In which I become a soccer mom......

The Volvo has developed some sort of upper respitory infection, and until I get it fixed (still trying to recover from that sewer bill) I am driving the Colonel's 2001 Highlander, which everyone thinks is a hybrid.

It has many more bells and whistles than I am used to, which can be embarrassing. I couldn't find the relase for the gas tank cover one day, and for several days the only way I could unlock the door to get out was to use the little button on the keyring.

But it's a nice car, and it has a great stereo, which is quite different from the stereo on the Volvo (which, since it is down to one speaker, is more of a "mono") so things could be worse.