Is this a bizarre case of road rage or a scene out of the remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds?

How many times has someone flipped you the bird on the freeway? It seems there are more and more birds flying around on the freeway these days and a recent incident in Danville, CA will serve as a lesson to us all.

I was having a discussion with my buddy Jim Walberg, when Ann Marie Nugent, his wife, popped in with the cell phone to her ear. I could hear a very agitated person on the other end and from Ann Marie’s responses was getting the sense of an auto accident or something.

It turned out that their daughter, Briana, was driving down the road in her Honda when a flock of birds flew in through the opened driver’s window.

The birds were going nuts, Briana was going nuts, but some quick thinking on her part led to rolling down the passenger window at which point her excited passengers left the scene of this “moving violation”???

Now how bizzare is that?

My friend, L. James Johnson, is not your usual car salesman. In fact, he’s the only car salesman I know personally who meditates daily; lives his life in accordance with his appreciation and compassion for others; walks his talk through community involvement; and conducts business from a place of authenticity, integrity and personal regard for others as human beings.

Sounds like a saint now that I read what i just wrote. His clients/customers probably think of him that way, too. I don’t, I’ve known him for about fifteen years and think of him as just one of the guys on the planet.

James is intelligent and well educated. He taught me what an ad homeni is and I actually used the term in a blog post recently! I’ve been talking to James about blogging and how to use the Internet in his business.

I don’t see too many car salesmen trying to reach out and educate the consumer about the whole process of auto sales. His website – BayAreaCarGuy is in the beginning stages. James likes to be hands on, so it is slow going as he learns the technology and skills needed.

I like to let the world know about some of the cool people I know. Today it is James’ day in the spotlight. If you’re in the market for a car, it is worth giving James a call – treat yourself to a special experience.

Here’s a little slide show I put together on James -