Best Of

When I was in Philly, the Eastern State Penitentiary museum was an unexpected highlight. I appreciate that they are trying to preserve it in its present state rather than restore it, and that you get to see pretty much all of it (as opposed to many attractions, where entire sections are closed off). PMA and the Rodin museum were also great!

When I bought my 2000 Intrepid, they offered two greens. I forget what they were called, but one was a really attractive dark forest/emerald type green. The other was a washed-out light green that almost looked gray, depending on how the light hit it.

I tried to get the dealer to locate a dark green one for me, but they could not find a single one in stock, in the area. They did find one of the light grayish-green ones though, about an hour away in Virginia. But I was like meh on it. So, I just took the silver one that I had test-driven, and got them to throw in a 12-disc CD changer.

Huh. I’m no Aston expert, but that model is all new to me. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before. I find it oddly unattractive in terms of both exterior styling and interior design. Doesn’t turn my crank in any way.

Iced tea I make myself by the gallon. Never figured out the unit cost but it’s low.

I solved this big dilemma by not drinking coffee. Seems like I should be rich based on that, but no such luck.

Found something kind of intriguing. Sort of. Maybe. A 2014 Charger R/T with AWD and under 45k miles. Would probably be the most reliable and cheapest upkeep. Not as quick as the other options, at least in stock form. It has a large trunk but doing away with a pickup and not getting at least an SUV might make me regret it. The claimed towing capacity is not to be believed. The car was rated 3500 when they bothered rating it. Dropped to 1000 when they stopped caring. There is a 4500-lb hitch available.