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Nope, I think that means Tom ran out and got a corvette!

Tom, I am just kidding, and no offense meant to any 'vette owners. Just having some fun.

Rich

You're right about that. I'm itching to get a sporty convertible, but additions to the house, student loans, etc are making me delay scratching that itch. Anyway, when I picture myself in a 'vette convertible, or a Z4, or Boxster, or somesuch, invariably my mind will drift over to people on the sidewalk muttering something about a mid-life crisis.

Of course, if I listened to Mark, I'd just imagine myself running over them and then chipping the evidence, and that'd fix that!

You'd be amazed how much better you can feel about a midlife crisis when you belittle others.

Get it? Chipper? Belittle others?

Man, I'm a freakin' riot.....

Your neologism of "belittle" reminds me of one of my favorite Simpsons quotes:

"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man"
- Jeremiah Springfield

(link)

You guys crack me up!

Somebody hit Mark with some tear gas.

No, I've not yet acquired a midlife crisis car, but I certainly entertain the concept in idle moments. I have some process problems in that regard.

Apparently, I've been informed by my hip friends that Real Men don't drive either Boxsters or Miatas (Miati?). And there's a guy at my office that has wrecked the Z3/Z4 concept for me. Which leaves me with a Honda S2000, Pontiac Solstice (if you could find/buy one), a regrettably-discontinued Toyota MR2, something vintage and/or something that guzzles gas. I'm not a mechanic, and I've pushed enough Fiats and MG's in my life to understand the intangible costs. I mean, really, where I live (the beautiful Pacific Northwest), having a convertible anything is really a mixed blessing. You can only fantasize about driving it with the top down for about 3-4 months of the year and the rest of the time, it would just be noisy, moist and moldy. And during the Top-Down Weather, it's usually so freakin' hot and bright that you might not be comfortable anyway.

I never really cared as much about feeling/looking "cool" as I do about getting good Value. And I'm firmly on the "Happy Wife, Happy Life" plan. So, for me to indulge in a fun, sporty car, Julie would have to want the car more than she wants tile floors, air conditioning, furniture, etc.

The thing I DO have going for me is that often, when we see particularly curvaceous automobiles, my beautiful wife will rightly comment that she'd "look good in that". Then, invariably, one of the kids in the back of the minivan will snap us back to reality.

Keep hope alive!

Real men don't drive anything called "Solstice" either.

And boy, if real men don't drive Boxsters, I'd say they're missing out.

What you really need is an Enzo.

Ken, even if I had $1 million, I still wouldn't spend it on that. I think the sheer "excess" of it would diminish my enjoyment.

By request, here's my original TiVo avatar:


Here is the avatar I am currently using:

Dave, thanks for the avatar posts!

Tom, I know what you mean with the kids ruining the practicality of a 2-seater. If I did go with a convertible any time soon, I'd consider the new Volvo C70. Love the idea of a hardtop. For less money, Volkswagen is coming out with the Eos 4-seater hardtop.

My dream would be for Infiniti to make the G35 coupe into a convertible. Sadly, it seems they have no plans to do so. That would be stylish, with enough room in the back for small children! My favorite photoshopped hoax picture: link

Bump!

Here are some avatars that I have used in the last year:





(always a Rush fan)



Chris Hanson, in between catching predators ...



I've got a fever - and the only cure is more cowbell!



Does this mean that I treat it or that I have it? Yes.



(made at SimpsonsMovie.com; on Blu-Ray 12-18-07!)

And - the current one, upgrading to animation now - the robots are out of the closet:


Anybody else sharing?