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I think my worst moment is when I was driving on a five-lane highway and the car in front of me shifted lanes abruptly. Right in front of me, where he just was, was a big aluminum ladder lying horizontally directly in my path, almost beneath my wheels. I could kill the idiot who didn't have it...

Now that the weather isn't so unbearably hot, I'm thinking we finally need to have a garage sale and get rid of things we've been boxing up all summer. What weeks do others find best to have a garage sale? I want quick and easy.

I hate those spinning hubcaps and any other thing that detracts from the functionality of a vehicle. Then again, when I was young, I put playing cards on the spokes of my bicycle tires.

Any girl who wants a truck should know and can learn how to change a tire. She may have a fit until she learns how, but she'll be so proud of herself after she learns how.

Football The nephew's team won their game by one point. The weather was awful, the stadium was evacuated, and the game started late. After all was said and done, they squeaked by and all is well.

I've been noticing the shelving and cabinets in the Big Brother storage room. Is this the kind of shelving they use in garages these days? If so, I really like that the room looks like a room, and all the shelves are adjustable.

Dream car I think my dream car would be one that cleans itself. There would be no more lint, food or spilled drinks from children who won't listen or adults who just don't care, and no more bugs on the front grills. Looks wouldn't matter.

We have a nephew who is a junior and plays for one of the major universities. He's got a couple of big games coming up, and we're headed up to see him play against UNC-Chapel Hill in a few weeks.

I remember all those switching out car seats as we brought up our 4 grandnieces and grandnephews. We are a close family and go on lots of family outings. I'm taking them all to the beach this week, and it's wonderful now that the youngest is totally out of a car seat.

I replace mine every time they begin to flop just a little. I probably keep them too long. Changing them is really easy. Even my wife can do it.

We were in New York City a few years ago in December. Man, it was cold. So our feet hurt, our muscles ached and our noses were frozen off our faces. I had the worst fever blisters and chapped lips afterwards.

I'm hoping Isaac and its rains won't reach us. We're heading toward the North Carolina beaches, where the weather should be relatively nice. There may be scattered showers, but it looks pretty good right now.

My nephew has just bought a new motorcycle. I've only seen it once, but I swear I think that thing had two seats on it. He says he isn't planning to carry anyone on it and that he bought it to save on gas to and from work. Wouldn't a one-seater be more fuel efficient? Why buy the extra room if...

I know I've never been afraid of the lightening when I've been in a car because I heard the same old stories about the tires conducting the electricity into the ground. Usually the rain makes me head for shelter during thunderstorms.

Making it so hard They indeed do have us over a barrel. We don't have mass transportation, and that's not going to happen. The geographic differences won't let us take to our bicycles or feet in most cases. The only other solution in sight is to start building neighborhood communities with...

I would love to see a car maker of any country start making a car that didn't have planned obsolescence built into the design of the car. This is one thing that was great about the good old days. Cars were built to last.

Back to school September 10 seems mighty late to me. The school buses here roll first thing Monday morning. Even then, we've had years when the children were back in school by August 15.

I should have apologized, too. I would love to know the appeal. Do they have more room in them or something? That's the only thing I can figure out.

We don't have anything hanging from our rear-view mirrors. Call us boring and unimaginative. I prefer to stay safe when I'm driving and not block my view.

What's with all these square cars driving down the highways? I have noticed more and more of them. They just plain look odd. I don't know the names of them yet, but I'm going to start watching out for them. Why would anyone want one?