Day: July 2, 2004

Someday, I’ll be able to tell my (brother’s) grandkids that I saw Derek Jeter play.

Unfortunately, for his two greatest plays (last night’s, and the incredible backup play he made in the 2001 playoffs against Oakland), I was in the car, and heard them on the radio.

Mickey Kaus just referred to my car (the Honda Element) as a “fake panzer” in his review of the new Scion xB. I considered buying the Scion, but discovered that it actually possesses a lawnmower engine, and thus would be impractical for the hills where I live.

Mickey also writes: Drive a Scion for a few days and you’ll see other cars the way Humbert Humbert saw college girls–as repulsively over-ripe.

Nice.