Is it exceedingly weird to want to take homeless people home? Or pick up hitchhikers? Or help the people who have signs that say "please help?"

It seems that one does not pick up hitchhikers in America. It is simply not safe. Who knows who they might be, with or without Bud Light? I know at least two people who are against me trying new things (like bar crawls) who would also be firmly against me picking up hitchhikers and homeless people, namely my mother and my fiance, David.

I only discovered that they were so against these strange longings I get when I was designated driver for a co-worker at a Des Moines. I didn't drink then, in my pre-21 days, because I need a serious good excuse for breaking the law and "having a good time" with that foul-smelling liquid that can make anybody turn into an idiot was not a law-breaking type of appealing. I like to pick my battles.

Anyway, my Mom and David were not too keen on my doing that, but it was uneventful and he really wasn't even that drunk.

Another time I became aware of their combined displeasure was after I gave plasma at Bio-Life. A college age guy was also there, and had locked his keys in his car and just wanted a lift to the nearest Ford dealership. I agreed and to the amazement of everyone, it happened without incident. However, I was told not to do it again.

But really, I see the amount of people driving past these people and wonder, if we aren't helping them, who will? Why can't I adopt a few homeless people?