To understand why I am sitting in this unusual automobile see Deer in the headlights. For those aready in the know... I had twenty dollars of rental reimbursement insurance through Geico (who FYI have always been very reasonable and easy to deal with), so asked for the cheapest car I could get. This is what showed up. PT Cruiser convertible. Only cost me two bucks a day (at least until my insurance goes up... don't you just LOVE the insurance racket). Drove it down to Houston this past weekend. Had the top down the whole way. Brought back memories of my old jeep and the pleasantly sticky texture my hair would gain after plodding around in the Houston smog and humidity for a few hours. This was a nicer car as far as ease of use goes, though not nearly as manly as the jeep. Plenty of leg room. Good sound system. Automatic top. What else do you need on a pleasant sunny Texas afternoon?

For an unexpected benefit of driving with the top down see my last blog.