And so it begins…

Or, meet my steed.

This is Doomsie. She’s a brand new Subaru Outback, and my partner in crime, my main squeeze, my Rocinante. I’ve had her six months and already put 15,000 miles on her (and I walk to work, so none of that is commuting).

Now, she’s going to take me to the West Coast and back, on a 5,000 mile, three week long trip to see friends and family, most of whom I haven’t seen in decades.

So I took her to the dealer the other day to make sure everything was as topped up and ready to go as possible. Everything checked out.

Here she is under the bright lights.