My 2000 Honda Civic hit 80,000 miles today on the way back from teaching at Earlham. I meant to watch the numbers turn but got distracted by Daniel Schorr on NPR, and by the time I glanced down, it was at 80,001. I have not had a single problem with the car so far and am keeping my fingers crossed it will give me another couple years of smooth running!I'm currently rehearsing for The Pearl Fishers (by Bizet) with Indianapolis Opera, which is lots of fun but is severely limiting my time to write since I go straight from teaching into rehearsals. And straight from rehearsals to catching up on email and then bed...zzzz...