The new yuppies

Even if the term "yuppie" had not gone out of use by the early 1990s, I never would have thought of myself as one. Now, however, I think I have to reconsider. I'm not sure why it has this stigma for me, but I feel like our newest purchase, a hybrid, kinda makes us the 2008 version of the yuppie. Actually, more of a yuppie-meets-tree-hugging-hippie. A huppie.

Anyway, it's an awesome vehicle. If you haven't ever driven or ridden in a hybrid, you'll be shocked the first time you turn the key and hear... silence. The engine doesn't turn over. It's battery-powered. Weird.