As I wait for Oliver to make it across the Atlantic, I realized as I was driving home this week that next month with mark forty years since I got my learner’s permit to drive. A few observations:

• Mr. Toad isn’t the only one with a mania for motor cars
• Only two moving violations – one in Florida and one in Wisconsin
• My first used car was a Dodge Colt
• Other makes we’ve owned: Oldsmobile, Toyota, Honda (many times) & BMW/Mini
• My parents loved Volkswagens, but I’ve never purchased one
• The new Mini will likely be my last gas engine, manual transmission car
• It’s really a miracle that so many drivers get so many places daily without more accidents

Be safe and motor on…