It's true!  My baby's alive!  After his engine attack spasm thing and a two week coma, my clunky little automobile is back on the road.

Will I miss the air conditioned cab of my aunt's truck?  Yes, yes, I will.  Very much so.

Do I miss it enough to pay $30-$40 a week in gas?

Ummm.  NO.

I've been spoiled for the past two weeks.  When I tried to drive my car away from my aunt's house, it was all lurchy and clunky and I was thinking to myself, "Why is the steering wheel so stiff?"

This is what two weeks of air conditioning and power steering and good brakes does to you.  You get soft.

Ah well, a few more days and I'm sure I'll be back on my feet.  I'll be back to wind-blown hair and constantly sweating and hoping to god that my brakes are going to work well enough to keep me from plowing into the jerk who decided to skip across three lanes without signaling.

It's good to have my baby back.