Remember These Station Wagons?
We’re driving two hours north to Vermont to go skiing. My three sisters and Uncle Steve, a friend of the family, have shed most of their layers to accommodate for the heater, which is blasting […]
We’re driving two hours north to Vermont to go skiing. My three sisters and Uncle Steve, a friend of the family, have shed most of their layers to accommodate for the heater, which is blasting […]
Walking into the DMV to register our car, I consider the Buddhist belief that enlightenment requires a “joyful embrace of the sorrows of the world.” If there’s one perfect place to test this hypothesis, it’s […]
We were on the Jersey Turnpike minding our own business, traveling at the speed limit–maybe not exactly the speed limit, but sort of close to it. Anyway, we managed to catch up to this white […]
The NTSB has recommended an all out ban of cell phones in cars even if drivers are using bluetooth or hands free devices. Well, I would be for this ban if they also banned smoking, […]
Some car companies sell fear, and this sales pitch works. What happens if you get in an accident? Or what happens if you have a flat tire? Or what happens if some maniac with a […]
There’s a popular song out there called “Jesus Take the Wheel”. The protagonist is heading come to see her family, and we pick up the story here: She had a lot on her mind and […]
I got a notice in the mail that it is almost time to hand in my leased Ford Escape. I am so upset by this; I love my car. I was sort of hoping that […]
I had a busy day, so when my husband came home from work I suggested that we go get dinner at one of the local sports bars. He jumped at the chance since he could […]