t mind waiting in lines or sitting in airports, where droves of people come and go. I’ve been known to shed a tear or two while watching families say hello or goodbye. Total strangers to me, but hey–it’s a sweet moment. I spent almost ten years freelancing for Hallmark International writing card concepts (art suggestion and text tie-in), so I suppose it helped that I liked observing people.

Maybe that’s why I also like bumper stickers. Each one is different, and reflects something about the driver. Bumper sticker books like this one are hilarious! Someone out there is collecting the best sightings of the year, apparently.

Whenever I’m stopped at an intersection, I automatically scan the bumper ahead of me for messages. Last week, this one stared back at me:

You know it’s going to be a bad day when you jump out of bed and miss the floor.

When I got home, I pulled out my file of bumpers sticker sightings and began reading through them. I started tossing them in a folder almost two decades ago. They’re as fun to read now as they were then.

Visit my new Squidoo lens, Bumper Sticker Central, to learn about the history of this practice. Putting messages on our vehicles started longer ago than I thought. Do you know what the first bumper stickers were made of? I didn’t, either. While you’re there, take a moment and leave your favorite bumper sticker sighting, in the Plexo list. (Don’t forget to vote!)

Take care, and remember…Reality is a figment of your imagination. <===bumper sticker sighting, 1992.

*Airport image by work the angles via Flickr