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Monday, January 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Did I just buy an SUV?

I didn't mean to. I am an environmentalist. Really. But before I knew it, there it was, in front of my house.
By Mark Benjamin

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  • Monday, January 5, 2009 09:02 AM

    Is this supposed to be funny?

    It's not. Just stupid, or sad. Somehow our family got around in an old Toyota minivan (sort of like a VW Bus - narrow, high, but it had sleeping room.) It was a larger, underpowered car. And it worked well. The kids loved lying down in the back.

    I hear young people (yes, my kids are grown) claiming they need SUVS because they have kids, and I just laugh. However, the joke is on all of us. Big cars, big houses, big ... whatever.

    Small is beautiful.

    —ELYDOG Read ELYDOG's other letters

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