Yesterday I took Keri's Subaru to the state emissions standards check point so she can renew her license tabs. This has to be done every two years. They have one stall that is exclusively for 4-wheel and all-wheel vehicles and this is the only stall vehicles of that category can enter. There were three bays for all others. When I arrived, there was a pick-up in the all-wheel stall. They must have spent at least 20 minutes on that thing and it was there when I arrived. In Colorado most cars are all-wheel so our line kept getting longer and longer. Finally they pulled the truck out of the stall and moved the rest of us through. The Subaru was in good company because the two vehicles immediately in front of me were Lexuses or Lexi. The inspector told me he would get us through fast and he did. I'm not sure what they did that was worth $25. I will never know whether the truck passed inspection or not.

Bumper sticker seen on Monday, the day before the Colorado primary election:
"My dog is smarter than your politician"
In some cases that's probably true.