After I quit my job and abandoned poor TubaDad to a fate almost worse than death -- commuting in the bitter single-driver lane -- he has been frantically looking for a way out. And today he found it! That's right folks, TubaDad's former favorite carpooling buddy of all time (me!) has been replaced by a two-year-old, kinda funny-looking hybrid car with the more-precious-than-gold
DMV Clean Air Stickers that allow a single driver to drive in the carpool lane.
Here's TubaDad, carefully applying the wondrous stickers:

Here's Xena, making sure every aspect of the car meets with her approval:

And here's TubaDad, grinning maniacally in anticipation of his magical commute tomorrow morning:

Go baby go! Hope you have fun tomorrow sailing past all those parked cars on Hwy 101 in your new electric toy. Oh, and if anyone wants to buy a Ford Explorer, just let us know, because that gas-guzzling beast is now for sale. (
Aw, don't feel bad for it, the money for Precious had to come from somewhere, and I'm sure it will go to a good home... *grin*)