The naming game

When I'm not running, I'm usually walking, sometimes taking the bus, and then there's the occasional ride in the car.  (One does not always have 57 days to cover the 1400 miles from Boulder to Petoskey donchaknow...)  A while ago Kendall started thinking we might be needing a new car as our old one was showing signs of age that seemed to indicate less than reliable transport for long road trips (as well as likely expensive repairs). So car shopping he went and we are now the happy owners of a Toyota Sienna - our first non-Dodge van in a string of vans. And my oh my did it ride nice on our trip to/from Michigan last week. 

Those of you who know our family know my brother is a major proponent of American car manufacturers and refers to all other vehicles as "foreign made tin cans." Needless to say, he is very displeased with our recent purchase. Those of you who know us very very well might also know that we tend to only name our cars when they go into semi-retirement after we get a new car and keep the old one around just for in-town driving. For example, two Dodge Caravans ago became "Old Reliable" when it went into semi-retirement after the purchase of our most recent Caravan.  Now that our current Dodge is being semi-retired, we've finally given it a name: "Old Blue."  However, in a major break from tradition, we've given our brand new van a name. In honor of my brother, our most excellent new Toyota Sienna has been christened "TinCan." ...makes me smile.

[picture above: TinCan in front, Old Blue behind]