The thing I spend most of my time doing is thinking … about tomorrow, the next week and the next few years.

What about you? How do you pass all that time in the car when you are the driver.

And don’t say watching DVDs or video, that will get you into trouble. I can think of a few other ways, but I am curious about fresh ideas. Please comment below.

My last two cars were retired from the road with over 220,000 miles on them and my current car, 2007 Dodge Magnum now has 130,000. The first two, Dodge Spirit and Chrysler Concorde, were front-wheel drive and the Magnum is rear-wheel drive.

I have noticed a significant difference and much prefer the rear-wheel drive cars. Front wheel cars have been touted as the answer to many driver’s dilemma, but for me, I’ll forgo those so-called advantages.

Never comfortable in the front-wheel cars, I now have comparisons both before and after driving a half-million miles in them.

Since many of you come along when front-wheel drive was everywhere, let me ask you this … have you ever driven a rear-wheel drive car?

I’d really like to know.

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The time has come to reveal the tires I just purchased to run on my Dodge Magnum for the next 100,000 miles. OK, the title gives away the lead, so it’s not much of a guess for you.

I have been extremely pleased with the Pirelli P4 tires, but I am still looking for that magical tire that has fantastic gas mileage, a great ride, and lasts for as long as the car. I know it doesn’t exist at this time, but if I get closer, I consider it a win.

What tires have you been running and what is your impression of them compared to other tires you’ve tried? Let us know in the comments.

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I don’t want to give away too much outside the video, but I have to say, I sure am glad I decided on the Magnum back in March 2008. With over 125,000 miles, I’m still loving it.

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In my research this time around, the Michelin HydroEdge kept coming up. It is rated for 90,000 miles and also for very high gas mileage. Both of those interest me.

What thoughts do you have with these two tires or another one.

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The video shows some of the country in far West Texas, an area most people aren’t familiar with. It starts in New Mexico, moves to I-10 at Fort Stockton, Texas, then several clips from near Ozona, Texas.

I used a different encoding on this video than the previous ones, testing the quality and the ability for everyone to view them easily. The first videos were uploaded to YouTube, but since then, that service had been flaky.

I then converted them to mpg format, which requires the Quick Time browser plugin to play. This is the first encoded to .wmv.

If you have issues, please let me know.

Is it smarts?

Is it talent?

Is it technique?

Is it personality?

Is it motivation?

Is it ability?

Is it hard work?

Is it working smarter?

Is it planning?

Is it preparation?

Is it goal setting?

Is it territory?

Is it family support?

Is it manager support?

Is it company support?

Is it product training?

Is it sales training?

Is it … ?

The easy answer is , “It’s a combination of them all.”

What I’m trying to determine is the order of importance. If we take the above list, and any others you have, how would they be ranked?

If you had to choose, what would be your top five list in order? The top three? Top one?

Please dive into the conversation and let me know your thoughts.

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It all began in 1966 when I received a stereo for my 15th birthday. One of the groups I immediately bought was the Beach Boys. I enjoyed that LP for years in the house, but the car was a different issue.

In 1968 a friend got a new 8-track player for his car and handed down his old 4-track player to me. The first thing I discovered was the 4-track unit was 12-volt and my 1952 Plymouth was 6-volt. It took some doing, but I converted that old car to 12-volt so I could install the player.

Of course, the 4-track music format gave way to the 8-track, then the CD and finally the digital format. That was in several different formats until recently. At first, they were DRMed (digital rights management) as WMV or ACC, but finally gave way to the more popular format … MP3. The other formats, ACC and WMV are still with us with no DRM because of iTunes from Apple and Walmart Music store.

Now, all the 4-track tapes are gone and I gave away the last 8-track years ago. I did get a car with a CD player in 2008, so I skipped most of the CD spending. I think we have 15 or 20 CDs we play in the house, but I rarely take them with me in the car. I carry my whole music collection on my Zune which includes the ripped CDs and the music I’ve bought online.

My question is, what is the next format that will require a complete re-do with our music? Will we be able to easily convert our MP3s to the new format or will it require buying our music all over again?

Oh, by the way, I recently bought the Beach Boys album from the Amazon MP3 store … again.

What are your thoughts on the the music format wars. Who wins, who loses in the next evolution of music?

Yes, remember. We were driving on the highway from Borger to Fritch and Hush from Deep Purple come on the radio. You were singing, drumming on the steering wheel and keeping the beat on my knee. Remember?

I had to admit I didn’t remember the event that is so vivid in her memory. After all, decades have passed since the event took place.

I do have a few memories tied together that way, but not like a few people I know. I know people are wired different, but this seems to be a big, huge chasm to me.

Do you remember where you were when you heard a particular song? How about when you heard about some earth shattering event? See, most of those don’t register with me either. Am I the strange one here?

What about you? Do you remember particular events when a song plays on the radio? Tell me about it in the comments.

I get the oil and filter changed every month, and the tires balanced and rotated every two months. I stick with 4000 miles for the oil change and 7000-8000 for the tires.

A quick update on the Pirelli P4 tires. I now have over 75,000 miles on them and I believe another 15,000 is quite doable. I’ll let you know when I have to replace them.

What kind of tires do you run, and would you recommend them for high mileage runs? I’d like to hear your thoughts in the comments.

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