AKKKK! I have turned into my father!

It's not enough that I have all my hair falling out from my head and growing back in other places it's not supposed to be...but those WORDS..... OOOOHHHH my goodness...

"If I have to tell you again I'll....."

"What did I just say?"

"Are you paying attention?"

I'm just waiting for it to come out like "I say, pay atttention when I'm-a-talking to you son...."

OK it's either my dad or Foghorn Leghorn, I can't remember. By the way have you seen my glasses?

Argh! Now I have to go wash out my mouth after saying ALMOST all the things I said I'd never say when I became a dad. I HATE it when he's right...

New Cars are going to cause....insert your highest level of hyperbole here. Yes friends, the Smart car finally debuts in the US and now we have a sub $2,000 entry for India. Are these good cars? Well let's see--Smart is a hit in Europe-it's as safe as a small car can be-it gets good mileage and holds 4 people. So what did we do to bring it here? Made it bigger so the Hummer with a trailer and the 2.6 horses every family has can't just crush it like an empty beer can in an accident. The Tata Nano (the sub $2500 entry from INDIA) is going to be so popular that people who used to ride their scooters(as a FAMILY-as in up to 6 people on a scooter) may actually be able to afford a car! Heavens-we'll pollute the earth! Global warming! Lions! Tigers! Bears, OH MY!

What a bunch of bologna! There's room for cheap transportation here AND overseas. If you want one of these Micro-sub compact cars that get 50 MPG, fine. If you want a Hummer, fine. If you are really worked up over Global Warming--Walk. (No, seriously it's recently been show that walking is harder on the climate than driving.)

Bottom line here--choice for transportation is GOOD. If you want a Hummer for just you, don't complain about the price of gas. If you want fanastic fuel economy, get a small car. If your scared that your car will be crushed by a Suburban, get a bigger car.

Here' my current rule of thumb: Buy the car you want--you have to pay for it. I choose vehicles less than 10 years old that weigh OVER 3,000", with ABS, and with as many airbags (front, passenger, side) as possible and a vehicle that has acceptable ratings from the insurance companies, not NHTSA.

I have a volvo v-70 wagon. I WANT a red convertible sports car and a truck. Get over it.