Of This and a Lexus


Out of every family trip comes at least one phrase or moment that forever lives in infamy. We were heading to Boise this past weekend when a white Lexus sedan starts honking at the car in the left turn lane in front of it, trying to get it to proceed even when it was obvious that there was not space or time to do so safely. So, in response, Austen says, "What the heck?, white Lexus." So we instantly adopt this as our family's catch phrase. 

Feeling the need to document this gem before it was lost, I attempt to use my voice-activated smartphone. "Siri, make a note of this . . . " The phone cuts me off, and before I can say the words, "What the heck?, white Lexus," this comes up on the screen:



The universe (and its many smartphones) do indeed make fun of us all.

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