It was one of those timeless scenes: I had to stop for the red flashing lights of a school bus. The mother was holding the hands of her two youngsters until the bus driver motioned for them to board. Once seated, the mom waved heartily at her children, and the bus pulled away. Maybe it was thanking me for following the law, and stopping for the school bus...no, I think she knew my own mother couldn't properly send me off to work this morning; she waved vigorously at me before turning and walking up her driveway.