"It's yours," Fred said as he handed me the keys to his beamer. Yes, a dark blue 325i.

Every since I learned that Fred owned the "ultimate driving machine", I'd always be telling him that I gotta take it for a spin -- BMW's are one of my favorites. But over the years, I never got around to it.

And then Fred's lease was about to expire in two weeks, he had another car to drive around, and he insisted with such sincerity ... I had no choice but to take it. :) Vroom!

BMW -- Bayrische Motorenwerke, Big Money Waste, Bring My Wallet. For me, it's become a reminder: Beneath Maya, Wisdom.