I am happy to report my Purple Plaything, a spiffy Honda scooter and absolutely not a sex toy, has reached a new milestone -- 4000 miles.

Yes, friends, I have scootered 4000 miles around my small town over the last two and a half years. That may not be a lot for a car, but on my little scooter, which can't go outside city limits, it's pretty darned good.

Of course, now that I've mentioned this, it's going to break down in the pouring rain or something.

And, yes, I know it looks blue in the photo. It's purple, I swear.