Opened the back door for the dogs this morning -- and the air felt good! It's 61 degrees with a forecast high of only 72. Life is good.

Today is a gorgeous day - cool and dry (for Houston) - and driving the car with the top down again after a couple days with it up led to musing on convertibles:

- No blind spots. You may not see the car lurking in your blind spot but you can hear it.

- You can hear the train before you get to the unguarded tracks.

- 61 degrees is downright chilling when it whips by at 40 mph.

- Packing for evacuation was quick. Just lean in and place stuff. Much easier than going through a back door that doesn't open all the way.

- On the down side, this is Houston and the various air odors are...distressing.

eh, I still love owning a convertible.