for mr. brown

$50 car paintjob... done with rollers in the driveway.

Holy moly.

It's no Camaro RS

Sometimes your friends do really quite alright in life; maybe they buy a big ol' house or a benz or something... and then sometimes friends buy something like this...

Jim called me Saturday to ask if I had spoken to Jason recently. I said "yeah here and there..." and he said "did he mention a Ferrari?"

Why?

"Here I am sitting in a fertilizer truck (Jim works at the Trenton Co-op) and I swear he just drove by me in a Ferrari."

Hmm.

As it turns out, Jason does indeed own a Ferrari.

I told Jason, "you know, when you buy a Ferrari, it's ok to call and tell your friends."

So congrats to Jason.

Rewards

If you were to watch the video I took while visiting Japan back in 03 or 02 or whenever that was, you'd come across a point where a yellow Mazda eunos streaks across the screen. I follow it with the camera, and say "that's for the memory bank when I get home."

When I visited Japan again in 05, the new Eunos (not yet on sale in America) was on display in the Hiroshima train station. I stopped to look at it, and decided that it passed the test.

I've been a fan of the Eunos (or Miata in America) since the very first model back in 1990, two years before I turned 16. The automotive press loved the car, and I remember reading about how fun it was to drive. The reviews of the car haven't changed much since then, but the car has gotten better and better.

As we get older, I think sometimes we forget those ideas we had when we were younger. Maybe they're unpractical impractical or unworkable, maybe life gets in the way.

The truth is, it probably is unpracticle impractical, but it's in my garage anyway.

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I should spent the money on education instead. or a proofreader. Actually, i've already got a proofreader.

2007 Mazda Miata Touring Hardtop Convertible 6 Speed Manual.