On July 14th, 1997, a day which will forever live in infamy, I purchased, for the sum of $2,000 a 1990 Volkswagen Fox. The odometer reading was 141,076 and, because I only had my permit, my grandmother had to ride along from the place of purchase behind Wegmans in Ithaca back to the house. I only stalled the four speed a couple of times, but everyone made it home safely. The Desert Fox, as it was to be known, was extremely reliable for a high school car and performed well in mud, rain, and snow, not once abandoning me on the side of the road. There were incidents (a couple of ditches, a couple of deer) but never an accident. The pictures are from my first day of junior year as captain of the soccer team and then junior year prom.
