I think companies that shut down completely for the week between Christmas and New Years have the right idea.

Although having a quiet week with the bosses out of town is great for enjoying those long stretches of uninterrupted focus is… well.. NICE.

Kevin had to take the boss’ living room in for service and needed a ride back… so I followed him to the dealership.

While waiting – I poked around in the showroom…

Mark the date:
For the first time… EVER… There’s a Ford / Mercury product I actually “like”…. It’s called a “Milan”… and no wonder I like it… I looks like a 3rd generation Passat.

This is only tempting and worth pausing because…

1) I’ve mandated that my next car will be of the mid-size, quazi-cushy, sedan variety… Ideally a Passat….. (cush appointments… crunchy engine: TDI)

but….

2) I’m turned off by the new redesigned Passat’s body design.

We’re not in the market for a new car right this second anyway… But it’s on the horizon – so I may loiter after dropping Kevin off and ask for a quick test drive.

I wonder if the salesman will think me odd if I ask to be closed into the trunk so I can try out the”emergency trunk release” pulley… A curious feature… nonetheless it’s molded out of glow-in-the-dark material.. a nice touch.. (When did Ford hire Germans to start designing their cars!?!?!)

When did I start acting like I had a blog?