So, I'm looking at membershare agreements for a number of CSAs in the area, trying to pick one.

But currently, I think this (which was at $500 when I tagged it) is about the sexiest thing ever, and have vague, fleeting thoughts that maybe it's a better idea than six months of fresh vegetables. That's probably because I can't see the veggies right now. Also, I have the suspicion that even if I could eat the scooter, I wouldn't want to.

Also, I have a front bumper again! Woo...? I'm excited about it. After the more than a grand quotes, I went to a bodywork guy in Vermont that my mom's worked with. I explained to him that, as much as I hate asking anyone to do less than their best work, I didn't need the car to look new again. I just needed it to have a bumper. He did it for $520 and the promise that I would not give him credit. He also got cookies. Here's to folks who listen to you and don't give you lectures about all the shoulds, trying to make you feel guilty for not wanting to always have a mint-looking vehicle. My (now renewed) love for my car is not based on how it looks. I put a lot more stock in the fact that in the nearly six years I've had it, I haven't had to do anything to the parts that make it go that wasn't routine. I'm done dreaming about little Subarus and back to imagining several more happy years with my little anti-Batmobile (so called because it's white and has absolutely no cool gadgets built in, unlike its leading competitor when I was looking to buy a car, which was pretty much the Batmobile as far as my standards, and ultimately was a little too fancified for me). Which brings me to another thought: I no longer have an emblem on the grille, so I'm thinking of putting a Bat symbol in that spot. I don't know what this means in terms of it still being the anti-Batmobile.