Remaining silent about the destruction of nature is an endorsement of that destruction.

Well, I decided to go ahead and get myself an early christmas present this year.  It only costs about $1,000 and will be lots of fun.  Of course the gift I'm talking about is a brand new transmission for my jeep.  Yep, the dirty little bastard decided to die on me.  I guess I hadn't been appreciating my jeep the way it wanted, so I got up close and personal with it as I pushed it a couple of miles to the mechanic.  I should probably fix it myself and save some money, but the professionals will be able to get the work done much quicker than I can.  So for the next few days, I'll have to rely on my back up mode of transport, the bicycle.