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[Previous entry: "Hey, Guess What I Found..."] [Next entry: "The Great and the Not-So-Great"] 03/01/2006: "What a Relief!"
Not that I periodically waste time by reading dumb articles or anything but...the caption cried out to me...What Real Women Drive. Let me first explain that I am a self-avowed car whore. I can't help myself. When I was a teen-ager other girls had posters of boys on their walls...not me. I had car posters. Sexy, European sports cars. And okay, one poster of Bruce Springsteen because what use is a sexy fast car without a bad-boy rebel to go with it. Replies: 3 Comments on Wednesday, March 1st, Ellen said
I had no dobt you were in the clear... on Wednesday, March 1st, kim said funny on Wednesday, March 1st, Jen said
The '87 Ford pick-up was top of the list. Bonus point for the missing fender. |
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Anyway...a couple of years ago I traded in the minivan that once upon a time I'd sworn I'd never drive for a car I really wanted. So, can you imagine my anxiety when I saw that caption? What if I was driving the wrong car? What if I wasn't a real woman? In an instant my entire female identity was tied up in my set o'wheels. Heart pounding, hands clammy, I hit enter on the link button and anxiously read forward. Whew! I sagged with relief. Yes, I AM a real woman. Thank God and the automotive industry! Right at the top of the list was my car -- a BMW 330i. 
And BTW, most days, driving it is better than...well, most things. 
