I see a lot of Priuses and other hybrids here. C'ville is Virginia's crunchy-granola spot. The number of smug rich hippies here is staggering.

For some reason I seem to be seeing more Jaguars (the car, not the cat) these days. I don't know if I'm noticing them or if there actually are more. And when I see one of the little "smart cars" I smile - they're so darn cute!

when I see one of the little "smart cars" I smile - they're so darn cute!

I drive a Toyota Echo, which is fairly damn small. One day when I went to the library, there was a Smart Car parked with an open space next to it, so I parked there just to make my car feel big. And then I took a picture: [link]

I bet that raised your car's self-esteem.

Smart Cars are cute, but Toyota makes a car that is bigger yet cheaper and with better gas mileage.

I love smart cars. I first saw them in Italy in the early 2000s and I desperately wanted a pink one. The new Fiats are also very cute. Alas, with all the 75+mph highway driving I do, not a realistic choice (not to mention the growing child).

My next car will be some sort of electric/hybrid/something. I am thinking I will need to get a new one to better fit a carload of kids bigger than me in the next 3-4 years. The taller of mac's friends already complain about backseat legroom in my Focus.

Toyota makes a car that is bigger yet cheaper and with better gas mileage.

My Echo is a 2000, and it still averages 31-33 miles/gallon. Kind of awesome.

I love the new Fiat 500 and considered getting one, but I decided I needed a car big enough to drive my parents around in. Turns out my Focus isn't quite big enough to seat two tall people and a third adult.

My next car will probably be a hybrid or electric car. If I were buying a car now I'd probably get a Ford Fusion or Lincoln MK-Z hybrid.

Every time I see one, I say "Smahhht Cahhhhh". Somerville City Hall has several for officials to run errands with, part of a deal with the local dealership.

I've been seeing a lot of Fiats, which surprised me considering I'd never seen an ad for one before this year.

I love my Forester, but if I hadn't been in immediate need of a car when I bought it, I'd have gotten on the waiting list for one. Ah well.

Le Bistro Montage

Oh, I remember that place! It opened while I lived there, and it was very popular for the cheap big bowl of mac-n-cheese. I'm amazed it's still going.

I will chat with the Portland firm today at noon, and see what they say. Moving to Oregon just seems unlikely, because I'm spending so much time & energy dealing with my folks, and that would all get dumped on my sister. Hardly fair.

Well, we'll see. I'm making no decisions today.

I finally got around to changing McPhee's hours and pay. She'll earn the same, but work 10 hours less. We just do not need 25 hours of house-cleaning, errand-running a week. 15 should be more than enough.

YAY, something off my personal list.