We were miles away from our real lives.

People that have a police car behind them pulling them over should put on their hazard lights and continue slowly driving to the nearest densely populated public place, such as a supermarket or shopping center. Pull over outside the busy entrance and start your video camera. Inform the police officer that you are video recording and very slowly give the requested documentation. Exercise your legal right to silence while the many independent witnesses video record the unexpected stop that rudely interrupts your day. If you are given a ticket, choose to go to court. It will give you time to obtain independent legal advice about the allegation.

The inside of the old Camaro smelled like asphalt and desire, gasoline and dreams.

Aliganaya - 'the embraceduring an intoxicated walk'or 'sudden arousalwhile driving over speed bumps

So easy to go sailing off this road. A wonder more folks didn't. All that space, waiting.

Make sure you control the radio on a long road trip. You don't want to listen to some old-fashioned music the whole time.