yuppie assault vehicles

Clay and I never really thought that we’d ever buy an SUV. We like our Honda sedans – It’s just the two of us, and you really can’t beat the gas mileage. The only appealing thing about an SUV for us is that we’d be able to haul stuff from Lowe’s with less difficulty. We’ve strapped a screen door to the roof of the Accord. We’ve also tied down an exterior backdoor for the house (with frame attached) and sheets of plywood on a couple of occasions. Did I mention that we hauled 4500 lbs. of concrete sand in the trunk...not all at once, of course. After all of that, you’d think we would have needed to replace our shocks and the transmission, but she still purrrrrs. Anyway, our Hondas have taken great care of us.

We used to scoff at SUVS – what a waste of space, gas and money. Usually, we see one person driving a Ford Excursion with no passengers. Why?

We know a lot of our friends have switched to SUVS simply for the space, after having kids. We always thought it was funny. Somehow my brother and I survived just fine in our parents’ small car...and my parents never bought a minivan or large vehicle.

But, before you send me hate email, we traded our Civic for a Honda CRV...after much research on Clay’s part. We actually get close to the same gas mileage as our Accord (the manual shift helps in that area). Also, since we carpool to work, we drive the Accord every day and reserve the CRV for weekend Lowe’s projects or camping trips. And, both cars will fit baby car seats in them quite well...oh yeah, did I mention that I’m pregnant and we’ve become those people who buy SUVs because they’re having kids...sort of? What is the world coming to?

reality shows

Love ‘em? Hate ‘em? What do you think?

I cannot stand them. The only one I watched (notice the past tense) was “The Apprentice” during its first and second seasons. I was interested in this show, because it involved marketing, branding and creativity (parts of my job) with the tasks that each team worked on. I wasn’t as interested in the drama (Although, it was fun to hate Omarosa.) – Don’t we all have enough drama in our own lives? I tired of the show quickly after it got a little too ridiculous and the innovation wore off. At the time there were only a handful of reality shows being aired. Now they’re on every other network on any given night. I don’t even bother to check what’s on TV during primetime. I can’t wait until my favorite shows like “The Office” come back...please come back...only a couple of more weeks! I need a show that makes me laugh – I need dry wit and inane humor.

I have some friends who love, love, love “American Idol”...as in, “I have to hang up with you...it starts in 2 minutes.” The funny thing is that I loved “Star Search” when I was little, but I can’t stand any of the current singing or dancing competition shows. Oh yeah...did anyone watch “Solid Gold” back in the day? I remember watching it, but I really have no recollection as to what the premise of the show was. I guess people in sparkly costumes and glitter in their hair made the show exciting for me at a young age.