Talking Cars

I want to bring my Grand a gift and my daughter told me he liked cars. I was at Target, and found a red, squeezy car? truck? starring in some movie coming out right now to give kids characters to imitate for the rest of the summer. I'm sure this car/truck has a name, and I'll learn it soon along with all the rest of Disney humanity, but for now, he's just a race car! that's what he is! A red race car, Number 95.

And he makes noise. The merest shuffle gets him to talking. He talked in my cart at Target, and he talked his way through checkout. He talked in the shotgun seat of my car, in a bag with SoftScrub. In an attempt to appease Homeland Security, and preclude any delays which might be caused by a talking suitcase, I will take him in my carry-on. He can talk to the Zone Bars and water and The Good Life by Jay McInerney that I'm taking with me on the plane. I'll explain to wary seatmates. I flew from Nevada to Ohio with my talking cat Chuck seven years ago.. Same kind of thing. She could say Hello and I love you. The seatmates were charmed.

My dad had a talking car once. A Chrysler Le Baron, I think. It said , "Your door is a jar."