> > > Hey I've done 85 in our car! I coulda >>>caught him!
> >
> > Down a hill with a strong breeze, maybe.
>
> Um, nope. Actually I routinely drive an
>average of 77 on interstates (I stick to the
>speed limit on smaller roads, but 65 on
>interstates is a stupid limit), which, without
>cruise control, means I go anywhere from 70-85.

Fine. The specific part I was pointing out wasn't the part with the car doing 80, it was the part where "you" say that it's a good thing your car is "really fast". So you can really do 80 in the car--good. That doesn't mean you'd ever describe the car as "really fast", does it? I can do 80 in my car, and I'd never describe it as really fast. In fact, it totally sucks going up hills, of which we have too many of out here near the Rockies.

>
> > Nope. I can't think of a single use of the
>>adjective "observant" that I would use to
>>describe you, except maybe "observant
>>programmer".
>
> I don't think I would accept that criticism,
>though I know how you get it. It's because
> you're more womanlike than most guys, having
>the mental capability to multitask slightly more
>than most guys.

Did you just call me a girly-man? COME ON, I'LL MURDERIZE YOU!

>We could quibble over whether
>I'm an "observant" driver or not, depending on
>how strong you want the word to be, but I deny
>that I'm an "unobservant" driver. Typically,
>Leen is better than I am at driving somewhere
>once and immediately understanding where all the
>roads in the vicinity go and which ones are the
>quickest, but I'm better than she is at
>navigating through places we haven't been
>before, and it comes from observing what the
>roads and signs and stuff are doing around me.
>I've also never been in an accident, which,
>besides meaning that I'll total the car this
>afternoon, also means that I'm a cautious driver
>who is generally observant about what's going on
>on the road.

Also, you're weird.

>
> What you perceive in me as being not-observant
>is actually just focus on fewer trains of
> thought than you and especially Leen are
>capable of. The attention I give to what I'm
>*doing* is pretty sharp. So I may be an
>oblivious rider, but I'm not an oblivious driver.

Also, you're weird.

>
> Also, you suck.

AH! I'VE BEEN WOUNDED!

-- Dave