I learn an abundance of information from my defensive driving students. This week, everyone has been talking about Ten on Tuesday, a new tradition in North Texas. We all spend more time commuting than we would like. And we all see our fair share of trash on or near our roadways. After all, motorists generate 52% of litter along roadways and highways (according to the 2009 Texas Department of Transportation Litter Attitudes and Behavior Survey). Wouldn’t it be a much more pleasant commute if we didn’t have to see all of this trash? This program encourages businesses, schools, community groups and individuals to reverse litter by picking up 10 pieces of trash and recyclable materials each Tuesday. It’s a brilliant idea and the results in just one year, if only 5,000 people participate and chunk 10 pieces of litter a week into the trash or recycling bin, the Metroplex will reduce litter by 2.6 million pieces!

If you are ready to get involved, you can make a pledge at reverselitter.org. There, you can find more information about how you can get started and encourage friends and family to participate as well. As of today, there are 7.952 pledges and counting.

So get involved and take the pledge. Do your part to keep our highways and roads beautiful. And look for the Chunk Litter Here trash bins in your area. Together, we can keep our part of this country a beautiful place to live.

Until next week…

Daun Thompson
Writer / Comedienne / Artist

Ten on Tuesday – Comedy Defensive Driving

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Daun Thompson has spent years acting in both film and theatre which has been paramount in launching her onto the comedy stage (incidentally, without a helmet, resulting in a nasty concussion). Being a funny girl is a full time job. A job that she hopes that one day will come with dental benefits and a 401K. Unlike her work, she is biodegradable, yet flame retardant. And gentle to the touch. Her goal in life??? For strangers to approach her and ask "Didn't you used to be somebody?" In the late 1980's she cut her teeth at the Velveeta Room on 6th Street in Austin, Texas ... the original room with the stripper pole. From there, she moved to northern California and worked with many comedy icons, like Mitch Hedberg, Marc Maron, Colin Quinn, Vic Dunlop, Huck Flyn, Michael Mancini, Doug Ferrari, Shang and Brian Posehn. Daun has been a licensed driver safety instructor and trainer with Comedy Defensive Driving for over 9 years. Her knowledge of driving safety laws keeps her readers informed and engaged with her blog adventures. She still continues to do stand-up comedy, sometimes in a reclining position...just to be different.