My Morning Commute.

I have two trains of thought this morning. It promises to be a productive day. I have figured out how to enjoy my morning commute. I have learned that if I leave my house a half an hour later the traffic is so much better that I can drive all the way to work at highway speeds. This morning was even better than usual because spring is here in AZ and I have the top off the car. Trust me when I say there is nothing like driving with the top off, sun shining in your face, breeze blowing through a nice silk shirt, listening to rock music as loud as you can stand. I have actually found a way to really enjoy my drive to work. I relax and get totally lost in how much I enjoy driving my car. Which brings me to my second train of thought.

I think we should outlaw mini-vans. Just think about this for a minute, I think the invention of the mini-van is close to the invention of all evil. They are too big, and propagating adults try and fill them up. The only mini-van type vehicle available to the general public when I grew up was the V.W. bus, and they were so undependable and ugly that nobody really bought them anyway. Except the hippies and surfers in CA and that is a subject all of it's own. Of course full size vans were available, but they were mainly bought by retirees and they didn't use them as daily drivers. I think the mini-van is responsible for most discipline problems today also. Most of us grew up riding in the back seat of a car, my mother could slap me into submission no matter where I was sitting. You can't reach the screaming brat in the back of the mini-van, they are just out of reach. So they fill the mini-van with kids, their stress level goes up because of all the bills, they aren't having any fun because even the best mini-van has terrible driving dynamics, the kids are out of control because of the lack of beatings, and they get all stressed out and depressed, which makes them less productive at work. They have fallen into this mundane trap all because Chrysler invented the mini-van. Chrysler deserves to be owned by Fiat.

You may think I'm nuts, but in some small way you think I might just be right too.