The End of an Era

I never thought I would do it, but I sold my truck. It is the end of the red Toyota pickup era.

I loved my truck. At least as much as you can love any inanimate object. It was the first vehicle that I bought for myself. I used it to go on my first date with my wife. It was my commuter for over twenty years. I never did teach my boys how to drive a stick shift in it, but it was a great truck.

Actually, it still is a great truck. It is just living in somebody else’s driveway now.

I was loa...