This was my mother-in-law’s new used car, and I thought the way they did it up for her was pretty cute. We had gone to several car dealers during the day, and although I wasn’t the one buying a car, one dealer really turned me off when they sent in the very friendly but hard-sell guy to take over. (I didn’t like the cars, either, KIA, and when they jacked up the registration fee to $500 for like a $65 transaction, that was it.) Then there was some Ford dealer who I thought was over the top with his desperate, cheaper and cheaper deals, and then a Chevy salesman who had been on the job one day and knew absolutely nothing but told us a lot about himself. Finally, we went to CarMax, and it was an almost painless experience: They had a lot to choose from, the salesman really knew his stuff and they were incredibly efficient. We had to wait overnight for a previous offer on the car to expire, but the salesman kept on it, and we left with this car. And how luxurious it is, especially compared to her old car!

National Submarine Memorial at OMSI, posted earlier: