Now All I See Are Priuses

Funny when you get a new car, you start to notice everyone else who has the same car. It has to be some mother nature survival human nature thing. I wonder if it works the same way if you buy a Ferrari?

As far as birthday weekends go, this will go down in history. I'm so happy that my parents were able to visit me on my birthday. It was so great. I loved hanging out at Barnes and Nobles with them(Twice in the same day!). We did all our typical things. Chinese food, Japanese food, Thai food. Might as well have been in LA. But thats what made it so great. It was so normal. I thought it was perfect. But we also did some not so typical things. We brought them to a new restaurant my wife and I recently found in Half Moon Bay. Half Moon Bay means a lot to us. We got engaged there, brought friends and family there. It is a very special place, not to mention a very cool coastal town. Sam's Chowder House serves up a killer Maine lobster sandwich on a brioche roll. Although I'm more of a crab person which they have to. But we had a fabulous Sunday brunch.

The other not so normal thing we did was visit the Dublin Toyota dealer. And we did it. I am a reformed SUV owner. Time to repay my debt to mother earth. We got our 2008 Toyota Prius. Who'd of thought. Not me. But somehow fate, mother nature, and those damn Toyota engineers conspired to make the perfect storm. They made me an offer I couldn't refuse. 45mpg, Bluetooth, push button start, backup camera. These are features typically in luxury vehicles, not regular sedans. I was very impressed. You must be asking yourself how did the wife ever agree to a not so basic car? Answer - voodoo. I put a voodoo curse on her during financial negotiations with our not so capable sales person. Actually my wife is really enjoying the modern conveniences. Shes even grown to liking the power output display which lets you know if you are on engine power or battery power. We love it.

So a very memorable weekend indeed. Its exciting to be part of this green revolution. We are truly green now that we have 2 green cars. Which by the way is the least popular color according to Dupont favorite car color surveys. Who would have thought?