I appreciate the insight into the guy thing, MM, but I'm also prey - though that may be because having been a jock in some predominantly guys' sports I got a bit into the habit of bluster myself. But for me it's specific to Rondo, and I think it's the underdog protective reflex - feeling sorry for the last one picked "when choosing sides for basketball." I feel the Rondo is undermarketed, undershopped, poorly understood, and undervalued - partly due to its badge, and maybe partly because it doesn't have a class of its own. Not an SUV, not a wagon, just a mongrel, but one that actually fits into many classifications admirably. Nobody thinks of it when they go shopping, but they should! So I keep feeling it needs me to leap to its defense. Meanwhile there are getting to be enough out there that I see them quite regularly now, but most of their drivers seem oblivious to me and DON'T WAVE BACK. Harumph.
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