today
it was
finally time
for
my car
the red devil
to move on
to a new owner
strong
and steady
but not
a very hearty
long distance
winter companion
like
a friendly and loyal gorilla
who just can’t quite
make it up a hill
bought my shiny silver car
saleswoman said
i knew
you were the perfect person
for this car
when you asked me
to program in
the npr station
and i sang
all the way home
like
a silver canary
who was just a bit off-key.
“gossip is the devil’s radio.”
– george harrison
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Hooray for Subarus!!
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Love the visual. You and NPR. Out loud. 🙂
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Love that singing, driving cat!
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thanks roy )
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It was so hard for me to give up my beloved old Mazda after 17 great years, but I’m certainly enjoying my Subaru. It’s hard to be sad with a new car.
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i understand completely, pied )
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Haha! I just sold “Vegas” on Monday, and am now tooling around in a little Nissan Juke… Nothing like a new car to lift one spirits! Gone is the mom wagon, enter the girlie mobile! Woohoooooo….
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woo hoo, momd!
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Your post brought a smile to my face, beth. May your relationship last long and be strong.
Russ
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thanks russ, i hope so too )
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Congratulations on the new car! Loved the NPR and cat visuals. Nothing like a reliable car for a companion.
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thanks and so true, fannie )
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Enjoy your new car Beth, I don’t know NPR station, but if it makes you sing, then it has to be good. Smiles xx
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thanks, jen. and ironically, npr (national public radio), is a story telling, international and local news talk station, with some music on weekends. i guess the singing came mostly from driving the new car )
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Yes, in Michigan you do need a dependable car for winter.It’s always exciting getitng a new car.
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absolutely, eric )
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Who’s Eric?
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oops, so funny paul, see above. and let me just say, absolutely paul )
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yes!
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thank you, eric )
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I am excited about your silver Subaru, Beth! Congrats for the new, condolences for the old one which was filled with memories. Love the idea of onion rings in the seat covers, but I have to say, fish or milk spilled are much worse! Ha ha! (Experienced both of these….)
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thanks robin, and you are so right. i hope the silver car and i will be together for a long time )
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Awww, selling the old beast, emotional moment. Memories flooding…
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oh, dk, i moved on instantly!
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Laughing. Dump and run!
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Haha! Great choice, Beth.
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thanks and i hope so andra, and we plan to stay together for a long time )
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Congratulations! I’m sure you make a great team!
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thanks tiny, i hope so )
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Best of miles in the new Silver Subaru, Beth, and may the Red Devil serve the new owner well going downhill three seasons a year. )
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hahaha, thanks and so well said, mark. she has served me well )
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I’m on my second Subie! It’s just like the commercial, the first one saved our lives! Now my teenage son has a little red devil 04 impreza.
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oh that’s so good to know, bernadette!
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Happiness is a new car. I always thought the red ones went faster.
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that is what other policemen, like yourself, believe too )
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it’s because they stand out beth and of course red is an energetic colour 🙂
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makes perfect sense for both reasons, laurie
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love this!!!!! of course, I am the only person no doubt in the world who is thrilled with the pix of CATS– incidentally steering cars! =^..^=
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thanks susie, and as you know, they are multi-talented )
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you look different behind a wheel! You whiskered up or somethin’? 😉
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yes, it was a long day, so that’s my 5 o’ clock shadow coming in )
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Beth … I love your cat photos and that reliable old Red Devil. I had a red Nissan Stanza. It was 12 years old when I sold it to a co-worker for a winter rat. Very reliable car. Wish I had another one like it. 😉
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ah, so you know the good side of those red cars –
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The cat is hysterical, perfect photo to add!
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thanks, i thought she summed it up quite well )
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LOL Love the cat pic and the juxtaposition with the George Harrison quote. You really put together funny posts. It’s a gift!
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thanks, brenda. i do love to create collages and i guess i’m doing it online now )
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You’re a champ! You make me want to do a collage!
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you would be a perfect collagist, brenda )
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I wrote a funny poem about a subaru somewhere on my blog 🙂
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oh, i’d love to read it, john –
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