What’s That All About?
I drive a mini-van. I’ve driven a mini-van for about 6 years. Mini-vans come with automatic transmissions. That way you don’t have to try to find time to shift gears in between opening hermetically sealed packages of Teddy Grahams and stuffing straws in juice boxes. And driving. We shouldn’t forget driving.
Before the mini-van, I drove a Jeep Cherokee, also with automatic transmission.
Before that, a Ford F-150 pickup truck, Eddie Bauer edition. Man, I miss that truck! Again, with automatic transmission.
My very first car was a used (but not by much) 1984 Chrysler LeBaron affectionately nicknamed, "The Boat". Even the boat had an automatic transmission.
Why the vehicular history, you ask? To make a point. Over the course of my long career as a fully licensed driver, I’ve really only ever driven automatics. I do know how to drive a stick shift. In fact, I taught myself how on my dad’s Firebird back in high school. (Don’t tell dad!*) I did own one car with a manual transmission, a cute little Ford Escort, for about 3 months before I traded it in for the pickup. Man I miss that truck! But essentially, I’ve pretty much stuck to the world of the automatic transmission.
So why, oh why, oh why, when I drove to the school to pick up my boys from school yesterday, did I repeatedly reach for the clutch with my left foot, each time grabbing the cup holder with my right hand? Did I have a stroke or something? Perhaps I’m just losing my ever lovin’ mind!
*More on that story in a day or two!
Maybe you had one of those “mini-strokes” people talk about.
Comment by David — January 23, 2009 @ 12:34 pm
No stroke, just a mind that is so full that things are getting jumbled.
In other words your a mom.
Comment by mom — January 23, 2009 @ 8:58 pm
I didn’t mean literally a stroke, it was a frail attempt at humor to tie into your ‘mini’-van context.
Yeah, I think we are all a bit overloaded, mothers or not.
Cheers
Comment by David — January 24, 2009 @ 8:55 am
Perhaps what I need is a mini-ME!
Comment by Melissa/Fold My Laundry Please — January 24, 2009 @ 11:20 am
*EEEEeeeee!!*
Sorry, I had to respond to your comment.
And, I have no idea on how to explain it. Maybe you just need a nice soak in the tub?
Comment by Allanna — January 24, 2009 @ 8:40 pm