Car Smart, Man Dumb, Part Deux!

I had a Forrest Gump moment the other day. I picked up a book for my wife and was so excited to give it to her. On the way home I saw her on the back porch, so I parked my car in the driveway and jumped out to run around back to give her the book. Then I see this blue thing out of the corner of my eye moving into the garage. I had forgotten to put the car in park. Thank God it's a Smart Car and there was a huge recycle bin in the way that stopped it from crashing into our ramp.

"Lt. Daaaaaaannnn!!!"

Car Smart, Man Dumb

Just after the first of the year, we found out that my wife has cancer. This was quite a blow to us as she's already been dealing with MS the last twenty or so years. I had just been through three months of worsening depression that culminated in her diagnosis. For the first time in my life, I seriously contemplated suicide. After a couple weeks of only going to work and caring for her with very little sleep, I was able to meet a good friend of mine for coffee. I told him I had thought about ending it all, but that my Smart Car probably couldn't create enough emissions to fill my garage. He said, "Yeah, the headline would read 'Car Smart, Man Dumb'". I laughed harder than I had in several months. That was the beginning of the healing process. Thanks, Jeff!!