2014 Subaru Forester (replaced a Toyota Highlander, which replaced a Volvo sedan)

2012 Ram crew cab (which replaced a k2500 Suburban, which replaced a Volvo wagon)

The Highlander, Volvos, and Suburban were cars we owned while raising our boys, who are no grown men.

Suburban was our first tow vehicle.

My wife likes driving the Subaru, not so much the Ram

Never owned (or rented) a minivan. Promised myself I would never, ever been seen in one.

Between the ages of 16 and 30, I was a gearhead speed junkie. Then, I got a job as a trooper with the Illinois State Police.

Today, I keep to the right lane with cruise control set five under the posted limit, enjoying life in rural Virginia.