My car is very primitive. I'm not sure I'd want something else making demands of me. Mr Peabody's dog biscuit habit is bad enough.

If my car knew whether I should change the oil every three months or wait until I've actually driven 3000 miles I would like for it to tell me. I think.

You know, I just remembered that last time the Check Engine light came on there was actually something wrong that checking the engine found that I otherwise would never have known about. So it does tell me its needs sometimes.

I haven't been to TJ's in forever. Maybe this weekend?? I have a lot on my to-do list, though. Including helping my mother gather old paint to bring to the DPW. A classic conversation between us:
Me: I bet they open early
Her: I don't know... let's go check. Yeah, see? They don't open until 9.
Me: That's early!!!

I have had uncommunicative cars. It's nice to have one where they can plug in and find out what's wrong. I don't think I want one that's constantly whining at me, though. I didn't have kids for a reason.

Good thing I already know Sweeney, since the people behind me spelled out the plot of the second act as soon as the curtain went up for intermission. Opera people are weird.

Well, most of the stories are a hundred or more years old, I guess they figure the spoilers are already out there.

My DH is a sweetie and got tix for Isaac and I to see "Motown" this weekend. He goes as an extra birthday gift and to give him a special event all to himself, and I go because Mother's Day. Yay!

I'm going to be in the market for a used car sometime in the not too distant future. What are the odds of me finding something smallish, four doors, auto windows, AC. I'm okay on the ABS, but I in no way want GPS, backup camera, auto parking, or other frills that now seem to come standard. I *had* a car that talked to me, and while it was kind of nice to be reminded or cautioned, it always left the final word in the sentence unsaid: "Right door is open, stupid. Fuel is low, idiot. Parking brake is on, dummy." Although it figured mileage for me, converted km to miles, and stuff, I still felt less smart than the damn car. I don't want to layer more superiority than previously onto my next car.

So here's a question: My tiny front yard is crap -- we think it's because it's on a slope, so half-assed attempts at grass don't work well. (Possibly earnest attempts at grass would work better, but we don't care that much?) We have lilies of the valley in the back, basically taking over, which I like. So should I move some of them to the front? At some point, my mother should hire someone to Do Something with the front, but I don't think it's going to be this year. So, let the lily of the valley take over in front, too? At least they are green! And/or should I just get grass seeds and see how that goes. Keeping in mind, I don't care enough to do a lot of work on an ongoing basis.

I don't care for grass myself, so I vote lilies. I'm hoping I can coax lilies-of-the-Nile to take over part of my front yard.