Dang, Burrell! Though I think it's Jess's baby who I can't get over being not-a-baby anymore.

Oh, yes. I like seeing the predominant species in different areas. There's a high concentration of Hondas and Toyotas where I live, and a noticible number of Mini Coopers. When I visit my sister in MI, Fords and Chevys predominate (unsurprisingly).

Hah--I knew I was not home, yesterday, when I was driving from Iowa to Nebraska and was SURROUNDED by pickup trucks. And not tiny ones. Ford F-150s all the way--two in front of me, one behind me, and two passing me, on the highway. I was like "Dang, are you ALLOWED to buy other cars here?!"

And my jury trial in DC was madness--it was supposed to be a couple days, lasted a week and a half, and ended in a hung jury, over a whole complex possible threatening of a witness in a case where the dude had already been tried for murder but got his girlfriend to befriend one of the jurors and get a hung jury...(ETA: we went 11-1 on whether he'd asked someone to kill the witness--totally believable. We went 9-3 the *other* way on whether the dude he asked to kill the witness really meant it when he said yes--part of the point being he'd been out of jail for like, two months before the cops picked him up on this idea that he was going to kill the witness, and he hadn't done it yet)

Happy 8 to Lillian's due-date twin!

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

The iQ? Which also fits more people?

I hate Smart Cars. They're small, yes, but the gas versions have ridiculously poor fuel economy for their size, considering my Mini is managing to average 34 with me doing a lot of city driving.

The iQ? Which also fits more people?

No, the Yaris.

eta: It seems the Smart Car does get better mileage than the Yaris. I heard the opposite, but maybe things have changed in the last few years.

Wait, Lillian is also 8? WHAT.

I finally finished my self-eval, and hilariously, the "language check" suggested I not use the word short, due to "negative connotations."

I know that Smart Car ads stress the durability of their cages, but FUCK. The one SC wreck I've seen just looked...so vulnerable. They make me nervous, despite facts and numbers.

In a restaurant (of course) and there is Spanish Omelette on the menu that is described as having "Spanish sauce."

???

Order it! I want to know what this Spanish sauce that you speak of is. And how it differs from French sauce.

Wait, Lillian is also 8? WHAT.

We have completely thrown Jesse for a loop.

I need to get a new car, but the thought of going through the process of actually shopping for one keeps stopping me.

Does anyone make an electric or hybrid convertible? I'd like one for my next car (which I am not in the market for and don't plan to be for quite some time).