But I have permanence issues!  There.  I said it!

That’s why there’s no wallpaper in my house!  I figured the second that glue dried I’d be sick-to-death of it!  It’s also why I’ve never owned a RED car!

Weeks of contemplating a major purchase…RED CAR swimming in my head…visualizing myself in a RED CAR…does my wardrobe match a RED CAR…how long will I LOVE a RED CAR?  It’s too much!

I simply have no ability to commit to something like that.  Something that I’m stuck with for a long period of time.  Something that’s expensive to replace.

Hey, this is the *wisdom* part of the aging process!  Just one of the invaluable things I’ve learned about myself!  uh-huh.

I was looking through pics from the yard sale *adventure* and stumbled across this one…

It’s not just a RED CAR…it’s a PINTO!  holy moly!

I just gotta tell you about my friend Shelley!  She was one of my bff’s in high school and her parents bought a green Pinto in 1977.  Now, we didn’t exactly think that a Pinto was a hot car…why they didn’t buy a baby-blue Camaro…to this day…defies logic!

But, nevertheless, when you’re sixteen and you need wheels you are not one bit picky!  So green Pinto it was!

On a typical night out we would head for the neighborhood Church’s Fried Chicken for a large Dr. Pepper.  Not because the DP was anything to get excited about, but because the ice was that shaved ice and we loved to crunch ice!

Back in those days…man I feel old (sometimes)…the official drink holder was between your legs!  That left Shelley to manage the driving duties + shift gears + hold her drink + be on the lookout for boys + look cute doing it ALL!

These two girls put their blonde heads together and came up with a plan…I actually worked the gear shift from the passenger seat!  That freed Shelley up to perform her other duties exceptionally and, really, my only job was to hang on to my drink and look for boys…well…I was happy to help!  We made a great team!

As if one green Pinto wasn’t enough, Shelley’s parents liked the first one so much, they bought another one!  The exact same color only it was a Pinto Station Wagon!  o.m.g.