Rental

Back on the road in a rental car. Detroit bound in a Hyundai. Some guy at a rest stop is trying to remember the names of all fifty states. He’s writing them down. He’s stuck at 48. I think he’s forgetting Rhode Island and something else.

Setting the trip odometer to zero always gives me a thrill. So do toll booths. I love the feel of rumble strips and tossing some quarters in a basket and gunning the engine.

I like going. I don’t like arriving. Maybe someday I’ll hire a shrink and work on this.

02.03.10  |  2010 Daily  |  driving  |  Share on Facebook  |  Tweet It
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James A. Reeves is a writer, designer, teacher, and patriot. He's currently finishing a big book about America called The Awful Making of an Optimist.

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